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Charles L. Grant Books in Order

80 books are credited to Charles L. Grant, published between 1976 and 2017; 2 of them appeared after Charles L. Grant's death in 2006. The first book is The Shadow of Alpha (1976) and the newest is He Told Me To (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Charles L. Grant also publishes as Deborah Lewis, Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Steven Charles.

Books
80
Published
1976–2017
Confirmed
2 of 80 titles
Pages on record
7,889 in 27 of 80 books
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Dark fantasy and quiet horror were the terms Charles L. Grant (1942–2006) used for the fiction written across novels and short stories. Grant also published as Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, Deborah Lewis, Timothy Boggs, Mark Rivers and Steven Charles. Honours include the British Fantasy Society's Special Award in 1987, the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999 and World Horror Grand Master in 2002. The catalogue holds 80 books from The Shadow of Alpha (1976), with series such as Oxrun Station, Black Oak and the Millennium Quartet.

How many Charles L. Grant books are there?

Charles L. Grant has 80 books, released between 1976 and 2017. 2 of them were published after Charles L. Grant's death in 2006. They include 10 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Charles L. Grant Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 80 Charles L. Grant 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 The Hour of the Oxrun Dead by Charles L. Grant, book 1 of the Oxrun Station series (1977)
  2. Cover of Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose by Charles L. Grant, book 2 of the Charles Grant Short Stories/Novellas series
  3. Cover of Sound of Midnight by Charles L. Grant, book 2 of the Oxrun Station series (1978)
  4. Cover of If Damon Comes by Charles L. Grant, book 3 of the Charles Grant Short Stories/Novellas series (1978)
  5. Cover of The Last Call of Mourning by Charles L. Grant, book 3 of the Oxrun Station series (1979)
  6. Cover of Coin of the Realm by Charles L. Grant, book 4 of the Charles Grant Short Stories/Novellas series (1981)
  7. Cover of The Nestling by Charles L. Grant (1982)
  8. Cover of Nightmare Seasons by Charles L. Grant, book 6 of the Oxrun Station series (1982)
  9. Cover of The Soft Whisper of the Dead by Charles L. Grant, book 7 of the Oxrun Station series (1982)
  10. Cover of Blood River Down by Charles L. Grant, book 1 of the Quest For The White Duck series (1986)
  11. Cover of Nightmare Session by Charles L. Grant, book 1 of the Private School series (1986)
  12. Cover of The Tail of the Arabian, Knight by Charles L. Grant, book 2 of the Lincoln Blackthorne series (1986)
  13. Cover of The Pet by Charles L. Grant (1986)
  14. Cover of The Long Night of the Grave by Charles L. Grant, book 9 of the Oxrun Station series (1986)
  15. Cover of Web of Defeat by Charles L. Grant, book 2 of the Quest For The White Duck series (1987)
  16. Cover of The Last Alien by Charles L. Grant, book 6 of the Private School series (1987)
  17. Cover of The Fangs of the Hooded Demon by Charles L. Grant, book 4 of the Lincoln Blackthorne series (1988)
  18. Cover of The Seven Spears Of The W'dch'ck (As: Lionel Fenn) by Charles L. Grant (1988)
  19. Cover of Dialing the Wind by Charles L. Grant, book 11 of the Oxrun Station series (1988)
  20. Cover of In a Dark Dream by Charles L. Grant (1989)
  21. Cover of Stunts by Charles L. Grant (1990)
  22. Cover of Hudson Hawk (As: Geoffrey Marsh) by Charles L. Grant (1991)
  23. Cover of Heritages from Our Founding Fathers by Charles L. Grant (1991)
  24. Cover of Death Cycle by Charles L. Grant, book 3 of the Midnight Place series (1993)
  1. 1
    The Shadow of AlphaParric Family #11976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  2. 2
    The Curse1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  3. 3
    The Hour of the Oxrun DeadOxrun Station #11977 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977288
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  4. 4
    When All the Children Call My NameCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #11977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  5. 5
    AscensionParric Family #21977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  6. 6
    Voices Out of Time (As: Deborah Lewis)1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  7. 8
    Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey RoseCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #21978 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978211
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  8. 9
    Sound of MidnightOxrun Station #21978 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978249
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  9. 10
    If Damon ComesCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #31978 · 1011 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19781011
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  10. 11
    The Ravens of the Moon1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  11. 12
    LegionParric Family #31979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  12. 13
    The Last Call of MourningOxrun Station #31979 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979179
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  13. 14
    A Quiet Night of Fear1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  14. 15
    Coin of the RealmCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #41981 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981228
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  15. 16
    The GraveOxrun Station #41981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  16. 17
    Night\'s Swift DragonsCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #51982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  17. 18
    The BloodwindOxrun Station #51982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  18. 19
    The Nestling1982 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982406
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  19. 20
    Confess the SeasonsCharles Grant Short Stories/Novellas #61982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  20. 21
    Nightmare SeasonsOxrun Station #61982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  21. 22
    The Soft Whisper of the DeadOxrun Station #71982 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982205
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  22. 23
    The King of Satan's EyesLincoln Blackthorne #11984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  23. 24
    Night SongsMacabre Ink Resurrected Horrors #31984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  24. 25
    The Tea Party1985 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985312
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  25. 26
    The Dark Cry of the MoonOxrun Station #81985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  26. 27
    Blood River DownQuest For The White Duck #11986 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986320
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  27. 28
    Nightmare SessionPrivate School #11986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  28. 29
    Academy of TerrorPrivate School #21986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  29. 30
    The Tail of the Arabian, KnightLincoln Blackthorne #21986 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986181
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Charles L. Grant series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Charles L. Grant 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.

