Author guide
Richard Kadrey Books in Order
Richard Kadrey is an American novelist, writer, and photographer best known for the Sandman Slim supernatural-noir series. His work ranges from the early cyberpunk novels Metrophage and Kamikaze L'Amour to dark fantasy, horror, graphic fiction, cultural nonfiction, short fiction, and collaborations. He has also written comics and co-authored The Dead Take the A Train with Cassandra Khaw.
science fictioncyberpunkhorrordark fantasyurban fantasysupernatural noirnonfictiongraphic fiction
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Sandman Slim
The first and defining novel in Kadrey's signature supernatural-noir series.
Metrophage: A Romance of the Future
Kadrey's debut novel and a foundational cyberpunk work.
The Grand Dark
A self-contained dark alternate-history novel.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Sandman Slim
A supernatural-noir dark fantasy series following James Stark, an assassin who escapes Hell and wages war across Los Angeles and the underworld.
- 1 Sandman SlimAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2009
- 2
Kill the DeadAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2010
- 3
Aloha from HellAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2011
- 4
Devil in the DollhouseAmazon ↗Book 3.5 · novella · 2012 Optional
- 5
Devil Said BangAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2012
- 6
Kill City BluesAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2013
- 7
The Getaway GodAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2014
- 8
Killing PrettyAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2015
- 9
The Perdition ScoreAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2016
- 10
The Kill SocietyAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2017
- 11
Hollywood DeadAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2018
- 12
Ballistic KissAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2020
- 13
King BulletAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2021
co-authored-novel-series · ongoing
Carrion City
A shared dark-fantasy and cosmic-horror series co-created by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw.
- 1
The Dead Take the A TrainAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2023
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (11)
- Metrophage: A Romance of the FutureAmazon ↗
novel · 1988
- Covert Culture Sourcebook: A Guide to Fringe CultureAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1993
- Kamikaze L'Amour: A Novel of the FutureAmazon ↗
novel · 1995
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From Myst to Riven: The Creations & InspirationsAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1997
- AccelerateAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2007
- Butcher Bird: A Novel of the DominionAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
- Suspect ZeroAmazon ↗
novella · 2013
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Dead SetAmazon ↗novel · 2013
- The Grand DarkAmazon ↗
novel · 2019
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The Pale House DevilAmazon ↗novella · 2023
- The Flesh KingAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
Short fiction (2)
Other (1)
- Angel Scene / Teeth and Tongue LandscapeAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2003