Richard Kadrey

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The best place to start is the Sandman Slim series, the earliest of Richard Kadrey's multi-book series: it opens with Sandman Slim (2009) and runs to 14 books across 2009–2026, ending with In the Devil Wind (2026). Richard Kadrey's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Richard Kadrey has 61 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2026. 24 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Sandman Slim series with 14 books — and 37 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. Richard Kadrey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sandman Slim (2009–2026, 14 books), Another Coop Heist (2016–2017, 2 books) and The Hellblazer (2016) (2017–2018, 4 books), plus 3 more.

This guide splits Richard Kadrey's 61 books into 6 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sandman Slim (14 books, 2009–2026); The Hellblazer (2016) (4 books, 2017–2018); Another Coop Heist (2 books, 2016–2017); Discreet Eliminators (2 books, 2023–2025); Carrion City (1 book, 2023), plus 1 further series.