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A.J. Aalto

4 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Marnie Baranuik Files Books
Start with: Touched (2011)
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Publication Order of Marnie Baranuik Files Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Cold Company (2013)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Serving One's Guests At Shaw's Fist (2016)

ⓘ About A.J. Aalto

A.J. Aalto is a reputed Canadian author of fantasy, paranormal, comedy, and humor stories. She is particularly famous for writing The Marnie Baranuik Files series. The series has garnered great reviews from one and all and has helped author Aalto to establish herself among the ranks of the prominent authors of the paranormal genre. She considers herself a writer of rambling nonsense counterbalanced by factual gore. Aalto also thinks that she is an unrepentant liar. When she is not working on her stories, she likes to indulge herself in creative hobbies. Her writing is often described as descriptive and gritty. Almost every other sentence of her prose contains a unique phrase. Aalto likes to eavesdrop on strangers, stalk her eye doctor, and sing her favorite songs in the shower.

All Book Series by A.J. Aalto

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Touched

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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Death Rejoices

Book 2 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
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Last Impressions

Book 3 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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Wrath & Bones

Book 4 of 6 · published 2015

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2015
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Blightmare

Book 5 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
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Kindred Spirits

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021

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2021
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Cold Company

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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Dirt Nap

Book 2 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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Deadhead

Book 3 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Stiff Competition

Book 4 of 7 · published 2017

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2017
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Grave Mistakes

Book 5 of 7 · published 2022

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2022
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Grave Dealings

Book 6 of 7 · published 2022

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2022
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Dear Departed

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2024

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2024
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Serving One's Guests At Shaw's Fist

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016
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Closet Full of Bones

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is A.J. Aalto?

A.J. Aalto is a reputed Canadian author of fantasy, paranormal, comedy, and humor stories. She is particularly famous for writing The Marnie Baranuik Files series. The series has garnered great reviews from one and all and has helped author Aalto to establish herself among the ranks of the prominent authors of the paranormal genre.

Which A.J. Aalto series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Marnie Baranuik Files series, the earliest of A.J. Aalto's multi-book series: it opens with Touched (2011) and runs to 6 books across 2011–2021, ending with Kindred Spirits (2021). A.J. Aalto's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has A.J. Aalto written?

A.J. Aalto has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2024. 13 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Marnie Baranuik Files Short Stories/Novellas series with 7 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should A.J. Aalto's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. A.J. Aalto's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Marnie Baranuik Files (2011–2021, 6 books) and Marnie Baranuik Files Short Stories/Novellas (2013–2024, 7 books).

How are A.J. Aalto's books organised into series?

This guide splits A.J. Aalto's 15 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Marnie Baranuik Files Short Stories/Novellas (7 books, 2013–2024); The Marnie Baranuik Files (6 books, 2011–2021).