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Victor LaValle Books in Order

Victor LaValle has written 27 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Slapboxing with Jesus (1999) and the newest is Sabretooth & The Exiles (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1999–2024
Pages on record
2,316 in 8 of 27 books
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Victor LaValle, born February 3, 1972, is an American author of novels, novellas and short fiction who has also written essays and book reviews for GQ, Essence, The Fader and The Washington Post. The novella The Ballad of Black Tom took the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella. LaValle's catalogue records 27 titles between Slapboxing with Jesus (1999) and Sabretooth & The Exiles (2024), with subject headings running to fantasy, the occult and supernatural, New York City life and short stories. Comics entries inside that count carry further credits, among them Natacha Bustos and Cody Ziglar.

How many Victor LaValle books are there?

Victor LaValle has 27 books, released between 1999 and 2024. They include 3 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Victor LaValle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Victor LaValle 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 Slapboxing with Jesus by Victor LaValle (1999)
  2. Cover of The Ecstatic by Victor LaValle (2002)
  3. Cover of Big Machine by Victor LaValle (2009)
  4. Cover of The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle (2012)
  5. Cover of The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (2016)
  6. Cover of The Changeling by Victor LaValle (2017)
  7. Cover of Sabretooth: The Adversary by Victor LaValle, book 1 of the Sabretooth (2022) series (2022)
  8. Cover of Lone Women by Victor LaValle (2023)
  1. 1
    Slapboxing with Jesus1999 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999213
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  2. 2
    The Ecstatic2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002272
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  3. 3
    Big Machine2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009384
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  4. 4
    Lucretia and the Kroons2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    The Devil in Silver2012 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012432
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  6. 6
    Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Bestiary #1Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Bestiary #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    The Ballad of Black Tom2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016160
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  8. 8
    Ancient History2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  9. 9
    Destroyer #1Victor LaValle's Destroyer #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  10. 10
    Destroyer #2Victor LaValle's Destroyer #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  11. 11
    Destroyer #3Victor LaValle's Destroyer #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  12. 12
    Destroyer #4Victor LaValle's Destroyer #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  13. 13
    The Changeling2017 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017448
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  14. 14
    Destroyer #5Victor LaValle's Destroyer #52017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  15. 15
    Destroyer #6Victor LaValle's Destroyer #62017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    Up from Slavery2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  17. 17
    Eve #1Eve #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Eve #2Eve #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Eve #3Eve #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    We Travel the SpacewaysBlack Stars #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  21. 21
    Eve #4Eve #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Eve #5Eve #52021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    Sabretooth: The AdversarySabretooth (2022) #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    EveEve #62022 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022132
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  25. 25
    Legacy2Marvel's Voices #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Lone Women2023 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023275
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  27. 27
    Sabretooth & The ExilesSabretooth (2022) #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Victor LaValle 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.

Victor LaValle's Destroyer in order

6 books
  1. 1. Destroyer #1
  2. 2. Destroyer #2
  3. 3. Destroyer #3
  4. 4. Destroyer #4
  5. 5. Destroyer #5
  6. 6. Destroyer #6

Eve in order

6 books
  1. 1. Eve #1
  2. 2. Eve #2
  3. 3. Eve #3
  4. 4. Eve #4
  5. 5. Eve #5
  6. 6. Eve

Sabretooth (2022) in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sabretooth: The Adversary
  2. 2. Sabretooth & The Exiles

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Bestiary in order

1 book
  1. 1. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Bestiary #1

Black Stars in order

1 book
  1. 3. We Travel the Spaceways

Marvel's Voices in order

1 book
  1. 8. Legacy2

Standalone books

10 books

10 Victor LaValle titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Victor LaValle books in order?

You only need to read Victor LaValle 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 Victor LaValle

Start with Slapboxing with Jesus (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Victor LaValle book?

Sabretooth & The Exiles (2024) is the newest Victor LaValle book released so far.

Is there a new Victor LaValle book coming?

No next Victor LaValle 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 Victor LaValle has won

Wikidata records 10 awards and 12 nominations for Victor LaValle. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2018Wonfor The Changeling
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2018Wonfor The Changeling
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel2018Won
  • August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel2018Wonfor The Changeling
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2017Wonfor The Ballad of Black Tom
  • Shirley Jackson Award for Novella2016Wonfor The Ballad of Black Tom
  • American Book Awards2010Won
  • Shirley Jackson Award for Novel2009Wonfor Big Machine
  • Shirley Jackson Award2009Won
  • Whiting Awards2004Won
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2025Shortlistedfor The Changeling
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2024Shortlistedfor Lone Women

Victor LaValle at a glance

Still publishing
Victor LaValle published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Victor LaValle books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,316 pages across the 8 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victor LaValle books, 13 of 27, were published in the 2010s.

What the Victor LaValle books are about

8 of the 27 Victor LaValle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: psychological fiction is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.