Heroes in Hell Books in Order
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Heroes in Hell books in publication order
21 books
Heroes in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986
Dead does not mean done. In this shared-world opener, famous figures from myth and history land in Hell and immediately resume their feuds, bargains, and power plays.
Rebels In Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986
The troublemakers of history refuse to accept damnation quietly. Rebels, outcasts, and power players stir up fresh chaos in Hell's already crowded streets.
The Gates of Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986
Famous dead collide at the entrance to a very political afterlife. Morris and Cherryh turn Hell into a crowded arena of rivalries, plots, and ancient grudges.
Angels in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987
The series turns its eye upward as fallen powers, heavenly grudges, and damned ambitions collide. Even in Hell, the angelic question only makes politics messier.
Crusaders in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987
Holy war does not calm down just because everyone is already dead. Zealots, warriors, and opportunists drag new campaigns into the infernal streets.
Kings in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987
Hell gets a royal problem when conquerors, rulers, and legends turn the underworld into a battlefield. As the Second Trojan War flares, old ambitions refuse to stay buried.
The Little Helliad
by Janet E Morris
1988
Homer is given a travel pass through Hell and a job from Satan himself. What follows is a sly, story-rich tour of the underworld, with love and disaster never far apart.
War in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1988
Hell's factions stop posturing and start fighting in earnest. Historical titans and old enemies turn the afterlife into open conflict.
Prophets in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1989
Visionaries, truth-tellers, and frauds all have something to sell in the underworld. Prophecy becomes just another weapon in Hell's endless contest for advantage.
Bridge Over Hell
by Janet E Morris
2009
Set in the wider Heroes in Hell universe, this novel follows damned souls through a fresh stretch of infernal conflict. Crossings are dangerous, loyalties are shaky, and no bargain stays simple for long.
Lawyers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2011
Contracts, loopholes, and infernal courtroom games take center stage. In Hell, the law is not about justice, it is about who can survive the argument.
Rogues in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2012
Killers, tricksters, outlaws, and charming liars seize the spotlight in a rowdy anthology of underworld schemes. The series leans hard into the pleasures of bad company.
Dreamers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2013
Satan plots, Shakespeare and Marlowe write, and the damned start dreaming of change. This volume turns the afterlife restless, theatrical, and dangerously hopeful.
Poets in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2014
Hell hosts the crookedest poetry festival imaginable. Bards, hacks, and famous dead writers compete for favor while words become weapons all over again.
Doctors in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2015
Plagues spread through the underworld, doctors raise their fees, and the Babylonian plague god walks the scene. This one mixes dark comedy with genuine menace.
Hell Bound
by Janet E Morris
2015
Daemon Grim, Satan's bounty hunter, tracks souls and monsters across the Heroes in Hell underworld. The book leans into gothic action, infernal politics, and a hunter who works for the wrong master.
Pirates in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2017
Piracy comes to the netherworld in a themed anthology of raids, betrayals, and desperate swagger. On infernal waters, the damned keep stealing from one another and calling it freedom.
Lovers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2018
The damned go looking for desire, reunion, revenge, and anything that feels like love. It is a sharp, often darkly funny volume about need that never quite goes away.
Mystics in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2021
Witches, visionaries, occult meddlers, and the Devil's own agents stir up fresh trouble below. The series uses mysticism here as both wonder and trap.
Liars in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2022
Everybody lies in Hell, but some lies are works of art. This volume plays with deception, performance, and the damage truth can do when nobody wants it.
Monsters in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2024
Mythic beasts and human monsters crowd the latest upheaval in the underworld. Old plot lines continue, new terrors arrive, and even Hell starts to feel unstable.
Heroes in Hell books in chronological order

Heroes in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986Heroes in Hell, Book 1
The Gates of Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986Heroes in Hell, Book 2
Rebels In Hell
by Janet E Morris
1986Heroes in Hell, Book 3
Kings in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987Heroes in Hell, Book 4
Crusaders in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987Heroes in Hell, Book 5
Angels in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1987Heroes in Hell, Book 6
The Little Helliad
by Janet E Morris
1988Heroes in Hell, Book 7
War in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1988Heroes in Hell, Book 8
Prophets in Hell
by Janet E Morris
1989Heroes in Hell, Book 9
Lawyers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2011Heroes in Hell, Book 10
Rogues in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2012Heroes in Hell, Book 11
Bridge Over Hell
by Janet E Morris
2009Heroes in Hell, Book 12
Dreamers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2013Heroes in Hell, Book 13
Poets in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2014Heroes in Hell, Book 14
Doctors in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2015Heroes in Hell, Book 15
Hell Bound
by Janet E Morris
2015Heroes in Hell, Book 16
Pirates in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2017Heroes in Hell, Book 17
Lovers in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2018Heroes in Hell, Book 18
Mystics in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2021Heroes in Hell, Book 19
Liars in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2022Heroes in Hell, Book 20
Monsters in Hell
by Janet E Morris
2024Heroes in Hell, Book 21
Series background & context
Heroes in Hell takes one of fantasy's oldest ideas and gives it a very Janet Morris twist. Yes, this is Hell. No, the damned are not spending eternity in stillness. They are arguing, plotting, seducing, betraying, staging coups, forming factions, and dragging all their old habits into the afterlife.
That is the hook.
The series is a shared-world fantasy, often described as Bangsian fantasy, where historical, mythic, and literary figures all end up in the same infernal setting. Caesar can cross paths with Cleopatra. Shakespeare and Marlowe can keep talking. Outlaws, saints, soldiers, poets, plague gods, lawyers, lovers, pirates, and monsters all have room to make things worse. Morris created and edited the line, and that editorial idea matters as much as any one protagonist. The series is built to let many voices and many eras crash into each other.
The setting works like a city, a battlefield, and a cosmic joke all at once. Satan rules, but ruling Hell is not the same thing as controlling it. Every district, clique, and power center comes with its own trouble. The dead do not become wiser just because they are dead. In fact, the whole charm of the series is that they keep right on being themselves.
Some books are broad anthologies, starting with Heroes in Hell itself. Others are themed volumes such as Lawyers in Hell, Pirates in Hell, Lovers in Hell, or Monsters in Hell. A few move closer to novel form, including The Little Helliad, where Homer tours Hell on special assignment from Satan. That flexibility is part of the fun. One volume may feel like a riotous set of linked tales, while the next leans harder into a particular mood or recurring plotline.
Expect a mix of dark humor, historical play, mythological mash-up, and genuine violence. The stories are often clever, but they are rarely gentle. Morris and her collaborators are interested in what power looks like when even death has not ended ambition.
If you want a neat, linear epic with one lead character from start to finish, this series may feel wild. If you like the idea of the underworld as an ongoing political mess where famous dead people continue making terrible choices, Heroes in Hell is exactly that. It is crowded on purpose, unstable on purpose, and much more entertaining because of it.
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