Benny Imura Books in Order

Jonathan Maberry has written 10 Benny Imura books, published between 2010 and 2015: 8 in the Benny Imura series and 2 related titles. The first book is Rot & Ruin (2010) and the newest main-line book is Bits & Pieces (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2010–2015
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,106 in 4 of 10 books

Benny Imura is the character at the centre of Jonathan Maberry's zombie sequence, and the catalogue gathers 10 books around Benny Imura, published between 2010 and 2015. Recorded subjects include zombies, survival, bounty hunters, brothers and horror stories, written as children's fiction. The run opens with Rot & Ruin (2010) and closes with Bits & Pieces (2015), taking in Dust & Decay (2011), Flesh & Bone (2012), Fire & Ash (2013) and Tales of the Rot & Ruin (2012). A Benny Imura Short Stories/Novellas grouping is catalogued alongside.

How many Benny Imura books are there?

Benny Imura has 10 books, released between 2010 and 2015. 8 of them belong to the Benny Imura series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Benny Imura Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Benny Imura 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. 1
    Rot & RuinBenny Imura #12010 · 458 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010458
  2. 2
    In The Land Of The DeadBenny Imura #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  3. 3
    Dust & DecayBenny Imura #32011 · 519 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011519
  4. 4
    Dead & GoneBenny Imura Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  5. 5
    Tales of the Rot & RuinBenny Imura #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  6. 6
    First Night MemoriesBenny Imura #42012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Flesh & BoneBenny Imura #52012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Tooth & NailBenny Imura Short Stories/Novellas #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  9. 9
    Fire & AshBenny Imura #62013 · 537 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013537
  10. 10
    Bits & PiecesBenny Imura #72015 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015592

Do you have to read Benny Imura books in order?

You should read the Benny Imura series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Benny Imura book also stands alone.

Where to start with Benny Imura

Start with Rot & Ruin (2010), the earliest published book in the Benny Imura series.

What is the newest Benny Imura book?

Bits & Pieces (2015) is the newest book in the Benny Imura series.

Is there a new Benny Imura book coming?

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

Award nominations for Benny Imura

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Benny Imura. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel2010Shortlistedfor Rot & Ruin

Benny Imura at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Benny Imura title on record is Bits & Pieces (2015), 11 years ago.
Release pace
Benny Imura books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,106 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 528 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Benny Imura books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Benny Imura books are about

5 of the 10 Benny Imura books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: survival is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jonathan Maberry

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.