Monsters book series in reading order

by Adam Blade

by R.L. Stine

by Tedd Arnold

by Shannon Hale

by Marcia Thornton Jones

by Max Brallier

by Adam Blade

by Christopher Pike

by Tracey West

by Julia Donaldson

by James Axler

by Greg Farshtey

by Emily Rodda

by R.L. Stine

by Steven Kellogg

by Sam Lloyd (Kids Books)

by Greg Farshtey

by Rhyannon Byrd

by Elisabetta Dami

by Bill Cotter

by Craig Schaefer

by Guillermo Del Toro

Adam Blade is the name used by a small collective of authors who write Beast Quest, along with Team Hero, Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars. Beast Quest has sold more than 11 million copies. The catalogue lists 288 Adam Blade books from 2007 to 2024, opening with titles such as Ferno The Fire Dragon, Sepron The Sea Serpent and Cypher the Mountain Giant (all 2007) and reaching Pirano the Water Dragon (2024). Monsters, quests, heroes and cyborgs appear in the subjects, along with the fictional characters Tom, Elenna and Max.

R.L. Stine

589 books• 64 series

Robert Lawrence Stine, born October 8, 1943, is an American novelist who writes horror fiction for children. Goosebumps, the series Stine created, sold more than 400 million copies in 35 languages and grew into a franchise of two television series, video games, comics and two feature films. Fear Street, Stine's horror sequence for teenagers, passed 80 million copies and was adapted for film. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature. The listing runs to 590 titles, from How to Be Funny (1978), published as Jovial Bob Stine, to How to Train Your Dummy, scheduled for 2027.

Marcia Thornton Jones, born July 15, 1958, is an American writer of children's books and the author or co-author of more than 135 elementary chapter books, picture books and mid-grade novels. Named among them is The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids; other work was co-written with Debbie Dadey, who carries a credit on 7 of the 125 catalogued titles. The listing opens with Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (1990) and ends with Writing for Kids (2019). Further series include Ghostville Elementary, Bailey City Monsters, Barkley's School for Dogs and Keyholders. The books are short, at a median of 75 pages, and subjects name monsters, ghosts, teachers and humorous stories.

Shannon Hale

62 books• 11 series

Shannon Hale, born Shannon Bryner on January 26, 1974, is an American author mainly of young adult fantasy. Princess Academy (2005) earned a Newbery Honor, and The Goose Girl (2003) opens the catalogue. Austenland (2007), the first novel for adults, became a film in 2013. Hale graduated from the University of Utah and the University of Montana, and has co-written with husband Dean Hale. The catalogue lists 63 titles through The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble (2026), across series including Princess In Black, Books of Bayern, Real Friends and Kitty-Corn.

Fly Guy, a pet fly, is Tedd Arnold's best-known creation. Arnold is an American children's writer and illustrator, born 20 January 1949 in Elmira, New York, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor went to three of his books: Hi! Fly Guy! (2006), I Spy Fly Guy (2010) and Noodleheads See the Future (2018). Huggly, Noodleheads, Parts and Fly Guy Presents make up the other series, written for early readers at a median of 32 pages. The listing holds 76 titles dated 1987 to 2022.

Rick Riordan

82 books• 19 series

Rick Riordan, born Richard Russell Riordan Jr. on June 5, 1964, is an American author. Riordan is best known for the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which take in Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo and The Nico di Angelo Adventures. The catalogue holds 82 books from 1997 to 2026, opening with Big Red Tequila (1997) and reaching The Lightning Thief in 2005; the Tres Navarre and Kane Chronicles lines also feature. Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and have sold more than 30 million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox filmed the first two Percy Jackson books, a project Riordan had no part in.

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin Christopher McFadden, an American author born on November 12, 1955. Pike writes mystery-thrillers, supernatural horror and children's fiction, mostly for young adults, with some adult fiction too. The catalogue lists 86 books from Getting Even and Slumber Party (both 1985) to Strange Girl (2015), with Chain Letter (1986), The Tachyon Web (1986) and Spellbound (1988) among the early titles. Series include Spooksville, Last Vampire, Remember Me, Final Friends, Alosha, Chain Letter and Witch World, and vampires, monsters and witches all appear among the subjects.

Tracey West, born October 1, 1965, is a children's author who writes for licensed series such as Pokémon and SpongeBob SquarePants. The catalogue lists 356 titles from 1988 to 2027, reaching Heart of the Ruby Dragon (2026), with Claw of the Diamond Dragon due in 2027. Named series include Pokémon chapter books, novelizations and readers, Naruto Chapter Books, LEGO Ninjago Reader, Bakugan Chapter Books, Pixie Tricks, Pet Vet Club and Scream Shop Pick Your Path. Dragon Masters and Heroes in Training appear as recurring lines. Ninja, dragons and plot-your-own stories appear among the subject headings.

