📖 About The River

The River is a series universe written by Michael Richan. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 1 series, published between 2013 and 2021.

The main series is Publication Order of The River Books with 16 books. It opens with The Bank of the River (2013) and currently runs to Spirit Lake (2021).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with The River

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Bank of the River (2013), book 1 of Publication Order of The River Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 The River Books in Order

Publication Order of The River Books
16 books
1
The Bank of the River book cover1The Bank of the River2013Buy on Amazon
A Haunting in Oregon book cover2A Haunting in Oregon2013Buy on Amazon
Ghosts of Our Fathers book cover3Ghosts of Our Fathers2013Buy on Amazon
Eximere book cover4Eximere2014Buy on Amazon
The Suicide Forest book cover5The Suicide Forest2014Buy on Amazon
Devil's Throat book cover6Devil's Throat2014Buy on Amazon
The Diablo Horror book cover7The Diablo Horror2014Buy on Amazon
The Haunting at Grays Harbor book cover8The Haunting at Grays Harbor2015Buy on Amazon
It Walks At Night book cover9It Walks At Night2015Buy on Amazon
The Cycle of the Shen book cover10The Cycle of the Shen2015Buy on Amazon
A Christmas Haunting at Point No Point book cover11A Christmas Haunting at Point No Point2015Buy on Amazon
The Port of Missing Souls book cover12The Port of Missing Souls2017Buy on Amazon
The Haunting of Johansen House book cover13The Haunting of Johansen House2017Buy on Amazon
Evocation book cover14Evocation2018Buy on Amazon
Node book cover15Node2019Buy on Amazon
Spirit Lake book cover16Spirit Lake2021Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many The River books are there?
There are 16 books in the The River collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2013 and 2021.
What is the first The River book?
The first book is The Bank of the River, published in 2013.
What order should I read the The River books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the The River books?
The The River books were written by Michael Richan.
Is the The River series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The River Books, has 16 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the The River series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2013, and the most recent in 2021.