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ⓘ About Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter is one of the award winning authors of the British-Australian descent, who is famous for writing novels based on dark fantasy, urban horror, sci-fi, mystery, and supernatural thriller genres. He is particularly popular for writing the Balance and Alex Caine novel series. Baxter likes to ride motorcycles, and is fond of dogs. In addition to writing thriller and horror novels, he is also involved in teaching Kung Fu. Currently, he lives near the south coast of the beautiful New South Wales, Australia, along with his beautiful wife, his son, and a couple of pet animals. The Alex Caine novels written by him are dark thrillers based on urban fantasy. The series is comprised of 3 novels in total.
All Book Series by Alan Baxter
Blood Codex
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017 Co-authored · David Wood
Revenant
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019 Co-authored · David Wood
Primordial
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017 Co-authored · David Wood
Crocalypse
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021 Co-authored · David Wood
Blood Codex
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017 Co-authored · David Wood
Sanctum
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020 Co-authored · David Wood
SNAFU
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2014 Anthology · Jonathan Maberry,James A. Moore,W.D. Gagliani,Weston Ochse,Greig Beck,Christine Morgan,Curtis C. Chen,David Benton,Tyson Mauermann,Brian W.Taylor,Steve Ruthenbeck,Eric S. Brown,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Neal Litherland,Wayland Smith,JeffHewitt
Wolves at the Door
Book 2 of 15 · published 2015 Anthology · James A. Moore,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Steve Coate,John W. Dennehy,Brian W. Taylor
Hunters
Book 3 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · James A. Moore,Patrick Freivald,Christine Morgan,Seth Skorkowsky,Tim Marquitz,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Brad Hodson,James A. Moore III
Future Warfare
Book 4 of 15 · published 2016 Co-authored · Mike Resnick,Benjamin Cheah,Tim Marquitz,Asher Wismer,Jay Werkheiser,Steve Lewis,Anthony Izzo
Unnatural Selection
Book 5 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · James A. Moore,Christopher Golden,Richard Lee Byers,Tim Lebbon,Lee Murray,Charles R. Rutledge,Michael McBride,Justin Bell,David W. Amendola
Black Ops
Book 6 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · Jonathan Maberry,Nicholas Sansbury Smith,John O'Brien,Hank Schwaeble,James Lovegrove
Resurrection
Book 7 of 15 · published 2018 Anthology · James A. Moore,Charles R. Rutledge,N.X. Sharps,Evan Dicken,Matthew Summers,Justin Coates,Dirk Patton,Daniel Finley,Mark Renshaw,John McNichol
Last Stand
Book 8 of 15 · published 2019 Co-authored · B. Michael Radburn,Patrick Freivald,Justin Bell,Joshua Reynolds,Matthew Summers,Anna Stephens,Justin Coates
Medivac
Book 9 of 15 · published 2020 Co-authored · Jeremy Robinson,James A. Moore,Kane Gilmour,Greig Beck,Charles R. Rutledge,Seth Skorkowsky,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis
Survival of the Fittest
Book 10 of 15 · published 2021 Co-authored · Jeremy Robinson,Matt Hilton,Kane Gilmour,Tim Marquitz,S.D. Perry,Jack Hanson
Holy War
Book 11 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · James A. Moore,B. Michael Radburn,Kirsten Cross,Justin Bell,Evan Dicken,Duncan McGeary
Dead or Alive
Book 12 of 15 · published 2022 Co-authored · James A. Moore,David Benton,Charles R. Rutledge,Edward M. Erdelac,Joshua Reynolds,Justin Coates,John W. Salvage,W. D. Gagliani
Punk'd
Book 13 of 15 · published 2023 Co-authored · James A. Moore,Greg Chapman,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Mark Renshaw,Amanda Bridgeman,Pamela Jeffs,Richard Beauchamp,Myna Chang
AI Insurrection
Book 14 of 15 · published 2024 Co-authored · Charles R. Rutledge,Anthony J. Melchiorri,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Pamela Jeffs
Contagion
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Jonathan Maberry,Charles R. Rutledge,Martin Livings,Josh Reynolds,Benjamin Spada
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014
Book 16 of 35 · published 2015
And Then... The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales! Vol 1
Book 20 of 35 · published 2016
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015
Book 21 of 35 · published 2017
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween
Book 25 of 35 · published 2018
Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the MostHaunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World
Book 30 of 35 · published 2021
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3
Book 32 of 35 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alan Baxter?
Alan Baxter is one of the award winning authors of the British-Australian descent, who is famous for writing novels based on dark fantasy, urban horror, sci-fi, mystery, and supernatural thriller genres. He is particularly popular for writing the Balance and Alex Caine novel series. Baxter likes to ride motorcycles, and is fond of dogs.
Which Alan Baxter series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Alex Caine series, the earliest of Alan Baxter's multi-book series: it opens with Bound (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014, ending with Abduction (2014). Alan Baxter's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alan Baxter written?
Alan Baxter has 88 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2026. 36 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Jake Crowley Adventures series with 4 books — and 52 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alan Baxter's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alan Baxter's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Balance (2006–2009, 2 books), Alex Caine (2014, 3 books) and Jake Crowley Adventures (2017–2020, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Alan Baxter's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alan Baxter's 88 books into 8 named series and 52 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jake Crowley Adventures (4 books, 2017–2020); Alex Caine (3 books, 2014); Eli Carver (3 books, 2018–2021); Jake Crowley (3 books, 2017–2019); Sam Aston Investigations (3 books, 2017–2021), plus 3 further series.