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Carrie Ryan Books in Order

Carrie Ryan has written 18 books, published between 2009 and 2020. The first book is The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009) and the newest is Into the Winds (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2009–2020
Confirmed
1 of 18 titles
Pages on record
2,865 in 8 of 18 books
See all 18 books in order Printable Carrie Ryan checklist

Carrie Ryan has 18 books in the catalogue and two series, Forest of Hands and Teeth and Map to Everywhere. The first listed title is The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009), and The Dead-Tossed Waves (2010) and The Dark and Hollow Places (2011) follow. Catalogue subjects include zombies, horror stories, fantasy, pirates, magic, sisters and children's fiction. Into the Winds (2020) is the newest title, and the catalogue marks Ryan's list as likely complete.

How many Carrie Ryan books are there?

Carrie Ryan has 18 books, released between 2009 and 2020. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Carrie Ryan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Carrie Ryan 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 The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, book 1 of the Forest of Hands and Teeth series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan, book 2 of the Forest of Hands and Teeth series (2010)
  3. Cover of The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan, book 4 of the Forest of Hands and Teeth series (2011)
  4. Cover of Divide and Conquer by Carrie Ryan, book 2 of the Infinity Ring series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan, book 1 of the Map to Everywhere series (2014)
  6. Cover of City of Thirst by Carrie Ryan, book 2 of the Map to Everywhere series (2015)
  7. Cover of Iron Tide Rising by Carrie Ryan, book 4 of the Map to Everywhere series (2018)
  8. Cover of Into the Winds by Carrie Ryan (2020)
  1. 1
    The Forest of Hands and TeethForest of Hands and Teeth #12009 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009336
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  2. 2
    The Dead-Tossed WavesForest of Hands and Teeth #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    BougainvilleaForest of Hands and Teeth #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    The Dark and Hollow PlacesForest of Hands and Teeth #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Hare MoonForest of Hands and Teeth #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Divide and ConquerInfinity Ring #22012 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012196
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  7. 7
    MiasmaAcross the Universe #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    What Once We FearedForest of Hands and Teeth #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    Flotsam & JetsamForest of Hands and Teeth #72013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    Scenic RouteForest of Hands and Teeth #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  11. 11
    The Map to EverywhereMap to Everywhere #12014 · 433 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014433
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  12. 12
    A Game of FirstsForest of Hands and Teeth #92014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    Daughter of Deep Silence2015 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015378
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  14. 14
    City of ThirstMap to Everywhere #22015 · 418 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015418
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  15. 16
    Shadows of the Lost SunMap to Everywhere #32017 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017368
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  16. 17
    Iron Tide RisingMap to Everywhere #42018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
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  17. 18
    Into the Winds2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
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Carrie Ryan 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.

Forest of Hands and Teeth in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
  2. 2. The Dead-Tossed Waves
  3. 3. Bougainvillea
  4. 4. The Dark and Hollow Places
  5. 5. Hare Moon
  6. 6. What Once We Feared
  7. 7. Flotsam & Jetsam
  8. 8. Scenic Route
  9. 9. A Game of Firsts

Map to Everywhere in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Map to Everywhere
  2. 2. City of Thirst
  3. 3. Shadows of the Lost Sun
  4. 4. Iron Tide Rising

Across the Universe in order

1 book
  1. 1. Miasma

Infinity Ring in order

1 book
  1. 2. Divide and Conquer

Standalone books

3 books

3 Carrie Ryan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Carrie Ryan books in order?

You only need to read Carrie Ryan 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 Carrie Ryan

Start with The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Carrie Ryan book?

Into the Winds (2020) is the newest Carrie Ryan book released so far.

Is there a new Carrie Ryan book coming?

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

Carrie Ryan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Carrie Ryan title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Carrie Ryan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,865 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 373 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carrie Ryan books, 16 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Carrie Ryan books are about

9 of the 18 Carrie Ryan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.