Jonathan Maberry Books in Order

Jonathan Maberry is an American thriller and horror author best known for the Joe Ledger series, a military / techno-thriller series featuring a former Baltimore detective who was recruited into a covert government unit. A five-time Bram Stoker Award winner and New York Times bestselling author, he has published more than 50 novels, which were sold in over 30 countries. He writes in several genres and for different age groups.

This page lists all Jonathan Maberry books in order, including his thriller and horror series, YA and fantasy series, standalone novels, graphic novels, short story collections, non-fiction, and contributions to licensed franchises.

Latest Jonathan Maberry Books

Red Empire
Red Empire, March 2026
Savage Dreams
Savage Dreams, April 2026

Upcoming releases:

  • The Big Bad Book of Kaiju (August 25)
  • Ghosts of the Void (October 13)
  • Where Devils Stand (2027)

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Joe Ledger Series (Books in Order)

The Joe Ledger series follows Baltimore police detective and former Army Ranger Joe Ledger, who was recruited by the mysterious Mr. Church into the Department of Military Sciences (DMS), a covert government unit that deals with extreme dangerous threats that the conventional law enforcement won’t touch. Each book brings Ledger and his team against a different science-gone-wrong threat, from engineered pathogens to weaponized drones to artificial intelligence, in a mixed genre of military thriller and science fiction horror.

Reading Order

  1. Countdown, 2011
  2. Patient Zero, 2009
  3. Zero Tolerance, 2011
  4. Material Witness, 2011
  5. Deep, Dark, 2011
  6. The Dragon Factory, 2010
  7. Dog Days, 2011
  8. The King of Plagues, 2011
  9. Assassin’s Code, 2012
  10. Borrowed Power, 2013
  11. Extinction Machine, 2013
  12. Code Zero, 2014
  13. Predator One, 2015
  14. Kill Switch, 2016
  15. Dogs of War, 2017
  16. Deep Silence, 2018
  17. Dark of Nigh, 2016

Joe Ledger Short Story Collections

  1. Joe Ledger: Special Ops, 2014
  2. Joe Ledger: The Missing Files, 2012
  3. Joe Ledger: Unstoppable, 2017
  4. Joe Ledger: Secret Missions 1, 2021
  5. Joe Ledger: Secret Missions 2, 2021
  6. Joe Ledger: Unbreakable, 2023

Rogue Team International Series (Books in Order)

The Rogue Team International series continues the Joe Ledger story after the events of the main series. Joe Ledger and his team now operate independently, outside any government, dealing with threats that are too dangerous or too politically sensitive for official channels to touch.

Reading Order

  1. Rage, 2019
  2. Relentless, 2021
  3. Cave 13, 2023
  4. Burn to Shine, 2025
  5. Red Empire, 2026

Other Joe Ledger Books

Pine Deep Trilogy (Books in Order)

The Pine Deep Trilogy follows the residents of a small Pennsylvania farming town called Pine Deep, with a major Halloween tourism industry, where violent and strange events begins destroying the community. The small-town trilogy combines supernatural horror with a close-knit group of people whose have been through what happened 30 years ago when seemingly the evil was destroy, yet it’s here once again to wreak havoc on them all.

Reading Order

  1. Ghost Road Blues, 2006
  2. Dead Man’s Song, 2007
  3. Bad Moon Rising, 2008

Pine Deep Short Stories

  1. Darkness on the Edge of Town, 2015
  2. Long Way Home, 2015
  3. Mister Pockets, 2015
  4. The Trouble, 2015
  5. Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard, 2015
  6. Long Past Midnight, 2023

Benny Imura (Rot and Ruin) Series (Books in Order)

The Benny Imura series, also known as Rot & Ruin, is a post-apocalyptic young adult series set in a world set after a zombie apocalypse which destroyed the world as we know it. It follows 15-year-old Benny Imura who trains to become a Bounty Hunter to earn food rations, else their food is cut in half.

Reading Order

  1. First Night Memories, 2012
  2. Rot & Ruin, 2010
  3. In The Land Of The Dead, 2011
  4. Dust & Decay, 2011
  5. Dead & Gone, 2012
  6. Flesh & Bone, 2012
  7. Tooth & Nail, 2013
  8. Fire & Ash, 2013
  9. Bits & Pieces, 2015

Dead of Night Series (Books in Order)

The Dead of Night series follows a zombie outbreak that was bioengineered by a prison doctor who injected a serial killer with a strange drug. When things went sideways, the outbreak that began in a small Pennsylvania town and spread out fast, could no longer be contained. The series is connected to the Joe Ledger universe, but it is set in an alternate timeline. Both Joe Ledger and Benny Imura appear in the series before the timeline is split.

Reading Order

  1. Dead of Night, 2011
  2. Chokepoint, 2011
  3. The Wind Through the Fence, 2011
  4. Fall of Night, 2014
  5. Dark of Night, 2016 (with Rachael Lavin)
  6. Still of Night, 2018 (with Rachael Lavin)

V-Wars Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. V Wars, 2012
  2. Blood and Fire, 2014
  3. Night Terrors, 2016
  4. Shockwaves, 2016

V-Wars Graphic Novels

  1. All Of Us Monsters, 2015
  2. V-Wars: The Graphic Novel Collection, 2019

Limbus Inc. Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. Limbus Inc., 2013
  2. Limbus, Inc. Book II, 2014
  3. Limbus, Inc. – Book III, 2016

Dylan Quinn Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

Mystery series for teens

  1. Watch Over Me, 2016
  2. Cold Cold Heart, 2016

The Nightsiders Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. The Orphan Army, 2015
  2. Vault of Shadows, 2016

Broken Lands Series (Books in Order)

The Broken Lands series is set in the same post-apocalyptic world as Rot & Ruin, but it features different characters.