Troy Cummings is a children's book writer whose 13 catalogued books, for grades 1 to 3, appeared from 2013 to 2017. Subjects include monsters, horror stories, elementary schools and best friends. Rise of the Balloon Goons (2013) is the first title, and Attack of the Shadow Smashers and Day of the Night Crawlers also date from 2013. Battle of the Boss-Monster (2017) is the newest, and the list is likely complete.

Andrzej Sapkowski

17 books• 5 series

Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer, born 21 June 1948, best known for The Witcher, the saga of the monster hunter Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher has reached video games, television, the stage and comics, and appears in 37 languages; only Stanisław Lem is translated more among Polish science fiction and fantasy writers. Sapkowski's books have sold over 30 million copies and draw on Slavic mythology. The 17 catalogued titles run from Something Ends, Something Begins (1988) through The Last Wish (1993) and Blood of Elves (1994) to Crossroads of Ravens (2025), with the Hussite Trilogy as a second series.

Bruce Coville

132 books• 20 series

Bruce Coville has 132 books catalogued from The Foolish Giant (1978) to Aliens, Underwear, and Monsters (2022). Sarah's Unicorn (1979), Operation Sherlock (1986) and The Ghost in the Third Row (1987) are among the early titles. Series include My Teacher Is an Alien, Magic Shop, Unicorn Chronicles, I Was a 6th Grade Alien, Space Brat, Moongobble and Me, Nina Tanleven and A.I. Gang. Extraterrestrials, unicorns, monsters and humour fill the subjects. Coville, born May 16, 1950, writes young adult fiction and first published in 1977.

Max Brallier

48 books• 12 series

The Last Kids on Earth, a New York Times bestselling series that Netflix turned into a TV series, is the work American children's author Max Brallier is best known for. Brallier, born September 8, 1983, has written more than 30 books. The catalogue lists 48 entries, reaching Across the Doodleverse (2026). Series include Mister Shivers, Galactic Hot Dogs and Last Comics on Earth, alongside graphic novel editions of The Last Kids on Earth. Monsters, survival, friendship, humour, food trucks and interplanetary voyages appear among the subject tags.

Gregory Todd Farshtey, born July 14, 1965, is an American writer known for the Bionicle novels (2003-2010), the Bionicle comics (2001-2010) and the Ninjago graphic novels. The catalogue counts 80 Farshtey books, from The River of God (1992) to Ghost Ninja (2015). Series include Bionicle Adventures, Bionicle Legends, LEGO Ninjago Graphic Novels, LEGO Ninjago Chapter Books, LEGO Legends of Chima: Chapter Books, LEGO Hero Factory: Secret Mission, Exo-force and Bloodshadows. Legends of Metru Nui (2004) and The Official Guide to Bionicle (2003) are among the titles, and subjects include LEGO toys, heroes, ninja and robots.

J.K. Rowling is the pen name of Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (born Rowling), a British author who created the Harry Potter fantasy series. The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling on a train from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been adapted into a film series. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997) opens the catalogue, followed by Chamber of Secrets (1998), Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Goblet of Fire (2000) and Order of the Phoenix (2003). Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them appeared under the name Newt Scamander and Quidditch Through the Ages under Kennilworthy Whisp. Cormoran Strike is also listed among the author's characters.

Larry Correia

50 books• 14 series

Larry Correia, born 1977, is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction known for Monster Hunter International, the Grimnoir Chronicles and the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior. The catalogue lists 52 books from Monster Hunter International (2009) to Monster Hunter Alien Files: First Contact (2026), with Reap the Whirlwind due in 2027. Monster Hunter Vendetta (2010), Hard Magic (2011) and Dead Six (2011) came early. Correia has written or co-written more than 30 novels and over 50 short works and has co-edited four anthologies. Honours include a 2011 John W. Campbell Award nomination, two Audie Awards and four Dragon Awards.

Thomas E. Sniegoski

60 books• 19 series

Thomas E. Sniegoski works as a novelist, a comic book writer and a pop culture journalist in the United States. The catalogue holds 61 books published between 1999 and 2027, opening with The Monster Book (1999) and reaching Frankenstein: New World - The Sea of Forever (2025), with The Speed of Darkness dated 2027. Subjects name Remy Chandler as a fictional character and cover fantasy, angels, good and evil, private investigators, the supernatural, monsters, magic, heroes and children's fiction. Series listed include Remy Chandler, Billy Hooten, Owlboy, Brimstone Network, Bone: Quest for the Spark, Sleeper Conspiracy, Demonist, Vampirella Strikes and Young Hellboy. Christopher Golden and Stephen R. Bissette are each credited on one title beside Sniegoski.

