Scott Sigler Reading Order

20 books (1979–2025)

The Alien series comprises 20 books published between 1979 and 2025, spanning science fiction and horror across novels, reference materials, and official film prequels. The series includes works by multiple authors such as Scott Sigler, Alan Dean Foster, Mira Grant, and others, blending narrative fiction with behind-the-scenes content and technical documentation. This ongoing series should be read in publication order to follow the expanded universe chronologically. New entries continue to be released, making this an active franchise with regular additions to its universe.

Start with Alien(By: Archie Goodwin), the first of 20 books in the Alien series.

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1	Alien(By: Archie Goodwin) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual(By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Aliens: The Set Photography(By: Simon Ward) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film(By: Titan Books) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Alien: Covenant(By: Alan Dean Foster) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Aliens: Bug Hunt(By: Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Yvonne Navarro) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Cold Forge(By: Alex White) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Echo(By: Mira Grant) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Isolation(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Prototype(By: Tim Waggoner) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Making of Alien(By: J.W. Rinzler) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Phalanx 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Infiltrator(By: Weston Ochse) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Into Charybdis(By: Alex White) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Alien - Inferno's Fall(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Alien: Colony War(By: David M. Barnett) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Vasquez(By: V. Castro) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Alien: Enemy of My Enemy(By: Mary SanGiovanni) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Aliens: Bishop(By: T.R. Napper) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Alien: Seventh Circle(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2022)

This science fiction horror series consists of two books published between 2021 and 2022 in the Alien vs. Predator universe. The first installment, Ultimate Prey, is a collaborative work featuring stories by Scott Sigler along with Jonathan Maberry, Maurice Broaddus, Chris Ryall, and Louis Ozawa Changchien, while the second book, Rift War, is written by Yvonne Navarro and Weston Ochse. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, starting with Ultimate Prey.

Start with Aliens vs. Predators - AVP: Ultimate Prey(With: Jonathan Maberry,Maurice Broaddus,Chris Ryall,Louis Ozawa Changchien) and read in order.

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1	Aliens vs. Predators - AVP: Ultimate Prey(With: Jonathan Maberry,Maurice Broaddus,Chris Ryall,Louis Ozawa Changchien) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War(By: Yvonne Navarro,Weston Ochse) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (1987–2022)

The Aliens series spans 18 books published between 1987 and 2022, following the events of the film franchise with stories told across novels, comics, and multimedia formats. The series should be read in publication order to experience the unfolding narrative across different creators and storytelling mediums. While the series appears to be complete, it expands the Aliens universe with interconnected tales of xenomorphs, humans, and their conflicts. Begin with Predator and proceed through the sequential releases to follow the chronological development of this expanded fictional world.

Start with Predator(By: Paul Monette), the first of 18 books in the Aliens series.

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1	Predator(By: Paul Monette) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Earth War(By: Sam Kieth,Mark Verheiden) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Earth Hive(By: Steve Perry) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Genocide(By: David Bischoff) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Nightmare Asylum(By: Steve Perry) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Female War(By: Steve Perry) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Alien Harvest(By: Robert Sheckley,Steve Perry) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Rogue(By: Ian Edginton,William Simpson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Music Of The Spears(By: Yvonne Navarro) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Labyrinth(By: S.D. Perry) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Aliens: Nightmare Asylum(By: Mark Verheiden) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Female War(By: Sam Kieth,Mark Verheiden) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Nightmare Asylum(By: Mark Verheiden) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Berserker(By: Steve Perry) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Aliens vs. Predator: Eternal(By: Ian Edginton) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Salvation and Sacrifice(By: Dave Gibbons) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven(By: Liam Sharp) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Fast Track to Heaven(By: Liam Sharp) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Alien: Phalanx 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Alien: The Original Screenplay(By: Walter Simonson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Original Screenplay(By: Walter Simonson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Vasquez(By: V. Castro) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2011–2026)

Scott Sigler has edited 19 anthology volumes from 2011 through 2026, with the series remaining ongoing. These collections span science fiction and horror with contributions from various authors, beginning with Podthology: The Pod Complex and continuing through recent releases like Or Else the Light. Readers should follow the anthologies in their publication order to experience the evolution of the series. The anthologies cover diverse themes including apocalyptic scenarios, robot uprisings, vampire fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction across their expanding catalog.

Start with Podthology: The Pod Complex, the first of 19 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Podthology: The Pod Complex 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Obsidian 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Robot Uprisings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The End is Nigh 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The End is Now 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The End Has Come 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	V-Wars: Night Terrors 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Joe Ledger: Unstoppable 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mech 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Demons of King Solomon 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Burn the Ashes 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Ignorance Is Strength 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Or Else the Light 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Aliens vs. Predators - AVP: Ultimate Prey 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Good, The Bad, & The Uncanny 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Big Bad Book of Kaiju 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2019)

Scott Sigler's Color series is a complete science fiction horror trilogy consisting of three books published between 2011 and 2019. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood is Red, followed by Bones Are White, and concluding with Fire Is Orange. All three novels are available and the sequence is finished, making it an ideal choice for readers seeking a complete narrative arc.

Start with Blood is Red and read in order.

12 books (2007–2023)

The Galactic Football League is a science fiction series consisting of twelve books published between 2007 and 2023, likely now complete. The series follows publication order, beginning with The Rookie and concluding with The Stone Wolves, with several entries written in collaboration with other authors including Matt Wallace, Mur Lafferty, and Paul E. Cooley. Readers should start with the first book and progress through the numbered sequence to experience the full narrative arc of this expansive interplanetary sports saga.

Start with The Rookie, the first of 12 books in the Galactic Football League series.

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1	The Rookie 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Title Fight(With: Matt Wallace) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Starter 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The All-Pro 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Detective(With: Matt Wallace) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The MVP 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Reporter(With: Mur Lafferty) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Champion 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Rider(With: Paul E. Cooley) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Reef 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Gangster 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Stone Wolves 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2008–2014)

Scott Sigler's Infected trilogy is a complete science fiction horror series consisting of three books published between 2008 and 2014. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Contagious, followed by Infected, and concluding with Pandemic. These interconnected novels blend hard science fiction concepts with horror elements to create a sprawling narrative that unfolds across the three installments.

Start with Contagious and read in order.

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1	Contagious 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Infected 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pandemic 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2023–2023)

2 books (1997–1998)

Scott Sigler's Silent Death, the Next Millennium is a two-book science fiction horror series that concluded in 1998. The complete series consists of Sigurd Archdiocese and Asp Technocracy, which should be read in publication order to experience the story as intended.

Start with Sigurd Archdiocese and read in order.

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1	Sigurd Archdiocese 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Asp Technocracy 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2001–2026)

Scott Sigler's collection of six standalone novels spans science fiction and horror across two and a half decades, from Earthcore in 2001 through Warpath in 2026. Each book functions independently with its own story and characters, making them accessible in any order, though reading them in publication sequence allows you to experience Sigler's evolving style. The series remains ongoing, with the most recent installment released in 2026. Begin with Earthcore if you prefer to follow the author's chronological development, or jump to any title that appeals to you.

Start with Earthcore, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Earthcore 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ancestor 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Crew 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Nocturnal 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Kissyman & the Gentleman 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Beasts Beyond the River 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Beasts Beyond the River / Warpath 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Warpath 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

2 books (2023–2026)

The Crypt is an ongoing science fiction horror series by Scott Sigler consisting of two books published between 2023 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Shakedown followed by Voidstrike. More volumes are planned for future release.

Start with Shakedown and read in order.

3 books (2020–2020)

The Dystopia Triptych is a complete science fiction and horror series by Scott Sigler consisting of three books published in 2020. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Burn the Ashes, followed by Ignorance Is Strength, and concluding with Or Else the Light. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc across its three volumes.

Start with Burn the Ashes and read in order.

3 books (2015–2017)

Scott Sigler's Generations Trilogy is a complete science fiction and horror series comprising three books published between 2015 and 2017. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Alive, followed by Alight, and concluding with Alone. This three-book sequence delivers a contained narrative arc across its full span.

Start with Alive and read in order.

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1	Alive 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Alight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Alone 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2024–2024)

1 book (2019–2019)