Joe R. Lansdale Reading Order

13 books (2004–2013)

The 30 Days of Night graphic novel series comprises twelve books published between 2004 and 2013, presenting a complete collection that should be read in publication order. Created primarily by Steve Niles with contributions from various writers and artists including Dan Wickline, Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lapham, and Ben Templesmith, the series explores horror themes through interconnected narrative arcs. Beginning with the original 30 Days of Night and concluding with Final Night, this collection spans standalone tales, character-focused stories, and crossover material that expand the universe established in the first installment.

Start with 30 Days of Night(By: Steve Niles), the first of 12 books in the 30 Days of Night Graphic Novels series.

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1	30 Days of Night(By: Steve Niles) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dark Days(By: Steve Niles) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Return to Barrow(By: Steve Niles) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bloodsucker Tales(By: Steve Niles,Matt Fraction) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Three Tales(By: Steve Niles,Dan Wickline) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Eben and Stella(By: Kelly Sue DeConnick,Steve Niles) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Spreading the Disease(By: Dan Wickline) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Red Snow(By: Ben Templesmith) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	30 Days 'Til Death(By: David Lapham) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'til Death(By: David Lapham) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	30 Days of Night / The X Files(By: Steve Niles,Adam Jones) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Night, Again 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Final Night(By: Steve Niles) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an ongoing collection of noir anthologies featuring original short stories set in distinctive cities around the world. With 121 books published from 2002 to 2025 and counting, the series spans locations from San Francisco to Dublin to Tokyo, each volume curated to capture the gritty, crime-tinged character of its featured city. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with San Francisco Noir, to experience how the collection has grown and evolved across more than two decades. Each anthology stands alone as a complete collection of stories, making the series accessible whether you read sequentially or jump to cities that interest you most.

Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.

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2	Bronx Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seattle Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Brooklyn Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hasidic Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Brooklyn Noir 2 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chicago Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dublin Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Baltimore Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	D.C. Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	London Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Manhattan Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Miami Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Twin Cities Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Detroit Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Havana Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Los Angeles Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	New Orleans Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Wall Street Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	D.C. Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Istanbul Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Las Vegas Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Manhattan Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Paris Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Queens Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Toronto Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Trinidad Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Boston Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Delhi Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Phoenix Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Portland Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Rome Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	San Francisco Noir 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Copenhagen Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Haiti Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Indian Country Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Lone Star Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Los Angeles Noir 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Mexico City Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Moscow Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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57	Venice Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Buffalo Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Dallas Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Haiti Noir 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Manila Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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63	Belfast Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Helsinki Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Prison Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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69	Tel Aviv Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Beirut Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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76	Brussels Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Mississippi Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Prague Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	San Juan Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	St. Louis Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Stockholm Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Atlanta Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Buenos Aires Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Montana Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Montreal Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	New Haven Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Oakland Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Baghdad Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Berlin Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Hong Kong Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Lagos Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Marrakech Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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99	Amsterdam Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	Houston Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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102	Accra Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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105	Belgrade Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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107	Columbus Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	Miami Noir: The Classics 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	Nairobi Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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111	Tampa Bay Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Palm Springs Noir 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Denver Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	South Central Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Cleveland Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	East Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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119	Honolulu Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Hamburg Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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127 books (1989–2027)

Joe R. Lansdale has edited or contributed to 124 anthologies spanning fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, western, and action-adventure genres from 1989 to 2026. This ongoing series should be read in publication order, beginning with Book of the Dead. The anthologies range from genre-specific collections like Razored Saddles and The New Frontier to multi-genre compilations such as The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series, offering diverse short fiction from various authors alongside Lansdale's own work.