Justina Ireland

32 books• 12 series

Justina Ireland, born 7 February 1985, writes science fiction and fantasy for young adults and edited FIYAH Literary Magazine. A World Fantasy Award for Non-Professional Work came in 2018, and Dread Nation (2018) took the Locus Award the following year with nominations for the Andre Norton, Bram Stoker and Lodestar prizes. The catalogue holds 32 books from Vengeance Bound (2013) to The Acolyte: Wayseeker (2025), and Star Wars work sits inside it: Lando's Luck (2018) and a High Republic heading. Devils' Pass, Dread Nation and Chaos & Flame are the other series. Subject tags name monsters, horror, Greek mythology, schools and justice.

Tyler Whitesides writes fantasy for grades 3 to 5, and the catalogue lists the Janitors, Janitors School of Garbage, Kingdom of Grit and Wishmakers series. Whitesides, born in 1987, is an American writer, and Shadow Mountain Publishing publishes the middle grade fantasy series Janitors. Catalogue subjects include school custodians, magic, monsters, friendship and good and evil. Janitors (2011) is the first title, followed by Curse of the Broomstaff (2013) and Heroes of the Dustbin (2015). The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn (2018) and War of the Wasteland (2025) are later titles.

Joe R. Lansdale

156 books• 24 series

Joe R. Lansdale, born Joe Richard Lansdale on October 28, 1951, is an American writer and martial arts instructor who works across Western, horror, science fiction, mystery and suspense and has also written comic books and screenplays. Lansdale's honours include the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award and eleven Bram Stoker Awards, and several novels have been adapted for film and television. The catalogue begins with Act of Love (1981) and includes Dead in the West (1986), The Magic Wagon (1986), The Nightrunners (1987), The Drive-In (1988) and Cold in July (1989); Petrified Dreams (2026) is the newest. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine head the Hap and Leonard series, and Texas features in the subjects.

David Walliams

56 books• 6 series

Born David Edward Williams on 20 August 1971, David Walliams is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. Walliams rose to fame with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch shows Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011), judged Britain's Got Talent from 2012 to 2022, and wrote and starred in the sitcom Big School. Walliams's children's books have sold more than 50 million copies. The catalogue lists 56 titles from Inside Little Britain (2006) to The World’s Worst Superheroes (2025), including The Boy in the Dress (2008), Mr Stink (2009), Billionaire Boy (2010), Gangsta Granny (2011) and Awful Auntie (2014).

Christopher Golden is an American writer, born in 1967, with 139 catalogued books published between 1994 and 2026. Horror, fantasy and science fiction run through the work, alongside vampires, the supernatural and murder. Of Saints and Shadows (1994) opens the catalogue and Carry Me to My Grave (2026) is the newest entry. Golden's series include the Shadow Saga, Baltimore, Joe Golem, Body of Evidence, Prowlers, Hollow, Hidden Cities and the Secret Journeys of Jack London, and the listing also carries Buffy the Vampire Slayer and X-Men titles. Mike Mignola is credited alongside Golden on 4 books.

Tony Abbott, born in 1952, is an American author of children's books. His Secrets of Droon fantasy series runs to more than 40 titles and is his most widely read work; he also wrote Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy. Abbott has sold over 12 million copies and been translated into Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish and Russian. The 105 catalogued books span Danger Guys (1994) to Junk Boy (2020), aimed largely at grades 1 to 3.

Emily Rodda is a pen name of Jennifer June Rowe, an Australian author born 2 April 1948. Rowe publishes crime fiction for adults under her own name, including the Verity Birdwood and Tessa Vance series, and children's fiction as Emily Rodda and as Mary-Anne Dickinson. Deltora Quest is the central children's sequence, extended by Dragons of Deltora, Deltora Shadowlands and Star of Deltora, with Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm, Rondo and the Three Doors Trilogy beside it. The catalogue lists 102 books from Pigs Might Fly (1986) onward.

Marc Cerasini is catalogued under media tie-in, children's fiction, science fiction and suspense, with titles dated 1986 to 2025. The listing opens with Robert E. Howard (1986) and How to Write Horror and Get It Published (1989), and includes Godzilla Returns (1996) and Godzilla Saves America (1996). Series on file include Godzilla, Ace Ventura, 7th Heaven, 47 R.O.N.I.N. and Star Wars: Jedi Readers, and Wolverine: Violent Tendencies (2025) is the newest entry.