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Sandman Slim Books in Order

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey contains 14 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Sandman Slim (2009) and the newest is In the Devil Wind (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
4,429 in 11 of 14 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,429 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Sandman Slim is Richard Kadrey's urban fantasy series about James Stark, who spends eleven years in Hell working as a hitman and then escapes back to Los Angeles. Revenge is the first order of business in Sandman Slim (2009), except that Heaven and Hell both have plans of their own for Stark, and an abusive talking head comes along for the ride. Fourteen books are catalogued through In the Devil Wind in 2026. Angels, zombies, wizards and the Devil fill out the subject matter.

How many Sandman Slim books are there?

Sandman Slim has 14 books, released between 2009 and 2026.

Sandman Slim Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Sandman Slim 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 Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey, book 6 of the Sandman Slim series (2013)
  2. Cover of The Kill Society by Richard Kadrey, book 10 of the Sandman Slim series (2017)
  3. Cover of Ballistic Kiss by Richard Kadrey, book 12 of the Sandman Slim series (2020)
  1. 1
    Sandman Slim2009 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009416
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  2. 2
    Kill the Dead2010 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010464
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  3. 3
    Aloha from Hell2011 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011464
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  4. 4
    Devil in the Dollhouse2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Devil Said Bang2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012416
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  6. 6
    Kill City Blues2013 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013383
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  7. 7
    The Getaway God2014 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014387
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  8. 8
    Killing Pretty2015 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015387
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  9. 9
    The Perdition Score2016 · 375 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016375
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  10. 10
    The Kill Society2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017416
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  11. 11
    Hollywood Dead2018 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018353
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  12. 12
    Ballistic Kiss2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020368
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  13. 13
    King Bullet2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    In the Devil Wind2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Sandman Slim?

No separate chronological order is on record for Sandman Slim, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Sandman Slim books in order?

You should read the Sandman Slim books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sandman Slim book also stands alone.

Where to start with Sandman Slim

Start with Sandman Slim (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sandman Slim book?

In the Devil Wind (2026) is the newest Sandman Slim book released so far.

Is there a new Sandman Slim book coming?

No next Sandman Slim 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 Sandman Slim

Wikidata records 2 nominations for Sandman Slim. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Sandman Slim at a glance

Still running
Sandman Slim is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sandman Slim books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,429 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 387 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sandman Slim books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sandman Slim books are about

11 of the 14 Sandman Slim books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: los angeles (calif.) is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Richard Kadrey

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