William Hjortsberg Books in Order
12 books are credited to William Hjortsberg, published between 1969 and 2020; 1 of them appeared after William Hjortsberg's death in 2017. The first book is Alp (1969) and the newest is Angel's Inferno (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1969–2020
- Pages on record
- 731 in 4 of 12 books
William Hjortsberg (February 23, 1941 to April 22, 2017), known as Gatz, was an American novelist and screenwriter who wrote the screenplay for the film Legend. Hjortsberg's novel Falling Angel (1978) became the film Angel Heart (1987), and in 2015 the novel was adapted into an opera composed by J. Mark Scearce with a libretto by Lucy Thurber. The catalogue includes the Harry Angel series and runs from Alp (1969) to Angel's Inferno (2020), with Nevermore (1994) among the titles.
How many William Hjortsberg books are there?
William Hjortsberg has 12 books, released between 1969 and 2020. 1 of them were published after William Hjortsberg's death in 2017. 2 of them belong to the Harry Angel series.
William Hjortsberg Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 William Hjortsberg 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.
- 1Alp1969 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419691521/4
- 2Gray Matters1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 3Symbiography1973 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/41973571/4
- 4Toro! Toro! Toro!1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 519783021/4
- 6Tales & Fables1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 7Nevermore1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 8Odd Corners2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 9Jubilee Hitchhiker2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 10The Work of Art2013 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420132201/4
- 11Mañana2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 122020–1/4
William Hjortsberg 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.
Harry Angel in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 William Hjortsberg titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read William Hjortsberg books in order?
You only need to read William Hjortsberg books in order within the Harry Angel series, which holds 2 of the 12 William Hjortsberg books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with William Hjortsberg
Start with Alp (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest William Hjortsberg book?
Angel's Inferno (2020) is the newest William Hjortsberg book released so far.
Is there a new William Hjortsberg book coming?
No next William Hjortsberg book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William Hjortsberg at a glance
- Died
- William Hjortsberg died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to William Hjortsberg are still being published after William Hjortsberg's death in 2017; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- William Hjortsberg books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 731 pages across the 4 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William Hjortsberg books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1970s.
What the William Hjortsberg books are about
3 of the 12 William Hjortsberg books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Architecture, domestic, united states 1 of 3 books
- Bullfights 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Domestic Architecture 1 of 3 books
- JLF Architects (Firm) 1 of 3 books
- Missing persons 1 of 3 books
- Private investigators 1 of 3 books
- Vodou 1 of 3 books
- Voodooism 1 of 3 books