Start with Book of the Dead, the first of 124 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Book of the Dead 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Razored Saddles 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The New Frontier 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Third Annual Collection 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cold Blood 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Fourth Annual Collection 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Horror Hall of Fame 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dark at Heart 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dark Crimes 2 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Giant Book of Zombies 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Mammoth Book of Zombies 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Sea-Cursed 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Ten Tales 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Postmortem 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	100 Wicked Little Witch Stories 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Weird Business 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Silver Gryphon 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Cross Plains Universe 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Retro Pulp Tales 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Mammoth Book of Monsters 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Best New Horror 19 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Living Dead 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Smoke and Mirrors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Son of Retro Pulp Tales 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Dead That Walk 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Classics Mutilated 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Haunted Legends 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Never Again 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Robert Bloch's Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Zombies: The Recent Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	A Hacked-Up Holiday Massacre 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Best New Horror 22 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Crucified Dreams 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Down These Strange Streets 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	House of Fear 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Lightspeed: Year One 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Necro Files 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Supernatural Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	The Book of Cthulhu 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	The Urban Fantasy Anthology 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Warriors 3 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	A Clutch of Zombies 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Best New Horror 23 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Extreme Zombies 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Ghosts: Recent Hauntings 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Psychos 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Best New Horror 24 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Black Pulp 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Impossible Monsters 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Old Mars 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	The Time Traveler's Almanac 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Dark Duets 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Dead Man's Hand 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Lovecraft's Monsters 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Piercing the Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Zombies: More Recent Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Christmas Horror Volume 1 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Flinch 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Insidious Assassins 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	The Gods of HP Lovecraft 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Horror Anthology 2016 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	The Highway Kind 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Alive in Shape and Color 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	Shadows Over Main Street Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	Tales from The Lake Vol. 4 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Fantastic Tales of Terror 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	It's Alive 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	Lost Highways 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	A Time For Violence 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	At Home in the Dark 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	In League with Sherlock Holmes 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol 5 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	Collectibles 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	Conan: The Songs of the Dead and Other Stories 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the MostHaunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	When a Stranger Comes to Town 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	Black is the Night: Stories inspired by Cornell Woolrich 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	Revelations 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	Screams from the Dark 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	Deathrealm Spirits 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	Playing Games 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
122	Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol 8 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
123	Shakespeare Unleashed 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
124	The Drive-In: Multiplex 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
125	Rough Country 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
126	Shakespeare Unleashed: 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
127	Birds, Strangers and Psychos 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1989–1991)

Author's Choice Monthly is a 13-book anthology series published between 1989 and 1991, featuring a rotating selection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction stories curated by Joe R. Lansdale. Each installment showcases work by different authors including Lisa Goldstein, Spider Robinson, Charles de Lint, and others, with no overarching narrative connecting the volumes. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Daily Voices. This collection represents a snapshot of genre fiction from the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Start with Daily Voices(By: Lisa Goldstein), the first of 13 books in the Author's Choice Monthly series.

#	Title
1	Daily Voices(By: Lisa Goldstein) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Old Funny Stuff(By: George Alec Effinger) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Heroines(By: James Patrick Kelly) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Neon Twilight(By: Edward Bryant) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Peripheral Vision(By: Karen Joy Fowler) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Swatting at the Cosmos(By: James K. Morrow) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tales from a Vanished Country(By: Elizabeth A. Lynn) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tales from a Vanished Country(By: Elizabeth Lynn) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	True Minds(By: Spider Robinson) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Hedgework & Guessery(By: Charles de Lint) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	It's Been Fun(By: Esther M. Friesner) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe(By: Lewis Shiner) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Unthreatened by the Morning Light(By: Karl Edward Wagner) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2009–2026)

The Best Horror of the Year is an ongoing annual anthology series curated by Joe R. Lansdale, featuring 18 volumes published from 2009 to 2025. Each installment showcases the year's finest horror short fiction selected by Lansdale, with volumes designed to be read in publication order starting from Volume One. The series includes a retrospective collection titled The Best of the Best Horror of the Year, which compiles essential stories from the first decade of selections.

Start with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, the first of 18 books in the Best Horror of the Year series.

#	Title
1	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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3	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is a 40-book anthology series edited by Joe R. Lansdale, published between 2012 and 2022, featuring mystery and thriller stories by various acclaimed authors. Each entry centers on books, libraries, and literary themes as integral elements of the mystery. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver, and appears to be complete.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

#	Title
1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2016)

The Black Labyrinth is a complete three-book series published between 2012 and 2016, featuring contributions from Joe R. Lansdale along with Tom Piccirilli and Ramsey Campbell. The series blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and dark fiction across its entries. Readers should follow publication order, beginning with The Walls of the Castle and continuing through Prisoner 489 and concluding with The Booking.

