Richard Kadrey Reading Order

2 books (2016–2017)

Richard Kadrey's Another Coop Heist is a complete fantasy mystery series consisting of two books published between 2016 and 2017. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Everything Box followed by The Wrong Dead Guy. Both entries are essential to the full narrative experience of this two-book sequence.

Start with The Everything Box and read in order.

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1	The Everything Box 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Wrong Dead Guy 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1988–2025)

Richard Kadrey edited this ongoing anthology series spanning from 1988 to 2025, comprising 19 volumes of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and thriller stories. The anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 and continuing through recent collections like When Things Get Dark and beyond. These compilations feature work from multiple authors across genres including speculative fiction, horror, and noir-influenced stories. The series remains active with new volumes still being released.

Start with The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1, the first of 19 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Semiotext SF 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Storming the Reality Studio 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Omni Best Science Fiction One 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Omni Visions Two 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bangs & Whimpers 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Angel Scene / Teeth and Tongue Landscape 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	2020 Visions 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Voyager 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Onward, Voyager! 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Children of Lovecraft 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Cyber World 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Body Shocks 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	When Things Get Dark 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Screams from the Dark 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Christmas and Other Horrors 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Grimdark Magazine, Issue #35 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Winter in the City 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Appalachian Strong: A Charity Anthology Benefiting the Survivors of Hurricane Helene 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2023–2023)

2 books (2023–2025)

Richard Kadrey's Discreet Eliminators is an ongoing fantasy thriller series that should be read in publication order. The first two books, The Pale House Devil and The Flesh King, were released in 2023 and 2025 respectively, with more installments planned.

Start with The Pale House Devil and read in order.

1 book (2007–2007)

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1	Accelerate 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

3 books (1994–1997)

Richard Kadrey's three-book non-fiction series spans from 1994 to 1997 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Covert Culture Sourcebook, followed by Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0, and concluding with From Myst to Riven. This series blends Kadrey's interests in underground culture, technology, and interactive media into a cohesive exploration of alternative and digital subcultures.

Start with Covert Culture Sourcebook and read in order.

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1	Covert Culture Sourcebook 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	From Myst to Riven 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (2009–2026)

The Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey consists of fourteen books following a dark fantasy and thriller narrative, beginning with Sandman Slim in 2009 and continuing through In the Devil Wind in 2026. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order, as each installment builds directly on the events and character development of previous books. This urban fantasy series blends mystery, action, and supernatural elements across its expanding story arc.

Start with Sandman Slim, the first of 14 books in the Sandman Slim series.

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1	Sandman Slim 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kill the Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Aloha from Hell 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Devil Said Bang 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Devil in the Dollhouse 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kill City Blues 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Getaway God 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Killing Pretty 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Perdition Score 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Kill Society 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Hollywood Dead 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Ballistic Kiss 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	King Bullet 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	In the Devil Wind 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2003–2021)

Richard Kadrey's Short Stories/Novellas series consists of six collections published between 2003 and 2021, with the sequence beginning with Black Neurology and concluding with Across the Dark Water. These fantasy and thriller-tinged short works should be read in publication order to experience Kadrey's evolving style across nearly two decades. The series appears to be complete as of 2021, making it an ideal collection for readers seeking standalone narratives within a unified literary body.

Start with Black Neurology, the first of 6 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

1 book (2023–2023)

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1	The Secrets of Insects(With: Christopher Shy) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1988–2019)

Richard Kadrey's five standalone novels span from 1988 to 2019 and should be read in publication order: Metrophage, Kamikaze L'Amour, Butcher Bird, Dead Set, and The Grand Dark. Though each book functions as a complete story independent of the others, reading them chronologically by release date provides the best experience of Kadrey's evolution across fantasy, thriller, and other genres. The series is now complete with no additional books planned.

Start with Metrophage, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Metrophage 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kamikaze L'Amour 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Butcher Bird 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dead Set 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Grand Dark 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2017–2018)

The Hellblazer is a completed four-book comic series published between 2017 and 2018, featuring work from writers Simon Oliver and Tim Seeley. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Poison Truth and concluding with The Inspiration Game. This fantasy and mystery-themed collection represents a finished story arc with no ongoing installments.

Start with Poison Truth(By: Simon Oliver), the first of 4 books in the The Hellblazer (2016) series.