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Conrad Williams Books in Order

Conrad Williams has written 24 books, published between 1998 and 2017. The first book is Head Injuries (1998) and the newest is I Will Surround You (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1998–2017
Pages on record
3,291 in 14 of 24 books
Reading time
55–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,291 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Conrad Williams checklist

Horror is where Conrad Williams's catalogue sits, with thrillers and suspense beside it; serial murderers, narcolepsy, loneliness and London appear in the recorded subjects, as do single-author short story collections. The listing holds 24 books from Head Injuries (1998) to I Will Surround You (2017), and the run is marked likely complete. Joel Sorrell and Rad Hallah are the two series on file under the Williams name.

How many Conrad Williams books are there?

Conrad Williams has 24 books, released between 1998 and 2017. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Conrad Williams Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Conrad Williams 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 Head Injuries by Conrad Williams (1998)
  2. Cover of Use Once, Then Destroy by Conrad Williams (2004)
  3. Cover of London Revenant by Conrad Williams (2004)
  4. Cover of Game by Conrad Williams (2004)
  5. Cover of The Unblemished by Conrad Williams, book 1 of the Earthling Halloween series (2006)
  6. Cover of The Veteran by Conrad Williams (2006)
  7. Cover of Rain by Conrad Williams (2007)
  8. Cover of 68° 07′ 15″ N, 31° 36′ 44″ W by Conrad Williams (2008)
  9. Cover of One by Conrad Williams (2009)
  10. Cover of Decay Inevitable by Conrad Williams (2009)
  11. Cover of Blonde on a Stick by Conrad Williams (2010)
  12. Cover of Sonata of the Dead by Conrad Williams, book 2 of the Joel Sorrell series (2016)
  13. Cover of Hell is Empty by Conrad Williams, book 3 of the Joel Sorrell series (2016)
  14. Cover of I Will Surround You by Conrad Williams (2017)
  1. 1
    Head Injuries1998 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998206
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  2. 2
    Nearly People2001 · 82 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200182
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  3. 3
    Use Once, Then Destroy2004 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004240
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  4. 4
    London Revenant2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004256
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  5. 5
    Game2004 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200480
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  6. 6
    The UnblemishedEarthling Halloween #12006 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006367
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  7. 7
    The Veteran2006 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006282
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  8. 8
    The Cryptanalyst2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  9. 9
    Rain2007 · 116 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007116
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  10. 10
    The Scalding Rooms2007 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007102
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  11. 11
    68° 07′ 15″ N, 31° 36′ 44″ W2008 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008241
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  12. 12
    One2009 · 363 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009363
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  13. 13
    Decay Inevitable2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    Blonde on a Stick2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Loss of Separation2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Footprint on Nowhere BeachRad Hallah #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Jungle2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    A Door Opens and Closes2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    The Fox2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    Dust and DesireJoel Sorrell #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    Sonata of the DeadJoel Sorrell #22016 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016343
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  22. 22
    Hell is EmptyJoel Sorrell #32016 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016295
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  23. 23
    Rosenlaui2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  24. 24
    I Will Surround You2017 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017318
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Conrad Williams 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.

Joel Sorrell in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dust and Desire
  2. 2. Sonata of the Dead
  3. 3. Hell is Empty

Earthling Halloween in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Unblemished

Rad Hallah in order

1 book
  1. 1. Footprint on Nowhere Beach

Standalone books

19 books

19 Conrad Williams titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Conrad Williams books in order?

You only need to read Conrad Williams 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 Conrad Williams

Start with Head Injuries (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Conrad Williams book?

I Will Surround You (2017) is the newest Conrad Williams book released so far.

Is there a new Conrad Williams book coming?

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

Conrad Williams at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Conrad Williams title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Conrad Williams books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,291 pages across the 14 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Conrad Williams books, 12 of 24, were published in the 2000s.

What the Conrad Williams books are about

10 of the 24 Conrad Williams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.