Brian Keene

An American writer who is primarily known for his horror and crime-fiction, along with his many comic books as well, the author Brian Keene has been writing for a number of years now, as his audience has been building steadily over the many years of his now highly regarded literary career. Winning various awards for his work, he is seen as being at the forefront of the recent trend in zombie fiction that has been enjoying mainstream appeal. Not only that, but he has also worked for a number of big name franchises as well, including such titles as Doctor Who, Superman and Hellboy.

The best place to start is the Clickers series, the earliest of Brian Keene's multi-book series: it opens with Clickers (1999) and runs to 5 books across 1999–2022, ending with Clickers Never Die (2022). Brian Keene's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Brian Keene has 213 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 88 of them belong to 14 named series — the largest being the Clickers series with 5 books — and 125 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brian Keene's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Clickers (1999–2022, 5 books), The Rising (2003–2015, 3 books) and The Earthworm Gods (2005–2008, 3 books), plus 9 more.

This guide splits Brian Keene's 213 books into 14 named series and 125 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Clickers (5 books, 1999–2022); The Last Zombie (5 books, 2011–2015); Saga of Rogan (5 books, 2015–2024); The Rising (3 books, 2003–2015); The Earthworm Gods (3 books, 2005–2008), plus 9 further series.