Rick Gualtieri Books in Order

Geeky programmer Bill Ryder becomes a vampire after meeting Sally, only to discover that undead society has little patience for him. His unusual resistance to their leader's control offers an advantage, but also makes him a target within his new coven.

Thirteen comic stories connect ordinary objects and experiences with an assortment of strange possibilities. Umbrellas, mutants, dead plumbers, and breakfast pastries become starting points for Rick Gualtieri's offbeat observations, turning everyday thoughts toward unexpected and sometimes unsettling conclusions.

Vampire Sally returns to the city where she was turned, seeking those responsible for decades of bloodshed and servitude. As the world approaches catastrophe, confronting her past offers a chance at redemption but places her against enemies who outnumber her.

A camping trip in Colorado places Harrison Kent and his friends near a horde of ravenous Sasquatches. Joining forces with a nearby reality television crew, they must use its discoveries to protect a remote town and survive the creatures' attack.

Bill Ryder awakens far from home with missing memories and captors determined to enlist him. With mythical creatures breaching the world's defenses, he must escape, recover his relationships, and confront the ancient evil his own actions helped unleash.

Vampire Bill Ryder falls for the woman prophesied to destroy his kind, just as supernatural forces prepare for war. Protecting her from assassins means questioning his allies and accepting that saving the person he loves may endanger his own future.

Six months after becoming a vampire, Bill attracts increasingly powerful enemies because of his unusual abilities. An immortal's daughter's infatuation creates another threat, forcing him to rely on friends and develop his powers before competing dangers overwhelm him.

The vampire nation sends reluctant programmer Bill Ryder into Canada's frozen woods to negotiate with hostile Sasquatches. With enemies and supposed allies both threatening him, he must uncover a conspiracy before failed peace talks release horrors beyond either side's control.

An ancient terror awakens beneath the earth while vampire rulers brand Bill Ryder a traitor. Distracted by his complicated romantic life and uncertain powers, he must find the courage to confront both threats as the approaching apocalypse accelerates.

Ordered to attack a vampire stronghold in Boston, Bill Ryder faces an apparently invincible warlord preparing to unleash a godlike power. Accepting his inconvenient destiny requires gathering unlikely allies while controlling the dangerous impulses growing inside him.

A seemingly shy New York woman bears the powers of the Icon, humanity's prophesied defender against supernatural darkness. Yet her fear and feelings for the man she is destined to destroy complicate the role that may determine the world's survival.

Werewolf hunter Rowan breaks her Guild’s rules to work with a man who may know what happened to her father. Dean seeks a cure for his own curse, binding two natural enemies in a partnership that could save or destroy them.

Half-demon Kisaki escapes her isolated celestial home, accidentally taking her mother's treasured Blade of Heaven. Pursued by a tiger spirit sent to protect her, she explores Earth unaware that powerful demon lords would destroy her to claim the weapon.

Bill Ryder's authority over his vampire coven is failing, threatening his survival among the undead. Adopting the identity of the Night Stalker seems a way to earn their fear, but turning comic-book inspiration into real vigilante competence proves harder than expected.

Bill Ryder faces a witch queen's growing army, war with the Sasquatch clans, and a prophecy linking his death to the woman he loves. Mastering his powers and resolving divided loyalties may be his only chance to prevent lasting supernatural domination.

Missing people and mutilated bodies draw cryptid investigator Derek Jenner into New Jersey's Pine Barrens. As his team hunts a creature resembling the Jersey Devil, a corrupt official works to conceal the human-made nightmare behind the deaths.

Jessie Flores wakes with fiery red hair that literally ignites when threatened, courtesy of a troublesome young wizard. Her unexpected powers draw her into supernatural danger and a confrontation with a vampire destined to destroy the world.

Five years after helping banish magic, Bill Ryder discovers that supernatural forces are returning and wizards believe he can reopen the boundary between worlds. Now an ordinary human, he must stop their plans without the powers he once relied on.

