Nathan Ballingrud Books in Order
Nathan Ballingrud has written 7 books, published between 2007 and 2025. The first book is The Monsters of Heaven (2007) and the newest is Cathedral of the Drowned (2025). One more title is announced: Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2007–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,344 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 22–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,344 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Horror is the register recorded for Nathan Ballingrud, whose subject headings cover American and English horror tales, single-author short stories, and horror and ghost stories. The Monsters of Heaven (2007) is the earliest of 8 catalogued titles, with North American Lake Monsters (2013), The Visible Filth (2015) and The Butcher's Table (2019) after it. The Lunar Gothic Trilogy is listed under the name. Crypt of the Moon Spider (2024) and Cathedral of the Drowned (2025) are the recent entries, and Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm carries a 2027 date.
How many Nathan Ballingrud books are there?
Nathan Ballingrud has 7 published books, released between 2007 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Lunar Gothic Trilogy series. One more, Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (2027), is announced.
Nathan Ballingrud Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Nathan Ballingrud 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.
- 1The Monsters of Heaven2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420073841/4
- 2North American Lake Monsters2013 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420133001/4
- 3The Visible Filth2015 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/42015681/4
- 4The Butcher's Table2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420192881/4
- 5The Strange2023 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420233041/4
- 62024–1/4
- 72025–1/4
- 82027–1/4
Nathan Ballingrud 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.
Lunar Gothic Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Nathan Ballingrud titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nathan Ballingrud books in order?
You only need to read Nathan Ballingrud books in order within the Lunar Gothic Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 8 Nathan Ballingrud books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Nathan Ballingrud
Start with The Monsters of Heaven (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nathan Ballingrud book?
Cathedral of the Drowned (2025) is the newest Nathan Ballingrud book released so far.
Is there a new Nathan Ballingrud book coming?
Yes. Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (2027) is the next Nathan Ballingrud book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Nathan Ballingrud at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nathan Ballingrud is still publishing. Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Nathan Ballingrud books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,344 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nathan Ballingrud books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Nathan Ballingrud books are about
3 of the 8 Nathan Ballingrud books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Short stories 2 of 3 books
- American fiction 1 of 3 books
- Horror 1 of 3 books
- English fiction 1 of 3 books
- Fiction anthologies & collections 1 of 3 books
- Horror & ghost stories 1 of 3 books