Werewolf Books
Werewolf stories range from folklore horror to pack-politics urban fantasy and shifter romance. The wolf within is a perfect metaphor for hidden identity, which is why the genre is so popular in queer fiction.
This list collects 813 books tagged Werewolf Fiction by 403 authors, published between 1895 and 2025. 11 are free to read and 6 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Common tropes in Werewolf Fiction
From Wikipedia
Werewolf fiction denotes the portrayal of werewolves and other shapeshifting therianthropes, in the media of literature, drama, film, games and music. Werewolf literature includes folklore, legend, saga, fairy tales, Gothic and horror fiction, fantasy fiction and poetry. Such stories may be supernatural, symbolic or allegorical.
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Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer
New Moon
Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer
Danse Macabre
Stephen King
Stuart Little
E. B. White
Fool Moon
Jim Butcher, Mark Powers
Cycle of the Werewolf
Stephen King
The Polar Express Gift Set
Chris Van Allsburg
Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
Robert Lawrence Stine
Moon Called
Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Stephenie Meyer
Bitten
Kelley Armstrong, Aasne Vigesaa
Blood Bound
Patricia Briggs
Soulless
Gail Carriger
Wereworld (Rise of the Wolf)
Curtis Jobling
Dead as a Doornail
Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone
Charlaine Harris
The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake)
Laurell K. Hamilton
The Wolf Gift
Anne Rice
Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris
Bone Crossed
Patricia Briggs
Blood and Chocolate
Annette Curtis Klause
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The thing in the woods
Harper Williams
Iron Kissed
Patricia Briggs
Dark Wolf
Christine Feehan
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)
Charlaine Harris
Linger
Maggie Stiefvater
The Awakening
Kelley Armstrong
Silver Borne
Patricia Briggs
The Reckoning
Kelley Armstrong
Stolen
Kelley Armstrong
Mooncakes
Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu
Dark Lycan
Christine Feehan
Wolf Pack
Edo Van Belkom
It Came from Beneath the Sink
Robert Lawrence Stine
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Werwolves
Elliott O'Donnell
Dead Ever After
Charlaine Harris
Werewolf Skin
Robert Lawrence Stine
Dark Blood
Christine Feehan
Frost Burned
Patricia Briggs, Lorelei King
The Killing Dance
Laurell K. Hamilton
Fear Street Super Chiller - Bad Moonlight
Robert Lawrence Stine
Night Broken
Patricia Briggs
Wolf Tales
Kate Douglas
Bad Moon Rising
Sherrilyn Kenyon
River Marked
Patricia Briggs
Top Werewolf Fiction authors
- Terry Spear28 books
- Kelley Armstrong34 books
- Patricia Briggs31 books
- Keri Arthur22 books
- Gail Carriger16 books
- Darren Shan42 books
- Eileen Wilks16 books
- Carrie Vaughn16 books
- Paige Tyler13 books
- Stephenie Meyer14 books
- Robert Lawrence Stine307 books
- Curtis Jobling12 books
- Laurell K. Hamilton42 books
- Rebecca York23 books
- Charlaine Harris30 books
- Rhyannon Byrd14 books
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular Werewolf Fiction books?
By reader shelving on Open Library and downloads, the most popular include Twilight (2005), Eclipse (2006), New Moon (2006), Breaking Dawn (2000) and Danse Macabre (1980).
Are there free Werewolf Fiction books?
Yes — 11 werewolf fiction titles are in the public domain and free to read, including The thing in the woods, Werwolves (1912) and The Were-wolf (1895).