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Peter Straub

American author Peter Straub is best known for his horror novels, including *Ghost Story* and collaborations with Stephen King like *The Talisman*. A Bram Stoker Award winner, his work has sold millions worldwide. This page provides Peter Straub’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1972IshmaelPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1972Open AirPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1973MarriagesPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1975Julia / Full CirclePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1977If You Could See Me NowPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1979Ghost StoryPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1980ShadowlandPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1982Floating DragonPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1982The General's WifePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1983Leeson Park and Belsize SquarePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1984The TalismanPOoTB · 1Buy ↗

1985Under VenusPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1988KokoPOoBRTB · 1Buy ↗

1990Mrs. GodPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1990MysteryPOoBRTB · 2Buy ↗

1990Houses Without DoorsPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1992An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell)POoFoFAB · 1Buy ↗

1993The Ghost VillagePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1993The ThroatPOoBRTB · 3Buy ↗

1994Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(With: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford)POoFoFAB · 2Buy ↗

1994FeePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1994Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes)POoFoFAB · 3Buy ↗

1994Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell)POoFoFAB · 4Buy ↗

1995The Horror Writers Association Presents Peter Straub's GhostsPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1996The Hellfire ClubPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1998Mr. Clubb and Mr. CuffPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1999Mr. XPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2000Pork Pie HatPOoCRB · 1Buy ↗

2000Magic TerrorPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2001Black HousePOoTB · 2Buy ↗

2003Lost Boy Lost GirlPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2003In The Night RoomPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2005The Little Blue Book of Rose StoriesPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2007SidesPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

20085 StoriesPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2009The Best Horror of the Year: Volume OnePOoBHotYB · 1Buy ↗

2009The Talisman: Road of Trials(With: Stephen King,Tony Shasteen)POoGN · 1Buy ↗

2009A Special PlacePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2010The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 1Buy ↗

2010The Green Woman(With: Michael Easton)POoGN · 2Buy ↗

2010The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TwoPOoBHotYB · 2Buy ↗

2010The Juniper Tree and Other Blue Rose StoriesPOoBRTB · 4Buy ↗

2010The SkylarkPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2010A Dark MatterPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2011The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 2Buy ↗

2011The Best Horror of the Year: Volume ThreePOoBHotYB · 3Buy ↗

2011The Ballad of Ballard and SandrinePOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2012The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Best Horror of the Year: Volume FourPOoBHotYB · 4Buy ↗

2012The Buffalo HunterPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2013The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 4Buy ↗

2013The Best Horror of the Year Volume FivePOoBHotYB · 5Buy ↗

2014The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 5Buy ↗

2014The Best Horror of the Year: Volume SixPOoBHotYB · 6Buy ↗

2015The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 6Buy ↗

2015The Best Horror of the Year: Volume SevenPOoBHotYB · 7Buy ↗

2015PerdidoPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2016The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 7Buy ↗

2016The Best Horror of the Year: Volume EightPOoBHotYB · 8Buy ↗

2016Interior DarknessPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2017The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 8Buy ↗

2017The Process (is a Process All Its Own)POoSS · 9Buy ↗

2017The Best Horror of the Year: Volume NinePOoBHotYB · 9Buy ↗

2018The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 9Buy ↗

2018The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TenPOoBHotYB · 10Buy ↗

2018The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror FictionPOoBHotYB · 11Buy ↗

2019The Best Horror of the Year: Volume ElevenPOoBHotYB · 12Buy ↗

2020The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 EditionPOoTYBDF&HB · 10Buy ↗

2020The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1POoTYBDF&HB · 11Buy ↗

2020The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TwelvePOoBHotYB · 13Buy ↗

2021The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2POoTYBDF&HB · 12Buy ↗

2021The Best Horror of the Year Volume ThirteenPOoBHotYB · 14Buy ↗

2022The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3POoTYBDF&HB · 13Buy ↗

