John Shirley Reading Order
1 series · 119 books
John Shirley is a prolific American author who has mastered multiple genres including horror, science fiction, fantasy, noir, and westerns across more than a century of published work. Known for his versatility across novels, short stories, screenplays, and television scripts, Shirley gained significant recognition for his work on The Crow film adaptation. His extensive catalog spans from gritty noir tales to supernatural horror and historical fiction, complemented by his exploration of philosophical themes in works like his study of Gurdjieff's teachings.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete119 books
Start with City come a-walkin', the first of 119 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Song Called Youth |
| 2 | A Talent for revenge |
| 3 | Altered States: a cyberpunk sci-fi anthology |
| 4 | BORDER WAR |
| 5 | BioShock |
| 6 | BioShock |
| 7 | Bioshock |
| 8 | Bioshock - Rapture |
| 9 | Black Glass |
| 10 | Bleak history |
| 11 | Bleak history |
| 12 | Borderlands |
| 13 | Borderlands |
| 14 | Borderlands |
| 15 | Brave New Love |
| 16 | Broken circle |
| 17 | City Come A-Walkin' |
| 18 | Dark Love |
| 19 | Doom |
| 20 | Doom |
| 21 | Doyle After Death |
| 22 | Dracula in Love |
| 23 | Dracula in Love |
| 24 | Eclipse |
| 25 | Eclipse Corona: A Song Called Youth Trilogy Book Three |
| 26 | Eclipse Penumbra |
| 27 | Eclipse Penumbra |
| 28 | Eclipse Penumbra: A Song Called Youth Trilogy Book Two |
| 29 | Everything is broken |
| 30 | Evolve Two |
| 31 | Fly in my eye |
| 32 | Future Games |
| 33 | Heatseeker |
| 34 | In Extremis: The Most Extreme Short Stories of John Shirley |
| 35 | In darkness waiting |
| 36 | Lovecraft Alive! (A Collection of Lovecraftian Stories) |
| 37 | Mothers Day Ov |
| 38 | New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird |
| 39 | New Taboos |
| 40 | New Taboos |
| 41 | New Taboos (Outspoken Authors Book 11) |
| 42 | Night Visions 10 |
| 43 | Nightmare's Realm |
| 44 | Ralph Compton Broken Rider |
| 45 | Ralph Compton Prairie Fire, Kansas |
| 46 | Ralph Compton Red Trail |
| 47 | Really, really, really, really weird stories |
| 48 | Resident Evil |
| 49 | Road War (Traveler, No 5) |
| 50 | Semiotext(e) SF |
| 51 | Shock Rock |
| 52 | Shroud 7: The Quarterly Journal of Dark Fiction and Art |
| 53 | Sick Things: An Anthology of Extreme Creature Horror |
| 54 | Spectral Realms No. 9 |
| 55 | Teachers and parents |
| 56 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 57 | The Chopping Block |
| 58 | The Complete Aliens Omnibus |
| 59 | The Crow |
| 60 | The Mammoth Book of Angels & Demons |
| 61 | The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu |
| 62 | The Second Omni book of science fiction |
| 63 | The Unspoken |
| 64 | The Vault of Punk Horror |
| 65 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011 |
| 66 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016 |
| 67 | The other end |
| 68 | The savvy studio owner |
| 69 | Three-Ring Psychus |
| 70 | Wetbones |
| 71 | What October Brings |
| 72 | Wyatt in Wichita |
| 73 | Z-Boyz in the Robot Graveyard |
| 74 | Zboyz In The Robot Graveyard |
| 75 | City come a-walkin' 1980 |
| 76 | The brigade 1981 |
| 77 | Cellars 1982 |
| 78 | Eclipse 1985 |
| 79 | Eclipse (Song Called Youth Book 1) 1987 |
| 80 | A Splendid Chaos 1988 |
| 81 | Eclipse Penumbra 1988 |
| 82 | Eclipse Penumbra (A Song Called Youth-Book 2) 1988 |
| 83 | In Darkness Waiting 1988 |
| 84 | Canterbury Cathedral 1990 |
| 85 | Eclipse Corona 1990 |
| 86 | Heatseeker 1990 |
| 87 | Wetbones 1991 |
| 88 | New noir 1993 |
| 89 | Wetbones 1993 |
| 90 | Silicon Embrace 1996 |
| 91 | The Exploded Heart 1996 |
| 92 | Fred Remembered 1997 |
| 93 | Black Butterflies 1998 |
| 94 | Eclipse (A Song Called Youth - Book One) (Song Called Youth) 1999 |
| 95 | Eclipse Corona (A Song Called Youth Series Book 3) 1999 |
| 96 | Eclipse Penumbra (A Song Called Youth Series Book 2) 1999 |
| 97 | Demons (Cemetery Dance Novella, No. 9) 2000 |
| 98 | Eclipse Corona (Song Called Youth) 2000 |
| 99 | Eclipse Penumbra 2 (A Song Called Youth - Book Two) 2000 |
| 100 | ...And the Angel With the Television Eyes/Box in My Head 2001 |
| 101 | And the Angel With Television Eyes 2001 |
| 102 | Darkness Divided 2001 |
| 103 | The View from Hell 2001 |
| 104 | Demons 2002 |
| 105 | Spider Moon 2002 |
| 106 | Crawlers 2003 |
| 107 | Gurdjieff 2004 |
| 108 | Constantine 2005 |
| 109 | Doom 2005 |
| 110 | Batman 2006 |
| 111 | Forever midnight 2006 |
| 112 | Predator 2006 |
| 113 | Subterranean 2006 |
| 114 | Subterranean (John Constantine Hellblazer) 2006 |
| 115 | War Lord (John Constantine Hellblazer) 2006 |
| 116 | Aliens 2007 |
| 117 | Living Shadows: Stories 2007 |
| 118 | Steel egg 2007 |
| 119 | The Other End 2007 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has John Shirley written?
- John Shirley has written 119 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1980 to 2007.
- Are John Shirley's series complete?
- John Shirley has 1 completed series.