Best John G. Hartness Books

The best books by John G. Hartness — 8 titles spanning Fantasy, averaging 4.00 BLT stars.

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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.

John G. Hartness's highest-rated book in our collection is Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem (4.2 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 4

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 4.20 BLT Score (250 ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (250)
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    Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3

    Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 4.12 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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    Blood, Sweat, & Tears

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 5

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 4.10 BLT Score (145 ratings)
    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (145)
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    Wine, Women, & Song

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 3

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (303 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (303)
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    Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked

    Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 4.02 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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    Grits, Guns, & Glory

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 2

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 3.96 BLT Score (413 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (413)
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    Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26

    by John G. Hartness

    ★ 3.79 BLT Score (71 ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (71)
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    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

    ★ 3.77 BLT Score (101 ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (101)
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