John Shirley

John Shirley

John Shirley also writes as: John Cutter and D.B. Drumm.

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Gunmetal Mountain (Cleve Trewe Western, #2) was the most recently released book by John Shirley, on August 22nd, 2023.

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John Shirley Stats: The most read book by John Shirley on Book Notification is A Talent for Revenge, the first novel in The Specialist series. The second most read book is Forever Midnight (Predator #5).

Below is a complete list of John Shirley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of A Song Called Youth Books in Publication Order

List of Bioshock Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2011

List of Borderlands Books in Publication Order

List of Cleve Trewe Western Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2022
2
2023

List of Sundown Riders Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1996
2
2000
3
2002
4
2003
5
2004
6
2004
7
2005
8
2007
9
2011
10
2011
11
2013
12
2020
13
The Wolves of Seven Pines (By: E. L. Ripley)
2020
14
2020
15
2020
16
2020
17
Calvert's Last Bluff (By: E. L. Ripley)
2020
18
The Trail's End (By: E. L. Ripley)
2021
19
2021
20
2021
21
The Outlaw Hunters (By: D B Pulliam)
2021
22
2021
23
Seven Roads to Revenge (By: Carlton Stowers)
2021
24
The Winter of Wolves (By: Royal Harding)
2021
25
2021
26
The Reluctant Lawman (By: Craig Barstow)
2022
27
The Robber Barons (By: Craig Barstow)
2022
28
2022
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List of Trail Drive Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1992
2
1992
3
1993
4
1993
5
1994
6
1994
7
1994
8
1995
9
1995
10
1997
11
1998
12
1999
13
1999
14
2001
15
2002
16
2002
17
2003
18
2004
19
2004
20
2005
21
2005
22
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)
2006
23
2007
24
2011
25
2012
26
2020
27
2020
28
2020
29
2020
30
2021
31
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo, Ralph Compton)
2021
32
2021
33
2022
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List of Traveler Books in Publication Order (as D.B. Drumm)

List of Vince Bellator Books in Publication Order (as John Cutter)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2021
2
2022
3
2023

List of Watchdogs Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2014

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

List of Aliens (Dark Horse) Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2005
2
2007
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List of Grimm Books in Publication Order

List of Halo Books in Publication Order

List of John Constantine Hellblazer Novels in Publication Order

List of Resident Evil Books in Publication Order

List of Zombies vs. Robots Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2012

List of The Specialist Books in Publication Order (as John Cutter)

List of Encyclopocalypse Classics Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Odd Job (By: Bernard McKenna, Colin Bostock-Smith)
1978
2
1979
3
Killer Flies (By: Mark Kendall)
1983
4
1988
5
1990
6
1996
7
2002
8
Criminal Macabre (By: Steve Niles)
2007
9
The Visitor (By: Chauncey G. Parker III)
2019
10
The Nightmare Blonde (By: Morton Wolson)
2024
11
Spook City (By: Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Doug Bradley, Angus MacKenzie)
2024
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List of Predator Books in Publication Order

Stories from the Predator sci-fi film universe.

List of Universe Books in Publication Order

List of Gunfighter Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Reunion in Hell (By: Ralph Compton, Carlton Stowers)
2020
2
2020
3
2020
4
Return to Gila Bend (By: Ralph Compton, Carlton Stowers)
2020
5
2020
6
2020
7
2020
8
2021
9
2021
10
Dalton's Justice (By: Ralph Compton, Carlton Stowers)
2021
11
2021
12
2021
13
2021
14
Guns of the Greenhorn (By: Matthew P. Mayo, Ralph Compton)
2021
15
2021
16
2021
17
2021
18
2021
19
2022
20
2022
21
2022
22
2022
23
2022
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List of Outspoken Authors Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2001
2
2009
3
2009
4
2010
5
2010
6
2011
7
2011
8
2011
9
2012
10
2013
11
2013
12
2013
13
2014
14
2015
15
Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason)
2015
16
2016
17
2017
18
2017
19
2018
20
Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
21
2019
22
2019
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List of John Shirley Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1976
2
1979
3
1981
4
1981
5
1983
6
1986
7
1989
8
1990
9
1991
10
1991
11
1991
12
1991
13
1992
14
1992
15
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16
1993
17
1993
18
1994
19
1995
20
1995
21
1995
22
1995
23
1996
24
1996
25
1998
26
1998
27
1999
28
2000
29
2000
30
2000
31
2005
32
2007
33
2007
34
2009
35
2009
36
2010
37
2010
38
2011
39
2011
40
2011
41
102011
42
9.52011
43
2012
44
2012
45
2012
46
2012
47
2012
48
2013
49
2013
50
2015
51
2015
52
2015
53
2015
54
2016
55
2016
56
2018
57
2019
58
2020
59
2020
60
2020
61
2023
62
2024
63
2024
64
2025
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John Shirley

John Shirley was born on February 10th, 1953 and is currently 72 years old. John Shirley was born in Houston, Texas, United States.

John Shirley is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 27 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1979 with the novel Transmaniacon. The most recently released novel was SubOrbital 7 which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming standalone novels by John at this time.

John Shirley has also written the Traveler series which has 13 books including First You Fight and Kingdom Come.

John Shirley shares the pen name, D.B. Drumm, with the author Ed Naha.

John Shirley has a band called The Screaming Geezers which performs in and around Portland, Oregon, United States.

John Shirley: Awards & Accolades

Shirley's book, Black Butterflies won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1998.

John Shirley books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Third Annual Collection was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1991. What Would You Do for Love? was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, in 1998.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow John Shirley are:

  1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  2. Ernest Cline, author of the Ready Player One Series.
  3. John Sandford, author of the Prey/Lucas Davenport Series.
  4. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
  5. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.

John Shirley: F.A.Q

When was John Shirley Born? How old is John Shirley?

John Shirley was born on February 10th, 1953. John Shirley is currently 72 years old.

Where was John Shirley Born?

John Shirley was born in Houston, Texas, United States and is American.

What book awards has John Shirley won?

Shirley's book, Black Butterflies won the award Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1998.

What was the first book John Shirley wrote?

The first book written by John Shirley was Dracula in Love, published in 1979.

What was the most recent book John Shirley wrote?

His most recently released work was Gunmetal Mountain on August 22nd, 2023.

Will there be any more books by John Shirley?

John Shirley does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has John Shirley written?

John Shirley has written 98 books across 34 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the A Song Called Youth Series
  • 1 book in the Bioshock Series
  • 3 books in the Borderlands Series
  • 2 books in the Cleve Trewe Western Series
  • 1 book in the Sundown Riders Series
  • 1 book in the Trail Drive Series
  • 13 books in the Traveler Series
  • 3 books in the Vince Bellator Series
  • 1 book in the Watchdogs Series
  • 27 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 10 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Non-Fiction
  • 1 book in the Aliens (Dark Horse) Series
  • 2 books in the Grimm Series
  • 1 book in the Halo Series
  • 3 books in the John Constantine Hellblazer Novels Series
  • 1 book in the Resident Evil Series
  • 1 book in the Zombies vs. Robots Series
  • 2 John Cutter Standalone Novels
  • 11 books in The Specialist Series
  • 2 books in the Encyclopocalypse Classics Series
  • 1 book in the Predator Series
  • 1 book in the Gunfighter Series
  • 1 book in the Outspoken Authors Series

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