2022The Best Horror of the Year, Volume FourteenPOoBHotYB · 15Buy ↗

2023The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4POoTYBDF&HB · 14Buy ↗

2024The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5POoTYBDF&HB · 15Buy ↗

2024The Best Horror of the Year, Volume FifteenPOoBHotYB · 16Buy ↗

2024The Best Horror of the Year, Volume SixteenPOoBHotYB · 17Buy ↗

2025The Best Horror of the Year, Volume SeventeenPOoBHotYB · 18Buy ↗

2026Other Worlds Than ThesePOoTB · 3Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Best Horror of the Year Books18 books · 2009–2025

01The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One2009Buy ↗

02The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two2010Buy ↗

03The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three2011Buy ↗

04The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four2012Buy ↗

05The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five2013Buy ↗

06The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six2014Buy ↗

07The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven2015Buy ↗

08The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight2016Buy ↗

09The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine2017Buy ↗

10The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten2018Buy ↗

11The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction2018Buy ↗

12The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven2019Buy ↗

13The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve2020Buy ↗

14The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen2021Buy ↗

15The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen2022Buy ↗

16The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen2024Buy ↗

17The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen2024Buy ↗

18The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books15 books · 2010–2024

01The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition2010Buy ↗

02The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition2011Buy ↗

03The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition2012Buy ↗

04The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition2013Buy ↗

05The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition2014Buy ↗

06The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition2015Buy ↗

07The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition2016Buy ↗

08The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition2017Buy ↗

09The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition2018Buy ↗

10The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition2020Buy ↗

11The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 12020Buy ↗

12The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 22021Buy ↗

13The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 32022Buy ↗

14The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 42023Buy ↗

15The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 52024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas9 books · 1990–2017

01Mrs. God1990Buy ↗

02The Ghost Village1993Buy ↗

03Fee1994Buy ↗

04Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff1998Buy ↗

05A Special Place2009Buy ↗

06The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine2011Buy ↗

07The Buffalo Hunter2012Buy ↗

08Perdido2015Buy ↗

09The Process (is a Process All Its Own)2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Blue Rose Trilogy Books4 books · 1988–2010

01Koko1988Buy ↗

02Mystery1990Buy ↗

03The Throat1993Buy ↗

04The Juniper Tree and Other Blue Rose Stories2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2007

01Sides2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Talisman Books3 books · 1984–2026

01The Talisman1984Buy ↗

02Black House2001Buy ↗

03Other Worlds Than These2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels14 books · 1973–2010

01Marriages1973Buy ↗

02Julia / Full Circle1975Buy ↗

03If You Could See Me Now1977Buy ↗

04Ghost Story1979Buy ↗

05Shadowland1980Buy ↗

06Floating Dragon1982Buy ↗

07The General's Wife1982Buy ↗

08Under Venus1985Buy ↗

09The Hellfire Club1996Buy ↗

10Mr. X1999Buy ↗

11Lost Boy Lost Girl2003Buy ↗

12In The Night Room2003Buy ↗

13The Skylark2010Buy ↗

14A Dark Matter2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Criminal Records Books1 book · 2000

01Pork Pie Hat2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections9 books · 1972–2016

01Ishmael1972Buy ↗

02Open Air1972Buy ↗

03Leeson Park and Belsize Square1983Buy ↗

04Houses Without Doors1990Buy ↗

05The Horror Writers Association Presents Peter Straub's Ghosts1995Buy ↗

06Magic Terror2000Buy ↗

07The Little Blue Book of Rose Stories2005Buy ↗

085 Stories2008Buy ↗

09Interior Darkness2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Foundations of Fear Anthology Books4 books · 1992–1994

01An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell)1992Buy ↗

02Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(With: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford)1994Buy ↗

03Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes)1994Buy ↗

04Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell)1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels2 books · 2009–2010

01The Talisman: Road of Trials(With: Stephen King,Tony Shasteen)2009Buy ↗

02The Green Woman(With: Michael Easton)2010Buy ↗

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