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Reading order

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Books in Order

This page lists the complete Kolchak: The Night Stalker reading order by Ed Gorman, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 22 books / 1973-2016

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Reading Order

01 The Night Stalker(By: Jeff Rice) 1973 Buy
02 The Night Strangler(By: Jeff Rice) 1974 Buy
03 Fever Pitch(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) 2003 Buy
04 Lambs to the Slaughter(By: Joe Gentile) 2003 Buy
05 Devil in the Details(By: Stefan Petrucha) 2003 Buy
06 Get of Belial(By: Joe Gentile) 2003 Buy
07 Pain Without Tears(By: C.J. Henderson) 2004 Buy
08 Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) 2004 Buy
09 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Robert Weinberg) 2005 Buy
10 Terror Within(By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha) 2006 Buy
11 Bare Bones(By: Joe Gentile) 2006 Buy
12 A Black & Evil Truth(By: C.J. Henderson) 2007 Buy
13 The Lovecraftian Horror(By: C.J. Henderson) 2007 Buy
14 The Kolchak Papers(By: Jeff Rice) 2007 Buy
15 Sound of Fear(By: Joe Gentile) 2008 Buy
16 The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak(By: Dave Ulanski) 2009 Buy
17 Cry Of Thunder(By: Joe Gentile) 2010 Buy
18 Compendium(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden) 2011 Buy
19 The Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012 Buy
20 Kolchak and the Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012 Buy
21 Necronomicon(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012 Buy
22 Passages of the Macabre(With: Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson) 2016 Buy

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Books by Publication Order

1973 The Night Stalker(By: Jeff Rice) #1
1974 The Night Strangler(By: Jeff Rice) #2
2003 Fever Pitch(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) #3
2003 Lambs to the Slaughter(By: Joe Gentile) #4
2003 Devil in the Details(By: Stefan Petrucha) #5
2003 Get of Belial(By: Joe Gentile) #6
2004 Pain Without Tears(By: C.J. Henderson) #7
2004 Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) #8
2005 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Robert Weinberg) #9
2006 Terror Within(By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha) #10
2006 Bare Bones(By: Joe Gentile) #11
2007 A Black & Evil Truth(By: C.J. Henderson) #12
2007 The Lovecraftian Horror(By: C.J. Henderson) #13
2007 The Kolchak Papers(By: Jeff Rice) #14
2008 Sound of Fear(By: Joe Gentile) #15
2009 The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak(By: Dave Ulanski) #16
2010 Cry Of Thunder(By: Joe Gentile) #17
2011 Compendium(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden) #18
2012 The Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) #19
2012 Kolchak and the Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) #20
2012 Necronomicon(By: C.J. Henderson) #21
2016 Passages of the Macabre(With: Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson) #22

Questions readers ask

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The Kolchak: The Night Stalker reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Kolchak: The Night Stalker books are there?

This catalog currently lists 22 Kolchak: The Night Stalker books published across 1973-2016.

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker is listed as a book series by Ed Gorman.

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