Brian Keene Reading Order

68 books (2001–2026)

Brian Keene's Anthologies series comprises 57 horror and fantasy collections published between 2001 and 2025, with new volumes still being added. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Best of Horrorfind and progressing through notable entries like The Dead Walk!, Hungry for Your Love, and Infernally Yours. The series remains ongoing, offering readers a comprehensive exploration of short fiction across the horror and dark fantasy genres.

Start with The Best of Horrorfind, the first of 57 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Best of Horrorfind 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Excitable Boys 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shivers 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shivers II 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Walk on the Darkside 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dead Walk! 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Mammoth Book of New Terror 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Best New Horror 16 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Undead 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	4 Fear of... 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	In Laymon's Terms 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Jack Haringa Must Die! 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Hungry for Your Love 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Infernally Yours 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	New Dark Voices 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Shroud 7 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Smoke and Mirrors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Big Book of NECON 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Dust & Divorcing the Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Four Rode Out 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Grave Conditions 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Shivers VI 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Living Dead 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Zombies: The Recent Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Shroud 11 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	21st Century Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Extreme Zombies 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Crane House 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Dueling Minds 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Mister October, Volume II 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	In The Dark 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Operation Ice Bat 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Piercing the Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Fossil Lake II 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Giallo Fantastique 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Seize the Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Library of the Dead 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Trust No One 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Unearthed 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	LampLight Volume 5 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	My Favorite Story Podcast Author Anthology 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Nights of the Living Dead Anthology 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Chiral Mad 4 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Clickers Forever 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Lost Highways 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	A Very DC Halloween 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Silverwood 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Halldark Holidays 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Midnight in the Pentagram 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	The Best of Horrorfind II 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Bludgeon Tools: Splatterpunk Anthology 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Dissonant Harmonies 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Halloween Nights 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Close to Midnight 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Dark Corners of the Old Dominion 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Deathrealm Spirits 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Nursery Stories for Dumb Crotch Goblins 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	October Screams: A Halloween Anthology 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Splatterpunk's Basement of Horrors 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Fragile Anthology 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	The Drive-In: Multiplex 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Your Voice Deserves to be Heard 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Splatterpunk's She Dotted Her Eyes 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	The Map of Lost Places: Stories From Strange and Haunted Realms 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Four Past Meatnight 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1999–2022)

The Clickers series is a five-book horror franchise created by Brian Keene and collaborators, spanning from 1999 to 2022. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the original Clickers and continuing through sequels that expand the story with The Next Wave, Dagon Rising, a crossover installment with Zombies, and the final entry Clickers Never Die. The series appears to be complete as of its latest release.

Start with Clickers(By: J.F. Gonzalez), the first of 5 books in the Clickers series.

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1	Clickers(By: J.F. Gonzalez) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Clickers II: The Next Wave(With: J.F. Gonzalez) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Clickers III: Dagon Rising(With: J.F. Gonzalez) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Clickers vs Zombies(With: J.F. Gonzalez) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Clickers Never Die(By: Stephen Kozeniewski,Wile E. Young) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2011)

The Doom Patrol series by Brian Keene consists of two completed horror fantasy novels published between 2010 and 2011. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with We Who Are About to Die and continuing with Brotherhood. These standalone entries form a short series that concludes with the second installment.

Start with We Who Are About to Die(By: Keith Giffen) and read in order.

2 books (2014–2016)

Fossil Lake is a two-book horror and fantasy series by Brian Keene, released between 2014 and 2016. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Fossil Lake followed by Fossil Lake III: Unicornado!

Start with Fossil Lake and read in order.

1 book (2005–2005)

3 books (2009–2011)

This complete graphic novel series by Brian Keene comprises two books published between 2009 and 2011, with the later entries featuring collaborations with Keith Giffen. Reading in publication order is recommended to follow the intended narrative progression. The series blends elements of fantasy and horror across its illustrated storytelling.

Start with Dead of Night and read in order.

