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John Shirley Books in Order
John Shirley is a prolific author of over a dozen novels, including the critically acclaimed works Demons, Crawlers, City Come A-Walkin’, and the cyberpunk trilogy A Song Called Youth: Eclipse, Eclipse Penumbra, and Eclipse Corona. He has garnered numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association and the International Horror Guild Award for his collection Black Butterflies. Shirley's diverse creative endeavors extend to the music world, where he has fronted punk bands and penned lyrics for notable acts such as Blue Oyster Cult. As a principal screenwriter on The Crow, he continues to explore the realms of television and film, solidifying his reputation as a versatile and innovative storyteller. Visit his official website at www.darkecho.com/JohnShirley.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of John Shirley's book series? John Shirley has written 25 book series. The most notable is the Aliens (Dark Horse) series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by John Shirley
- #1
Aliens: Original Sin (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(2005) - #2
Steel Egg(2007)
- #1
Eclipse(1985) - #2
Eclipse Penumbra(1988) - #3
Eclipse Corona(1990)
- #1
BioShock: Rapture(2011)
- #1
The Fallen(2011) - #2
Unconquered(2012) - #3
Gunsight(2013)
- #1
Axle Bust Creek(2022) - #2
Gunmetal Mountain(2023)
- #1
The Odd Job (By: Bernard McKenna,Colin Bostock-Smith)(1978) - #2
Dracula in Love(1979) - #3
Killer Flies (By: MarkKendall)(1983) - #4
In Darkness Waiting(1988) - #5
The Rain Ghost (By: Garry Douglas Kilworth)(1990) - #6
Courage Under Fire (By: Patrick Sheane Duncan)(1996) - #7
A Private War (By: Patrick Sheane Duncan)(2002) - #8
Criminal Macabre (By: Steve Niles)(2007) - #9
The Visitor (By: Chauncey G. Parker III)(2019) - #10
The Nightmare Blonde (By: Morton Wolson)(2024) - #11
Spook City (By: Ramsey Campbell,Clive Barker,Peter Atkins,Doug Bradley,Angus MacKenzie)(2024)
- #1
Grimm: The Icy Touch(2013) - #2
The Icy Touch(2013) - #3
The Chopping Block (By: John Passarella)(2014) - #4
The Killing Time (By: Tim Waggoner)(2014)
- #1
Reunion in Hell (By: Ralph Compton,Carlton Stowers)(2020) - #2
Blood of the Hunters (By: Jeff Rovin,Ralph Compton)(2020) - #3
Broken Rider (With: Ralph Compton)(2020) - #4
Return to Gila Bend (By: Ralph Compton,Carlton Stowers)(2020) - #5
Death Valley Drifter (By: Jeff Rovin,Ralph Compton)(2020) - #6
Ride for Justice (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton)(2020) - #7
Ride the Hammer Down (By: Ralph Compton,Terrence McCauley)(2020) - #8
Frontier Medicine (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #9
Face of a Snake (By: Bernard Schaffer,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #10
Dalton's Justice (By: Ralph Compton,Carlton Stowers)(2021) - #11
Shot to Hell (By: Jackson Lowry,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #12
Hell Snake (By: Bernard Schaffer,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #13
The Wrong Side of the Law (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #14
Guns of the Greenhorn (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #15
The Devil's Snare (By: Ralph Compton,Tony Healey)(2021) - #16
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021) - #17
Blood on the Prairie (By: Ralph Compton,Tony Healey)(2021) - #18
Die Trying (By: Ralph Compton,Tony Healey)(2021) - #19
Counterfeit Lawman (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022) - #20
Thirteen Bullets (By: Sean Danker)(2022) - #21
My Brother, My Killer (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022) - #22
The Guns of Wrath (By: Ralph Compton,Tony Healey)(2022) - #23
Stagecoach Revenge (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2022)
- #1
The Fall of Reach (By: Eric Nylund)(2001) - #2
First Strike (By: Eric Nylund)(2003) - #3
The Thursday War (By: Karen Traviss)(2012) - #4
Broken Circle(2014) - #5
Hunters in the Dark (By: Peter David)(2015) - #6
Saint's Testimony (By: Frank O'Connor)(2015) - #7
Shadow of Intent (By: Joseph Staten)(2015) - #8
Legacy of Onyx (By: Matt Forbeck)(2017) - #9
Contact Harvest (By: Joseph Staten)(2019) - #10
Shadows of Reach (By: Troy Denning)(2020) - #11
The Rubicon Protocol (By: Kelly Gay)(2022) - #12
Outcasts (By: Troy Denning)(2023) - #13
Epitaph (By: Kelly Gay)(2024) - #14
Edge of Dawn (By: Kelly Gay)(2025)
- #1Constantine(2005)
- #2
Warlord(2006) - #3
Subterranean(2006)
- #1
Gurdjieff(2004) - #2
The Savvy Studio Owner(2005) - #3
The Golden Gleanings(2015)
- #1
The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)(2001) - #2
The Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason)(2009) - #3
Lucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)(2009) - #4
The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason)(2010) - #5
Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)(2010) - #6
The Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason)(2011) - #7
Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason)(2011) - #8
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason)(2011) - #9