Start with The Walls of the Castle(By: Tom Piccirilli) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Walls of the Castle(By: Tom Piccirilli) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prisoner 489 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Booking(By: Ramsey Campbell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1986–1986)

#	Title
1	Dead in the West 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2017–2027)

This ongoing graphic novel series by Delilah S. Dawson spans seven books published between 2017 and 2025, encompassing fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and adventure across both original works and established franchises. The collection includes the original fantasy tale Ladycastle, Marvel properties like Spider-Man and Thor, beloved franchises such as The X-Files and Firefly, and the Descendants adaptations, offering diverse storytelling across multiple genres and universes. Read these graphic novels in publication order, beginning with Ladycastle, as the series continues to expand with new releases.

Start with Ladycastle(By: Delilah S. Dawson), the first of 7 books in the Delilah S. Dawson Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	Ladycastle(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	X-Files: Case Files 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Descendants: Fright at the Museum(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Descendants: Twisted Field Trip(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Firefly Original Graphic Novel(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Spider-Man: A New Beginning(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Star Pig(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Thor & Loki: Epic Tales from Marvel Mythology(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2015–2020)

Flash in a Flash is a four-book anthology series edited by Joe R. Lansdale, published between 2015 and 2020 and now complete. Each installment features flash fiction and short pieces from various contributing authors, with titles including Baby Shoes, Flash!, Itty Bitty Writing Space, and Worth 1,000 Words. The series should be read in publication order to follow the collection's progression.

Start with Baby Shoes(With: Walter Jon Williams,Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Wes Choc,Katherine Valdez,Linda Needham), the first of 4 books in the Flash in a Flash series.

#	Title
1	Baby Shoes(With: Walter Jon Williams,Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Wes Choc,Katherine Valdez,Linda Needham) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Flash!(By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,David E. Sharp,Walt Socha,Michelle Simkins) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Itty Bitty Writing Space(By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Peter J. Foote,Christine Hanolsy,TerriClifton,Jean Harkin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Worth 1,000 Words(By: Jason Brick,Dani Caile) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2000–2000)

15 books (1999–2000)

Flinch Comic is a complete 15-book horror anthology series published between 1999 and 2000, featuring standalone stories by various acclaimed comic creators. Read the series in publication order, beginning with the first issue and progressing through all fifteen installments. Each issue showcases different artists and writers delivering tales across the horror genre, making this a diverse and comprehensive collection for fans of dark comics from that era.

Start with Flinch#1(By: ), the first of 15 books in the Flinch Comic series.

15 books (1988–2019)

Joe R. Lansdale's graphic novel series spans 14 complete volumes published between 1988 and 2018, showcasing his versatility across fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, western, and action genres. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Drive-In and concluding with Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers. Several entries feature collaborations with other notable creators, including Robert Bloch, H.P. Lovecraft, and Mark Alan Miller, bringing their works to visual life through the graphic novel medium.

Start with The Drive-In, the first of 14 books in the Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Drive-In 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tarzan the Lost Adventure 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Lone Ranger and Tonto 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Atomic Chili 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Red Range 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lansdale And Truman's Dead Folks 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Conan And The Songs Of The Dead 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pigeons From Hell 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Robert Bloch's Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper(With: Robert Bloch,John L. Lansdale) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror(With: H.P. Lovecraft) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dead on the Bones 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Hell's Bounty 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Steam Man(With: Mark Alan Miller) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	X-Files: Case Files(With: Delilah S. Dawson,Keith Lansdale) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers(With: Joshua Jabcuga) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2017)

This complete collection of three books featuring Hap and Leonard spans from 1999 to 2017 and should be read in publication order. The series includes Veil's Visit (a collaboration with Andrew Vachss), Hap and Leonard, and Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade. Joe R. Lansdale's work across these volumes blends mystery, thriller, and adventure elements characteristic of the author's diverse genre range.

Start with Veil's Visit(With: Andrew Vachss) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Veil's Visit(With: Andrew Vachss) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hap and Leonard 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (1990–2026)

The Hap and Leonard series consists of 22 books following two friends navigating crime and mystery in East Texas, beginning with Savage Season in 1990 and continuing through 2025. These crime thrillers should be read in publication order, as the characters and their relationship develop throughout the series. The books span genres including mystery, action, and western elements, with the series remaining ongoing. Joe R. Lansdale's long-running collection features consistent protagonists and an evolving narrative arc best experienced from the beginning.

