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Robert W. Walker Books in Order
Robert W. Walker, a master of suspense and bone-chilling terror, is a seasoned author and educator. Holding a BS and MS in English Education from Northwestern University, he has taught language and writing for over 25 years. With 44 novels to his credit, Walker continues to juggle multiple projects, having recently completed a film script and a TV treatment. Born in the shadow of the Shiloh battlefield, near Corinth, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago, Walker draws from two distinct writing traditions. His notable works include the City for Ransom series, as well as Dead On, which debuted in 2009. He is currently working on Children of Salem, a romantic-suspense-historical-mainstream novel. With seven novels released in 2003 and 2004, Walker has established a prolific career, with titles such as Final Edge, Grave Instinct, and Absolute Instinct, and City of the Absent, published in 2008. A resident of Charleston, West Virginia, Walker remains a prominent figure in the literary world.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Robert W. Walker's book series? Robert W. Walker has written 15 book series. The most notable is the Abraham Stroud/Bloodscreams series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Robert W. Walker
- #1
Curse Of The Vampire / Vampire Dreams(2010) - #2
Wake Of The Werewolf / Werewolf's Grief(2010) - #3
Legion Of The Dead / Zombie Eyes(2010) - #4
Bayou Wulf(2011) - #5
The Subterraneans(2015) - #6
Random Violence(2015) - #7
Satanipedes(2017) - #8
Vampire Dreams(2019) - #9
Skitters(2020) - #10
Mindbreach(2021)
- #1
City for Ransom(2005) - #2Shadows in the White City(2007)
- #3City of the Absent(2007)
- #4
Titanic 2012(2010) - #5
City of Lies(2017) - #6
City of Serpents(2018)
- #1
PSI: Blue(2006) - #2
Deja Blue(2009) - #3
Trés Blue: An Aurelia Murphy Hiyakawa Paranormal Psychological Thriller(2024)
- #1
Gone Gorilla(2016) - #2
The Monster Pit(2016) - #3
Goatbusters(2017) - #4
The Heads Have Eyes(2018)
- #1
Children of Salem(2014) - #2
Children of Salem Book Two(2014) - #3
Children of Salem Book Three(2014)
- #1
Dead Man's Float / Floaters(1989) - #2
Razor's Edge / Scalpers(1989) - #3
Burning Obsession / Front Burners(1989) - #4
Dying Breath / Dying Breath(1989)
- #1
The Serpentine Fire(2009) - #2
Return of the Serpentine Fire(2009)
- #1Killer Instinct(1992)
- #2
Primal Instinct(1994) - #3
Fatal Instinct(1995) - #4Pure Instinct(1995)
- #5
Darkest Instinct(1996) - #6
Extreme Instinct(1998) - #7
Blind Instinct(2000) - #8
Bitter Instinct(2001) - #9
Unnatural Instinct(2002) - #10Grave Instinct(2003)
- #11
Absolute Instinct(2004) - #12
Rules of Fog(2012) - #13
The Edge of Instinct(2013) - #14
The Fear Collectors(2014) - #15
The Devil's Instinct(2015) - #16
Dead on Instinct(2018) - #17
True Instinct(2020)
- #1
Under the Dead Man's Hat(2017) - #2
Under the Dead Lady's Corset(2021) - #3
Under the Hair of the Dog(2025)
- #1
Annie's War(2013)
- #1Cutting Edge(1997)
- #2
Double Edge(1998) - #3
Cold Edge(2001) - #4
Final Edge(2004) - #5The Edge of Instinct(2013)
- #6
Satan's Edge(2018)
- #1Dead on Writing(2009)
- #2
Demystifying & Transforming Your Grammar(2012) - #3
Greatest Secrets of Successful Commercial Fiction Authors(2012) - #4
Psychology 101 for Writers & Their Characters(2012) - #5
The Perils of Pauline - Crafting the Female Voice in Genre Fiction(2012) - #6
Story Web Structure - Crafting the Focused Story(2012) - #7
The Writer's Challenge & Passion(2012) - #8
Writing Craft - Convertx Tellx Narrative to Showx via Dialogue(2012)
- #1
Decoy / Hunting Lure(2010) - #2
Blood Ties / Blood Seers(2010) - #3
Blood Tells / Wind Slayers(2010) - #4
The Handyman / Hand-To-Hand(2010)
- #1
Sub-Zero!(1979) - #2
Daniel Webster Jackson and the Wrong Way Railway(1982) - #3
Brain Watch(1985) - #4
Aftershock(1987) - #5
Salem's Child(1987) - #6
Disembodied(1988) - #7
Decoy (As: S. Robertson)(1989) - #8
Dr. O (As: Glenn Hale)(1991) - #9
Fire and Flesh (As: Evan Kingsbury)(2002) - #10
Cuba Blue (With: Lyn Polkabla)(2009) - #11Dead on(2009)
- #12
Abaddon(2009) - #13
Brain Stem(2010) - #14
The Red Path: Indian Brigades in the Civil War(2014) - #15
Animiki & the Keepers of the Fire(2014) - #16
Ragner & The Battlestormer(2014) - #17
Vampire Babies(2020) - #18
The Cannoneers (With: Robert W.Walker)(2021) - #19Pet Project(2012)
- #20
Stump Grinder(2012) - #21
The Removal(2015) - #22
Thrice Told Tales(2009) - #23
Shy One Pearl & Ghost of an Addiction - 2 Raw Stories ala Walker(2012) - #24
Party of 8: The One That Got Away(2013) - #25
Darkness Chasing Light(2015)
- #1Titanic 2012(2010)
- #2
Bismark(2011) - #3Dead Ship Down(2016)
- #4
Marnie and the Edmund Fitzgerald(2023) - #5Mipoesias: December 2008(2008)
- #6
For the Night is Dark(2013) - #7
Horror 101: The Way Forward(2014) - #8
Off the Beaten Path 2(2016) - #9
Off the Beaten Path 3(2018) - #10
Tales From the Old Black Ambulance(2019) - #11
Shallow Waters Vol.7(2021)
About Robert W. Walker
Robert W. Walker, a master of suspense and bone-chilling terror, is a seasoned author and educator. Holding a BS and MS in English Education from Northwestern University, he has taught language and writing for over 25 years. With 44 novels to his credit, Walker continues to juggle multiple projects, having recently completed a film script and a TV treatment. Born in the shadow of the Shiloh battlefield, near Corinth, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago, Walker draws from two distinct writing traditions. His notable works include the City for Ransom series, as well as Dead On, which debuted in 2009. He is currently working on Children of Salem, a romantic-suspense-historical-mainstream novel. With seven novels released in 2003 and 2004, Walker has established a prolific career, with titles such as Final Edge, Grave Instinct, and Absolute Instinct, and City of the Absent, published in 2008. A resident of Charleston, West Virginia, Walker remains a prominent figure in the literary world.
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