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1	Dead of Night 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Doom Patrol, Volume 3(With: Keith Giffen) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fire Away(With: Keith Giffen) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2006–2008)

Brian Keene's LeHorn's Hollow series consists of two horror and fantasy novels published between 2006 and 2008. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dark Hollow / The Rutting Season followed by Ghost Walk. This finished duology blends elements of horror and fantasy into a self-contained narrative arc.

Start with Dark Hollow / The Rutting Season and read in order.

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1	Dark Hollow / The Rutting Season 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ghost Walk 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2008–2013)

Brian Keene's Levi Stoltzfus trilogy spans from 2008 to 2013 and follows a complete story arc best experienced in publication order. The three-book series consists of Ghost Walk, A Gathering of Crows, and Last of the Albatwitches, blending fantasy and horror elements throughout. Readers should begin with the first installment and progress sequentially to fully appreciate the narrative development across this finished series.

Start with Ghost Walk and read in order.

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1	Ghost Walk 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Gathering of Crows 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Last of the Albatwitches 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2018)

Brian Keene's Lost Level trilogy is a complete fantasy-horror series comprising three books published between 2014 and 2018. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Lost Level, followed by Return to the Lost Level, and concluding with Hole in the World. This finished trilogy offers a self-contained narrative arc for readers seeking a definitive endpoint rather than an ongoing series.

Start with The Lost Level and read in order.

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1	The Lost Level 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Return to the Lost Level 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hole in the World 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

10 books (1998–2024)

Brian Keene's non-fiction series comprises ten books published between 1998 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. The collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Jobs in Hell, co-written with Kelly Laymon, and continuing through End of the Road and Love and Hate in the Time of Covid. These works span essays, commentary, and reflections from an author known primarily for his fantasy and horror fiction.

Start with Jobs in Hell(With: Kelly Laymon), the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Jobs in Hell(With: Kelly Laymon) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sympathy For The Devil 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Running with the Devil 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The New Fear 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Leader of the Banned 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Trigger Warnings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Unsafe Spaces 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Other Words 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	End of the Road 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Love and Hate in the Time of Covid 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2015–2024)

Brian Keene's Saga of Rogan is an ongoing fantasy and horror series comprising five books published between 2015 and 2024. The first two installments, King of the Bastards and Throne of the Bastards, were written by Keene, while later entries including Curse of the Bastards, Killer of Giants, and BladeSpell feature collaboration with Steven L. Shrewsbury. Read these books in publication order to experience the full narrative arc of this expanding series.

Start with King of the Bastards, the first of 5 books in the Saga of Rogan series.

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1	King of the Bastards 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Throne of the Bastards 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Curse of the Bastards 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Killer of Giants(By: Steven L. Shrewsbury) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	BladeSpell(By: Steven L. Shrewsbury) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2003–2021)

Brian Keene's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises twelve standalone works of fantasy and horror published between 2003 and 2021. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Rise and Fall of Babylon and concluding with With Teeth. This collection showcases Keene's range across horror and fantasy genres through individual narrative entries rather than a connected overarching plot.

Start with The Rise and Fall of Babylon, the first of 12 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Rise and Fall of Babylon 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Halves 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Darkness on the Edge of Town 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Scratch 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Cage 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Jack's Magic Beans 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Take The Long Way Home 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tequila's Sunrise 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Alone 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Sundancing 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Girl on the Glider 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	With Teeth 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2001–2019)

Brian Keene's Short Story Collections series spans 13 books published between 2001 and 2019, showcasing the horror and fantasy author's shorter works across nearly two decades. These standalone collections should be read in publication order, beginning with 4 X 4 and concluding with Love Letters From A Nihilist. The series is complete and offers readers a comprehensive look at Keene's range as a storyteller across multiple genres including horror, fantasy, and non-fiction.

Start with 4 X 4, the first of 13 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	4 X 4 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	No Rest for the Wicked 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Talking Smack 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	No Rest At All 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Rise and Fall of Babylon 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Fear of Gravity 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Little Silver Book of Streetwise Stories 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Unhappy Endings 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Intermusings(With: John Lee) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Blood on the Page 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Where We Live and Die 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	All Dark, All The Time 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Love Letters From A Nihilist 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2004–2024)

Brian Keene's standalone novels span from 2004 to 2024, comprising 18 independent works of horror and fantasy that can be read in any order, though publication sequence is recommended for those who wish to follow the author's creative evolution. The series remains ongoing, with Terminal serving as the first entry followed by such titles as The Hollow, Dead Sea, Ghoul, and The Complex. Each novel stands alone with its own distinct story and characters, making them accessible as individual reads while collectively showcasing Keene's range across horror, fantasy, and darker themes.

Start with Terminal, the first of 18 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Terminal 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hollow 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead Sea 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ghoul 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Resurrection and the Life 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kill Whitey 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Castaways 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Urban Gothic 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Entombed 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Shades(With: Geoff Cooper) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Damned Highway(With: Nick Mamatas) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Complex 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Pressure 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	School's Out 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	White Fire 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Suburban Gothic(With: Bryan Smith) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Island of the Dead 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Thor: Metal Gods(With: Yoon Ha Lee,Jay Edidin,Aaron Stewart-Ahn) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

3 books (2005–2008)

Brian Keene's Earthworm Gods trilogy spans three complete volumes published between 2005 and 2008, blending horror and fantasy elements. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Earthworm Gods (also titled The Conqueror Worms), followed by Earthworm Gods II: Deluge, and concluding with Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes from the End of the World. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc for readers seeking the complete story.

Start with Earthworm Gods / The Conqueror Worms and read in order.

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1	Earthworm Gods / The Conqueror Worms 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Earthworm Gods II: Deluge 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes from the End of the World 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2022)

Brian Keene's The Labyrinth is a two-book fantasy horror series published in 2021 and 2022. The complete series consists of The Seven and Submerged, which should be read in their publication order. Both volumes were released within a year of each other and appear to conclude the story.

Start with The Seven and read in order.

5 books (2011–2015)

The Last Zombie is a five-book horror fantasy series by Brian Keene, published between 2011 and 2015. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Inferno and continuing through Before the After, Neverland, The End, and concluding with Dead New World. This finished series spans the author's exploration of post-apocalyptic and fantastical horror themes across its full arc.

Start with Inferno, the first of 5 books in the The Last Zombie series.

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1	Inferno 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Before the After 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Neverland 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The End 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dead New World 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2003–2015)

Brian Keene's The Rising trilogy is a complete horror series spanning three books published between 2003 and 2015. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Rising, followed by City of the Dead and concluding with Deliverance. This dark fantasy series comprises a self-contained story arc that builds across all three installments.

Start with The Rising and read in order.

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1	The Rising 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	City of the Dead 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deliverance 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1994–2024)

The X-Files novel series comprises twelve books published between 1994 and 2024, with new entries still being released. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Goblins by Charles L. Grant and continuing through Perihelion by Claudia Gray. The series features contributions from multiple authors including Kevin J. Anderson, Elizabeth Hand, Ben Mezrich, and others, with several volumes presenting anthology-style collections of stories. This ongoing series expands the universe of The X-Files across various supernatural and mysterious narratives.

Start with Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant), the first of 12 books in the The X-Files series.

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1	Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ground Zero(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hunter(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ruins(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Whirlwind(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Antibodies(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fight the Future(By: Elizabeth Hand) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Skin(By: Ben Mezrich) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	I Want to Believe(By: Max Allan Collins) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Trust No One(With: Gayle Lynds,Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Max Allan Collins,Kevin J. Anderson,Tim Lebbon,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Peter Clines,Gini Koch) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Truth Is Out There(By: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,David Farland,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Perihelion(By: Claudia Gray) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

39 books (2015–2016)

The X-Files Anthology is a complete collection of 39 stories written by various authors and published between 2015 and 2016. Each book offers a standalone tale connected to the X-Files universe, featuring contributions from writers across multiple genres including fantasy and horror. Readers should follow publication order to experience the series as intended, beginning with Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless by Keith R.A. DeCandido and continuing through all 39 installments.

Start with Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido), the first of 39 books in the X-Files Anthology series.