Graham Masterton Books in Order

Graham Masterton has written 157 books, published between 1971 and 2025. The first book is Acts of Love (1971) and the newest is House of Flies (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
157
Published
1971–2025
Confirmed
157 of 157 titles
Pages on record
32,571 in 97 of 157 books
Reading time
543–814 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 32,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 97 of 157 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Graham Masterton, author

Graham Masterton is a British author, born in Edinburgh in 1946 and known primarily for horror fiction. Masterton edited Mayfair and the British edition of Penthouse before his first novel, The Manitou, appeared in 1976 and was filmed in 1978. Charnel House (1978) took a Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, and Tengu (1983) a silver medal from the West Coast Review of Books. The catalogue holds 157 books from 1971 onward, with the Katie Maguire, Jim Rook, Harry Erskine and Night Warriors series inside it, and runs to House of Flies (2025).

How many Graham Masterton books are there?

Graham Masterton has 157 books, released between 1971 and 2025. They include 7 separate series.

Graham Masterton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 157 Graham Masterton 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. 1
    Acts of LoveGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #11971 · confirmed 3/4
    1971
  2. 2
    Your Erotic FantasiesGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #21973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973
  3. 3
    Girls Who Said YesGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #31973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973
  4. 4
    How a Woman Loves to Be LovedGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #41974 · confirmed 3/4
    1974
  5. 5
    How to Be a Perfect LoverGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #51975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975
  6. 6
    Sex Is EverythingGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #61975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975
  7. 7
    Confessions Of A Wanton Waitress, Or, Alice Doesn't Work Here AnymoreGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #71975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975
  8. 8
    How a Woman Longs to Be LovedGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #81975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975
  9. 9
    Inserts (As:)Graham Masterton Standalone Novels #11976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976
  10. 10
    The ManitouHarry Erskine #11976 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976174
  11. 11
    Women's Erotic DreamsGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #91976 · 211 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976211
  12. 12
    How to Drive Your Man Wild in BedGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #101976 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976224
  13. 13
    How to Be a Good Bad GirlGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #111976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976
  14. 14
    Confessions of a Racy ReceptionistGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #121976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976
  15. 15
    1,001 Erotic Dreams InterpretedGraham Masterton Non-Fiction #131976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976
  16. 16
    PlagueGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #21977 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977404
  17. 17
    Fireflash 5 / A Mile Before MorningGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #31977 · 222 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977222
  18. 19
    DjinnHarry Erskine #21978 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978224
  19. 20
    Charnel HouseGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #41978 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978256
  20. 21
    The SphinxGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #51978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978
  21. 22
    Heartbreaker (As:)Graham Masterton Standalone Novels #61978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978
  22. 23
    Revenge of the ManitouHarry Erskine #31979 · confirmed 3/4
    1979
  23. 24
    RichGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #71979 · 734 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979734
  24. 25
    The Devils Of D-DayGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #81979 · confirmed 3/4
    1979
  25. 26
    The Hell Candidate (As:)Graham Masterton Standalone Novels #91980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980
  26. 27
    Death TranceGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #101980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980
  27. 28
    The Sweetman CurveGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #111980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980
  28. 29
    Phobia (As:)Graham Masterton Standalone Novels #121980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980
  29. 30
    FamineGraham Masterton Standalone Novels #131981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981

Graham Masterton 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.

Graham Masterton Standalone Novels

71 books

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

Graham Masterton Non-Fiction

28 books

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

Katie Maguire in order

14 books
  1. 1. A Terrible Beauty / White Bones
  2. 2. Broken Angels
  3. 3. Red Light
  4. 4. Taken for Dead
  5. 5. Blood Sisters
  6. 6. Eye for an Eye
  7. 7. Buried
  8. 8. Living Death
  9. 9. The Drowned
  10. 10. Dead Girls Dancing
  11. 11. Dead Men Whistling
  12. 12. Begging to Die
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Graham Masterton Short Story

10 books

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

Jim Rook in order

8 books
  1. 1. Rook
  2. 2. Tooth And Claw
  3. 3. The Terror
  4. 4. Snowman
  5. 5. Swimmer
  6. 6. Darkroom
  7. 7. Demon's Door
  8. 8. Garden of Evil

Harry Erskine in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Manitou
  2. 2. Djinn
  3. 3. Revenge of the Manitou
  4. 4. Burial
  5. 5. Manitou Blood
  6. 6. Blind Panic
  7. 7. Plague of the Manitou

Night Warriors in order

5 books
  1. 1. Night Warriors
  2. 2. Death Dream
  3. 3. Night Plague
  4. 4. Night Wars
  5. 5. The Ninth Nightmare

DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel in order

5 books
  1. 1. Ghost Virus
  2. 2. The Children God Forgot
  3. 3. The Shadow People
  4. 4. What Hides in the Cellar
  5. 5. House of Flies

Graham Masterton Short Stories/Novellas

4 books

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

Sissy Sawyer in order

3 books
  1. 1. Touchy And Feely
  2. 2. The Painted Man
  3. 3. The Red Hotel

Beatrice Scarlet in order

2 books
  1. 1. Scarlet Widow
  2. 2. The Coven

Do you have to read Graham Masterton books in order?

You only need to read Graham Masterton 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 Graham Masterton

Start with Acts of Love (1971), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Graham Masterton book?

House of Flies (2025) is the newest Graham Masterton book released so far.

Is there a new Graham Masterton book coming?

No next Graham Masterton 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 Graham Masterton has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 4 nominations for Graham Masterton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2018Won
  • Julia-Verlanger Award1988Won
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1999Shortlistedfor Lolicia
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Collection1999Shortlistedfor Manitou Man: The Worlds of Graham Masterton
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1999Shortlistedfor Manitou Man: The Worlds of Graham Masterton
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1997Shortlistedfor Underbed

Graham Masterton at a glance

Still publishing
Graham Masterton published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Graham Masterton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
32,571 pages across the 97 of 157 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Graham Masterton books, 32 of 157, were published in the 2010s.

What the Graham Masterton books are about

100 of the 157 Graham Masterton 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 30 of 100. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Horror 30 of 100 books
  • Mystery & detective 12 of 100 books
  • Sex instruction 10 of 100 books
  • Thrillers 9 of 100 books
  • Ireland 8 of 100 books
  • Sex instruction for women 7 of 100 books
  • Sexual behavior 7 of 100 books
  • Crime 5 of 100 books
  • Murder 5 of 100 books
  • Women, sexual behavior 5 of 100 books
  • English literature 4 of 100 books
  • Erskine, harry (fictitious character) 4 of 100 books