Report from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason)(2012) - #10
The Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason)(2013) - #11
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner)(2013) - #12
New Taboos(2013) - #13
Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason)(2014) - #14
My Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)(2015) - #15
Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason)(2015) - #16
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason)(2016) - #17
Fire. (By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason)(2017) - #18
Totalitopia (By: John Crowley)(2017) - #19
The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason)(2018) - #20
Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason)(2018) - #21
The Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)(2019) - #22
A City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)(2019) - #23
Big Girl (By: Meg Elison)(2020) - #24
Not What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)(2025)
- #1
Predator (By: Paul Monette)(1987) - #2
Predator 2 (By: Simon Hawke)(1990) - #3
Concrete Jungle (By: James A. Moore,Nathan Archer)(1995) - #4
Cold War (By: Nathan Archer)(1997) - #5
Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)(1999) - #6Forever Midnight(2006)
- #7
Flesh and Blood (By: Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)(2007) - #8
South China Sea (By: Jeff VanderMeer)(2008) - #9
Turnabout (By: Steve Perry)(2008) - #10
Incursion (By: Tim Lebbon)(2015) - #11
Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel (By: James A. Moore)(2018) - #12
Stalking Shadows (By: James A. Moore,Mark Morris)(2020)
- #1
Genesis (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2004) - #2
Apocalypse (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2004) - #3
Extinction (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2007) - #4
Retribution(2012) - #5
The Final Chapter (By: Tim Waggoner)(2017)
- #1
Taking the Red Pill (By: Glenn Yeffeth)(2003) - #2
Stepping through the Stargate (By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad)(2004) - #3
The Anthology at the End of the Universe(2005) - #4
Finding Serenity (By: Robert Brian Taylor)(2005) - #5
The War of the Worlds (By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans)(2005) - #6
Navigating the Golden Compass (By: Glenn Yeffeth)(2005) - #7
Alias Assumed (By: Tracy S. Morris)(2005) - #8
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets (By: Glenn Yeffeth)(2005) - #9
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice (By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie)(2005) - #10
Revisiting Narnia (By: Shanna Caughey)(2005) - #11
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (By: David Brin)(2005) - #12
Totally Charmed (By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie)(2005) - #13
The Unauthorized X-Men (By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein)(2006) - #14
This Is Chick-Lit (By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted)(2006) - #15
Welcome to Wisteria Lane (By: Leah Wilson)(2006) - #16
The Man from Krypton (By: Glenn Yeffeth)(2006) - #17
Getting Lost (By: Orson Scott Card)(2006) - #18
Boarding the Enterprise (By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold)(2006) - #19
So Say We All (By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch)(2006) - #20
Investigating CSI (By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez)(2006) - #21
Coffee at Luke's (By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie)(2007) - #22
Webslinger (By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway)(2007) - #23
Halo Effect (By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason)(2007) - #24
Neptune Noir (By: Rob Thomas)(2007) - #25
Perfectly Plum (By: Leah Wilson)(2007) - #26
Grey's Anatomy 101 (By: Leah Wilson)(2007) - #27
Serenity Found (By: Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion)(2007) - #28
House Unauthorized (By: Leah Wilson)(2007) - #29
Batman Unauthorized (By: Leah Wilson)(2008) - #30
Secrets of the Dragon Riders (By: James A. Owen)(2008) - #31
In the Hunt (By: Leah Wilson)(2009) - #32
James Bond in the 21st Century (By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth)(2009) - #33
Ardeur (By: Laurell K. Hamilton)(2010) - #34
A Taste of True Blood (By: Leah Wilson)(2010) - #35
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club (By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt)(2015)
- #1
Transmaniacon(1979) - #2
City Come A-Walkin'(1980) - #3
Brigade(1981) - #4Cellars(1982)
- #5
A Splendid Chaos(1988) - #6
The Black Hole of Carcosa(1988) - #7Three-Ring Psychus(1990)
- #8Wetbones(1991)
- #9Silicon Embrace(1996)
- #10
Demons(2000) - #11
The View from Hell(2001) - #12
...And the Angel with Television Eyes(2001) - #13Spider Moon(2002)
- #14
Crawlers(2003) - #15
Doom(2005) - #16
Batman: Dead White(2006) - #17The Other End(2007)
- #18Black Glass(2008)
- #19Bleak History(2009)
- #20
Everything Is Broken(2011) - #21
The Crow(2013) - #22
Doyle After Death(2013) - #23
Wyatt in Wichita(2014) - #24
