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Richard Kadrey Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Richard Kadrey in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 40 books / 11 series

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.

Books by Richard Kadrey in Publication Order

1988 Metrophage POoSN / 1 Buy
1994 Covert Culture Sourcebook POoNB / 1 Buy
1994 Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0 POoNB / 2 Buy
1995 Kamikaze L'Amour POoSN / 2 Buy
1997 From Myst to Riven POoNB / 3 Buy
2003 Black Neurology POoSS / 1 Buy
2005 Butcher Bird POoSN / 3 Buy
2007 Accelerate POoGN / 1 Buy
2009 Sandman Slim POoSSB / 1 Buy
2010 Kill the Dead POoSSB / 2 Buy
2011 Aloha from Hell POoSSB / 3 Buy
2012 Devil in the Dollhouse POoSSB / 4 Buy
2012 Devil Said Bang POoSSB / 5 Buy
2013 Suspect Zero POoSS / 2 Buy
2013 Dead Set POoSN / 4 Buy
2013 Kill City Blues POoSSB / 6 Buy
2014 The Getaway God POoSSB / 7 Buy
2015 Killing Pretty POoSSB / 8 Buy
2016 The Everything Box POoACHB / 1 Buy
2016 A Cautionary Tale POoSS / 3 Buy
2016 Bad Blood POoSS / 4 Buy
2016 Concrete Bouquet POoSS / 5 Buy
2016 The Perdition Score POoSSB / 9 Buy
2017 Lucifer Vol 3 POoLB / 1 Buy
2017 Poison Truth(By: Simon Oliver) POoTH(B / 1 Buy
2017 The Wrong Dead Guy POoACHB / 2 Buy
2017 The Smokeless Fire(By: Simon Oliver) POoTH(B / 2 Buy
2017 The Kill Society POoSSB / 10 Buy
2018 The Inspiration Game(With: Tim Seeley) POoTH(B / 3 Buy
2018 The Good Old Days(By: Tim Seeley) POoTH(B / 4 Buy
2018 Hollywood Dead POoSSB / 11 Buy
2019 The Grand Dark POoSN / 5 Buy
2020 Ballistic Kiss POoSSB / 12 Buy
2021 Across the Dark Water POoSS / 6 Buy
2021 King Bullet POoSSB / 13 Buy
2023 The Dead Take the A Train POoCCB / 1 Buy
2023 The Secrets of Insects(With: Christopher Shy) POoSSC / 1 Buy
2023 The Pale House Devil POoDEB / 1 Buy
2025 The Flesh King POoDEB / 2 Buy
2026 In the Devil Wind POoSSB / 14 Buy

Complete Richard Kadrey Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Black Neurology 2003 Buy
02 Suspect Zero 2013 Buy
03 A Cautionary Tale 2016 Buy
04 Bad Blood 2016 Buy
05 Concrete Bouquet 2016 Buy
06 Across the Dark Water 2021 Buy
01 The Pale House Devil 2023 Buy
02 The Flesh King 2025 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 1 book / 2007
01 Accelerate 2007 Buy
Another Coop Heist Reading Order 2 books / 2016-2017
01 The Everything Box 2016 Buy
02 The Wrong Dead Guy 2017 Buy
01 The Secrets of Insects(With: Christopher Shy) 2023 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 3 books / 1994-1997
01 Covert Culture Sourcebook 1994 Buy
02 Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0 1994 Buy
03 From Myst to Riven 1997 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 5 books / 1988-2019
01 Metrophage 1988 Buy
02 Kamikaze L'Amour 1995 Buy
03 Butcher Bird 2005 Buy
04 Dead Set 2013 Buy
05 The Grand Dark 2019 Buy
01 The Dead Take the A Train 2023 Buy
Lucifer Reading Order 1 book / 2017
01 Lucifer Vol 3 2017 Buy
01 Poison Truth(By: Simon Oliver) 2017 Buy
02 The Smokeless Fire(By: Simon Oliver) 2017 Buy
03 The Inspiration Game(With: Tim Seeley) 2018 Buy
04 The Good Old Days(By: Tim Seeley) 2018 Buy
Sandman Slim Reading Order 14 books / 2009-2026
01 Sandman Slim 2009 Buy
02 Kill the Dead 2010 Buy
03 Aloha from Hell 2011 Buy
04 Devil in the Dollhouse 2012 Buy
05 Devil Said Bang 2012 Buy
06 Kill City Blues 2013 Buy
07 The Getaway God 2014 Buy
08 Killing Pretty 2015 Buy
09 The Perdition Score 2016 Buy
10 The Kill Society 2017 Buy
11 Hollywood Dead 2018 Buy
12 Ballistic Kiss 2020 Buy
13 King Bullet 2021 Buy
14 In the Devil Wind 2026 Buy

Where to start with Richard Kadrey

What is the best order to read Richard Kadrey books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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