John Everson Books in Order
John Everson has written 30 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions (2000) and the newest is The Witching House (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,038 in 13 of 30 books
John Everson writes contemporary horror and dark fantasy, with science fiction and fantasy beside them. Demonology, human sacrifice, apparitions and sirens recur as subjects. Covenant appeared in a limited-edition hardcover from Delirium Books in 2004 and took the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for a First Novel the year after; NightWhere, Everson's sixth novel, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist in 2012. The catalogue lists 30 titles published between 2000 and 2026, from Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions (2000) to The Witching House (2026), and the Curburide Chronicles and NightWhere are the series named.
How many John Everson books are there?
John Everson has 30 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 2 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.
John Everson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 John Everson 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.
- 1Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions2000 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/420002501/4
- 2Vigilantes of Love2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 320042961/4
- 4Letting Go2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 520073211/4
- 6Needles & Sins2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420073201/4
- 7Failure2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 8The 13th2009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420093361/4
- 9Siren2010 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/420103211/4
- 10Creeptych2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 11Christmas Tales2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 12The Pumpkin Man2011 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420113441/4
- 1320123101/4
- 14Peteyboo and the Worm2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 15Violet Lagoon2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 16Fish Bait2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 17Violet Eyes2013 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/420133161/4
- 18Eardrum Buzz2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 19The Family Tree2014 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/420142141/4
- 20Sacrificing Virgins2015 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420153441/4
- 212017–1/4
- 2220173781/4
- 232018–2/4
- 242019–2/4
- 252020–2/4
- 26Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds2022 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420222881/4
- 272023–1/4
- 28The Bloodstained Doll2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 29All Triggers, No Warnings2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 30The Witching House2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
John Everson 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.
Curburide Chronicles in order
3 books- 1. Covenant
- 2. Sacrifice
- 3. Redemption
NightWhere in order
3 booksFiction Without Frontiers in order
3 booksStandalone books
21 books21 John Everson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Everson books in order?
You only need to read John Everson 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 John Everson
Start with Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Everson book?
The Witching House (2026) is the newest John Everson book released so far.
Is there a new John Everson book coming?
No next John Everson 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 Everson has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for John Everson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel2004Wonfor Covenant
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel2012Shortlistedfor NightWhere
John Everson at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Everson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Everson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,038 pages across the 13 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Everson books, 16 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Everson books are about
5 of the 30 John Everson 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 4 of 5 books
- Apparitions 1 of 5 books
- Demonology 1 of 5 books
- Fantasy 1 of 5 books
- Human sacrifice 1 of 5 books
- Sirens (Mythology) 1 of 5 books
- Thrillers 1 of 5 books