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Nick Mamatas Books in Order

Nick Mamatas has written 23 books, published between 2001 and 2025. The first book is Northern Gothic (2001) and the newest is Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2001–2025
Confirmed
1 of 23 titles
Pages on record
3,155 in 15 of 23 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,155 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Nick Mamatas, author of the All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation series

Nick Mamatas, born February 20, 1972, is an American author of horror, science fiction and fantasy, and the editor of Haikasoru's line of translated Japanese science fiction for Viz Media. Mamatas's fiction has drawn several Bram Stoker Award nominations, and the editorial work took a Bram Stoker Award of its own alongside World Fantasy and Hugo nominations. The early writing career was funded by producing term papers for college students, an experience later set out in an essay for Drexel University's The Smart Set. The catalogue runs to 23 titles between Northern Gothic (2001) and Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest (2025).

How many Nick Mamatas books are there?

Nick Mamatas has 23 books, released between 2001 and 2025. 1 of them belong to the All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation series.

Nick Mamatas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Nick Mamatas 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 Northern Gothic by Nick Mamatas (2001)
  2. Cover of 3000 MPH in Every Direction at Once by Nick Mamatas (2003)
  3. Cover of Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas (2004)
  4. Cover of The Urban Bizarre by Nick Mamatas (2004)
  5. Cover of Cthulhu Senryu by Nick Mamatas (2006)
  6. Cover of Under My Roof by Nick Mamatas (2007)
  7. Cover of You Might Sleep by Nick Mamatas (2009)
  8. Cover of Insults Every Man Should Know by Nick Mamatas (2011)
  9. Cover of Starve Better by Nick Mamatas (2011)
  10. Cover of Sensation by Nick Mamatas (2011)
  11. Cover of Bullettime by Nick Mamatas (2012)
  12. Cover of Quotes Every Man Should Know by Nick Mamatas (2013)
  13. Cover of Love is the Law by Nick Mamatas (2013)
  14. Cover of The Last Weekend by Nick Mamatas (2014)
  15. Cover of I am Providence by Nick Mamatas (2016)
  16. Cover of Sabbath by Nick Mamatas (2019)
  1. 1
    Northern Gothic2001 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200186
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  2. 2
    3000 MPH in Every Direction at Once2003 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003148
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  3. 3
    Move Under Ground2004 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004185
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  4. 4
    The Urban Bizarre2004 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004180
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  5. 5
    Cthulhu Senryu2006 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200656
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  6. 6
    Under My Roof2007 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007151
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Farewell Performance2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    You Might Sleep2009 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Insults Every Man Should Know2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Starve Better2011 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011186
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Sensation2011 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011198
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  12. 12
    Bullettime2012 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012209
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  13. 13
    Quotes Every Man Should Know2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Love is the Law2013 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    All You Need Is KillAll You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Nickronomicon2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  17. 17
    The Last Weekend2014 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014244
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  18. 18
    I am Providence2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The People’s Republic of Everything2018 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018318
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  20. 20
    Sabbath2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019304
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  21. 21
    The Second Shooter2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021384
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  22. 22
    Planetbreaker’s SonOutspoken Authors #272021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Nick Mamatas 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.

All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation in order

1 book
  1. 1. All You Need Is Kill

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 27. Planetbreaker’s Son

Standalone books

21 books

21 Nick Mamatas titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nick Mamatas books in order?

You only need to read Nick Mamatas books in order within the All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation series, which holds 1 of the 23 Nick Mamatas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Nick Mamatas

Start with Northern Gothic (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nick Mamatas book?

Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest (2025) is the newest Nick Mamatas book released so far.

Is there a new Nick Mamatas book coming?

No next Nick Mamatas 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 Nick Mamatas has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 8 nominations for Nick Mamatas. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology2010Won
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2022Shortlistedfor The Second Shooter
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2016Shortlistedfor Hanzai Japan: Fantastical, Futuristic Stories of Crime From and About Japan
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2013Shortlistedfor Bullettime
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2013Shortlistedfor Arbeitskraft
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2013Shortlistedfor The Future Is Japanese
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology2011Shortlistedfor Haunted Legends
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2005Shortlistedfor Move Under Ground
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel2004Shortlistedfor Move Under Ground

Nick Mamatas at a glance

Still publishing
Nick Mamatas published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Nick Mamatas books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,155 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 198 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nick Mamatas books, 12 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nick Mamatas books are about

14 of the 23 Nick Mamatas 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 3 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.