Author guide
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Jonathan Maberry is an American author of horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, and young-adult fiction. He is also an anthology editor, comic-book writer, playwright, poet, and writing teacher. His major bodies of work include the Pine Deep, Joe Ledger, Rot & Ruin, Dead of Night, Nightsiders, Kagen the Damned, NecroTek, and Sleepers War series, as well as standalone novels, nonfiction, short-fiction collections, and graphic works.
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Patient Zero
The first Joe Ledger novel and a clear entry point to Maberry's science-thriller work.
Ghost Road Blues
The first Pine Deep novel and his breakthrough horror novel.
Rot & Ruin
The first novel in the Rot & Ruin young-adult series.
Ink
A standalone supernatural thriller.
Kagen the Damned
The first novel in the Kagen the Damned dark-fantasy series.
Read in order
Books by series
series · ongoing
Pine Deep
A horror trilogy set in Pine Deep, Pennsylvania, with related short-fiction collections.
series · ongoing
Joe Ledger
Science-fiction thrillers about Baltimore detective Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences.
- 1 Patient ZeroAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2009
- 2
The Dragon FactoryAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2010
- 3
The King of PlaguesAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2011
- 4
Assassin's CodeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2012
- 5
The Extinction MachineAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2013
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Code ZeroAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2014
- 7
Predator OneAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2015
- 8
Kill SwitchAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2016
- 9
Dogs of WarAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2017
- 10
Deep SilenceAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2018
series · ongoing
Rogue Team International
The Joe Ledger spin-off series following Ledger and an international team of troubleshooters.
series · complete
Rot & Ruin
A young-adult post-apocalyptic zombie series centered on Benny Imura and his companions.
- 1 Rot & RuinAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2010
- 2
Dust & DecayAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2011
- 3
Flesh & BoneAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2012
- 4
Fire & AshAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2013
- 5
Bits & PiecesAmazon ↗Book 5 · collection · 2015 Optional
- 6
Broken LandsAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2018
- 7
Lost RoadsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2020
- 8 Rot & Ruin: Warrior SmartAmazon ↗
Book 8 · graphic-novel · 2015 Optional
series · ongoing
The Nightsiders
A middle-grade science-fiction and fantasy series about Milo Silk and the alien Bugs.
series · ongoing
NecroTek
A science-fiction horror series about the space station Asphodel and ancient cosmic horrors.
series · ongoing
Sleepers War
A science-fiction series about dormant super-soldiers and an alien conflict.
- 1 Alpha WaveAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2023
- 1
Deadlands: GhostwalkersAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2015
- 1 The X-Files Origins: Devil's AdvocateAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2017
series · ongoing
V-Wars
A shared-world vampire-war series created and edited by Maberry, who contributed fiction to the volumes.
graphic-series · ongoing
V-Wars Graphic Novels
Graphic adaptations and expansions of the V-Wars universe.
graphic-series · complete
Marvel Universe vs.
A Marvel Comics limited-series sequence depicting a cannibal plague.
graphic-series · complete
Road of the Dead: Highway to Hell
A graphic-novel prequel to George Romero's Road of the Dead.
- 1 Road of the Dead: Highway to HellAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2019
series · ongoing
The Sam Hunter Case Files
Urban-noir supernatural stories featuring werewolf private investigator Sam Hunter.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (33)
- E.S.M.: Effective Survival MethodsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1985
- Introduction to Asian Martial ArtsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1993
- Self-Defense for Every WomanAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1992
- Shinowara-ryu Jujutsu: A HistoryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1993
- Shinowara-ryu Jujutsu: Student HandbookAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1994
- Judo and You: A Handbook for the Serious StudentAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1991
- The Martial Arts Student Log BookAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2002
- Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles and PracticesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2002
- Ultimate Sparring: Principles & PracticesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2003
- The Vampire Slayers' Field Guide to the UndeadAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2003
- Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us and Hunger for UsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2006
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The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange, and Downright BizarreAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2007
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Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living DeadAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2008
- Punisher: Naked KillAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2008
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They Bite!: Endless Cravings of Supernatural PredatorsAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2009
- Marvel Zombies ReturnAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
- Black Panther: DoomWarAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
- Black Panther: PowerAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
- Wolverine: Flies to a SpiderAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
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The WolfmanAmazon ↗novel · 2010
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Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of EvilAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2010
- Klaws of the PantherAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2011
- Captain America: Hail HydraAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2011
- Black Panther: Age of HeroesAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2011
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Bad BloodAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2014
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Mars OneAmazon ↗novel · 2017
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IndigoAmazon ↗novel · 2017
- Joe Ledger: The Official CompanionAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2017
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GlimpseAmazon ↗novel · 2018
- LullabyAmazon ↗
novella · 2018
- PandemicaAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2020
- InkAmazon ↗
novel · 2020
- MysticAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
Short fiction (1)
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Like Part of the FamilyAmazon ↗short-story · 2011
Plays (1)
- Boundary StreetAmazon ↗
play
Other (17)
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Zero ToleranceAmazon ↗collection · 2011
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Joe Ledger: The Missing FilesAmazon ↗collection · 2011
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The Wind Through the Fence: And Other StoriesAmazon ↗collection · 2017
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Hungry TalesAmazon ↗collection · 2012
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Tales of the Rot & RuinAmazon ↗collection · 2012
- Whistling Past the Graveyard: And Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2013
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Joe Ledger: Special OpsAmazon ↗collection · 2014
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Darkness on the Edge of Town: Tales of Pine DeepAmazon ↗collection · 2015
- Strange Worlds: Short Fiction by Jonathan MaberryAmazon ↗
collection · 2015
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Joe Ledger: UnstoppableAmazon ↗collection · 2017
- A Little Bronze Book of Cautionary TalesAmazon ↗
collection · 2020
- Don't Turn Out the LightsAmazon ↗
collection · 2020
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Empty Graves: Tales of the Living DeadAmazon ↗collection · 2021
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Joe Ledger: Secret Missions, Volume OneAmazon ↗collection · 2021
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Joe Ledger: Secret Missions, Volume TwoAmazon ↗collection · 2021
- The Good, the Bad, & the UncannyAmazon ↗
collection · 2023
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Joe Ledger: UnbreakableAmazon ↗collection · 2023