Peter Clines Reading Order

7 books (2009–2025)

Peter Clines has edited seven science fiction and horror anthologies from 2009 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The World Is Dead and continuing through Timelines, Corrupts Absolutely?, Naughty or Nice, Trust No One, Mech, and Dread Coast. Each volume collects original stories from various authors within the genres of science fiction, horror, and related speculative fiction.

Start with The World Is Dead, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The World Is Dead 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Timelines 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Corrupts Absolutely? 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Naughty or Nice 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Trust No One 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mech 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dread Coast 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2010–2016)

Peter Clines' Ex-Heroes series comprises five science fiction horror novels published between 2010 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Ex-Heroes and concluding with Ex-Isle. This finished series follows a consistent narrative arc across all five installments, making sequential reading essential to understanding the story's progression and character development.

Start with Ex-Heroes, the first of 5 books in the Ex-Heroes series.

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1	Ex-Heroes 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ex-Patriots 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ex-Communication 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ex-Purgatory 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Ex-Isle 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2017)

Peter Clines has published two complete short story collections blending science fiction and horror elements. The Junkie Quatrain arrived in 2011, followed by Dead Men Can't Complain and Other Stories in 2017. These collections should be read in publication order to experience Clines' evolving short fiction work across this six-year span.

Start with The Junkie Quatrain and read in order.

4 books (2010–2025)

Peter Clines has written four standalone novels across science fiction and horror from 2010 to 2025, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe, followed by Paradox Bound, The Broken Room, and God's Junk Drawer. Each novel stands alone as an independent story despite their shared authorship.

Start with The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Paradox Bound 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Broken Room 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	God’s Junk Drawer 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1994–2024)

The X-Files is an ongoing series of 12 books by various authors, published between 1994 and 2024, that should be read in publication order. The series includes works by Charles L. Grant, Kevin J. Anderson, Elizabeth Hand, Ben Mezrich, Max Allan Collins, and multiple anthology contributors, spanning science fiction and horror genres. Readers should begin with Goblins and proceed through each subsequent installment to follow the intended narrative progression.

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,Brian Keene,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

4 books (2012–2020)

Peter Clines's Threshold series comprises four science fiction horror novels published between 2012 and 2020, completing with Terminus. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with 14, followed by The Fold, Dead Moon, and Terminus. This finished series blends speculative fiction with unsettling atmosphere across its four entries.

Start with 14, the first of 4 books in the Threshold series.

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1	14 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fold 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead Moon 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Terminus 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

39 books (2015–2016)

The X-Files Anthology is a 39-book collection of stories set in the universe of the acclaimed television series, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Peter Clines, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Tim Lebbon, Heather Graham, Brian Keene, and many others. Published between 2015 and 2016, this complete series spans horror, science fiction, and paranormal themes across diverse standalone tales. Readers should start with Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless and follow the publication order through all 39 entries to experience the full scope of this expansive anthology.

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.