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Richard Kadrey

American author Richard Kadrey is best known for the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. His books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Locus Award nominations. This page provides the Richard Kadrey books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1988MetrophagePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1994Covert Culture SourcebookPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1994Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0POoNB · 2Buy ↗

1995Kamikaze L'AmourPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1997From Myst to RivenPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2003Black NeurologyPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2005Butcher BirdPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2007AcceleratePOoGN · 1Buy ↗

2009Sandman SlimPOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

2010Kill the DeadPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

2011Aloha from HellPOoSSB · 3Buy ↗

2012Devil in the DollhousePOoSSB · 4Buy ↗

2012Devil Said BangPOoSSB · 5Buy ↗

2013Suspect ZeroPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2013Dead SetPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2013Kill City BluesPOoSSB · 6Buy ↗

2014The Getaway GodPOoSSB · 7Buy ↗

2015Killing PrettyPOoSSB · 8Buy ↗

2016The Everything BoxPOoACHB · 1Buy ↗

2016A Cautionary TalePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2016Bad BloodPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2016Concrete BouquetPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2016The Perdition ScorePOoSSB · 9Buy ↗

2017Poison Truth(By: Simon Oliver)POoTH(B · 1Buy ↗

2017Lucifer Vol 3POoLB · 1Buy ↗

2017The Smokeless Fire(By: Simon Oliver)POoTH(B · 2Buy ↗

2017The Wrong Dead GuyPOoACHB · 2Buy ↗

2017The Kill SocietyPOoSSB · 10Buy ↗

2018The Inspiration Game(With: Tim Seeley)POoTH(B · 3Buy ↗

2018The Good Old Days(By: Tim Seeley)POoTH(B · 4Buy ↗

2018Hollywood DeadPOoSSB · 11Buy ↗

2019The Grand DarkPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2020Ballistic KissPOoSSB · 12Buy ↗

2021Across the Dark WaterPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2021King BulletPOoSSB · 13Buy ↗

2023The Secrets of Insects(With: Christopher Shy)POoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2023The Dead Take the A TrainPOoCCB · 1Buy ↗

2023The Pale House DevilPOoDEB · 1Buy ↗

2025The Flesh KingPOoDEB · 2Buy ↗

2026In the Devil WindPOoSSB · 14Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas6 books · 2003–2021

01Black Neurology2003Buy ↗

02Suspect Zero2013Buy ↗

03A Cautionary Tale2016Buy ↗

04Bad Blood2016Buy ↗

05Concrete Bouquet2016Buy ↗

06Across the Dark Water2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Discreet Eliminators Books2 books · 2023–2025

01The Pale House Devil2023Buy ↗

02The Flesh King2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 2007

01Accelerate2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Another Coop Heist Books2 books · 2016–2017

01The Everything Box2016Buy ↗

02The Wrong Dead Guy2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2023

01The Secrets of Insects(With: Christopher Shy)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 1994–1997

01Covert Culture Sourcebook1994Buy ↗

02Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.01994Buy ↗

03From Myst to Riven1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels5 books · 1988–2019

01Metrophage1988Buy ↗

02Kamikaze L'Amour1995Buy ↗

03Butcher Bird2005Buy ↗

04Dead Set2013Buy ↗

05The Grand Dark2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Carrion City Books1 book · 2023

01The Dead Take the A Train2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Lucifer Books1 book · 2017

01Lucifer Vol 32017Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Hellblazer (2016) Books4 books · 2017–2018

01Poison Truth(By: Simon Oliver)2017Buy ↗

02The Smokeless Fire(By: Simon Oliver)2017Buy ↗

03The Inspiration Game(With: Tim Seeley)2018Buy ↗

04The Good Old Days(By: Tim Seeley)2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sandman Slim Books14 books · 2009–2026

01Sandman Slim2009Buy ↗

02Kill the Dead2010Buy ↗

03Aloha from Hell2011Buy ↗

04Devil in the Dollhouse2012Buy ↗

05Devil Said Bang2012Buy ↗

06Kill City Blues2013Buy ↗

07The Getaway God2014Buy ↗

08Killing Pretty2015Buy ↗

09The Perdition Score2016Buy ↗

10The Kill Society2017Buy ↗

11Hollywood Dead2018Buy ↗

12Ballistic Kiss2020Buy ↗

13King Bullet2021Buy ↗

14In the Devil Wind2026Buy ↗

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