James Chambers Books in Order

James Chambers has written 13 books, published between 2009 and 2024. The first book is Resurrection House (2009) and the newest is The Billabong Trail (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2009–2024
Confirmed
1 of 13 titles
Pages on record
1,188 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
20–30 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,188 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of James Chambers, author

James Chambers, born 16 December 1970, is an American author and comic book writer, and a member of the Horror Writers Association. Horror and thrillers are the two subjects recorded for the catalogue, which holds the Corpse Fauna and Vox Astra series. Thirteen books are listed from Resurrection House (2009) to The Billabong Trail (2024), taking in The Engines of Sacrifice (2011), The Dead Bear Witness (2012), Three Chords of Chaos (2013) and The Dead in Their Masses (2020).

How many James Chambers books are there?

James Chambers has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2024. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

James Chambers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 James Chambers 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
    Resurrection HouseNew Voices of Horror #32009 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009178
  2. 2
    The Engines of Sacrifice2011 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011216
  3. 3
    The Dead Bear WitnessCorpse Fauna #12012 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012132
  4. 4
    Tears of BloodCorpse Fauna #22012 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012128
  5. 5
    Three Chords of Chaos2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  6. 62016
  7. 7
    Man and MachineDefending the Future #32016 · 222 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016222
  8. 82017
  9. 9
    The Dead in Their MassesCorpse Fauna #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  10. 10
    Devil in the GreenSystema Paradoxa #52021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  11. 11
    The Black BoxVox Astra #12022 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022158
  12. 12
    When Clouds DieVox Astra #22022 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022154
  13. 13
    The Billabong TrailSystema Paradoxa #152024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

James Chambers 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.

Corpse Fauna in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Dead Bear Witness
  2. 2. Tears of Blood
  3. 3. The Dead in Their Masses

Vox Astra in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Black Box
  2. 2. When Clouds Die

Systema Paradoxa in order

2 books
  1. 5. Devil in the Green
  2. 15. The Billabong Trail

New Voices of Horror in order

1 book
  1. 3. Resurrection House

Defending the Future in order

1 book
  1. 3. Man and Machine

Standalone books

4 books

4 James Chambers titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Chambers books in order?

You only need to read James Chambers 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 James Chambers

Start with Resurrection House (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Chambers book?

The Billabong Trail (2024) is the newest James Chambers book released so far.

Is there a new James Chambers book coming?

No next James Chambers 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 James Chambers has won

Wikidata records 1 award for James Chambers. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel2016Won

James Chambers at a glance

Still publishing
James Chambers published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
James Chambers books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,188 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Chambers books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Chambers books are about

3 of the 13 James Chambers 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.