Supernatural Books in Order
Supernatural contains 20 books, published between 2001 and 2019. The first book is The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons and Ghouls (2001) and the newest is Children of Anubis (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2001–2019
- Pages on record
- 3,760 in 13 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 63–94 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,760 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Supernatural is a media tie-in book line whose catalogue subjects name the brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, demonology and the occult. Novels in the listing include Nevermore (2007), Witch's Canyon (2007), Bone Key (2008), Heart of the Dragon (2010) and One Year Gone (2011). Children of Anubis (2019) is the most recent title. Credits are spread across many writers, with Tim Waggoner on 5 titles, John Passarella on 4 and Keith R.A. DeCandido on 3. No new books are catalogued after 2019.
How many Supernatural books are there?
Supernatural has 20 books, released between 2001 and 2019.
Supernatural Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Supernatural 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.
- 1The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons and Ghouls2001 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/420012191/4
- 1Nevermore2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420073362/4
- 2Witch's Canyon2007 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420073682/4
- 3Bone Key2008 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/420082872/4
- 4Heart of the Dragon2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/420103102/4
- 5The Unholy Cause2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 6War of the Sons2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7One Year Gone2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 8Coyote's Kiss2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 9Night Terror2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 10Rite of Passage2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 11Fresh Meat2012 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/420123552/4
- 12The Roads Not Taken2013 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/420131602/4
- 13Carved in Flesh2013 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/420133022/4
- 14Cold Fire2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 15Mythmaker2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420163202/4
- 16The Usual Sacrifices2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420163202/4
- 17The Men of Letters Bestiary2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/420171122/4
- 18Joyride2018 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/420183512/4
- 19Children of Anubis2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420193202/4
Supernatural Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Nevermore comes first and The Men of Letters Bestiary comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 19 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1Nevermore2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420073362/4
- 2Witch's Canyon2007 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420073682/4
- 3Bone Key2008 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/420082872/4
- 4Heart of the Dragon2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/420103102/4
- 5The Unholy Cause2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 6War of the Sons2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7One Year Gone2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 8Coyote's Kiss2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 9Night Terror2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 10Rite of Passage2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 11Fresh Meat2012 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/420123552/4
- 13Carved in Flesh2013 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/420133022/4
- 14Cold Fire2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 15Mythmaker2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420163202/4
- 16The Usual Sacrifices2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420163202/4
- 18Joyride2018 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/420183512/4
- 19Children of Anubis2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420193202/4
- 12The Roads Not Taken2013 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/420131602/4
- 17The Men of Letters Bestiary2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/420171122/4
What order should you read Supernatural books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons and Ghouls (2001), the earliest published title. After it come Nevermore (2007), Witch's Canyon (2007), Bone Key (2008) and Heart of the Dragon (2010); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, Nevermore comes first.
What is the newest Supernatural book?
Children of Anubis (2019) is the newest Supernatural book released so far.
Is there a new Supernatural book coming?
No next Supernatural book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Supernatural at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Supernatural title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Supernatural books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,760 pages across the 13 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Supernatural books, 16 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 20 titles, 5 are credited to Tim Waggoner, 4 to John Passarella, 3 to Keith R.A. DeCandido and 2 to Rebecca Dessertine. A further 7 writers are credited.
What the Supernatural books are about
11 of the 20 Supernatural books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: demonology is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Demonology 4 of 11 books
- Horror 4 of 11 books
- Dean Winchester (Fictitious character) 3 of 11 books
- Paranormal fiction 3 of 11 books
- Sam Winchester (Fictitious character) 3 of 11 books
- Brothers 2 of 11 books
- Media tie-in 2 of 11 books
- Television programs 2 of 11 books