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Stephen Blackmoore Books in Order

Stephen Blackmoore has written 12 books, published between 2012 and 2023. The first book is City of the Lost (2012) and the newest is Cult Classic (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2012–2023
Confirmed
3 of 12 titles
Pages on record
1,387 in 5 of 12 books
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Stephen Blackmoore writes fantasy, with magic, zombies, mediums, talismans and murder victims among the recorded subjects. City of the Lost (2012) is the earliest catalogued title, followed by Dead Things (2013), Broken Souls (2014) and Hungry Ghosts (2017). Cult Classic (2023) is the newest. The series on the listing are Eric Carter/City of the Lost, Spirit of the Century Presents and Wasteland 2 Novellas. The catalogue marks Blackmoore's output as dormant.

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Eric Carter, the protagonist of this series, works as a necromancer based in Los Angeles, contending with ghosts, gods, dark magic, and his own personal demons.

How many Stephen Blackmoore books are there?

Stephen Blackmoore has 12 books, released between 2012 and 2023. 10 of them belong to the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series.

Stephen Blackmoore Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Stephen Blackmoore 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.

  1. Cover of City of the Lost by Stephen Blackmoore, book 1 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2012)
  2. Cover of Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore, book 2 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2013)
  3. Cover of Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore, book 3 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2014)
  4. Cover of Hungry Ghosts by Stephen Blackmoore, book 4 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2017)
  5. Cover of Fire Season by Stephen Blackmoore, book 5 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2019)
  6. Cover of Ghost Money by Stephen Blackmoore, book 6 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2020)
  7. Cover of Suicide Kings by Stephen Blackmoore, book 8 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2022)
  8. Cover of Hate Machine by Stephen Blackmoore, book 9 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2022)
  9. Cover of Cult Classic by Stephen Blackmoore, book 10 of the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series (2023)
  1. 1
    City of the LostEric Carter/City of the Lost #12012 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012217
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  2. 2
    Khan of MarsSpirit of the Century™ Presents #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    Dead ThingsEric Carter/City of the Lost #22013 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013304
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  4. 4
    All Bad ThingsWasteland 2 Novellas #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    Broken SoulsEric Carter/City of the Lost #32014 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014272
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  6. 6
    Hungry GhostsEric Carter/City of the Lost #42017 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017290
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  7. 7
    Fire SeasonEric Carter/City of the Lost #52019 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019304
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  8. 8
    Ghost MoneyEric Carter/City of the Lost #62020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    Bottle DemonEric Carter/City of the Lost #72021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    Suicide KingsEric Carter/City of the Lost #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Hate MachineEric Carter/City of the Lost #92022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    Cult ClassicEric Carter/City of the Lost #102023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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Stephen Blackmoore 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.

Eric Carter/City of the Lost in order

10 books
  1. 1. City of the Lost
  2. 2. Dead Things
  3. 3. Broken Souls
  4. 4. Hungry Ghosts
  5. 5. Fire Season
  6. 6. Ghost Money
  7. 7. Bottle Demon
  8. 8. Suicide Kings
  9. 9. Hate Machine
  10. 10. Cult Classic

Spirit of the Century™ Presents in order

1 book
  1. 1. Khan of Mars

Wasteland 2 Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Stephen Blackmoore books in order?

You only need to read Stephen Blackmoore books in order within the Eric Carter/City of the Lost series, which holds 10 of the 12 Stephen Blackmoore books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Stephen Blackmoore

Start with City of the Lost (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stephen Blackmoore book?

Cult Classic (2023) is the newest Stephen Blackmoore book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Blackmoore book coming?

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

Stephen Blackmoore at a glance

Paused
No new Stephen Blackmoore title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Stephen Blackmoore books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,387 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen Blackmoore books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

When Stephen Blackmoore books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Stephen Blackmoore titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.

2010s
7
2020s
5

12 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Stephen Blackmoore books are about

4 of the 12 Stephen Blackmoore books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dead -- fiction is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Dead -- Fiction 2 of 4 books
  • Fantasy 2 of 4 books
  • Magic 2 of 4 books
  • Aztec mythology 1 of 4 books
  • Aztec mythology -- Fiction 1 of 4 books
  • Crime 1 of 4 books
  • Criminals 1 of 4 books
  • Dead 1 of 4 books
  • Fantasy, paranormal 1 of 4 books
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction 1 of 4 books
  • Magic -- Fiction 1 of 4 books
  • Mediums 1 of 4 books

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