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Edward Lee Books in Order

Edward Lee has written 84 books, published between 1982 and 2026. The first book is Nightbait (1982) and the newest is Ouija Slumber Party (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
84
Published
1982–2026
Pages on record
10,496 in 46 of 84 books
Reading time
175–262 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,496 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 46 of 84 titles with a page count on record.

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Edward Lee, born May 25, 1957, is an American horror novelist. Mr. Torso brought Lee a Bram Stoker Award nomination, and Lee's short fiction has appeared in more than a dozen mass-market anthologies, among them 999. The catalogue holds 84 books from Night Lust and Nightbait (1982) to Ouija Slumber Party (2026), taking in Ghouls (1988), Coven and Incubi (1991) and Creekers (1994). Series include City Infernal, Header, Pig and White Trash Gothic. Mass-market paperback houses including Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley and Zebra/Kensington published much of Lee's work, and further titles appeared as small-press limited-edition hardcovers, several of them selling translation rights to Germany, Greece, Romania and Poland.

How many Edward Lee books are there?

Edward Lee has 84 books, released between 1982 and 2026. They include 7 series and 67 titles listed outside any series.

Edward Lee Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 84 Edward Lee 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 Coven by Edward Lee (1991)
  2. Cover of Incubi by Edward Lee (1991)
  3. Cover of Succubi by Edward Lee (1992)
  4. Cover of Teratologist by Edward Lee (1994)
  5. Cover of Creekers by Edward Lee (1994)
  6. Cover of Header by Edward Lee, book 1 of the Header series (1995)
  7. Cover of Sacrifice by Edward Lee (1995)
  8. Cover of Goon by Edward Lee (1996)
  9. Cover of The Bighead by Edward Lee (1997)
  10. Cover of Of Pigs and Spiders by Edward Lee (1999)
  11. Cover of Stickmen by Edward Lee (1999)
  12. Cover of City Infernal by Edward Lee, book 1 of the City Infernal series (2001)
  13. Cover of Partners in Chyme by Edward Lee, book 1 of the Ryan Harding series (2001)
  14. Cover of Sex, Drugs & Power Tools by Edward Lee (2002)
  15. Cover of Quest For Sex, Truth & Reality by Edward Lee (2002)
  16. Cover of Family Tradition by Edward Lee (2002)
  17. Cover of Infernal Angel by Edward Lee, book 2 of the City Infernal series (2003)
  18. Cover of Flesh Gothic by Edward Lee (2004)
  19. Cover of Messenger by Edward Lee (2004)
  20. Cover of Practical Mysticism by Edward Lee (2005)
  21. Cover of Shifters by Edward Lee (2005)
  22. Cover of The Backwoods by Edward Lee (2005)
  23. Cover of Slither by Edward Lee (2006)
  24. Cover of House Infernal by Edward Lee, book 3 of the City Infernal series (2007)
  1. 1
    Nightbait1982 · 381 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982381
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  2. 2
    Night Lust1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  3. 3
    Ghouls1988 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19881
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  4. 4
    Coven1991 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991296
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  5. 5
    Incubi1991 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991244
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  6. 6
    Succubi1992 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992248
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  7. 7
    Mr. Torso1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    The Chosen1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  9. 9
    Teratologist1994 · 116 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994116
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  10. 10
    Creekers1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  11. 11
    HeaderHeader #11995 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995100
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  12. 12
    Sacrifice1995 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995380
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  13. 13
    Goon1996 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996138
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  14. 14
    Inside the Works1997 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997208
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  15. 15
    The PigPig #11997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  16. 16
    The Bighead1997 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997360
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  17. 17
    Splatterspunk1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  18. 18
    Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Woman1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998288
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  19. 19
    Of Pigs and Spiders1999 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199963
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  20. 20
    The Ushers1999 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999330
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  21. 21
    Stickmen1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  22. 22
    Operator B1999 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999138
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  23. 23
    Dahmer's Not Dead1999 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999246
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  24. 24
    City InfernalCity Infernal #12001 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001366
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  25. 25
    Partners in ChymeRyan Harding #12001 · 36 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200136
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  26. 26
    Sex, Drugs & Power Tools2002 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002252
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  27. 27
    Quest For Sex, Truth & Reality2002 · 66 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200266
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  28. 28
    Family Tradition2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  29. 29
    Monstrosity2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  30. 30
    Infernal AngelCity Infernal #22003 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003352
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Edward Lee 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.

City Infernal in order

5 books
  1. 1. City Infernal
  2. 2. Infernal Angel
  3. 3. House Infernal
  4. 4. Lucifer's Lottery
  5. 5. Lakehouse Infernal

Pig in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Pig
  2. 2. The House
  3. 3. Ouija Pig

Edward Lee Cranking in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Minotauress
  2. 2. Horn-Cranker

White Trash Gothic in order

2 books
  1. 1. White Trash Gothic
  2. 2. White Trash Gothic 2

Ryan Harding in order

1 book
  1. 1. Partners in Chyme

Hardwood in order

1 book
  1. 1. Hard Time

Standalone books

67 books

67 Edward Lee titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Edward Lee books in order?

You only need to read Edward Lee books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Edward Lee

Start with Nightbait (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Edward Lee book?

Ouija Slumber Party (2026) is the newest Edward Lee book released so far.

Is there a new Edward Lee book coming?

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

Edward Lee at a glance

Still publishing
Edward Lee published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Edward Lee books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,496 pages across the 46 of 84 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Edward Lee books, 28 of 84, were published in the 2000s.

What the Edward Lee books are about

19 of the 84 Edward Lee 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 9 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.