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John Langan Books in Order

John Langan has written 12 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Search for Safety (2006) and the newest is This Fleshy Side of the Bone (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2006–2026
Pages on record
2,008 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,008 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of John Langan, author

John Langan, born in 1969, is an American writer of contemporary horror. Langan won a Bram Stoker Award in 2016 for the novel The Fisherman, took a Bram Stoker nomination in 2008 for best collection, and has been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award. Langan also sits on the board of directors of the Shirley Jackson Awards. Horror titles in this catalogue include Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters (2008), House of Windows (2009), The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies (2013), The Fisherman (2016), Sefira and Other Betrayals (2019), Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies (2020) and Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies (2022). This Fleshy Side of the Bone is dated 2026.

How many John Langan books are there?

John Langan has 12 books, released between 2006 and 2026.

John Langan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 John Langan 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. Cover of Search for Safety by John Langan, book 11 of the Bluford High series (2006)
  2. Cover of Search for Safety by John Langan, book 14 of the Bluford High series (2006)
  3. Cover of Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters by John Langan (2008)
  4. Cover of House of Windows by John Langan (2009)
  5. Cover of The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John Langan (2013)
  6. Cover of The Fisherman by John Langan (2016)
  7. Cover of Sefira and Other Betrayals by John Langan (2019)
  8. Cover of Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies by John Langan (2020)
  1. 1
    Search for SafetyBluford High #112006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  2. 2
    Search for SafetyBluford High #142006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  3. 3
    Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008256
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  4. 4
    House of Windows2009 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009256
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  5. 5
    The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies2013 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013474
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  6. 6
    The Fisherman2016 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016282
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  7. 7
    Sefira and Other Betrayals2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019352
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  8. 8
    Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies2020 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020388
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  9. 9
    AloneBluford High #242021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  12. 12
    This Fleshy Side of the Bone2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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John Langan 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.

Bluford High in order

3 books
  1. 11. Search for Safety
  2. 14. Search for Safety
  3. 24. Alone

Standalone books

9 books

9 John Langan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Langan books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 12 John Langan books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with John Langan

Start with Search for Safety (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Langan book?

This Fleshy Side of the Bone (2026) is the newest John Langan book released so far.

Is there a new John Langan book coming?

No next John Langan 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 Langan has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 11 nominations for John Langan. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection2025Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel2016Wonfor The Fisherman
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2021Shortlistedfor Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection2020Shortlistedfor Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection2019Shortlistedfor Sefira and Other Betrayals
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2018Shortlistedfor Lost in the Dark
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2017Shortlistedfor The Fisherman
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2016Shortlistedfor Corpsemouth
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2015Shortlistedfor Children of the Fang
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2010Shortlistedfor The Wide, Carnivorous Sky
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2010Shortlistedfor Technicolor
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2009Shortlistedfor Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters

John Langan at a glance

Still publishing
John Langan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
John Langan books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,008 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 317 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Langan books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2020s.

What the John Langan books are about

6 of the 12 John Langan 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 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.