Sarah Lotz Reading Order

3 books (2013–2014)

Sarah Lotz's three-book series follows a girl through different scenarios across standalone mystery and thriller narratives published between 2013 and 2014. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Girl Walks Into a Bar, followed by A Girl Walks Into a Wedding and A Girl Walks into a Blind Date. Each installment blends literary fiction with elements of horror and suspense, offering interconnected yet distinct stories that build across the trilogy.

Start with A Girl Walks Into a Bar and read in order.

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1	A Girl Walks Into a Bar 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Girl Walks Into a Wedding 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Girl Walks into a Blind Date 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2018)

AfroSF is a completed anthology series comprising three volumes published between 2012 and 2018, featuring science fiction stories by African and diaspora authors. Each volume showcases work from different contributors, with the second and third installments expanding the roster of participating writers. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first AfroSF volume and progressing through AfroSFv2 and AfroSFv3.

Start with AfroSF and read in order.

9 books (2008–2021)

Sarah Lotz contributed to nine anthologies published between 2008 and 2021, spanning mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Something Wicked #8 and continuing through Great British Horror 6. The series appears to be complete, comprising diverse themed anthologies that showcase Lotz's work alongside other writers across various supernatural and speculative fiction concepts.

Start with Something Wicked #8, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Something Wicked #8 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The End of the Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	African Monsters 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shallow Creek 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Outcast Hours 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Great British Horror 6 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2011–2015)

This complete four-book mystery-horror series by Sarah Lotz spans from 2011 to 2015 and should be read in publication order beginning with Deadlands. The subsequent novels—Death of a Saint, The Army of the Lost, and Ash Remains—continue the narrative arc established in the opening volume. Lotz blends literary fiction with thriller and horror elements throughout this interconnected saga.

Start with Deadlands, the first of 4 books in the Deadlands series.

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1	Deadlands 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death of a Saint 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Army Of The Lost 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ash Remains 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2013)

Sarah Lotz's Downside trilogy is a complete three-book series published between 2010 and 2013 that blends mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction elements. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mall, followed by The Ward, and concluding with The New Girl. Each book stands as a distinct entry while contributing to the larger arc of the series.

Start with The Mall and read in order.

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1	The Mall 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Ward 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The New Girl 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2016)

The Five Stories High Books series is a complete collection of five standalone mystery and horror novellas published in 2016, featuring contributions from multiple acclaimed authors including Tade Thompson, Nina Allan, K.J. Parker, and Robert Shearman. Each book should be read in publication order, beginning with Gnaw and concluding with The Best Story I Can Manage Under the Circumstances. This literary horror series blends thriller elements with experimental storytelling from diverse voices in the genre.

Start with Gnaw(By: Tade Thompson), the first of 5 books in the Five Stories High Books series.

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Body in the Woods 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2013)

The Solaris Rising anthology series consists of three complete collections published between 2011 and 2013, featuring short science fiction stories by multiple award-winning authors. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Solaris Rising and continuing through Solaris Rising 1.5 and Solaris Rising 2. Each volume brings together diverse voices in speculative fiction, including contributions from celebrated writers like Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Start with Solaris Rising(By: Pat Cadigan,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lavie Tidhar,Ken MacLeod,Peter F. Hamilton,Ian Watson,Eric Brown,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Alastair Reynolds,Tricia Sullivan,Ian Whates,Richard Salter) and read in order.

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1	Solaris Rising(By: Pat Cadigan,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lavie Tidhar,Ken MacLeod,Peter F. Hamilton,Ian Watson,Eric Brown,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Alastair Reynolds,Tricia Sullivan,Ian Whates,Richard Salter) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Solaris Rising 1.5 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2008–2026)

Sarah Lotz has written eight standalone novels in the mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction genres between 2008 and 2026. Her works span from Pompidou Posse through How to Kill a Crime Writer, with several titles published under the name S.L. Grey in collaboration with co-authors. Since these are standalone entries rather than a connected series, each book can be read independently, though reading them in publication order allows you to follow the author's evolution as a writer. The series remains ongoing with the most recent publication in 2026.

Start with Pompidou Posse, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Pompidou Posse 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Apartment(As:S.L. Grey) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Under Ground(As:S.L. Grey) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The White Road 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Missing Person 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Reborn 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Impossible Us 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	How to Kill a Crime Writer 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2016)

Sarah Lotz's two-book mystery and horror series The Three and Day Four was completed between 2014 and 2016. These literary thrillers should be read in publication order, beginning with The Three. The series blends mystery, horror, and literary fiction elements across its brief but complete arc.

Start with The Three and read in order.

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1	The Three 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Day Four 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible