Whitley Strieber Reading Order

3 books (2013–2016)

Whitley Strieber's Alien Hunter trilogy consists of three science fiction and horror novels published between 2013 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Alien Hunter (also titled Hunters), followed by Underworld, and concluding with The White House. This finished series blends Strieber's signature exploration of extraterrestrial contact with darker speculative fiction elements.

Start with Alien Hunter / Hunters and read in order.

#	Title
1	Alien Hunter / Hunters 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Underworld 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The White House 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1986–2017)

Whitley Strieber edited twelve anthologies between 1986 and 2017, spanning science fiction, horror, and literary fiction. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Cutting Edge and concluding with The Demons of King Solomon. These collections feature original and curated stories from various contributors across multiple genres and themes.

Start with Cutting Edge, the first of 12 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Cutting Edge 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Halloween Horrors 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder in Manhattan 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Borderlands 3 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Millenium 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Whitley Strieber's Aliens 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Speculative Reality #6 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Speculative Reality #5 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Saucers of Fear 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Demons of King Solomon 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1984–2011)

The Communion series consists of six books by Whitley Strieber published between 1984 and 2011, presenting a complete exploration of the author's documented experiences and investigations. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Secret School and concluding with Solving the Communion Enigma, as each book builds upon the previous accounts and revelations. The series blends elements of science fiction, horror, literary fiction, and non-fiction as Strieber examines extraordinary encounters and their implications across multiple decades.

Start with The Secret School, the first of 6 books in the Communion series.

#	Title
1	The Secret School 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Communion 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Transformation 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Breakthrough 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Confirmation 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Solving the Communion Enigma 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1980–2002)

Whitley Strieber's Hunger trilogy is a complete science fiction and horror series spanning three books published between 1980 and 2002. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Hunger, followed by The Last Vampire, and concluding with Lilith's Dream. This series blends literary fiction with speculative horror elements across its three volumes.

Start with The Hunger and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Hunger 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Last Vampire 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lilith's Dream 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (1977–2020)

The Macabre Ink Resurrected Horrors series is a complete collection of 18 horror and dark fiction books published between 1977 and 2020. This anthology series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Cats by Nick Sharman and concluding with the final entry in 2020. The lineup includes contributions from established horror and science fiction authors across genres ranging from literary horror to supernatural terror.

Start with The Cats(By: Nick Sharman), the first of 18 books in the Macabre Ink Resurrected Horrors series.

#	Title
1	The Cats(By: Nick Sharman) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Legion of the Dead(By: Hugh B. Cave) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night Songs(By: Charles L. Grant) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cat Magic 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Shadow Child(By: Joseph A. Citro) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Crucifax(By: Bob Eggleton,Ray Garton) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Kill Riff(By: David J. Schow) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dreamthorp(By: Chet Williamson) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rest in Peace(By: Jack MacLane) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Where the Chill Waits(By: T. Chris Martindale) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dark Silence(By: Rick Hautala) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Nightscape(By: Stephen R. George) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sineater(By: Elizabeth Massie) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Animals(By: Craig Spector,John Skipp) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	I Am Dracula(By: C. Dean Andersson) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Undertaker's Moon(By: Ronald Kelly) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Wild Card(By: Jean Tennant) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Night Visions(By: Stanley Wiater) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1993–2025)

Whitley Strieber's twelve-book Non-Fiction series spans from 1993 to 2025 and remains ongoing, with new entries continuing to be added. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Forbidden Zone and progressing through titles including The Communion Letters, The Coming Global Superstorm (cowritten with Art Bell), The Key, The Path, Solar Flares, Miraculous Journey, The Super Natural, The Afterlife Revolution, A New World, Them, and The Fourth Mind. This collection draws from Strieber's background in science fiction, horror, and literary fiction to explore non-fiction subjects across its expanding catalog.

Start with The Forbidden Zone, the first of 12 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	The Forbidden Zone 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Communion Letters 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Coming Global Superstorm(With: Art Bell) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Key 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The path 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Solar Flares 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Miraculous Journey 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Super Natural 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Afterlife Revolution 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A New World 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Them 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Fourth Mind 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1986–1986)

#	Title
1	Pain 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1997–1997)

#	Title
1	Evenings with Demons 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (1978–2026)

Whitley Strieber's standalone novels span nearly five decades of science fiction, horror, and literary fiction from 1978 to 2026. This ongoing collection comprises 24 independent works that can be read in any order, though experiencing them in publication sequence allows readers to trace the author's evolving themes and concerns across genres. Beginning with The Wolfen and continuing through titles like Majestic, The Grays, and 2012, these novels showcase Strieber's range from creature horror to speculative fiction exploring technology, spirituality, and humanity's future.

Start with The Wolfen, the first of 24 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Wolfen 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Black Magic 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Night Church 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Warday 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wolf of Shadows 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cat Magic 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nature's End(With: James W. Kunetka) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Majestic 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Billy 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Wild 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Unholy Fire 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Nightman 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Day After Tomorrow 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Grays 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	2012 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Critical Mass 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Omega Point 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Hybrids 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Melody Burning 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Christmas Spirits 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Secret of Orenda 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Journey to Dog Heaven 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	New 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Transformation 2026 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible