Tabitha King Reading Order

2 books (2002–2011)

Tabitha King edited two horror anthologies featuring dark and unsettling stories from various authors. Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters was published in 2002, followed by The Chronicles of Harris Burdick in 2011. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first volume.

Start with Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters and read in order.

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1	Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Chronicles of Harris Burdick 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2018)

This two-book horror series by Tabitha King consists of Lore: Obscured (2016) and Lore: The Anima (2018), both of which should be read in publication order. The series is complete, making it an ideal choice for readers seeking a finished story arc. Follow the narrative from the first book through to its conclusion to experience the full scope of this horror duology.

Start with Lore: Obscured and read in order.

#	Title
1	Lore: Obscured 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lore: The Anima 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1981–2006)

Tabitha King's horror novels span from 1981 to 2006, comprising eight complete and independent works that should be read in publication order: Small World, Survivor, The Trap/Wolves at the Door, Caretakers, Pearl, One on One, The Book of Reuben, and Candles Burning. Each novel stands alone as a separate story, allowing readers to start with any entry, though beginning with Small World offers a chronological view of the author's evolving style across the series' twenty-five-year span.

Start with Small World, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Small World 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Survivor 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Trap / Wolves at the Door 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Caretakers 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pearl 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	One on One 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Book of Reuben 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Candles Burning 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible