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Rob Thurman Books in Order

Rob Thurman has written 18 books, published between 2006 and 2015. The first book is Nightlife (2006) and the newest is Nevermore (2015). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 18 books listed here are in the Cal Leandros series, which has its own page: Cal Leandros books in order.

Books
18
Published
2006–2015
Pages on record
4,717 in 14 of 18 books
Reading time
79–118 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,717 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Rob Thurman checklist

Rob Thurman is the pen name of Robyn Thurman, an American novelist on the New York Times best seller list with publication in the US, UK, Germany and Japan. The Cal Leandros and Trickster series share a single urban fantasy universe, and the Korsak Brothers series is a science fiction thriller. Thurman appeared in the anthology Wolfsbane and Mistletoe. The catalogue lists 18 books from Nightlife (2006) to Nevermore (2015), with Cal and Niko Leandros as recurring characters.

How many Rob Thurman books are there?

Rob Thurman has 18 books, released between 2006 and 2015. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Rob Thurman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Rob Thurman 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 Nightlife by Rob Thurman, book 1 of the Cal Leandros series (2006)
  2. Cover of Moonshine by Rob Thurman, book 2 of the Cal Leandros series (2007)
  3. Cover of Madhouse by Rob Thurman, book 3 of the Cal Leandros series (2008)
  4. Cover of Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman, book 1 of the Trickster series (2009)
  5. Cover of Deathwish by Rob Thurman, book 5 of the Cal Leandros series (2009)
  6. Cover of Chimera by Rob Thurman, book 1 of the Korsak Brothers series (2010)
  7. Cover of The Grimrose Path by Rob Thurman, book 2 of the Trickster series (2010)
  8. Cover of Roadkill by Rob Thurman, book 6 of the Cal Leandros series (2010)
  9. Cover of Basilisk by Rob Thurman, book 2 of the Korsak Brothers series (2011)
  10. Cover of Blackout by Rob Thurman, book 7 of the Cal Leandros series (2011)
  11. Cover of Doubletake by Rob Thurman, book 8 of the Cal Leandros series (2012)
  12. Cover of Slashback by Rob Thurman, book 9 of the Cal Leandros series (2013)
  13. Cover of Silver and Salt by Rob Thurman, book 10 of the Cal Leandros series (2014)
  14. Cover of Downfall by Rob Thurman, book 11 of the Cal Leandros series (2014)
  15. Cover of Nevermore by Rob Thurman, book 12 of the Cal Leandros series (2015)
  1. 1
    NightlifeCal Leandros #12006 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006352
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  2. 2
    MoonshineCal Leandros #22007 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007352
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  3. 3
    MadhouseCal Leandros #32008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  4. 4
    Milk and CookiesCal Leandros #42008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    Trick of the LightTrickster #12009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
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  6. 6
    DeathwishCal Leandros #52009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
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  7. 7
    ChimeraKorsak Brothers #12010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
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  8. 8
    The Grimrose PathTrickster #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    RoadkillCal Leandros #62010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
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  10. 10
    BasiliskKorsak Brothers #22011 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011352
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  11. 11
    BlackoutCal Leandros #72011 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011345
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  12. 12
    All Seeing Eye2012 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012400
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  13. 13
    DoubletakeCal Leandros #82012 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012352
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  14. 14
    SlashbackCal Leandros #92013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Silver and SaltCal Leandros #102014 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014112
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  16. 16
    DownfallCal Leandros #112014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014352
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  17. 17
    Carniepunk: Painted Love2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  18. 18
    NevermoreCal Leandros #122015 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015340
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Rob Thurman series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Rob Thurman 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.

Trickster in order

2 books
  1. 1. Trick of the Light
  2. 2. The Grimrose Path

Korsak Brothers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Chimera
  2. 2. Basilisk

Standalone books

2 books

2 Rob Thurman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rob Thurman books in order?

You only need to read Rob Thurman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rob Thurman

Start with the first book of the Rob Thurman series you want to read: Cal Leandros starts with Nightlife (2006) and Cal & Niko Leandros starts with Nightlife (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Nightlife (2006).

What is the newest Rob Thurman book?

Nevermore (2015) is the newest Rob Thurman book released so far.

Is there a new Rob Thurman book coming?

No next Rob Thurman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Rob Thurman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rob Thurman title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rob Thurman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,717 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rob Thurman books, 12 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rob Thurman books are about

15 of the 18 Rob Thurman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cal leandros (fictitious character) is tagged on 7 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.