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Christopher Golden Books in Order

Christopher Golden has written 139 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Of Saints and Shadows (1994) and the newest is Carry Me to My Grave (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
139
Published
1994–2026
Confirmed
7 of 139 titles
Pages on record
23,260 in 83 of 139 books
Reading time
388–582 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 23,260 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 83 of 139 titles with a page count on record.

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Christopher Golden is an American writer, born in 1967, with 139 catalogued books published between 1994 and 2026. Horror, fantasy and science fiction run through the work, alongside vampires, the supernatural and murder. Of Saints and Shadows (1994) opens the catalogue and Carry Me to My Grave (2026) is the newest entry. Golden's series include the Shadow Saga, Baltimore, Joe Golem, Body of Evidence, Prowlers, Hollow, Hidden Cities and the Secret Journeys of Jack London, and the listing also carries Buffy the Vampire Slayer and X-Men titles. Mike Mignola is credited alongside Golden on 4 books.

How many Christopher Golden books are there?

Christopher Golden has 139 books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 19 series and 39 titles listed outside any series.

Christopher Golden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 139 Christopher Golden 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 Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the Shadow Saga (1994)
  2. Cover of Sophomore Slumps by Christopher Golden (1995)
  3. Cover of Angel Souls and Devil Hearts by Christopher Golden, book 2 of the Shadow Saga (1995)
  4. Cover of Siege by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the X-Men Mutant Empire series (1996)
  5. Cover of Sanctuary by Christopher Golden, book 2 of the X-Men Mutant Empire series (1996)
  6. Cover of Daredevil by Christopher Golden (1996)
  7. Cover of Armageddon, book 1 of the Battlestar Galactica series (1997)
  8. Cover of The 10-Minute Detective by Christopher Golden (1997)
  9. Cover of Salvation by Christopher Golden, book 3 of the X-Men Mutant Empire series (1997)
  10. Cover of A New Hope by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure series (1998)
  11. Cover of Vol. 1 by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide series (1998)
  12. Cover of The Empire Strikes Back by Christopher Golden, book 2 of the Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure series (1998)
  13. Cover of Warhawk, book 2 of the Battlestar Galactica series (1998)
  14. Cover of Of Masques and Martyrs by Christopher Golden, book 3 of the Shadow Saga (1998)
  15. Cover of Return of the Jedi by Christopher Golden, book 3 of the Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure series (1998)
  16. Cover of Body Bags by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the Body of Evidence series (1999)
  17. Cover of Netherwar by Christopher Golden, book 1 of the Gen¹³ series (1999)
  18. Cover of Thief of Hearts by Christopher Golden, book 2 of the Body of Evidence series (1999)
  19. Cover of Sons of Entropy by Christopher Golden, book 3 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gatekeeper Trilogy (1999)
  20. Cover of Soul Survivor by Christopher Golden, book 3 of the Body of Evidence series (1999)
  21. Cover of Strangewood by Christopher Golden (1999)
  22. Cover of Meets the Eye by Christopher Golden, book 4 of the Body of Evidence series (2000)
  23. Cover of Head Games by Christopher Golden, book 5 of the Body of Evidence series (2000)
  24. Cover of Skin Deep by Christopher Golden, book 6 of the Body of Evidence series (2000)
  1. 1
    Of Saints and ShadowsShadow Saga #11994 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994319
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  2. 2
    Bikini1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  3. 3
    Sophomore Slumps1995 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995252
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  4. 4
    Angel Souls and Devil HeartsShadow Saga #21995 · 401 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995401
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  5. 5
    Beach Blanket Psycho1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  6. 6
    SiegeX-Men Mutant Empire #11996 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19961
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  7. 7
    SanctuaryX-Men Mutant Empire #21996 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996345
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  8. 8
    Daredevil1996 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19961
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  9. 9
    ArmageddonBattlestar Galactica #11997 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997320
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  10. 10
    The 10-Minute Detective1997 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997100
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  11. 11
    SalvationX-Men Mutant Empire #31997 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997278
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  12. 12
    A New HopeChoose Your Own Star Wars Adventure #11998 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998118
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  13. 13
    Vol. 1Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide #11998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    The Empire Strikes BackChoose Your Own Star Wars Adventure #21998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  15. 15
    WarhawkBattlestar Galactica #21998 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998320
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  16. 16
    Of Masques and MartyrsShadow Saga #31998 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998292
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  17. 17
    Return of the JediChoose Your Own Star Wars Adventure #31998 · 115 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998115
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  18. 18
    Body BagsBody of Evidence #11999 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999247
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  19. 19
    NetherwarGen¹³ #11999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999224
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  20. 20
    Thief of HeartsBody of Evidence #21999 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999245
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  21. 21
    Sons of EntropyBuffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gatekeeper Trilogy #31999 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999321
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  22. 22
    Soul SurvivorBody of Evidence #31999 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999232
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  23. 23
    Strangewood1999 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999304
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  24. 24
    Out of the MadhouseBuffy the Vampire Slayer #81999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  25. 25
    Sins of the FatherBuffy the Vampire Slayer #121999 · 289 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999289
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  26. 26
    Ghost RoadsBuffy the Vampire Slayer #151999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  27. 27
    The Stephen King Universe / The Complete Stephen King Universe2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  28. 28
    Meets the EyeBody of Evidence #42000 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000242
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  29. 29
    Head GamesBody of Evidence #52000 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000248
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  30. 30
    Skin DeepBody of Evidence #62000 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000274
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Christopher Golden characters in order

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

Christopher Golden 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.

