John G. Hartness Books in Order
John G. Hartness has written 130 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Returning the Favor and Other Slices of Life (2009) and the newest is Eternal Winter (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 130
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Confirmed
- 8 of 130 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,178 in 5 of 130 books
John G. Hartness has 130 catalogued books, beginning with the collection Returning the Favor and Other Slices of Life in 2009 and reaching Eternal Winter in 2026. Series include Bubba the Monster Hunter, Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter, Black Knight Chronicles, Beauregard the Monster Hunter, Bubba in Fairyland and TECH Ops, along with short story lines. Hard Day's Knight (2010), Back In Black (2011) and Black Magic Woman (2011) are among the early titles.
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How many John G. Hartness books are there?
John G. Hartness has 130 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 10 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
John G. Hartness Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 130 John G. Hartness 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 November 2026.
- 1Returning the Favor and Other Slices of Life2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 22010–1/4
- 3The Chosen2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 62011–1/4
- 72011–1/4
- 8Red Dirt Boy2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 9The Christmas Lights & Other Stories2011 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/42011921/4
- 102011–1/4
- 112011–1/4
- 12The Christmas Lights2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 132011–1/4
- 142011–1/4
- 152011–1/4
- 162011–1/4
- 172012–1/4
- 182012–1/4
- 192012–1/4
- 20Headshot2012 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420121121/4
- 21Balance2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 222012–1/4
- 23Crash Landing2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 242012–1/4
- 252012–1/4
- 262012–1/4
- 272012–1/4
- 282012–1/4
- 292012–1/4
- 302012–1/4
- 312012–1/4
- 322012–1/4
- 332013–1/4
- 342013–1/4
- 352013–1/4
- 362014–1/4
- 372014–1/4
- 382014–1/4
- 392014–1/4
- 402014–1/4
- 412014–1/4
- 422015–1/4
- 432015–1/4
- 442015–1/4
- 452015–1/4
- 462015–1/4
- 47Fair Play2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 48From the Stone2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 4920151721/4
- 502015–1/4
- 512015–1/4
- 522015–1/4
- 532015–1/4
- 542015–1/4
- 552015–1/4
- 562015–1/4
- 572016–1/4
- 5820163921/4
- 592016–1/4
- 602016–1/4
- 612016–1/4
- 622016–1/4
- 632016–1/4
- 642016–1/4
- 652016–1/4
- 66Reunion2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 672016–1/4
- 682016–1/4
- 692016–1/4
- 702016–1/4
- 712017–1/4
- 72Fireheart2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 732017–1/4
- 74Amazing Grace2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 752017–1/4
- 762017–1/4
- 772017–1/4
- 782017–1/4
- 792017–1/4
- 802017–1/4
- 812017–1/4
- 822017–1/4
- 832017–1/4
- 842018–1/4
- 852018–1/4
- 862018–1/4
- 872018–1/4
- 882018–1/4
- 892018–1/4
- 902018–3/4
- 9120184101/4
- 922018–1/4
- 932018–3/4
- 942018–1/4
- 952018–1/4
- 962018–1/4
- 972019–1/4
- 98Hazard Pay and Other Tales2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 992019–1/4
- 1002019–1/4
- 1012019–1/4
- 1022019–1/4
- 1032019–3/4
- 1042019–3/4
- 1052019–1/4
- 1062020–3/4
- 1072020–1/4
- 1082020–3/4
- 1092020–1/4
- 1102020–3/4
- 1112020–1/4
- 112Have Spacecat, Will Travel2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 1132021–1/4
- 1142021–1/4
- 1152021–1/4
- 1162021–1/4
- 1172021–1/4
- 1182021–1/4
- 1192021–3/4
- 1202022–1/4
- 1212022–1/4
- 1222022–1/4
- 123Identity Theft2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 1242023–1/4
- 1252024–1/4
- 1262025–1/4
- 1272025–1/4
- 1282025–1/4
- 1292025–1/4
- 1302026–1/4
John G. Hartness series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
John G. Hartness 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.
Bubba the Monster Hunter Short Storys in order
39 books- 1. Voodoo Children
- 2. Ballet of Blood
- 3. Tassels of Terror
- 4. Ho-Ho Homicide
- 5. Monsters Beware
- 6. Cat Scratch Fever
- 7. Love Stinks
- 8. Hall & Goats
- 9. Footloose
- 11. Sixteen Tons
- 13. Final Countdown
- 14. Monsters Everywhere
- and 27 more in the table above
Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter Short Stories/Novellas
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter in order
13 books- 1. Quincy Harker: Year One
- 2. The Cambion Cycle
- 3. Damnation
- 4. Histories
- 5. Salvation
- 6. Carl Perkins' Cadillac
- 7. Inflection Point
- 8. Conspiracy Theory
- 9. Comes A Reckoning
- 10. Histores, Volume II
- 11. Lost
- 12. The Unlikeliest Places
- and 1 more in the table above
Black Knight Chronicles in order
12 booksShingles in order
6 booksQuest For Glory in order
5 booksBeauregard the Monster Hunter in order
4 booksBubba in Fairyland in order
3 booksQueen of Kats in order
2 booksShingles Audio Collection
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Return to Eden in order
1 book- 1. Genesis
TECH Ops in order
1 book- 1. Raptor
Padwolf 13 in order
1 book- 5. Camelot 13
Standalone books
16 books16 John G. Hartness titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John G. Hartness books in order?
You only need to read John G. Hartness books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John G. Hartness
Start with Monsters Mashed (2012), the first Bubba the Monster Hunter book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Returning the Favor and Other Slices of Life (2009).
What is the newest John G. Hartness book?
Eternal Winter (2026) is the newest John G. Hartness book released so far.
Is there a new John G. Hartness book coming?
No next John G. Hartness book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John G. Hartness at a glance
- Still publishing
- John G. Hartness published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John G. Hartness books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,178 pages across the 5 of 130 books with a recorded length, a median of 172 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John G. Hartness books, 104 of 130, were published in the 2010s.
When John G. Hartness books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John G. Hartness titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 104 titles.
130 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John G. Hartness books are about
2 of the 130 John G. Hartness 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.
- American literature 1 of 2 books
- Short stories 1 of 2 books