Reading Order

  1. Broken Lands, 2018
  2. Lost Roads, 2020

Bewilderness Series (Books in Order)

Audible series

Reading Order

  1. Threshold, 2020
  2. What Rough Beast, 2020
  3. Destroyer of Worlds, 2020

Kagen the Damned Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

Dark epic fantasy novels

  1. Kagen the Damned, 2022
  2. I Say Your Name in the Dark Nights, 2022
  3. Son of the Poison Rose, 2023
  4. The Dragon in Winter, 2024

Sleepers War Books in Publication Order

  1. Alpha Wave, 2023 (with Weston Ochse)
  2. Savage Dreams, 2026

Necrotek Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. Necrotek, 2024
  2. Cold War, 2025
  3. Ghosts of the Void, 2026

Standalone Novels

Novellas and Short Stories

Graphic Novels

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Series Contributed To

Short Story Collections and Anthologies

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Non-Fiction Books

Jonathan Maberry Biography

Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry is an American author whose work includes books in multiple genres, including thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and young adult fiction. He has published more than 50 novels since his fiction debut with Ghost Road Blues in 2006, and his books have been sold in over 30 countries.
Official website: jonathanmaberry.com

Born in 1958 in Kensington, Philadelphia, Jonathan Maberry grew up in a rough neighborhood and took up martial arts for self-defense, getting an 8th-degree black belt in Shinowara-Ryu Jujutsu. He attended Temple University.

Over the years, Jonathan Maberry had several jobs. He was a bodyguard, bouncer, martial arts instructor, and a teacher at Temple University, where he also wrote textbooks for students. In addition, he created martial arts and self-defense programs for women and the police force. He also worked as a magazine feature writer and martial arts non-fiction author before becoming a full-time author.

His first works were non-fiction books related to the topic of martial arts with titles such as Judo and You, Ultimate Jujutsu) and Ultimate Sparring.

His debut novel, Ghost Road Blues, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and started the Pine Deep Trilogy. His best-known series, Joe Ledger, began with Patient Zero in 2009 and after ten novels it continued as the Rogue Team International series. His YA zombie series, Rot & Ruin, launched in 2010 and earned three Bram Stoker Awards for the first three books. He also won the Bram Stoker Award five times, received the Inkpot Award, and won four Scribe Awards.

Jonathan Maberry is the editor of Weird Tales magazine and president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, and he created CoffeeHouse, a monthly three-hour informal gathering for writers of all levels and genres, held in various locations across the country, where networking and discussions are open-ended.

He lives in San Diego, California with his wife Sara.

Jonathan Maberry Book Adaptations

  • V-Wars series – adapted into the Netflix series V-Wars (2019), starring Ian Somerhalder
  • Rot & Ruin series – adapted as a Webtoon serialized comic; film adaptation in development by Alcon Entertainment
  • Black Panther: Power comic run (2009-2010) – some elements contributed to the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Jonathan Maberry Awards and Honors

Awards

  • Added to the International Martial Arts Writers Hall of Fame (2003)
  • Ghost Road Blues – Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel (2006)
  • The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange & Downright Bizarre – Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction (2007)
  • Dust & Decay – Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for Best Young Adult Novel (2011)
  • Flesh & Bone – Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for Best Young Adult Novel (2012)
  • Bad Blood – Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel (2014)
  • Received the Inkpot Award for his contributions to science fiction and fantasy (2017)

Nominations and Shortlists

  • Ghost Road Blues – Bram Stoker Award in Novel (2006)
  • Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead – Bram Stoker Award in Non-Fiction (2008)
  • Patient Zero – Bram Stoker Award in Novel (2009)
  • Rot & Ruin – Bram Stoker Award in Novel (2010)
  • Wanted Undead or Alive – Bram Stoker Award in Non-Fiction (2010)
  • Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine – Bram Stoker Award in Graphic Novel (2011)
  • Three Guys Walk into a Bar – Bram Stoker Award in Long Fiction (2014)
  • Ghostwalkers – Dragon Award in Best Alternate History Novel (2016)
  • Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology – Bram Stoker Award in Anthology (2017)
  • Glimpse – Bram Stoker Award in Novel, Dragon Award in Best Horror Novel (2018)
  • Broken Lands – Bram Stoker Award in Best Young Adult Novel (2018)
  • Empty Graves: Tales of the Living Dead – Bram Stoker Award in the Fiction Collection (2021)
  • Diablo: The Toll of Darkness and Light – Scribe Award in Short Story (2024)

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Founder of Mystery Sequels, a reference site focused on listing mystery and thriller books in the correct reading order. I maintain and update the site’s bibliographies as new titles are released, ensuring accuracy and consistency across author and series pages.

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5 Comments

  1. So many questions left unanswered in Pine Deep. Is there going to be another installment?

    1. Not another major installment, but a short story to be released in August with the title Long Past Midnight

    2. There is a collection of old and new Pine Deep short stories due out in August. LONG PAST MIDNIGHT: TALES FROM PINE DEEP. It will answer a LOT of your questions.

  3. Love Love Love Joe Ledger! Any talk of Book 2 of Rogue Team International Series?

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