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ⓘ About Jeff Somers
Jeff Somers is a reputed American writer of urban fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels. He hails from New Jersey and has written several mind-blowing novel series in his career. They include the Avery Cates series, Ustari Cycle series, and the Avery Cates: Buring City series. Additionally, Somers has penned a couple of standalone novels and one novella. He has also tried his hand at writing a nonfiction book. Since 1995, Somers has been frequently contributing to the zine. He has also served as a prolific contributor to all the zine publications. The turn of the 21st century saw a transformation in Somers’s career from being an observational essayist to a writer of science fiction stories.
All Book Series by Jeff Somers
Magic is Violence: Three Ustari Cycle Short Stories
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2021
Five Funerals: Choose Your Own Perilous Path
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jeff Somers?
Jeff Somers is a reputed American writer of urban fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels. He hails from New Jersey and has written several mind-blowing novel series in his career. They include the Avery Cates series, Ustari Cycle series, and the Avery Cates: Buring City series.
Which Jeff Somers series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Avery Cates series, the earliest of Jeff Somers's multi-book series: it opens with The Electric Church (2007) and runs to 16 books across 2007–2023, ending with The Salted Earth (2023). Jeff Somers's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jeff Somers written?
Jeff Somers has 40 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2026. 29 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Avery Cates series with 16 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jeff Somers's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jeff Somers's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Avery Cates (2007–2023, 16 books), The Ustari Cycle (2013–2021, 9 books) and Avery Cates: The Burning City (2019–2020, 4 books).
How are Jeff Somers's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jeff Somers's 40 books into 3 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Avery Cates (16 books, 2007–2023); The Ustari Cycle (9 books, 2013–2021); Avery Cates: The Burning City (4 books, 2019–2020).