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Shaun Hutson Books in Order

Shaun Hutson has written 64 books, published between 1981 and 2026. The first book is Blood and Honour (As: Wolf Kruger) (1981) and the newest is Hollow Point (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
64
Published
1981–2026
Pages on record
11,460 in 39 of 64 books
Reading time
191–287 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,460 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 64 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Shaun Hutson, author

Shaun Hutson, born in 1958, is a British novelist working in horror and crime, with at least thirty novels under his own name and various pen names. Slugs (1982) and Slaughterhouse opened the horror run, and the Sean Doyle thrillers set crime fiction in London and England. His earliest catalogued titles appeared as Wolf Kruger. The 64 catalogued books date from 1981 to Hollow Point (2026), peaking in the 1980s, with a median length of 326 pages.

How many Shaun Hutson books are there?

Shaun Hutson has 64 books, released between 1981 and 2026. They include 4 series and 50 titles listed outside any series.

Shaun Hutson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 64 Shaun Hutson 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 Slugs by Shaun Hutson, book 1 of the Slugs series (1982)
  2. Cover of The Skull by Shaun Hutson (1982)
  3. Cover of Spawn by Shaun Hutson (1983)
  4. Cover of Sabres in the Snow by Shaun Hutson (1983)
  5. Cover of Chainsaw Terror (As: Nick Blake) by Shaun Hutson (1984)
  6. Cover of Come the Night (As: Nick Blake) by Shaun Hutson (1984)
  7. Cover of No Survivors by Shaun Hutson (1985)
  8. Cover of Track by Shaun Hutson, book 1 of the Track series (1986)
  9. Cover of Victims by Shaun Hutson (1987)
  10. Cover of Nemesis by Shaun Hutson (1989)
  11. Cover of Horror Film Quiz Book by Shaun Hutson (1991)
  12. Cover of Renegades by Shaun Hutson, book 1 of the Sean Doyle series (1991)
  13. Cover of Captives by Shaun Hutson (1991)
  14. Cover of Death Day by Shaun Hutson (1992)
  15. Cover of Heathen by Shaun Hutson, book 1 of the Heathen series (1993)
  16. Cover of Deadhead by Shaun Hutson (1994)
  17. Cover of Stolen Angels by Shaun Hutson (1996)
  18. Cover of Knife Edge by Shaun Hutson, book 3 of the Sean Doyle series (1997)
  19. Cover of Purity by Shaun Hutson (1998)
  20. Cover of Warhol's Prophecy by Shaun Hutson (1999)
  21. Cover of Exit Wounds by Shaun Hutson (2000)
  22. Cover of Hybrid by Shaun Hutson, book 2 of the Heathen series (2002)
  23. Cover of Compulsion by Shaun Hutson (2002)
  24. Cover of Unmarked Graves by Shaun Hutson (2008)
  1. 1
    Blood and Honour (As: Wolf Kruger)1981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  2. 2
    SlugsSlugs #11982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  3. 3
    The Skull1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  4. 4
    Sledgehammer1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982224
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  5. 5
    Kessler's Raid (As: Wolf Kruger)1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  6. 6
    Convoy of Steel (As: Wolf Kruger)1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  7. 7
    Spawn1983 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983261
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  8. 8
    Sabres in the Snow1983 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983158
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  9. 9
    Slaughterhouse (As: Wolf Kruger)1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  10. 10
    Task Force Battalion (As: Tom Lambert)1983 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983203
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  11. 11
    Erebus1984 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984309
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  12. 12
    Men of Blood (As: Wolf Kruger)1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  13. 13
    Chainsaw Terror (As: Nick Blake)1984 · 173 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984173
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  14. 14
    Come the Night (As: Nick Blake)1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  15. 15
    Breeding GroundSlugs #21985 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985224
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  16. 16
    Shadows1985 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985336
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  17. 17
    Forged in Fire1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  18. 18
    No Survivors1985 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985160
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  19. 19
    TrackTrack #11986 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986157
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  20. 20
    Partners in DeathTrack #21986 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986160
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  21. 21
    Victims1987 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987288
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  22. 22
    Taken by Force1987 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987157
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  23. 23
    Apache GoldTrack #31988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  24. 24
    Assassin1988 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988288
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  25. 25
    The Terminator.1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  26. 26
    Swords of Vengeance1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988160
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  27. 27
    Nemesis1989 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989338
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  28. 28
    Horror Film Quiz Book1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991192
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  29. 29
    RenegadesSean Doyle #11991 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991368
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  30. 30
    Captives1991 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991434
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Shaun Hutson 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.

Sean Doyle in order

5 books
  1. 1. Renegades
  2. 2. White Ghost
  3. 3. Knife Edge
  4. 5. Testament
  5. 6. Hollow Point

Track in order

3 books
  1. 1. Track
  2. 2. Partners in Death
  3. 3. Apache Gold

Slugs in order

2 books
  1. 1. Slugs
  2. 2. Breeding Ground

Heathen in order

2 books
  1. 1. Heathen
  2. 2. Hybrid

Incisions in order

2 books
  1. 1. Incisions: Cut One
  2. 2. Incisions: Cut 2

Standalone books

50 books

50 Shaun Hutson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shaun Hutson books in order?

You only need to read Shaun Hutson 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 Shaun Hutson

Start with Blood and Honour (As: Wolf Kruger) (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shaun Hutson book?

Hollow Point (2026) is the newest Shaun Hutson book released so far.

Is there a new Shaun Hutson book coming?

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

Shaun Hutson at a glance

Still publishing
Shaun Hutson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Shaun Hutson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,460 pages across the 39 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shaun Hutson books, 27 of 64, were published in the 1980s.

What the Shaun Hutson books are about

31 of the 64 Shaun Hutson 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 13 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.