Christopher Buehlman Books in Order
Christopher Buehlman has written 8 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Those Across the River (2011) and the newest is The Thrice-Bound Fool (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,444 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 41–61 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,444 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Horror and fantasy split Christopher Buehlman's shelf. The American novelist, playwright and poet has 8 books catalogued from Those Across the River (2011) to The Thrice-Bound Fool (2026). Plantations, family secrets, war veterans, the Black Death in Europe and the occult run through the horror titles, among them Between Two Fires (2012), The Necromancer's House (2013), The Lesser Dead (2014) and The Suicide Motor Club (2016). The Blacktongue books, starting with The Blacktongue Thief (2021), are the fantasy strand.
How many Christopher Buehlman books are there?
Christopher Buehlman has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Blacktongue series.
Christopher Buehlman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Christopher Buehlman 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.
- 1Those Across the River2011 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420113841/4
- 2Between Two Fires2012 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420124641/4
- 3The Necromancer's House2013 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420134481/4
- 4The Lesser Dead2014 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420143681/4
- 5The Suicide Motor Club2016 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/420163641/4
- 620214161/4
- 72024–1/4
- 82026–1/4
Christopher Buehlman 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.
Blacktongue in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Christopher Buehlman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christopher Buehlman books in order?
You only need to read Christopher Buehlman books in order within the Blacktongue series, which holds 3 of the 8 Christopher Buehlman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Christopher Buehlman
Start with Those Across the River (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Christopher Buehlman book?
The Thrice-Bound Fool (2026) is the newest Christopher Buehlman book released so far.
Is there a new Christopher Buehlman book coming?
No next Christopher Buehlman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Christopher Buehlman
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Christopher Buehlman. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2022Shortlistedfor The Blacktongue Thief
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2012Shortlistedfor Those Across the River
Christopher Buehlman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Christopher Buehlman published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Christopher Buehlman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,444 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christopher Buehlman books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Christopher Buehlman books are about
6 of the 8 Christopher Buehlman 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 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.