John L. Campbell Books in Order
John L. Campbell has written 11 books, published between 2012 and 2017. The first book is Red Circus (2012) and the newest is Cannibal Kingdom (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2012–2017
- Pages on record
- 3,248 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,248 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
John L. Campbell is a horror writer; subject headings for the 11 catalogued books include zombies, survival, virus diseases and the occult and supernatural. Omega Days is the series on the site, and the titles include Omega Days (2013), Ship of the Dead (2014), Crossbones (2015), Drifters (2015) and The Feral Road (2016). Two 2015 titles, A Cruel and Bitter Nothing and A Judge from Salem, carry the name Atticus Wulf. The books span 2012 to 2017, from Red Circus (2012) to Cannibal Kingdom (2017), and the list is marked likely complete.
How many John L. Campbell books are there?
John L. Campbell has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2017. 5 of them belong to the Omega Days series.
John L. Campbell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 John L. Campbell 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.
- 1Red Circus2012 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/420122822/4
- 2The Mangroves2012 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/420121542/4
- 3In The Falling Light2012 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420122802/4
- 420133602/4
- 520143602/4
- 6A Cruel and Bitter Nothing (As: Atticus Wulf)2015 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/420151962/4
- 7A Judge from Salem (As: Atticus Wulf)2015 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/420154422/4
- 820153422/4
- 920153722/4
- 102016–2/4
- 11Cannibal Kingdom2017 · 460 pages · confirmed 2/420174602/4
John L. Campbell 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.
Omega Days in order
5 books- 1. Omega Days
- 2. Ship of the Dead
- 3. Drifters
- 4. Crossbones
- 5. The Feral Road
Standalone books
6 books6 John L. Campbell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John L. Campbell books in order?
You only need to read John L. Campbell books in order within the Omega Days series, which holds 5 of the 11 John L. Campbell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John L. Campbell
Start with Red Circus (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John L. Campbell book?
Cannibal Kingdom (2017) is the newest John L. Campbell book released so far.
Is there a new John L. Campbell book coming?
No next John L. Campbell 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 L. Campbell at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John L. Campbell title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John L. Campbell books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,248 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 351 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John L. Campbell books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the John L. Campbell books are about
4 of the 11 John L. Campbell 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 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 4 of 4 books
- Zombies 3 of 4 books
- Supernatural 2 of 4 books
- Survival 2 of 4 books
- Virus diseases 2 of 4 books