Tom survives death in the body of his best friend's former girlfriend, now armed with powers he cannot control. When people vanish from a community, he must learn to use his vampire-slaying abilities before another confrontation ends his borrowed life.

Undead again, Bill Ryder faces a New York where magic has returned and something is hunting vampires. With ancient horrors emerging and a troublesome wizard pursuing his girlfriend, he must bring his friends together before the city's supernatural balance collapses.

Reports of a massive predator bring Derek Jenner's cryptid-hunting team to the Bahamas, where ships and planes suffer unexplained failures. Stranded at sea, the investigators confront a forgotten danger beneath the Caribbean and a mystery with consequences beyond their own survival.

A witch's marriage to a Knight Templar flourished while supernatural power was absent from the world. When magic returns, old hostilities revive, forcing her to question whether her husband's campaign against evil leaves room for the woman he loves.

James the Wanderer recounts centuries spent among humans as a warrior, adventurer, and lover. Once a predator disguised in human form, he struggles with the beast within as friendships and experience challenge the instincts that have governed his long existence.

Jessie faces thirteen divine trials while her father is missing and her best friend’s family wants him dead. With a suspicious vampire following her and a fury closing in, saving her loved ones means risking failure on several fronts.

Char wakes from death as a blind vampire whose heightened senses open new possibilities and dangers. Her campaign against New York's predators becomes personal when enemies target her loved ones, forcing her to consider trusting an uncertain wizard.

Bill Ryder faces a deadly rivalry between his witch girlfriend and a vampire who wants him, while hostile supernatural creatures multiply. A massive beast in the Hudson raises the stakes, forcing him to weigh personal loyalties against a wider catastrophe.

Jessie returns after five lost years with no memory of her time in hell. Surrounded by angry dryads, unusual vampires, and pursuing forces from Hades, she must regain her footing before another supernatural crisis turns into Armageddon.

Vampire Ed Vesser wants to escape captivity, while technomancer Serena seeks intelligence about a growing vampire nation. Exploring buried ruins beneath Boston traps them together with an awakening threat and secrets that neither can safely ignore.

With his girlfriend trapped in another dimension, vampire Bill Ryder faces enormous monsters loose in the human world. Armed with a magical hammer and unreliable friends, he crosses into unfamiliar territory to find answers before the destruction spreads beyond his control.

Jessie meets the mother she never knew and discovers a terrifying force determined to control her future. Escaping unwanted demonic matchmaking and a plot against her best friend becomes urgent as family secrets collide with a brewing supernatural war.

A long-abandoned government experiment has left monstrous hogs breeding near a rural town. When drought drives the creatures toward human prey, a farmer and an unlikely partner must stop the ravenous animals before the surrounding community is consumed.

After rescuing her parents, Tamara discovers that entities from beyond reality are severing Earth's connections to the multiverse. As supernatural powers weaken around her, she must unite hostile witches and shapeshifters against forces that threaten to extinguish all life.

Tamara's chance to reconcile High Moon's witches and werewolves collapses after an attack cripples both sides. With her brother and an uncertain ally, she must stop an enemy whose plans threaten to open the barriers protecting their world.

Tamara's parents have been abducted by the fairy queen, leaving their rival supernatural clans without leaders. She must persuade witches and werewolves to invade the fairy realm together while another dangerous force turns its attention toward her hometown.

College athlete Tamara discovers that her mother is a witch and her father a werewolf, making her a target for their warring families. As a rare blood moon strengthens her uncle's pack, she must master her mixed heritage to survive.

Killed by a bus, software manager Tim becomes an unwilling contestant in a multiversal contest where violence entertains the audience. A sarcastic artificial intelligence helps him navigate deadly levels, with his own survival and his son's entire world at stake.

Trash collector Mike Walden shares control of his body with Winston, a murderous inner werewolf. When a pack leader, Mike's witch ex-girlfriend, and monster hunters pursue them, man and beast must cooperate despite their conflicting appetites and priorities.