A Dying Machine(2018) - #25
Stormland(2021) - #26
A Sorcerer of Atlantis(2021) - #27
SubOrbital 7(2023) - #28
The Silver Revolver(2025) - #29What Would You Do for Love?(1998)
- #30
Her Hunger(2014) - #31
High(2014) - #32
Heatseeker (With: Harry O. Morris)(1988) - #33
New Noir(1993) - #34The Exploded Heart(1996)
- #35Black Butterflies(1998)
- #36
Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories(1999) - #37
Darkness Divided(2001) - #38
Living Shadows(2007) - #39
In Extremis(2011) - #40
Lovecraft Alive!(2016) - #41
The Feverish Stars: New and Uncollected Stories(2021)
- #1
North To The Bitterroot (By: Ralph Compton)(1996) - #2
Demon's Pass (By: Robert Vaughan)(2000) - #3
Runaway Stage (By: Ralph Compton,Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #4
Do or Die (By: David Robbins)(2003) - #5
Nowhere, TX (By: Ralph Compton,David Robbins)(2004) - #6
Across the Rio Colorado (By: Ralph Compton)(2004) - #7
West of Pecos (By: David Robbins)(2005) - #8
The Winchester Run (By: Ralph Compton)(2007) - #9
Whiskey River (By: Ralph Compton)(2011) - #10
Skeleton Lode (By: Ralph Compton)(2011) - #11
Devil's Canyon (By: Ralph Compton)(2013) - #12
Tin Star (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #13
The Wolves of Seven Pines (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020) - #14
Never Bet Against the Bullet (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #15
Lost Banshee Mine (By: Jackson Lowry)(2020) - #16
Prairie Fire, Kansas(2020) - #17
Calvert's Last Bluff (By: E. L. Ripley)(2020) - #18
The Trail's End (By: E. L. Ripley)(2021) - #19
Stagecoach to Hell (By: Terrence McCauley)(2021) - #20
Snake's Fury (By: Bernard Schaffer)(2021) - #21
The Outlaw Hunters (By: D B Pulliam)(2021) - #22
Flames of Silver (By: Jackson Lowry)(2021) - #23
Seven Roads to Revenge (By: Carlton Stowers)(2021) - #24
The Winter of Wolves (By: Royal Harding)(2021) - #25
Ghost Hollow Ranch (By: D.B. Pulliam)(2021) - #26
The Reluctant Lawman (By: Craig Barstow)(2022) - #27
The Robber Barons (By: Craig Barstow)(2022) - #28
Snake Oil Justice (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #1
A Talent for Revenge(1984) - #2
Manhattan Revenge(1984) - #3
Sullivan's Revenge(1984) - #4
The Psycho Soldiers(1984) - #5
Maltese Vengeance(1984) - #6
The Big One(1984) - #7
The Vendetta(1985) - #8
One-Man Army(1985) - #9
Vengeance Mountain(1985) - #10
Beirut Retaliation(1985) - #11
American Vengeance(1985)
- #1
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010) - #2The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition(2011)
- #3
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition(2012) - #4
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition(2013) - #5
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition(2014) - #6
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition(2015) - #7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition(2016) - #8
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition(2017) - #9
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition(2018) - #10
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition(2020) - #11
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1(2020) - #12
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2(2021) - #13
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3(2022) - #14
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4(2023) - #15
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5(2024) - #16
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5(2024) - #17
Universe 6(1976) - #18
Universe 9(1979) - #19
Shadows 4(1981) - #20Mirrorshades(1986)
- #21
Third Annual Collection(1989) - #22
Borderlands 1(1990) - #23
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror(1991) - #24
Semiotext SF(1991) - #25
Dead End: City Limits: An Anthology of Urban Fear(1991) - #26
Storming the Reality Studio(1991) - #27Midnight Graffiti(1992)
- #28
Omni Best Science Fiction Two(1992) - #29
Predators(1993) - #30
Dark Crimes 2(1993) - #31
Hottest Blood(1993) - #32
The Earth Strikes Back(1994) - #33Dark Love: 22 All-Original Tales of Lust and Obsession(1995)
- #34Fear Itself(1995)
- #35
Between Time and Terror(1995) - #36Forbidden Acts(1995)
- #37Backstage Passes(1996)
- #38
Pawn of Chaos(1996) - #39
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment(1998) - #40
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams(1998) - #41
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror(1999) - #42
October Dreams(2000) - #43
Unnatural Selection of Darwinian Nightmares(2000) - #44
Embraces: Dark Erotica(2000) - #45
High Seas Cthulhu(2007) - #46
Horrors Beyond 2(2007) - #47
Infernally Yours(2009) - #48
Shroud 7(2009) - #49
Sick Things(2010) - #50Classics Mutilated(2010)
- #51Untold Adventures(2011)
- #52
Evolve 2(2011) - #53
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre(2011) - #54
The Recent Weird(2011) - #55
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird(2011) - #56
Brave New Love: 15 Dystopian Tales of Desire(2012) - #57
Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad!(2012) - #58
The Devil's Coattails(2012) - #59