Start with Savage Season, the first of 22 books in the Hap and Leonard series.

#	Title
1	Savage Season 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mucho Mojo 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Two-Bear Mambo 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bad Chili 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Rumble Tumble 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Captains Outrageous 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Vanilla Ride 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Devil Red 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hyenas 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dead Aim 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Honky Tonk Samurai 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Briar Patch Boogie 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Coco Butternut 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cold Cotton 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Rusty Puppy 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Jackrabbit Smile 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Elephant of Surprise 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Of Mice and Minestrone 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Born for Trouble 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Sugar on the Bones 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Hatchet Girls 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Petrified Dreams 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1991–1992)

Joe R. Lansdale wrote two Batman novels in the early 1990s that should be read in publication order. The series was completed with releases in 1991 and 1992. Lansdale brings his distinctive voice from horror, mystery, and action genres to these Batman adventures.

Start with Batman, Captured by the Engines and read in order.

#	Title
1	Batman, Captured by the Engines 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Terror on the High Skies 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1994–2014)

Joe R. Lansdale's Jonah Hex series comprises five books published between 1994 and 2014, presenting a complete collection that should be read in publication order. The series blends Western, fantasy, and dark adventure elements across standalone and collected volumes featuring the iconic scarred bounty hunter character. Reading begins with Two Gun Mojo and continues through Shadows West, Jonah Hex Volume One, Jonah Hex Classic Tales: Welcome to Paradise, and concludes with Jonah Hex Vol. 2.

Start with Two Gun Mojo, the first of 5 books in the Jonah Hex series.

#	Title
1	Two Gun Mojo 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shadows West 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jonah Hex, Volume One(By: Gil Kane,Robert Kanigher,Michael L. Fleisher,Arnold Drake,John Albano) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Jonah Hex Classic Tales: Welcome to Paradise(By: Michael L. Fleisher) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Jonah Hex, Vol. 2(By: Michael L. Fleisher) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2018–2018)

#	Title
1	Terror Is Our Business(With: Kasey Lansdale) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2011)

This two-book complete series by Joe R. Lansdale was published between 2010 and 2011 and should be read in publication order. The first volume, L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories, is followed by Black Dahlia White Rose, featuring writing by both Lansdale and Joyce Carol Oates. These mystery-driven collections blend the author's signature style across multiple interconnected narratives.

Start with L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories and read in order.

#	Title
1	L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Black DahliaWhite Rose(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2000)

Joe R. Lansdale's Lost Lansdale series consists of three complete books published between 1999 and 2000. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Something Lumber This Way Comes, Or, the House from Space, followed by Waltz of Shadows and Blood Dance. Lansdale's versatile genre range spans fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and western fiction, blending these influences throughout the collection.

Start with Something Lumber This Way Comes, Or, the House from Space and read in order.

#	Title
1	Something Lumber This Way Comes, Or, the House from Space 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Waltz of Shadows 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Dance 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2001–2019)

Joe R. Lansdale's Ned the Seal series consists of four complete books published between 2001 and 2019, with the first being Zeppelins West followed by Flaming London, Flaming Zeppelins, and The Sky Done Ripped. These standalone entries should be read in publication order to follow the series as intended. The series draws from Lansdale's diverse range of genres, blending fantasy, science fiction, and adventure elements across its installments.

Start with Zeppelins West, the first of 4 books in the Ned the Seal series.

#	Title
1	Zeppelins West 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Flaming London 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Flaming Zeppelins 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sky Done Ripped 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1984–2006)

The Night Visions series by Joe R. Lansdale consists of 11 books published between 1984 and 2006, blending horror with elements of science fiction, mystery, and dark fantasy. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Night Visions: In the Blood. Each installment delivers standalone stories within the broader Night Visions framework, showcasing Lansdale's versatile storytelling across multiple genres and tones.

Start with Night Visions: In the Blood, the first of 11 books in the Night Visions series.

