The X-Files Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The X-Files books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1994
Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1995
Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1995
Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1995
Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1995
Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1997
Skin (By: Ben Mezrich)
Buy on Amazon1998
Fight the Future (By: Elizabeth Hand)
Buy on Amazon1998
I Want to Believe (By: Max Allan Collins)
Buy on Amazon2008
Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray)
Buy on Amazon2024
The Best of Horrorfind
Buy on Amazon2001
Excitable Boys
Buy on Amazon2002
Shivers
Buy on Amazon2002
Shivers II
Buy on Amazon2003
The Dead Walk!
Buy on Amazon2004
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
Buy on Amazon2004
A Walk on the Darkside
Buy on Amazon2004
The Undead
Buy on Amazon2005
Best New Horror 16
Buy on Amazon2005
4 Fear of...
Buy on Amazon2006
Jack Haringa Must Die!
Buy on Amazon2008
The Big Book of NECON
Buy on Amazon2009
Smoke and Mirrors
Buy on Amazon2009
New Dark Voices 2
Buy on Amazon2009
Infernally Yours
Buy on Amazon2009
Shroud 7
Buy on Amazon2009
Hungry for Your Love
Buy on Amazon2009
Shivers VI
Buy on Amazon2010
Dust & Divorcing the Dead
Buy on Amazon2010
The Living Dead 2
Buy on Amazon2010
Four Rode Out
Buy on Amazon2010
Grave Conditions
Buy on Amazon2010
Zombies: The Recent Dead
Buy on Amazon2010
Shroud 11
Buy on Amazon2011
The Crane House
Buy on Amazon2012
21st Century Dead
Buy on Amazon2012
Extreme Zombies
Buy on Amazon2012
Dueling Minds
Buy on Amazon2013
Mister October, Volume II
Buy on Amazon2013
Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road
Buy on Amazon2013
Piercing the Darkness
Buy on Amazon2014
In The Dark
Buy on Amazon2014
Operation Ice Bat
Buy on Amazon2014
Fossil Lake II
Buy on Amazon2015
The Library of the Dead
Buy on Amazon2015
Giallo Fantastique
Buy on Amazon2015
Trust No One
Buy on Amazon2015
Seize the Night
Buy on Amazon2015
Unearthed
Buy on Amazon2016
Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries
Buy on Amazon2017
LampLight Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2017
Nights of the Living Dead Anthology
Buy on Amazon2017
My Favorite Story Podcast Author Anthology
Buy on Amazon2017
Lost Highways
Buy on Amazon2018
Chiral Mad 4
Buy on Amazon2018
Silverwood
Buy on Amazon2019
A Very DC Halloween
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best of Horrorfind II
Buy on Amazon2020
Midnight in the Pentagram
Buy on Amazon2020
Halldark Holidays
Buy on Amazon2020
Bludgeon Tools: Splatterpunk Anthology
Buy on Amazon2021
Dissonant Harmonies
Buy on Amazon2021
Halloween Nights
Buy on Amazon2021
Close to Midnight
Buy on Amazon2022
Nursery Stories for Dumb Crotch Goblins
Buy on Amazon2023
Dark Corners of the Old Dominion
Buy on Amazon2023
October Screams: A Halloween Anthology
Buy on Amazon2023
Splatterpunk's Basement of Horrors
Buy on Amazon2023
The Drive-In: Multiplex
Buy on Amazon2024
Your Voice Deserves to be Heard
Buy on Amazon2024
Fragile Anthology
Buy on Amazon2024
Splatterpunk's She Dotted Her Eyes
Buy on Amazon2025
The Map of Lost Places: Stories From Strange and Haunted Realms
Buy on Amazon2025
The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The X-Files series is publication order: 1. Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant) (1994), 2. Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995), 3. Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995), 4. Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995), 5. Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995), and 69 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The X-Files series by Brian Keene contains 74 books. The series began in 1994 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
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