John Michael Greer Books in Order

John Michael Greer has written 111 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996) and the newest is The Way of the Secret Temple (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
111
Published
1996–2025
Pages on record
7,172 in 28 of 111 books

John Michael Greer, born 1962, is an American writer and druid whose books cover religion, environmentalism and the occult. Subjects in the catalogue include magic, divination, geomancy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Druidism. The 111 catalogued books begin with Paths of Wisdom (1996) and include Circles of Power (1997), The New Encyclopedia of the Occult (2003) and A World Full of Gods (2005). Series include Weird of Hali, Sterling Chronicles and Ariel Moravec Occult Detective, and The Complete Archdruid Report and After Oil also appear. The newest title is The Way of the Secret Temple (2025).

Source: Wikidata

How many John Michael Greer books are there?

John Michael Greer has 111 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 9 series and 73 titles listed outside any series.

John Michael Greer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 111 John Michael Greer 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.

  1. 11996394
  2. 21997–
  3. 31998339
  4. 41999224
  5. 52000–
  6. 62001–
  7. 72002184
  8. 82003–
  9. 92004271
  10. 102005–
  11. 11
    Encyclopedia of Natural Magic2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  12. 122005–
  13. 13
    The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden HistoryElement Encyclopedia #42006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  14. 142006288
  15. 152007190
  16. 16
    Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy2007 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007257
  17. 172008288
  18. 182008–
  19. 19
    The Fires of Shalsha2009 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009242
  20. 202009–
  21. 212009–
  22. 22
    The Spirit and the Sword2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
  23. 232009–
  24. 242009–
  25. 252010229
  26. 262010–
  27. 272011–
  28. 282011–
  29. 29
    After Oil: SF Visions of a Post-Petroleum WorldAfter Oil #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  30. 302012–

John Michael Greer 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.

Complete Archdruid Report in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Coming of Peak Oil - Collected Essays, Volume I, 2006-2007
  2. 2. The Ecology of Collapse: Collected Essays, Volume II, 2008
  3. 3. Natural Economics: Collected Essays, Volume III, 2009
  4. 4. Green Wizardries: Collected Essays, Volume IV, 2010
  5. 5. Appropriate Technologies: Collected Essay, Volume V, 2011
  6. 6. Imperial Twilight: Collected Essays, Volume VI, 2012
  7. 7. The Myth of Progress: Collected Essays, Volume VII, 2013
  8. 8. Facing a Hard Future: Collected Essays, Volume VIII, 2014
  9. 9. The Twilight of Progress: Collected Essays, Volume IX, 2015
  10. 10. The Politics of Decline: Collected Essays, Volume X, 2016-2017

Weird of Hali in order

7 books
  1. 1. Innsmouth
  2. 2. Kingsport
  3. 3. Chorazin
  4. 4. Dreamlands
  5. 5. Providence
  6. 6. Red Hook
  7. 7. Arkham

After Oil in order

4 books
  1. 1. After Oil: SF Visions of a Post-Petroleum World
  2. 2. After Oil 2: The Years of Crisis
  3. 3. After Oil 3: The Years of Rebirth
  4. 4. After Oil 4: The Future's Distant Shores

Vintage Worlds in order

3 books
  1. 1. Vintage Worlds: Tales of the Old Solar System
  2. 2. Vintage Worlds 2: More Tales of the Old Solar System
  3. 3. Vintage Worlds 3: More Tales of the Old Solar System

Ariel Moravec Occult Detective in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Witch of Criswell
  2. 2. The Book of Haatan
  3. 3. The Carnelian Moon

Brecken Kendall (Haliverse) in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Shoggoth Concerto
  2. 2. The Nyogtha Variations

Dolmen Arch in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dolmen Arch, Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Dolmen Arch, Vol. 2

Weird of Hali Companion in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Weird of Hali Companion
  2. 2. The Weird of Hali Cookbook: Eldritch Recipes from an Arkham Kitchen

Sterling Chronicles in order

2 books
  1. 2. The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca
  2. 3. The Conspiracy Book: A Chronological Journey through Secret Societies and Hidden Histories

Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror in order

1 book
  1. 2. Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror: 2018 to 2019

Element Encyclopedia in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden History

Modern-Day Witch in order

1 book
  1. 10. The Druid Path

Standalone books

73 books

73 John Michael Greer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Michael Greer books in order?

You only need to read John Michael Greer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Michael Greer

Start with Paths of Wisdom: Principles and Practice of the Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Michael Greer book?

The Way of the Secret Temple (2025) is the newest John Michael Greer book released so far.

Is there a new John Michael Greer book coming?

No next John Michael Greer 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 Michael Greer at a glance

Still publishing
John Michael Greer published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
John Michael Greer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,172 pages across the 28 of 111 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Michael Greer books, 49 of 111, were published in the 2010s.

When John Michael Greer books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Michael Greer titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 49 titles.

1990s
4
2000s
20
2010s
49
2020s
38

111 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the John Michael Greer books are about

19 of the 111 John Michael Greer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 6 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Magic 6 of 19 books
  • Religion 3 of 19 books
  • Divination 2 of 19 books
  • Geomancy 2 of 19 books
  • Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 2 of 19 books
  • Spirituality 2 of 19 books