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Brendan DuBois Books in Order

Brendan DuBois has written 46 books, published between 1989 and 2024. The first book is Fire Burning Bright (1989) and the newest is Terminal Surf (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
46
Published
1989–2024
Pages on record
7,012 in 22 of 46 books
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Brendan DuBois writes mystery fiction and alternate history. Born around 1959, DuBois is an American author best known for the 1999 novel Resurrection Day. Lewis Cole is the recurring character of the longest series, opening with Dead Sand (1994), and journalism and New Hampshire recur as subjects; Empire of the North and Dark Victory are the other named series. Forty-six books are catalogued, from Fire Burning Bright (1989) to Terminal Surf (2024).

How many Brendan DuBois books are there?

Brendan DuBois has 46 books, released between 1989 and 2024. They include 3 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Brendan DuBois Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 46 Brendan DuBois 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.

  1. Cover of Dead Sand by Brendan DuBois, book 1 of the Lewis Cole series (1994)
  2. Cover of Black Tide by Brendan DuBois, book 2 of the Lewis Cole series (1995)
  3. Cover of Resurrection Day by Brendan DuBois (1999)
  4. Cover of Shattered Shell by Brendan DuBois, book 3 of the Lewis Cole series (1999)
  5. Cover of Six Days by Brendan DuBois (2001)
  6. Cover of Killer Waves by Brendan DuBois, book 4 of the Lewis Cole series (2001)
  7. Cover of Tales From The Dark Woods by Brendan DuBois (2002)
  8. Cover of The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries by Brendan DuBois (2002)
  9. Cover of Betrayed by Brendan DuBois (2003)
  10. Cover of Final Winter by Brendan DuBois (2006)
  11. Cover of Twilight by Brendan DuBois (2007)
  12. Cover of Fatal Harbor by Brendan DuBois, book 8 of the Lewis Cole series (2014)
  13. Cover of Dark Victory by Brendan DuBois, book 1 of the Dark Victory series (2016)
  14. Cover of Storm Cell by Brendan DuBois, book 10 of the Lewis Cole series (2016)
  15. Cover of Red Vengeance by Brendan DuBois, book 2 of the Dark Victory series (2017)
  16. Cover of Black Triumph by Brendan DuBois, book 3 of the Dark Victory series (2018)
  1. 1
    Fire Burning Bright1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  2. 2
    Dead SandLewis Cole #11994 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994290
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  3. 3
    The Necessary Brother1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  4. 4
    Black TideLewis Cole #21995 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995398
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  5. 5
    Resurrection Day1999 · 389 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999389
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  6. 6
    Shattered ShellLewis Cole #31999 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999355
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  7. 7
    The Road's End2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Six Days2001 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001576
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  9. 9
    Killer WavesLewis Cole #42001 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001300
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  10. 10
    Tales From The Dark Woods2002 · 237 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002237
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  11. 11
    The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries2002 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002208
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  12. 12
    An Empire’s Reach2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  13. 13
    Betrayed2003 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003372
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  14. 14
    Buried DreamsLewis Cole #52004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  15. 15
    Final Winter2006 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006528
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  16. 16
    Primary StormLewis Cole #62006 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006278
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  17. 17
    Twilight2007 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007388
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  18. 18
    Breaking Into The Mystery Short Story Market2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  19. 19
    Writing the First Person Detective Novel2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    Tales from the Dark Snow2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Death of a Gemini2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  22. 22
    Amerikan Eagle2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  23. 23
    On the Plains of Deception2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  24. 24
    Deadly CoveLewis Cole #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  25. 25
    The Noble WarriorEmpire of the North #12012 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012158
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  26. 26
    The Noble PrisonerEmpire of the North #22012 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012152
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  27. 27
    The Noble PrinceEmpire of the North #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  28. 28
    Blue and Gray Tales of Mystery2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  29. 29
    The Spirits of Crawford Notch2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  30. 30
    My Short, Happy Life in "Jeopardy!"2013 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013154
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Brendan DuBois 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.

Lewis Cole in order

12 books
  1. 1. Dead Sand
  2. 2. Black Tide
  3. 3. Shattered Shell
  4. 4. Killer Waves
  5. 5. Buried Dreams
  6. 6. Primary Storm
  7. 7. Deadly Cove
  8. 8. Fatal Harbor
  9. 9. Blood Foam
  10. 10. Storm Cell
  11. 11. Hard Aground
  12. 12. Terminal Surf

Empire of the North in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Noble Warrior
  2. 2. The Noble Prisoner
  3. 3. The Noble Prince

Dark Victory in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dark Victory
  2. 2. Red Vengeance
  3. 3. Black Triumph

Standalone books

28 books

28 Brendan DuBois titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Brendan DuBois books in order?

You only need to read Brendan DuBois books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Brendan DuBois

Start with Fire Burning Bright (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Brendan DuBois book?

Terminal Surf (2024) is the newest Brendan DuBois book released so far.

Is there a new Brendan DuBois book coming?

No next Brendan DuBois book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Brendan DuBois has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Brendan DuBois. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Brendan DuBois at a glance

Still publishing
Brendan DuBois published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Brendan DuBois books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,012 pages across the 22 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brendan DuBois books, 27 of 46, were published in the 2010s.

What the Brendan DuBois books are about

21 of the 46 Brendan DuBois books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lewis cole (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.