Best John G. Hartness Books
John G. Hartness carved out a niche that almost no one else occupies: Southern-fried monster hunting comedy, delivered with the conviction of someone who genuinely loves both NASCAR and necromancers. His Bubba the Monster Hunter series — anchored in a world where good ol' boys deal with vampires between shifts at the Waffle House — runs on wry, fast-talking humor and a surprisingly warm heart. Titles like Grits, Guns, & Glory and Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked signal exactly the tone you're getting: gleefully pulpy, self-aware, and never boring. Hartness writes with a loose, conversational energy that feels like an audiobook even on the page, which explains why the series translates so well to narrators like John Solo and Cassandra Myles. Readers who want urban fantasy that doesn't take itself seriously — but still delivers genuine stakes and character — will find Hartness hard to put down.
Where to Start with John G. Hartness
- Best entry point → Shingles Audio Collection
- Underrated but highly rated → Blood, Sweat, & Tears
- What readers keep coming back to → Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem
Best John G. Hartness Books
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Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 4
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Four novellas follow Bubba the Monster Hunter's chaotic journey through Fairyland to rescue his kidnapped sister—Hartness mixes redneck humor with genuine fantasy adventure.
★ 4.44 Goodreads (250 ratings) - 2
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 5
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Time moves differently in Fairyland, so Bubba's team returns to find they've been fired for disappearing eighteen months—now they need actual jobs.
★ 4.61 Goodreads (145 ratings) - 3
Wine, Women, & Song
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 3
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Bubba's third season of monster hunting includes inter-dimensional travel, death duels, and more guitar solos than any supernatural thriller has a right to contain.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (303 ratings) - 4
Grits, Guns, & Glory
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 2
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Bubba's second season anthology delivers Southern-fried monster hunting with laugh-out-loud family dysfunction spanning Christmas demons to casino zombies.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (413 ratings) - 5
Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?
Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26
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Bubba gets visited by the Ghosts of Music Past, Present, and Future in this Christmas Carol parody that literally sends him to Auto-Tune Hell. Hartness combines music history with supernatural comedy as Bubba fights to save authentic sound.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (71 ratings) - 6
Shingles Audio Collection
Shingles Audio Collections • Book 1
by Authors and Dragons, Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly, Robert Bevan, Rick Gualtieri, John G. Hartness, Drew Hayes, Steve Wetherell
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Ten-year-old Sarah and six-year-old Tommy's gun-buying expedition leads to encounters with creepy weirdos and supernatural threats. Six connected stories blend childhood adventure with horror comedy elements.
★ 3.87 Goodreads (101 ratings)