Michael Richan Books in Order
Michael Richan has written 47 books, published between 2013 and 2024. The first book is The Bank of the River (2013) and the newest is The Warder (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 2013–2024
- Pages on record
- 6,978 in 26 of 47 books
- Reading time
- 116–174 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,978 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 47 titles with a page count on record.
Hauntings run through Michael Richan's catalogue, anchored by The River and the wider River Universe reading order. Richan has also written Haunting of Pitmon House, Mausoleum, I Reside Here and Downwinders. The 47 catalogued books start with The Bank of the River (2013) and reach The Warder (2024), taking in A Haunting in Oregon (2013), Devil's Throat (2014) and The Suicide Forest (2014) along the way.
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How many Michael Richan books are there?
Michael Richan has 47 books, released between 2013 and 2024. They include 6 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Richan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Michael Richan 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.
- 120132222/4
- 220132582/4
- 320132362/4
- 420142862/4
- 520142282/4
- 620142282/4
- 720143362/4
- 820142202/4
- 920142322/4
- 1020152702/4
- 112015–2/4
- 1220152502/4
- 1320152302/4
- 142015–2/4
- 152015–2/4
- 1620152642/4
- 1720152562/4
- 1820163082/4
- 19The School of Revenge2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 2020162322/4
- 2120162622/4
- 22Slaughter, Idaho2017 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/420172962/4
- 2320172602/4
- 2420173482/4
- 2520173142/4
- 2620172302/4
- 2720172562/4
- 2820182502/4
- 2920183142/4
- 30The Coldwater Haunting2019 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/420193922/4
- 312019–2/4
- 322019–2/4
- 332020–2/4
- 342020–2/4
- 35The Seances2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 362020–2/4
- 372020–2/4
- 382021–2/4
- 392021–2/4
- 402021–2/4
- 412021–2/4
- 422022–2/4
- 43Aunt Death2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 442022–2/4
- 452023–2/4
- 46The Haunting of Briarwood Manor2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 47The Warder2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Michael Richan 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.
River in order
16 books- 1. The Bank of the River
- 2. A Haunting in Oregon
- 3. Ghosts of Our Fathers
- 4. Eximere
- 5. The Suicide Forest
- 6. Devil's Throat
- 7. The Diablo Horror
- 8. The Haunting at Grays Harbor
- 9. It Walks At Night
- 10. The Cycle of the Shen
- 11. A Christmas Haunting at Point No Point
- 12. The Port of Missing Souls
- and 4 more in the table above
River Universe Reading Order in order
14 books- 7. Blood Oath, Blood River
- 9. The Impossible Coin
- 11. The Graves of Plague Canyon
- 13. The Dark River: A
- 14. The Blackham Mansion Haunting
- 16. The Blood Gardener
- 18. The Massacre Mechanism
- 20. The Nightmares of Quiet Grove
- 21. Capricorn
- 24. Descent Into Hell Street
- 25. The Remains
- 27. Inheritance
- and 2 more in the table above
Haunting of Pitmon House in order
3 booksMausoleum in order
3 booksI Reside Here in order
2 booksDark River in order
1 bookDownwinders in order
1 book- 11. House on Fire
Standalone books
7 books7 Michael Richan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Richan books in order?
You only need to read Michael Richan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Michael Richan
Start with The Bank of the River (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Richan book?
The Warder (2024) is the newest Michael Richan book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Richan book coming?
No next Michael Richan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Richan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Richan published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Michael Richan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,978 pages across the 26 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 257 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Richan books, 32 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
When Michael Richan books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Michael Richan titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 32 titles.
47 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.