#	Title
1	Night Visions: In the Blood 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Night Visions 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night Visions 2 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Night Visions 3 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Night Visions: The Hellbound Heart 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Night Visions 6 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Night Visions 8 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Night Visions 9 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Night Visions 10 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Night Visions 11 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Night Visions 12 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1984–2026)

The Outspoken Authors series is an ongoing collection of 32 books featuring contributions from numerous acclaimed science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery authors, published from 1984 to 2026. These works span multiple genres including westerns, action and adventure, and non-fiction, showcasing diverse voices and perspectives. Readers should follow the publication order to experience the series as intended, beginning with The Presidential Papers by John H. Kessel and continuing through the expanding catalog of entries by celebrated writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Cory Doctorow, and Norman Spinrad.

Start with The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel), the first of 32 books in the Outspoken Authors series.

#	Title
1	The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Human Front(By: Ken MacLeod) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lucky Strike(By: Kim Stanley Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Left Left Behind(By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mammoths of the Great Plains(By: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Underbelly(By: Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Modem Times 2.0(By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wild Girls(By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Report from Planet Midnight(By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Surfing the Gnarl(By: Rudy Rucker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	New Taboos(By: John Shirley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials(By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Science of Herself(By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Raising Hell(By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gypsy(By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	My Life, My Body(By: Marge Piercy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Fire.(By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Totalitopia(By: John Crowley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Atheist in the Attic(By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Thoreau's Microscope(By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A City Made of Words(By: Paul Park) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Talk Like a Man(By: Nisi Shawl) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Beatrix Gates(By: Rachel Pollack) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Big Girl(By: Meg Elison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Planetbreaker’s Son(By: Nick Mamatas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Utopias of the Third Kind(By: Vandana Singh) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Night Shift(By: Eileen Gunn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Collapsing Frontier(By: Jonathan Lethem) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Not What I Intended(By: Nancy Kress) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	She is Here(By: Nicola Griffith) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

#	Title
1	In Waders From Mars(With: Keith Lansdale) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2017)

The Rocketeer Adventures is a completed three-book anthology series published between 2011 and 2017, featuring stories set in the world of the classic Rocketeer character. The collection brings together multiple acclaimed writers and artists including Peter David, Matt Wagner, Kyle Baker, Paul Dini, and many others, each contributing original tales. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1, followed by Volume 2, and concluding with High Flying Adventures.

Start with Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1 and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rocketeer Adventures Volume 2(By: Peter David,Matt Wagner,Michael Golden,David Lapham,Kyle Baker,Paul Dini,Louise Simonson,David Mandel,Marc Guggenheim,Stan Sakai,Tom Taylor,Walter Simonson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Rocketeer: High Flying Adventures(By: Bruce Timm,Kurt Busiek,Darwyn Cooke,Marc Guggenheim,Walter Simonson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1988–2024)

Joe R. Lansdale's Short Stories/Novellas series collects 19 books of varied tales spanning fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, westerns, and action across multiple decades from 1988 to 2024. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with Night They Missed the Horror Show. Each entry offers standalone stories and novellas that showcase Lansdale's versatility across genres, making the collection ideal for readers exploring different narrative styles and themes from a prolific storyteller.

Start with Night They Missed the Horror Show, the first of 19 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Night They Missed the Horror Show 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Love Doll 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tight Little Stitches on a Dead Man's Back 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dread Island 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Folding Man 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Bullets and Fire 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Incident On and Off a Mountain Road 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Steel Valentine 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Christmas with the Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Ape Man's Brother 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Hot in December 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Bone Dead Sadness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Black Hat Jack 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Fishing for Dinosaurs 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Hoodoo Harry 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Shooting Star 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1989–2025)

Joe R. Lansdale's Short Story Collections series spans 31 books published between 1989 and 2025, with new entries continuing to be released. These collections showcase Lansdale's versatility across fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, western, and action genres through short fiction. Readers should start with By Bizarre Hands and progress through the series in publication order, which includes titles like On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks, Bestsellers Guaranteed, and Bumper Crop, among others. Each collection offers a distinct selection of stories that reflect different periods and themes in Lansdale's prolific writing career.

