Author guide
Cassandra Khaw Books in Order
Cassandra Khaw is a Malaysian writer of horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, and weird fiction. Their work includes novels, novellas, short fiction, poetry, tabletop role-playing sourcebooks, and video-game writing. They are the author of The All-Consuming World, The Library at Hellebore, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, The Salt Grows Heavy, and Breakable Things, and co-author of The Dead Take the A Train with Richard Kadrey. Their fiction has received recognition from the Bram Stoker, Locus, British Fantasy, World Fantasy, and Shirley Jackson awards.
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Cassandra Khaw's Newest Book
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Hammers on Bone
The first entry in the Persons Non Grata series and a representative Lovecraftian noir novella.
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
A concise, acclaimed standalone horror novella.
The All-Consuming World
A full-length science-fiction novel and Khaw's first novel.
Read in order
Books by series
fiction-series · completed
Gods & Monsters
A dark fantasy series centered on Rupert Wong, a sorcerer-chef and administrator of the Ten Chinese Hells.
fiction-series · completed
Persons Non Grata
A Lovecraftian horror series following the time-traveling alien detective John Persons.
shared-world-serial · completed
Born to the Blade
A shared-world serialized fiction project containing Cassandra Khaw's separately published chapbooks Baby Shower and Dreadnought.
co-authored-fiction-series · ongoing
Carrion City
A co-authored urban-horror series by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey.
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The Dead Take the A TrainAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2023
licensed-fiction-series · ongoing
Critical Role: Bells Hells
A licensed fantasy-fiction series set in the Critical Role universe, including Khaw's prequel novel about Laudna.
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Critical Role: Bells Hells—What Doesn't BreakAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2024
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (7)
- The True History of the Strange BrigadeAmazon ↗
novel · 2018
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Van Richten's Guide to RavenloftAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2021
- The All-Consuming WorldAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
- Nothing But Blackened TeethAmazon ↗
novella · 2021
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Critical Role: Call of the NetherdeepAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2022
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The Salt Grows HeavyAmazon ↗novella · 2023
- The Library at HelleboreAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
Short fiction (1)
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These Deathless BonesAmazon ↗short-story · 2017
