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Book 1 by Richard Kadrey • Published 2009
After eleven brutal years fighting demons in Hell’s arenas, magician James "Sandman Slim" Stark claws his way back to Los Angeles. Armed with stolen infernal tools, he hunts the sorcerers who betrayed him and finds hi...
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Book 1:Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey • 2009
After eleven brutal years fighting demons in Hell’s arenas, magician James "Sandman Slim" Stark claws his way back to Los Angeles. Armed with stolen infernal tools, he hunts the sorcerers who betrayed him and finds hi...
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Book 2:Kill the Dead
Richard Kadrey • 2010
Now scraping by as a freelance monster hunter, Stark is drafted as Lucifer’s bodyguard while the Devil visits Los Angeles to oversee a biopic. When a zombie outbreak and occult murders hit the city, Stark has to keep...
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Book 3:Aloha from Hell
Richard Kadrey • 2011
When an old enemy threatens both his lost lover and the balance between Heaven and Hell, Stark heads back to the underworld he barely escaped. To end the feud and stop a cosmic war from spilling onto Earth, he must fa...
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Book 4:Devil in the Dollhouse
Richard Kadrey • 2012
Newly crowned as Lucifer, Stark is still learning how to rule Hell when reports arrive of massacres at a remote fortress on the frontier. Determined to prove no one can challenge him, he rides out to confront a horror...
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Book 5:Devil Said Bang
Richard Kadrey • 2012
Stuck wearing Lucifer’s crown, Stark juggles assassination attempts, rebellious demons, and infernal bureaucracy while searching for a way back to Los Angeles. When he returns, a killer ghost and reality twisting ange...
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Book 7:Kill City Blues
Richard Kadrey • 2013
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Book 9:The Getaway God
Richard Kadrey • 2014
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Book 11:Killing Pretty
Richard Kadrey • 2015
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Book 13:The Perdition Score
Richard Kadrey • 2016
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Book 15:The Kill Society
Richard Kadrey • 2017
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Book 17:Hollywood Dead
Richard Kadrey • 2018
One year after dying, Stark is dragged back from the grave by the occult power brokers of Wormwood, who need him to stop a rogue faction. Only half alive and on a strict deadline, he has days to prevent a city destroy...
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Book 19:Ballistic Kiss
Richard Kadrey • 2020 • 1 recommendation
Back in Los Angeles and haunted by his time in Hell, James Stark is hired to clear murderous ghosts from Little Cairo. As he uncovers a 1970s cold case and falls in with a dangerous thrill club, he stumbles on secrets...
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Book 21:King Bullet
Richard Kadrey • 2021
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What is the best order to read the Sandman Slim series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Sandman Slim.
How many books are in the Sandman Slim series?
There are 13 books currently listed in the Sandman Slim series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Sandman Slim series?
New readers should start with Sandman Slim, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Sandman Slim series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2009 to 2021.