Body of Evidence in order

10 books
  1. 1. Body Bags
  2. 2. Thief of Hearts
  3. 3. Soul Survivor
  4. 4. Meets the Eye
  5. 5. Head Games
  6. 6. Skin Deep
  7. 7. Brain Trust
  8. 8. Burning Bones
  9. 9. Last Breath
  10. 10. Throat Culture

Baltimore in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Plague Ships
  2. 2. The Curse Bells
  3. 3. A Passing Stranger
  4. 4. Chapel of Bones
  5. 5. The Apostle and the Witch of Harju
  6. 6. The Cult of the Red King
  7. 7. Empty Graves
  8. 8. The Red Kingdom

Hellboy Graphic Novel in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Lost Army
  2. 2. The Bones of Giants
  3. 3. Odd Jobs
  4. 8. The Dragon Pool
  5. 11. Oddest Jobs
  6. 16. An Assortment of Horrors
  7. 17. Hellboy in Love

Shadow Saga in order

6 books
  1. 1. Of Saints and Shadows
  2. 2. Angel Souls and Devil Hearts
  3. 3. Of Masques and Martyrs
  4. 4. The Gathering Dark
  5. 5. The Graves of Saints
  6. 6. King of Hell

Joe Golem in order

6 books
  1. 1. Joe Golem and the Copper Girl
  2. 2. Joe Golem and the Drowning City
  3. 3. The Rat Catcher and the Sunken Dead
  4. 4. The Outer Dark
  5. 5. The Drowning City
  6. 6. The Conjurors

Buffy the Vampire Slayer in order

6 books
  1. 8. Out of the Madhouse
  2. 12. Sins of the Father
  3. 15. Ghost Roads
  4. 31. Oz: Into the Wild
  5. 33. The Wisdom of War
  6. 44. Dark Congress

Lost Slayer in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dark Times
  2. 2. Prophecies
  3. 3. King of the Dead
  4. 4. Original Sins

Prowlers in order

4 books
  1. 1. Prowlers
  2. 2. Predator and Prey
  3. 3. Laws of Nature
  4. 4. Wild Things

Hollow in order

4 books
  1. 1. Horseman
  2. 2. Drowned
  3. 3. Mischief
  4. 4. Enemies

Hidden Cities in order

4 books
  1. 1. Mind the Gap
  2. 2. The Map of Moments
  3. 3. The Chamber of Ten
  4. 4. The Shadow Men

X-Men Mutant Empire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Siege
  2. 2. Sanctuary
  3. 3. Salvation

Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure in order

3 books
  1. 1. A New Hope
  2. 2. The Empire Strikes Back
  3. 3. Return of the Jedi

Veil in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Myth Hunters
  2. 2. The Borderkind
  3. 3. The Lost Ones

Secret Journeys of Jack London in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Wild
  2. 2. The Sea Wolves
  3. 3. White Fangs

Ben Walker in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ararat
  2. 2. The Pandora Room
  3. 3. Red Hands

Mike Mignola Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 2. Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
  2. 3. Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism
  3. 6. Joe Golem: Occult Detective Omnibus

Battlestar Galactica in order

2 books
  1. 1. Armageddon
  2. 2. Warhawk

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide in order

2 books
  1. 1. Vol. 1
  2. 3. Volume 3

Waking in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dreams of the Dead
  2. 2. Spirits of the Noh

Sons of Anarchy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sons of Anarchy, Volume 1
  2. 9. The Life and Death of SAM CROW

Gen¹³ in order

1 book
  1. 1. Netherwar

Uncharted in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Fourth Labyrinth

Bloodstained in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bloodstained Oz

Hellboy Audiobooks in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Plague of Wasps

Star Trek Classics in order

1 book
  1. 2. Star Trek Classics Vol. 2: Enemy Unseen

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gatekeeper Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 3. Sons of Entropy

Script Book in order

1 book
  1. 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Two, Vol. 2

Justice League of America in order

1 book
  1. 4. Exterminators

Necon Modern Horror in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Secret Backs of Things

Crow: Midnight Legends in order

1 book
  1. 4. Waking Nightmares

Alien Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 4. River of Pain

Marvel Press Novels in order

1 book
  1. 6. Runaways

Deadpool in order

1 book
  1. 11. Deadpool Classic Companion

From the Pages of Hellboy in order

1 book
  1. 11. Frankenstein: New World

Hellboy in order

1 book
  1. 19. The Bones of Giants

Standalone books

39 books

39 Christopher Golden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christopher Golden books in order?

You only need to read Christopher Golden books in order within each series: the books listed here span 19 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Christopher Golden

Start with The Plague Ships (2011), the first Baltimore (Christopher Golden) book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Of Saints and Shadows (1994).

What is the newest Christopher Golden book?

Carry Me to My Grave (2026) is the newest Christopher Golden book released so far.

Is there a new Christopher Golden book coming?

No next Christopher Golden 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 Christopher Golden has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 2 nominations for Christopher Golden. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel2017Wonfor Ararat
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction1992Won
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2026Shortlistedfor The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2023Shortlistedfor Road of Bones

Christopher Golden at a glance

Still publishing
Christopher Golden published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Christopher Golden books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
23,260 pages across the 83 of 139 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christopher Golden books, 50 of 139, were published in the 2000s.

What the Christopher Golden books are about

92 of the 139 Christopher Golden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 23 of 92. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.