Carlton Mellick III Books in Order

Carlton Mellick III has written 68 books, published between 2000 and 2025. The first book is Sunset With A Beard (2000) and the newest is Scorpion Ranch (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
68
Published
2000–2025
Pages on record
9,201 in 54 of 68 books
Reading time
153–230 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,201 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 68 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Carlton Mellick III, author of the Bizarro Starter Kit series

Carlton Mellick III is an American author, born 2 July 1977 and based in Portland, Oregon. Mellick is one of the leading writers of Bizarro fiction, an underground movement that sets schlock science fiction and horror next to postmodern literary art. The novels build surreal versions of earth, in the present and in imagined futures, and aim at social absurdity and satire. The catalogue holds 68 books, from Sunset With A Beard (2000) through Satan Burger (2001) to Scorpion Ranch (2025).

How many Carlton Mellick III books are there?

Carlton Mellick III has 68 books, released between 2000 and 2025. 1 of them belong to the Bizarro Starter Kit series.

Carlton Mellick III Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 68 Carlton Mellick III 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. 1
    Sunset With A Beard2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000
  2. 2
    Satan Burger2001 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001236
  3. 3
    Electric Jesus Corpse2002 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002384
  4. 4
    Razor Wire Pubic Hair2003 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200392
  5. 5
    The Baby Jesus Butt Plug2004 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200492
  6. 6
    Fishy-Fleshed2004 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004110
  7. 7
    Punk Land2005 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005284
  8. 8
    The Menstruating Mall2005 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005104
  9. 9
    Sex and Death in Television Town2005 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005130
  10. 10
    The Bizarro Starter KitBizarro Starter Kit #12006 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006236
  11. 11
    Teeth and Tongue Landscape2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
  12. 12
    Sausagey Santa2006 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006132
  13. 13
    The Haunted Vagina2006 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006120
  14. 14
    Sea of the Patchwork Cats2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
  15. 15
    War Slut2006 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006116
  16. 16
    Adolf in Wonderland2007 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007140
  17. 17
    The Egg Man2008 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008150
  18. 18
    Ultra F*ckers2008 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008120
  19. 19
    Cybernetrix2008 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008190
  20. 20
    Apeshit2008 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008180
  21. 21
    The Cannibals of Candyland2009 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009164
  22. 22
    Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland2009 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009300
  23. 23
    The Faggiest Vampire2009 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009104
  24. 24
    Christmas on Crack2010 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010168
  25. 25
    The Kobold Wizard's Dildo of Enlightenment2010 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010215
  26. 26
    Zombies and Shit2010 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010292
  27. 27
    Barbarian Beast Bitches of the Badlands2011 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011284
  28. 28
    I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter2011 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011152
  29. 29
    Armadillo Fists2011 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011168
  30. 30
    Crab Town2011 · 85 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201185

Carlton Mellick III 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.

Bizarro Starter Kit in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Bizarro Starter Kit

Standalone books

67 books

67 Carlton Mellick III titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Carlton Mellick III books in order?

You only need to read Carlton Mellick III books in order within the Bizarro Starter Kit series, which holds 1 of the 68 Carlton Mellick III books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Carlton Mellick III

Start with Sunset With A Beard (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Carlton Mellick III book?

Scorpion Ranch (2025) is the newest Carlton Mellick III book released so far.

Is there a new Carlton Mellick III book coming?

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

Carlton Mellick III at a glance

Still publishing
Carlton Mellick III published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Carlton Mellick III books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,201 pages across the 54 of 68 books with a recorded length, a median of 151 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carlton Mellick III books, 35 of 68, were published in the 2010s.

What the Carlton Mellick III books are about

13 of the 68 Carlton Mellick III 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 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.