Alan Black Books in Order
Alan Black has written 19 books, published between 2009 and 2016. The first book is Steel Walls and Dirt Drops (2009) and the newest is Quest for the White Wind (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2009–2016
- Pages on record
- 2,934 in 12 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 49–73 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,934 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Alan Black has 19 catalogued books published between 2009 and 2016. The catalogue lists two series under the Alan Black name: Ozark Mountain and Metal Boxes. Steel Walls and Dirt Drops (2009) is the first title on record, and Quest for the White Wind (2016) is the most recent. Other titles include Chewing Rocks, Chasing Harpo, The Friendship Stones and Titanium Texicans. The catalogue treats the bibliography as likely complete.
How many Alan Black books are there?
Alan Black has 19 books, released between 2009 and 2016. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.
Alan Black Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Alan Black books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Steel Walls and Dirt Drops2009 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/420093901/4
- 2Chewing Rocks2009 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420092661/4
- 32013–1/4
- 420132441/4
- 5Chasing Harpo2013 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/420132121/4
- 6A Cold Winter2014 · 78 pages · confirmed 1/42014781/4
- 72014–1/4
- 820142601/4
- 9Titanium Texicans2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420143601/4
- 10How to Start, Write, and Finish Your First Novel2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 112015–1/4
- 1220152201/4
- 13Empty Space2015 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420152541/4
- 1420151981/4
- 1520151841/4
- 162016–1/4
- 172016–1/4
- 18Larry Goes To Space2016 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/420162681/4
- 19Quest for the White Wind2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
Alan Black books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Ozark Mountain in order
6 booksMetal Boxes in order
4 booksStandalone books
9 books9 Alan Black titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Alan Black books in order?
You only need to read Alan Black books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alan Black
Start with Steel Walls and Dirt Drops (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alan Black book?
Quest for the White Wind (2016) is the newest Alan Black book released so far.
Is there a new Alan Black book coming?
No next Alan Black book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alan Black at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Alan Black title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Alan Black books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,934 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 249 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alan Black books, 17 of 19, were published in the 2010s.