Big Books of 2026

InCryptid Series

19 primary works • 48 total works
Stories about a family of cryptozoologists.

See also Ghost Stories.

Book 0

The Price Family Field Guide
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3.49 · 140 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 1 edition
From Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series of novels c…

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    Book 0.01

    The Flower of Arizona
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    4.03     · 147 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    Something is killing people in Arizona...and whate…

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    Book 0.02

    One Hell of a Ride
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    3.89     · 1172 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    After a rather...eventful...visit to Tempe, Arizon…

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    Book 0.03

    No Place Like Home
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    3.85     · 1031 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    Road trips are wonderful things, filled with adven…

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    Book 0.04

    Stingers and Strangers
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    4.07     · 137 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Johnny and Fran are on assignment again, this time…

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    Book 0.05

    Married in Green
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    3.89     · 924 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    After a rocky start and a lot of dangerous adventu…

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    Book 0.06

    Sweet Poison Wine
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    3.93     · 862 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Jonathan and Frances Healy are beginning their new…

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    Book 0.07

    The First Fall
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    3.93     · 779 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    It has been three years since the marriage of Jona…

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    Book 0.08

    Loch and Key
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    3.95     · 761 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Daniel Healy has been dead for two years, and his …

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    Book 0.09

    We Both Go Down Together
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    3.95     · 733 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    With their second child due to arrive any day, it …

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    Book 0.10

    Oh Pretty Bird
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    3.98     · 637 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    It's been years since the death of their first chi…

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    Book 0.11

    Bury Me In Satin
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    3.95     · 617 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Things are starting to hit an easy sort of groove …

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    Book 0.12

    Snakes and Ladders
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    4.10     · 600 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    There's nothing that little girls love more on Hal…

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    Book 0.13

    Broken Paper Hearts
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    3.91     · 554 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Valentine's Day has come to Buckley Township. For …

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    Book 0.14

    The Star of New Mexico
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    4.11     · 521 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Almost twenty years ago, Jonathan Healy rode a tra…

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    Book 0.20

    The Way Home
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    3.90     · 533 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Alice Healy is sixteen years old and chafing at th…

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    Book 0.21

    The Lay of the Land
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    3.97     · 439 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Thomas Price has seen the world, has studied and f…

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    Book 0.22

    Target Practice
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    4.05     · 370 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Buckley Township is starting to grow on Thomas Pri…

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    Book 0.23

    Blocked
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    3.81     · 739 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Antimony Price likes her life. She likes her high …

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    Book 1

    Discount Armageddon
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    3.86     · 18614 Ratings · 2089 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Cryptid, noun: Any creature whose existence has no…

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    Book 2

    Midnight Blue-Light Special
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    4.09     · 11232 Ratings · 923 Reviews · published 2013 · 17 editions
    Cryptid, noun:
    1. Any creature whose existence has …

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    Book 3

    Half-Off Ragnarok
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    3.99     · 8537 Ratings · 803 Reviews · published 2014 · 13 editions
    When Alex Price agreed to go to Ohio to oversee a …

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    Book 3.1

    The Ghosts of Bourbon Street
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    3.88     · 848 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Verity Price and Dominic De Luca are currently put…

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    Book 3.2

    Snake in the Glass
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    3.99     · 603 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    After New Orleans, Verity and Dominic are continui…

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    Book 3.3

    Swamp Bromeliad
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    3.90     · 602 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    The next stop on Verity and Dominic's great road t…

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    Book 3.4

    Waking Up In Vegas
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    4.01     · 562 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Where does a journeyman cryptozoologist-slash-prof…

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    Book 3.5

    My Last Name
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    3.88     · 502 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Vegas was fun, if a little more exciting than orig…

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    Book 3.6

    Red as Snow
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    3.95     · 62 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    For Istas—born waheela at the top of the world, wh…

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    Book 3.7

    Bad Dream Girl
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    3.97     · 89 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Growing up as the youngest of three is never easy.…

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    Book 3.8

    Jammed
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    3.88     · 73 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Antimony has finally gotten her groove back. She h…

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    Book 4

    Pocket Apocalypse
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    4.07     · 7001 Ratings · 603 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    Endangered, adjective: Threatened with extinction …

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    Book 4.1

    IM
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    3.65     · 676 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Arthur Harrington's situation is...special, thanks…

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    Book 4.2

    Survival Horror
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    3.78     · 76 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    When Antimony heads for her cousin Artie's place t…

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    Book 4.3

    Sleepover
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    3.81     · 37 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 5

    Chaos Choreography
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    4.17     · 6324 Ratings · 610 Reviews · published 2016 · 9 editions
    Fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s funny and fast-pace…

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    Book 6

    Magic for Nothing
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    4.23     · 5559 Ratings · 565 Reviews · published 2017 · 7 editions
    Improbable, adjective:
    1. Not very likely to happen…

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    Book 6.2

    Black as Blood
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    3.94     · 576 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Things are getting serious between Ryan Yukimura a…

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    Book 6.3

    White as a Raven's Wing
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    4.01     · 478 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Ryan and Istas have been dating happily for quite …

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    Book 7

    Tricks for Free
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    4.22     · 4973 Ratings · 477 Reviews · published 2018 · 6 editions
    Penance, noun:
    1. Punishment for past actions.
    2. An…

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    Book 8

    That Ain’t Witchcraft
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    4.32     · 4389 Ratings · 465 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions
    Crossroads, noun:

    1. A place where two roads cross…

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    Book 9

    Imaginary Numbers
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    4.24     · 3850 Ratings · 421 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    The ninth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban f…

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    Book 10

    Calculated Risks
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    4.18     · 3396 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 2021 · 7 editions
    The tenth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban f…

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    Book 11

    Spelunking Through Hell
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    4.27     · 2939 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 2022 · 6 editions
    Now in trade paperback, the eleventh book in the f…

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    Book 12

    Backpacking Through Bedlam
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    4.26     · 2366 Ratings · 253 Reviews · published 2023 · 5 editions
    Seanan McGuire's New York Times-bestselling and Hu…

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    Book 13

    Aftermarket Afterlife
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    4.30     · 1791 Ratings · 223 Reviews · published 2024 · 5 editions
    Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and H…

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    Book 13.1

    No One Leaves for Good
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    3.73     · 22 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 1 edition
    From Seanan McGuire's Patreon: "We're bopping over…

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    Book 14

    Installment Immortality
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    4.22     · 993 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 2025 · 5 editions
    Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hu…

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    Book 15

    Butterfly Effects
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    4.50     · 18 Ratings · 11 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 3 editions
    Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hu…

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