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire(2012) - #60
Extreme Zombies(2012) - #61
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings(2012) - #62
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy(2012) - #63
Future Games(2013) - #64
Deepest, Darkest Eden: New Tales of Hyperborea(2013) - #65
New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird(2015) - #66
Dark Discoveries - Issue #31(2015) - #67
Edge of Sundown: Tales of Horror in the Wild West(2015) - #68
Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 1(2015) - #69
The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu(2016) - #70
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps(2017) - #71
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween(2018) - #72
Mythic Journeys(2019) - #73
Weirdbook #42: Special John Shirley Issue(2020) - #74
Apostles of the Weird(2020) - #75
The Digest Enthusiast, Book 12(2020) - #76
The Cozy Cosmic(2023) - #77
Hand of Doom: A Literary Tribute To Black Sabbath: Axes of Evil 2(2024) - #78
White on White: A Literary Tribute to Bauhaus(2025)
- #1
The Goodnight Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1992) - #2
The Western Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1992) - #3
The Chisholm Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1993) - #4
The Bandera Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1993) - #5
The California Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #6
The Shawnee Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #7
The Virginia City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1994) - #8
The Dodge City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1995) - #9
The Oregon Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1995) - #10
The Santa Fe Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1997) - #11
The Old Spanish Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1998) - #12
The Green River Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1999) - #13
The Deadwood Trail (By: Ralph Compton)(1999) - #14
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2001) - #15
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #16
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)(2002) - #17
The Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2003) - #18
Trail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)(2004) - #19
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2004) - #20
The Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)(2005) - #21
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2005) - #22
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)(2006) - #23
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)(2007) - #24
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2011) - #25
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)(2012) - #26
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2020) - #27
The Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #28
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)(2020) - #29
Drive for Independence (By: Ralph Compton,Lyle Brandt)(2020) - #30
Red Trail(2020) - #31
The Empire Trail (By: Jeff Rovin)(2021) - #32
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton)(2021) - #33
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)(2021) - #34
Tthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)(2021) - #35
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)(2022)
- #1
First You Fight(1984) - #2
Kingdom Come(1984) - #3
The Stalkers(1984) - #4
To Kill a Shadow(1984) - #5
Road War(1985) - #6
Border War(1985) - #7
The Road Ghost(1985) - #8
Terminal Road(1986) - #9
The Stalking Time(1986) - #10
Hell on Earth(1986) - #11
Children's Crusade(1987) - #12
The Prey(1987) - #13
Ghost Dancers(1987)
- #1
Universe 1(1971) - #2
Universe 2(1972) - #3
Universe 3(1973) - #4
Universe 4(1974) - #5
Universe 5(1974) - #6Universe 6(1976)
- #7
Universe 7(1977) - #8
Universe 8(1978) - #9Universe 9(1979)
- #10
Universe 10(1980) - #11
Universe 11(1981) - #12
Universe 12(1982) - #13
Universe 13(1983) - #14
Universe 14(1984) - #15
Universe 15(1985) - #16
Universe 16(1986) - #17
Universe 17(1987)
- #1
Firepower(2021) - #2
Wildfire(2022) - #3Hellfire(2023)
- #1Watch Dogs: Dark Clouds(2014)
- #1
Z-Boyz in the Robot Graveyard(2012)
About John Shirley
John Shirley is a prolific author of over a dozen novels, including the critically acclaimed works Demons, Crawlers, City Come A-Walkin’, and the cyberpunk trilogy A Song Called Youth: Eclipse, Eclipse Penumbra, and Eclipse Corona. He has garnered numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association and the International Horror Guild Award for his collection Black Butterflies. Shirley's diverse creative endeavors extend to the music world, where he has fronted punk bands and penned lyrics for notable acts such as Blue Oyster Cult. As a principal screenwriter on The Crow, he continues to explore the realms of television and film, solidifying his reputation as a versatile and innovative storyteller. Visit his official website at www.darkecho.com/JohnShirley.
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