Jonathan L. Howard Books in Order
Jonathan L. Howard has written 31 books, published between 2009 and 2024. The first book is The Necromancer (2009) and the newest is The Shadow on the Glass (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2009–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,692 in 8 of 31 books
Jonathan L. Howard is a British writer and game designer, known mainly for novels about Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, and lives near Bristol. The catalogue holds 31 books published between 2009 and 2024, opening with The Necromancer (2009) and reaching The Shadow on the Glass (2024), with The Detective (2010), The Fear Institute (2011), Katya's World (2012) and Katya's War (2013) among them. Johannes Cabal, Russalka Chronicles, Carter & Lovecraft and Goon Squad are the series listed. Subjects cover fantasy, horror, the occult and supernatural, vampires, magic, private investigators and wagers.
Source: Wikidata
How many Jonathan L. Howard books are there?
Jonathan L. Howard has 31 books, released between 2009 and 2024. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Jonathan L. Howard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Jonathan L. Howard 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.
- 120093041/4
- 220103041/4
- 320113521/4
- 420123321/4
- 5The Death of Me2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 6Between the River and the Road2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 72013–1/4
- 8Filming the Ghost2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 92013–1/4
- 102013–1/4
- 112013–1/4
- 122014–1/4
- 132014–1/4
- 142014–1/4
- 15An Unreasonable Doubt2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 162014–1/4
- 172014–1/4
- 182014–1/4
- 1920143521/4
- 202014–1/4
- 212014–1/4
- 222014–1/4
- 2320153061/4
- 242016–1/4
- 252016–1/4
- 2620163841/4
- 272016–1/4
- 282016–1/4
- 292016–1/4
- 3020173581/4
- 312024–2/4
Jonathan L. Howard series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Johannes Cabal books in order 9 books
Jonathan L. Howard 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.
Goon Squad in order
12 booksRussalka Chronicles in order
3 booksCarter & Lovecraft in order
2 booksCall of Cthulhu RPG in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Jonathan L. Howard titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jonathan L. Howard books in order?
You only need to read Jonathan L. Howard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jonathan L. Howard
Start with The Necromancer (2009), the first Johannes Cabal book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Jonathan L. Howard book?
The Shadow on the Glass (2024) is the newest Jonathan L. Howard book released so far.
Is there a new Jonathan L. Howard book coming?
No next Jonathan L. Howard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Jonathan L. Howard
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Jonathan L. Howard. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2018Shortlistedfor After the End of the World
Jonathan L. Howard at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jonathan L. Howard published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Jonathan L. Howard books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,692 pages across the 8 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jonathan L. Howard books, 29 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
When Jonathan L. Howard books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jonathan L. Howard titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 29 titles.
31 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Jonathan L. Howard books are about
8 of the 31 Jonathan L. Howard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.