Start with By Bizarre Hands, the first of 31 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	By Bizarre Hands 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bestsellers Guaranteed 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Electric Gumbo 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Writer of the Purple Rage 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Fist Full of Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Private Eye Action as You Like It 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	High Cotton 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Ones 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	For a Few Stories More 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Bumper Crop 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Mad Dog Summer 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The King and Other Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Deadman's Road 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The God of the Razor 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Shadows, Kith and Kin 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Sanctified and Chicken-Fried 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Unchained And Unhinged 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Best of Joe R. Lansdale 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Trapped in the Saturday Matinee 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Written With a Razor - Short Stories and a Screenplay 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Bleeding Shadows 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Tall Grass and Other Stories / After the People Lights Have Gone Off 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Terror Is Our Business(With: Kasey Lansdale) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Gothic Wounds 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	In the Mad Mountains 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team and Other Stories 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (1981–2025)

Joe R. Lansdale's standalone novels span from 1981 to 2025, comprising 34 independent works that should be read in publication order. Drawing from fantasy, science fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, western, and action-adventure genres, these books range from Cold in July to the most recent additions in the series. The collection remains ongoing, with each novel functioning as a complete story that does not require knowledge of previous entries.

Start with Act of Love, the first of 34 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Act of Love 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Texas Night Riders 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Magic Wagon 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Nightrunners 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cold in July 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Boar 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Freezer Burn 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Big Blow 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Bottoms 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bubba Ho-Tep 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Fine Dark Line 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sunset and Sawdust 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Lost Echoes 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Leather Maiden 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Edge of Dark Water 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Deadman's Crossing 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Thicket 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	I Tell You It's Love 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fender Lizards 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Paradise Sky 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Hell's Bounty 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	M.I.A. Hunter 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Driving to Geronimo's Grave 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Man With Two Lives 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Fishing for Dinosaurs and Other Stories 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Jane Goes North 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	More Better Deals 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Moon Lake 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Radiant Apples 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Events Concerning 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Donut Legion 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Big Lizard(With: Keith Lansdale) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2016–2023)

The Case of the Bleeding Wall is a four-book series by Joe R. Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale, with volumes two through four co-written with Tom E. Napolitano. Published between 2016 and 2023, the series appears to be complete. Readers should begin with the first volume and follow the books in publication order to experience the full narrative arc.

Start with The Case of the Bleeding Wall(With: Kasey Lansdale), the first of 4 books in the The Case of the Bleeding Wall series.

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1	The Case of the Bleeding Wall(With: Kasey Lansdale) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Case of the Bleeding Wall, Vol 2(With: Kasey Lansdale,Tom E. Napolitano) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Case of the Bleeding Wall, Vol 3(With: Kasey Lansdale,Tom E. Napolitano) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Case of the Bleeding Wall, Vol 4(With: Kasey Lansdale,Tom E. Napolitano) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2017–2018)

Joe R. Lansdale's two-book Dream Weaver series on fiction writing was completed between 2017 and 2018. These instructional works should be read in publication order, beginning with Where Nightmares Come From followed by It's Alive. The series draws on Lansdale's extensive experience across multiple genres including horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and western fiction to guide writers in their craft.

Start with Where Nightmares Come From and read in order.

3 books (1988–2005)

Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In series consists of three complete horror and science fiction novels published between 1988 and 2005. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with The Drive-In, followed by The Drive-In II: Not Just One of Them Sequels, and concluding with The Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour. This series blends Lansdale's signature storytelling across horror, fantasy, and action genres into a connected narrative experience.

Start with The Drive-In and read in order.

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1	The Drive-In 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Drive-In II: Not Just One of Them Sequels 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Drive-In 3: The Bus Tour 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2010–2024)

This ongoing annual anthology series, edited by Joe R. Lansdale, collects the finest dark fantasy and horror stories published each year. Beginning with the 2010 edition and continuing through 2019 before transitioning to numbered volumes, the series comprises 15 books published between 2010 and 2024. Each volume features curated selections from contemporary dark fiction across multiple subgenres. Read in publication order to follow the evolution of the genre year by year.

Start with The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition, the first of 15 books in the The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series.

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1	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible