Charles L. Grant Reading Order
1 series · 133 books
Charles L. Grant was a prolific American author who distinguished himself in the horror and dark fantasy genres between 1976 and 2001, publishing over 130 novels and stories. Known for pioneering a style he termed "quiet horror"—building dread through atmosphere and psychological tension rather than graphic violence—Grant crafted atmospheric tales that emphasized mood and character over gore. His influential career earned him the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999 and recognition as World Horror Grand Master in 2002, cementing his legacy as one of horror fiction's most respected voices.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete133 books
Start with The shadow of Alpha, the first of 133 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Seeds |
| 2 | Bloodwind - an Oxrun Station Novel |
| 3 | Dark Forces |
| 4 | Diablo |
| 5 | Dialing the Wind |
| 6 | Doom city |
| 7 | Fears |
| 8 | Final shadows |
| 9 | For Fear of the Night |
| 10 | Gallery of horror |
| 11 | Ghosts |
| 12 | Gobliny |
| 13 | Gothic ghosts |
| 14 | Gothic ghosts |
| 15 | Gothic ghosts |
| 16 | Grave |
| 17 | Hour of the Oxrun Dead |
| 18 | In a Dark Dream |
| 19 | In the mood |
| 20 | Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 17. Folge |
| 21 | Last Call of Mourning |
| 22 | Nebula Winners Fourteen |
| 23 | Night Terrors |
| 24 | Night songs |
| 25 | Nightmare Seasons |
| 26 | Nightmares |
| 27 | Prime Evil |
| 28 | Scream Quietly [The Best of Charles L. Grant] |
| 29 | Shadows 2 |
| 30 | Shadows 7 |
| 31 | Skin |
| 32 | Something Stirs |
| 33 | Stunts |
| 34 | Stunts |
| 35 | TEA PARTY |
| 36 | The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural |
| 37 | The Best of Shadows |
| 38 | The Bradbury Chronicles |
| 39 | The Dodd, Mead gallery of horror |
| 40 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1968 (Volume 35, No. 6) |
| 41 | The SeaHarp Hotel |
| 42 | The X-Files |
| 43 | The curse |
| 44 | The pet |
| 45 | The sound of midnight |
| 46 | Tornade |
| 47 | Vampires in Love |
| 48 | Viento de sangre |
| 49 | Vorsicht Jaczek schießt sofort. - bk1833 |
| 50 | X-Files |
| 51 | Z archiwum X |
| 52 | Z archiwum X |
| 53 | The shadow of Alpha 1976 |
| 54 | Ascension 1977 |
| 55 | Shadows 1978 |
| 56 | The ravens of the moon 1978 |
| 57 | The sound of midnight 1978 |
| 58 | Legion 1979 |
| 59 | Shadows II 1979 |
| 60 | The Last Call of Mourning 1979 |
| 61 | Shadows 3 1980 |
| 62 | A glow of candles and other stories 1981 |
| 63 | Glow/candles/oth Sty 1981 |
| 64 | Quiet Night of Fear 1981 |
| 65 | Shadows 4 1981 |
| 66 | Tales from the nightside 1981 |
| 67 | Nightmare seasons 1982 |
| 68 | Shadows Five 1982 |
| 69 | Terrors 1982 |
| 70 | The nestling 1982 |
| 71 | The soft whisper of the dead 1982 |
| 72 | Fears 1983 |
| 73 | Las Mejores Historias De Terror, Tomo 2/the Year's Best Horror Stories 1983 |
| 74 | Shadows 6 1983 |
| 75 | Nightmares 1984 |
| 76 | Shadows 2 1984 |
| 77 | Shadows 7 (Shadows) 1984 |
| 78 | Midnight 1985 |
| 79 | Shadows 8 1985 |
| 80 | The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay 1985 |
| 81 | The dark cry of the moon 1985 |
| 82 | Horror 1986 |
| 83 | Horrors 1986 |
| 84 | Shadows 5 1986 |
| 85 | Shadows 6 1986 |
| 86 | Shadows 9 1986 |
| 87 | The long night of the grave 1986 |
| 88 | The orchard 1986 |
| 89 | The pet 1986 |
| 90 | Doom City 1987 |
| 91 | Shadows 7 1987 |
| 92 | Shadows 8 1987 |
| 93 | Shadows Ten 1987 |
| 94 | Soft Whisper Of Dead 1987 |
| 95 | The Hour of the Oxrun Dead 1987 |
| 96 | For fear of the night 1988 |
| 97 | Grave 1988 |
| 98 | Long Night Of Grave 1988 |
| 99 | Shadows 9 1988 |
| 100 | Bloodwind 1989 |
| 101 | Dialing the Wind 1989 |
| 102 | In a dark dream 1989 |
| 103 | Night Terrors 1989 |
| 104 | Stunts 1990 |
| 105 | The Dark Descent 1990 |
| 106 | Final Shodows 1991 |
| 107 | Fire mask 1991 |
| 108 | Heritages from our founding fathers 1991 |
| 109 | Something stirs 1991 |
| 110 | The Color of Evil 1991 |
| 111 | DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (Midnight Place) 1992 |
| 112 | In the Fog 1993 |
| 113 | Raven 1993 |
| 114 | Final Shadows 1994 |
| 115 | Goblins 1994 |
| 116 | Jackals 1994 |
| 117 | Tea party 1995 |
| 118 | The X-Files 1995 |
| 119 | The black carousel 1995 |
| 120 | "X-files" (The X-files) 1996 |
| 121 | Book of Amazing Answers Secrets For 1996 |
| 122 | Gallery of Horror 1996 |
| 123 | Gallery of Horror 1997 |
| 124 | Symphony 1997 |
| 125 | Black Oak 1 1998 |
| 126 | Chariot 1998 |
| 127 | In the mood 1998 |
| 128 | Aux frontières du réel. 1, Les gobelins 1999 |
| 129 | Black Oak 1999 |
| 130 | Black Oak 2 1999 |
| 131 | Riders in the sky 1999 |
| 132 | Hunting ground 2000 |
| 133 | When the cold wind blows 2001 |
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