Alan Baxter Reading Order

3 books (2014–2014)

The Alex Caine series is a complete trilogy of dark fantasy and thriller novels published in 2014, consisting of Abduction, Bound, and Obsidian. These interconnected stories should be read in publication order to follow the narrative arc properly. The series blends elements of mystery, horror, and action throughout its three installments.

Start with Abduction and read in order.

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1	Abduction 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bound 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Obsidian 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

36 books (2009–2025)

Alan Baxter's Anthologies series spans 26 books published between 2009 and 2022, appearing to be complete. These collections draw from multiple genres including fantasy, horror, mystery, and science fiction, showcasing short stories that often blur the boundaries between dark speculative fiction and contemporary thriller elements. Read in publication order beginning with 52 Stitches to experience how Baxter's anthology selections and themes evolved across more than a decade of curated collections.

Start with 52 Stitches, the first of 26 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	52 Stitches 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Seizure Offline 04 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Flesh and Bone: Rise of the Necromancers 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Anywhere but Earth 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hope 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bloodstones 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Damnation and Dames 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	From Stage Door Shadows 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Killer Among Demons 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dreaming of Djinn 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Midnight Echo Issue 9 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Urban Occult 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Suspended In Dusk 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Bloodlines 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Insert Title Here 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	And Then... The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales! Vol 1 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	In Your Face 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Hydrophobia 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Sins and Other Worlds 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Suspended in Dusk II 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Timeshift: Tales of Time 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Fantasy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	PREHISTORIC 2019
29	Halldark Holidays 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the MostHaunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Bad Book 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Damnation Games 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Death in the Deep: An Aquatic Horror Anthology 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Found 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	This Way Lies Madness 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2021)

The Eli Carver series consists of three fantasy-tinged thriller novels published between 2018 and 2021. Read the books in publication order beginning with Manifest Recall, followed by Recall Night and Ghost Recall. The series appears to be complete, offering a full narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with Manifest Recall and read in order.

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1	Manifest Recall 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Recall Night 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ghost Recall 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

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1	The Martial Art of Writing & Other Essays 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2019)

The Jake Crowley series is a three-book fantasy thriller trilogy co-written by Alan Baxter and David Wood, completed between 2017 and 2019. Read the books in publication order: Anubis Key, Blood Codex, and Revenant. This is a finished series with a continuous narrative that should be experienced from beginning to end.

Start with Anubis Key(With: David Wood) and read in order.

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1	Anubis Key(With: David Wood) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood Codex(With: David Wood) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Revenant(With: David Wood) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2017–2020)

The Jake Crowley Adventures is a four-book series co-authored by Alan Baxter and David Wood, published between 2017 and 2020. The complete series blends fantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, and action elements throughout its run. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Anubis Key and continuing through Blood Codex, Revenant, and Sanctum to experience the full narrative arc.

Start with Anubis Key(With: David Wood), the first of 4 books in the Jake Crowley Adventures series.

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1	Anubis Key(With: David Wood) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood Codex(With: David Wood) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Revenant(With: David Wood) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sanctum(With: David Wood) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2015)

Alan Baxter's non-fiction series consists of three complete books published between 2011 and 2015. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Write The Fight Right, followed by Bipolar Bared, and concluding with What Wives Don't Know. These works span practical guidance and personal narratives across distinct subject areas relevant to readers seeking both instructional and memoir-based non-fiction content.

Start with Write The Fight Right and read in order.

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1	Write The Fight Right 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bipolar Bared 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	What Wives Don't Know 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (2014–2025)

SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror is an ongoing series of military horror anthologies edited by Alan Baxter, comprising 15 books published between 2014 and 2025. Each volume features multiple authors contributing short stories that blend military themes with horror elements, covering subjects ranging from supernatural threats and biological warfare to futuristic combat scenarios and paranormal phenomena. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the original SNAFU and progressing through sequels like Wolves at the Door, Black Ops, and Future Warfare, each expanding the anthology's scope with fresh perspectives on warfare and terror.

Start with SNAFU(By: Jonathan Maberry,James A. Moore,W.D. Gagliani,Weston Ochse,Greig Beck,Christine Morgan,Curtis C. Chen,David Benton,Tyson Mauermann,Brian W.Taylor,Steve Ruthenbeck,Eric S. Brown,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Neal Litherland,Wayland Smith,JeffHewitt), the first of 15 books in the SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror series.

