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Brian Hodge Books in Order

Brian Hodge has written 24 books, published between 1988 and 2026. The first book is Dark Advent (1988) and the newest is Black Hole Sundown (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1988–2026
Pages on record
3,904 in 11 of 24 books
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Brian Hodge is a writer of horror and crime who lives in Boulder, Colorado. Hodge's novels run dark, with self-sacrifice among the themes, and unusual belief systems get explored across them. The catalogue holds 24 books published between 1988 and 2026, from Dark Advent (1988) to Black Hole Sundown (2026). Worlds of Hurt and Chronicles of Darkness are the two series listed, and single-author short stories sit among the recorded subjects. Hodge won the International Horror Guild Award for best short fiction. The 1990s are the busiest decade.

How many Brian Hodge books are there?

Brian Hodge has 24 books, released between 1988 and 2026. They include 2 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Brian Hodge Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Brian Hodge books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Nightlife by Brian Hodge (1991)
  2. Cover of Deathgrip by Brian Hodge (1992)
  3. Cover of The Darker Saints by Brian Hodge (1993)
  4. Cover of Prototype by Brian Hodge (1996)
  5. Cover of Wild Horses by Brian Hodge (1999)
  6. Cover of Lies & Ugliness by Brian Hodge (2002)
  7. Cover of On Earth As It Is In Hell by Brian Hodge, book 5 of the Hellboy Graphic Novel series (2005)
  8. Cover of World of Hurt by Brian Hodge, book 1 of the Worlds of Hurt series (2006)
  9. Cover of Mad Dogs by Brian Hodge (2007)
  10. Cover of The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge (2018)
  11. Cover of Skidding Into Oblivion by Brian Hodge (2019)
  1. 1
    Dark Advent1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  2. 2
    Oasis1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    Nightlife1991 · 404 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991404
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  4. 4
    Deathgrip1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  5. 5
    The Darker Saints1993 · 414 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993414
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  6. 6
    The Alchemy of the Throat1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  7. 7
    The Convulsion Factory1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  8. 8
    Prototype1996 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996386
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  9. 9
    Madame Babylon1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    As Above, So Below1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  11. 11
    The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  12. 12
    Wild Horses1999 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999308
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  13. 13
    Lies & Ugliness2002 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002400
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  14. 14
    On Earth As It Is In HellHellboy Graphic Novel #52005 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005368
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  15. 15
    World of HurtWorlds of Hurt #12006 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006151
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  16. 16
    Mad Dogs2007 · 578 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007578
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  17. 17
    Picking the Bones2011 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011313
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  18. 18
    Dark City2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    The Weight of the Dead2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  20. 20
    Dawn of HeresiesChronicles of Darkness #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  21. 21
    The Immaculate Void2018 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018232
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  22. 22
    I'll Bring You the Birds From out of the Sky2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  23. 23
    Skidding Into Oblivion2019 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019350
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  24. 24
    Black Hole Sundown2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Brian Hodge books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Worlds of Hurt in order

1 book
  1. 1. World of Hurt

Chronicles of Darkness in order

1 book
  1. 1. Dawn of Heresies

Hellboy Graphic Novel in order

1 book
  1. 5. On Earth As It Is In Hell

Standalone books

21 books

21 Brian Hodge titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Brian Hodge books in order?

You only need to read Brian Hodge books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Brian Hodge

Start with Dark Advent (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Brian Hodge book?

Black Hole Sundown (2026) is the newest Brian Hodge book released so far.

Is there a new Brian Hodge book coming?

No next Brian Hodge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Brian Hodge at a glance

Still publishing
Brian Hodge published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Brian Hodge books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,904 pages across the 11 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brian Hodge books, 10 of 24, were published in the 1990s.

What the Brian Hodge books are about

10 of the 24 Brian Hodge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.