Charles Grant Short Stories/Novellas

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Private School in order

6 books
  1. 1. Nightmare Session
  2. 2. Academy of Terror
  3. 3. The Witches Eye
  4. 4. Skeleton Key
  5. 5. The Enemy Within
  6. 6. The Last Alien

Kent Montana in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Really Ugly Thing from Mars
  2. 2. Kent Montana and the Reasonably Invisible Man
  3. 3. Kent Montana and the Once and Future Thing
  4. 4. The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire
  5. 5. 668

Black Oak in order

5 books
  1. 1. Genesis
  2. 2. The Hush of Dark Wings
  3. 3. Winter Knight
  4. 4. Hunting Ground
  5. 5. When the Cold Wind Blows

Lincoln Blackthorne in order

4 books
  1. 1. The King of Satan's Eyes
  2. 2. The Tail of the Arabian, Knight
  3. 3. The Patch of the Odin Soldier
  4. 4. The Fangs of the Hooded Demon

Midnight Place in order

4 books
  1. 1. Daughter of Darkness
  2. 2. Something's Watching
  3. 3. Death Cycle
  4. 4. He Told Me To

Millennium Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Symphony
  2. 2. In the Mood
  3. 3. Chariot
  4. 4. Riders in the Sky

Parric Family in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Shadow of Alpha
  2. 2. Ascension
  3. 3. Legion

Quest For The White Duck in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood River Down
  2. 2. Web of Defeat
  3. 3. Agnes Day

Diego in order

3 books
  1. 1. Once Upon A Time In The East
  2. 2. By the Time I Get to Nashville
  3. 3. Time: The Semi-Final Frontier

X-Files in order

2 books
  1. 1. Goblins
  2. 4. Whirlwind

Macabre Ink Resurrected Horrors in order

1 book
  1. 3. Night Songs

Classic World of Darkness Fiction in order

1 book
  1. 20. Watcher

Standalone books

20 books

20 Charles L. Grant titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charles L. Grant books in order?

You only need to read Charles L. Grant books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Charles L. Grant

Start with The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (1977), the first Oxrun Station book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Shadow of Alpha (1976).

What is the newest Charles L. Grant book?

He Told Me To (2017) is the newest Charles L. Grant book released so far.

Is there a new Charles L. Grant book coming?

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

Awards Charles L. Grant has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 42 nominations for Charles L. Grant. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2002Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1999Won
  • Phoenix Award1991Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella1983Wonfor Confess the Seasons
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1983Wonfor Nightmare Seasons
  • Nebula Award for Best Novelette1979Wonfor A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1979Wonfor Shadows
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story1977Wonfor A Crowd of Shadows
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection1995Shortlistedfor The Black Carousel
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology1992Shortlistedfor Final Shadows
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology1992Shortlistedfor Final Shadows
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1990Shortlistedfor In a Dark Dream

Charles L. Grant at a glance

Died
Charles L. Grant died in 2006, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Charles L. Grant are still being published after Charles L. Grant's death in 2006; the newest appeared in 2017.
Release pace
Charles L. Grant books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,889 pages across the 27 of 80 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charles L. Grant books, 33 of 80, were published in the 1980s.

What the Charles L. Grant books are about

33 of the 80 Charles L. Grant books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 9 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.