John Ajvide Lindqvist Books in Order
John Ajvide Lindqvist has written 14 books, published between 2004 and 2024. The first book is Let the Right One In / Let Me In (2004) and the newest is Anden i maskinen (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2004–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,733 in 6 of 14 books
John Ajvide Lindqvist, born 2 December 1968, is a Swedish author of horror novels and short stories. Lindqvist is married to the author Mia Ajvide and is the father of the author Fritiof Ajvide. The catalogue lists 14 books from Let the Right One In / Let Me In (2004) to Anden i maskinen (2024), with Handling the Undead (2005), Harbor (2008) and Little Star (2010) in between. Platserna, Blodstormen and Let the Right One In are listed series. Vampires, Stockholm and revenge appear among the subjects, and Jack Thorne is credited on 1 book.
How many John Ajvide Lindqvist books are there?
John Ajvide Lindqvist has 14 books, released between 2004 and 2024. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
John Ajvide Lindqvist Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 John Ajvide Lindqvist 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.
- 1Let the Right One In / Let Me In2004 · 472 pages · confirmed 1/420044721/4
- 2Handling the Undead2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420053841/4
- 3Harbor2008 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/420085281/4
- 4Little Star2010 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/420105441/4
- 520114001/4
- 6Itsy Bitsy2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 72013–2/4
- 820144051/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102021–1/4
- 11The Kindness2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 122022–1/4
- 132023–1/4
- 142024–1/4
John Ajvide Lindqvist 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.
Platserna in order
3 booksBlodstormen in order
3 booksLet the Right One In in order
1 bookNHB Modern Plays in order
1 bookStandalone books
6 books6 John Ajvide Lindqvist titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Ajvide Lindqvist books in order?
You only need to read John Ajvide Lindqvist books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Ajvide Lindqvist
Start with Let the Right One In / Let Me In (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Ajvide Lindqvist book?
Anden i maskinen (2024) is the newest John Ajvide Lindqvist book released so far.
Is there a new John Ajvide Lindqvist book coming?
No next John Ajvide Lindqvist 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 John Ajvide Lindqvist has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for John Ajvide Lindqvist. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Selma Lagerlöf Prize2008Won
- British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2012Shortlistedfor The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer
John Ajvide Lindqvist at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Ajvide Lindqvist published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- John Ajvide Lindqvist books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,733 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Ajvide Lindqvist books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Ajvide Lindqvist books are about
6 of the 14 John Ajvide Lindqvist 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 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 6 of 6 books
- Swedish fiction 2 of 6 books