Gary Brandner Books in Order
26 books are credited to Gary Brandner, published between 1972 and 2021; 1 of them appeared after Gary Brandner's death in 2013. The first book is The Players (1972) and the newest is Head Game (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1972–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,364 in 7 of 26 books
Werewolf horror defines Gary Phil Brandner (May 31, 1930 – September 22, 2013), an American author whose Howling trilogy is his signature work. The Howling (1977) was loosely adapted as a 1981 film, while the second and third novels have no tie to the film series. Brandner helped write the screenplay for Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf, and Howling IV: The Original Nightmare follows the first novel most closely. His 26 catalogued books also include The Players (1972), Walkers and Hellborn.
How many Gary Brandner books are there?
Gary Brandner has 26 books, released between 1972 and 2021. 1 of them were published after Gary Brandner's death in 2013. They include 2 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.
Gary Brandner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Gary Brandner 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.
- 1The Players1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 21975–1/4
- 31975–1/4
- 41976–1/4
- 51977–1/4
- 6Offshore1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 71978–1/4
- 8Walkers1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 9A Rage in Paradise1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 10Hellborn1981 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419812241/4
- 11Cat People1982 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/419822221/4
- 12Quintana Roo1984 · confirmed 1/41984–1/4
- 13The Brain Eaters1985 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419852881/4
- 14The Wet Good-Bye1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 15Carrion1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 16Cameron's Closet1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 17The Experiment1987 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/41987581/4
- 18Floater1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 19Doomstalker1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 20The Boiling Pool1995 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419952561/4
- 21Mind Grabber1999 · 62 pages · confirmed 1/41999621/4
- 22Rot1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 2320112541/4
- 24Billy Lives2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 25The Sterling Standard2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 26Head Game2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Gary Brandner 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.
Big Brain in order
3 booksHowling in order
3 booksStandalone books
20 books20 Gary Brandner titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gary Brandner books in order?
You only need to read Gary Brandner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gary Brandner
Start with The Players (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gary Brandner book?
Head Game (2021) is the newest Gary Brandner book released so far.
Is there a new Gary Brandner book coming?
No next Gary Brandner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gary Brandner at a glance
- Died
- Gary Brandner died in 2013, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Gary Brandner are still being published after Gary Brandner's death in 2013; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Gary Brandner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,364 pages across the 7 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gary Brandner books, 12 of 26, were published in the 1980s.
What the Gary Brandner books are about
5 of the 26 Gary Brandner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cats 1 of 5 books
- English fiction 1 of 5 books
- Films 1 of 5 books
- Grade 4-5 1 of 5 books
- High interest-low vocabulary books 1 of 5 books
- Horror 1 of 5 books
- Monsters 1 of 5 books
- Motion pictures 1 of 5 books
- Movies 1 of 5 books
- New Readers Collection 1 of 5 books
- Novelization 1 of 5 books
- Tie-In 1 of 5 books