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1	SNAFU(By: Jonathan Maberry,James A. Moore,W.D. Gagliani,Weston Ochse,Greig Beck,Christine Morgan,Curtis C. Chen,David Benton,Tyson Mauermann,Brian W.Taylor,Steve Ruthenbeck,Eric S. Brown,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Neal Litherland,Wayland Smith,JeffHewitt) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wolves at the Door(By: James A. Moore,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Steve Coate,John W. Dennehy,Brian W. Taylor) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Black Ops(By: Jonathan Maberry,Nicholas Sansbury Smith,John O'Brien,Hank Schwaeble,James Lovegrove) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Future Warfare(With: Mike Resnick,Benjamin Cheah,Tim Marquitz,Asher Wismer,Jay Werkheiser,Steve Lewis,Anthony Izzo) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hunters(By: James A. Moore,Patrick Freivald,Christine Morgan,Seth Skorkowsky,Tim Marquitz,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Brad Hodson,James A. Moore III) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Unnatural Selection(By: James A. Moore,Christopher Golden,Richard Lee Byers,Tim Lebbon,Lee Murray,Charles R. Rutledge,Michael McBride,Justin Bell,David W. Amendola) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Resurrection(By: James A. Moore,Charles R. Rutledge,N.X. Sharps,Evan Dicken,Matthew Summers,Justin Coates,Dirk Patton,Daniel Finley,Mark Renshaw,John McNichol) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Last Stand(With: B. Michael Radburn,Patrick Freivald,Justin Bell,Joshua Reynolds,Matthew Summers,Anna Stephens,Justin Coates) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Medivac(With: Jeremy Robinson,James A. Moore,Kane Gilmour,Greig Beck,Charles R. Rutledge,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Medivac(With: Jeremy Robinson,James A. Moore,Kane Gilmour,Greig Beck,Charles R. Rutledge,Seth Skorkowsky,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Holy War(By: James A. Moore,B. Michael Radburn,Kirsten Cross,Justin Bell,Evan Dicken,Duncan McGeary) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Survival of the Fittest(With: Jeremy Robinson,Matt Hilton,Kane Gilmour,Tim Marquitz,S.D. Perry,Jack Hanson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dead or Alive(With: James A. Moore,David Benton,Charles R. Rutledge,Edward M. Erdelac,Joshua Reynolds,Justin Coates,John W. Salvage,W. D. Gagliani) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Punk'd(With: James A. Moore,Greg Chapman,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Mark Renshaw,Amanda Bridgeman,Pamela Jeffs,Richard Beauchamp,Myna Chang) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	AI Insurrection(With: Charles R. Rutledge,Anthony J. Melchiorri,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Pamela Jeffs) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Contagion(By: Jonathan Maberry,Charles R. Rutledge,Martin Livings,Josh Reynolds,Benjamin Spada) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2021)

The Sam Aston Investigations series consists of three fantasy-thriller novels co-authored by Alan Baxter and David Wood, published between 2017 and 2021. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Primordial, followed by Overlord, and concluding with Crocalypse. These books blend mystery, horror, and action elements within a fantasy framework.

Start with Primordial(With: David Wood) and read in order.

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1	Primordial(With: David Wood) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Overlord(With: David Wood) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crocalypse(With: David Wood) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2009–2012)

Alan Baxter's collection of short stories and novellas spans from 2009 to 2012, comprising three complete works that should be read in publication order. The series showcases Baxter's versatility across fantasy, mystery, thriller, and horror genres. Readers should begin with Ghost of the Black, followed by Shall We Have Magic? and conclude with The Darkest Shade of Grey.

Start with Ghost of the Black and read in order.

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1	Ghost of the Black 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shall We Have Magic? 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Darkest Shade of Grey 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2019)

Alan Baxter's short story collection series consists of two complete volumes published between 2016 and 2019. The collections, Crow Shine and Served Cold, should be read in publication order. Baxter draws from his expertise across fantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, and action-adventure genres to craft these interconnected tales.

Start with Crow Shine and read in order.

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1	Crow Shine 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Served Cold 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2013–2024)

Alan Baxter has published eight standalone novels between 2013 and 2024, spanning fantasy, horror, mystery, and action genres. While each book can be read independently, readers should follow publication order beginning with Dark Rite, co-written with David Wood, through to the most recent entry. The series remains ongoing, with new titles continuing to be added to Baxter's collection of self-contained stories.

Start with Dark Rite(With: David Wood), the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Dark Rite(With: David Wood) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Book Club 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Devouring Dark 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hidden City 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Golden Fortune, Dragon Jade 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Roo 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sallow Bend 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Blood Covenant 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2026)

Tales From The Gulp is an ongoing fantasy horror series by Alan Baxter consisting of three books published between 2021 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Gulp, followed by The Fall, and The Rise. With its blend of fantasy, mystery, horror, and action elements, this series offers readers a connected narrative experience across its installments.

Start with The Gulp and read in order.

2 books (2006–2009)

The Balance is a complete fantasy series by Alan Baxter comprising two books published between 2006 and 2009. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Realmshift followed by Magesign, to experience the full narrative arc of this action-packed fantasy thriller.

Start with Realmshift and read in order.

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1	Realmshift 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Magesign 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible