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Dan Wells Books in Order

Dan Wells has written 24 books, published between 2009 and 2021. The first book is I Am Not a Serial Killer (2009) and the newest is Stargazer (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2009–2021
Confirmed
3 of 24 titles
Pages on record
4,336 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
72–108 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,336 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Dan Wells, born Daniel Andrew Wells on 4 March 1977, is an American author of horror and science fiction. Wells's first published novel, I Am Not a Serial Killer (2009), became a film in 2016. Series in the catalogue are John Cleaver, Partials Sequence, Mirador, Zero Chronicles and Frederick Whithers, and John Wayne Cleaver appears among the subjects alongside serial murders, demonology, robots and survival. The listing holds 24 books from 2009 to 2021, ending with Stargazer (2021). No title has been catalogued since, so Wells is marked dormant.

How many Dan Wells books are there?

Dan Wells has 24 books, released between 2009 and 2021. They include 5 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Dan Wells Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Dan Wells 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 I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells, book 1 of the John Cleaver series (2009)
  2. Cover of Mr. Monster by Dan Wells, book 2 of the John Cleaver series (2010)
  3. Cover of The Hollow City by Dan Wells (2011)
  4. Cover of I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells, book 3 of the John Cleaver series (2011)
  5. Cover of Partials by Dan Wells, book 2 of the Partials Sequence (2012)
  6. Cover of Fragments by Dan Wells, book 3 of the Partials Sequence (2013)
  7. Cover of Next of Kin by Dan Wells, book 4 of the John Cleaver series (2014)
  8. Cover of The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells, book 5 of the John Cleaver series (2015)
  9. Cover of Bluescreen by Dan Wells, book 1 of the Mirador series (2016)
  10. Cover of Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells (2016)
  11. Cover of Over Your Dead Body by Dan Wells, book 6 of the John Cleaver series (2016)
  12. Cover of Nothing Left to Lose by Dan Wells, book 7 of the John Cleaver series (2017)
  13. Cover of Zero G by Dan Wells, book 1 of the Zero Chronicles (2018)
  14. Cover of Active Memory by Dan Wells, book 3 of the Mirador series (2018)
  1. 1
    I Am Not a Serial KillerJohn Cleaver #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    Mr. MonsterJohn Cleaver #22010 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010287
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  3. 3
    A Night of Blacker DarknessFrederick Whithers #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    The Hollow City2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
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  5. 5
    I Don't Want to Kill YouJohn Cleaver #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    IsolationPartials Sequence #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    PartialsPartials Sequence #22012 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012528
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  8. 8
    The Butcher of KhardovWarMachine: The Warcaster Chronicles #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    FragmentsPartials Sequence #32013 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013592
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  10. 10
    I.E. Demon2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  11. 11
    Next of KinJohn Cleaver #42014 · 42 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201442
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  12. 12
    RuinsPartials Sequence #42014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    A Pear-Shaped FuneralFrederick Whithers #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  14. 14
    The Devil's Only FriendJohn Cleaver #52015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  15. 15
    BluescreenMirador #12016 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016368
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  16. 16
    Extreme Makeover2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016416
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  17. 17
    Over Your Dead BodyJohn Cleaver #62016 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016303
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  18. 18
    Ones and ZeroesMirador #22017 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017432
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  19. 19
    Nothing Left to LoseJohn Cleaver #72017 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017336
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  20. 20
    Zero GZero Chronicles #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    Active MemoryMirador #32018 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018392
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  22. 22
    Ghost Station2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  23. 23
    Dragon PlanetZero Chronicles #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    StargazerZero Chronicles #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Dan Wells 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.

John Cleaver in order

7 books
  1. 1. I Am Not a Serial Killer
  2. 2. Mr. Monster
  3. 3. I Don't Want to Kill You
  4. 4. Next of Kin
  5. 5. The Devil's Only Friend
  6. 6. Over Your Dead Body
  7. 7. Nothing Left to Lose

Partials Sequence in order

4 books
  1. 1. Isolation
  2. 2. Partials
  3. 3. Fragments
  4. 4. Ruins

Mirador in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bluescreen
  2. 2. Ones and Zeroes
  3. 3. Active Memory

Zero Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. Zero G
  2. 2. Dragon Planet
  3. 3. Stargazer

Frederick Whithers in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Night of Blacker Darkness
  2. 2. A Pear-Shaped Funeral

WarMachine: The Warcaster Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Butcher of Khardov

Standalone books

4 books

4 Dan Wells titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dan Wells books in order?

You only need to read Dan Wells books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dan Wells

Start with I Am Not a Serial Killer (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dan Wells book?

Stargazer (2021) is the newest Dan Wells book released so far.

Is there a new Dan Wells book coming?

No next Dan Wells 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 Dan Wells has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Dan Wells. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hugo Award for Best Related Work2013Wonfor Writing Excuses
  • Whitney Awards2009Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Novella2014Shortlistedfor The Butcher of Khardov

Dan Wells at a glance

Paused
No new Dan Wells title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Dan Wells books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,336 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dan Wells books, 21 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dan Wells books are about

14 of the 24 Dan Wells books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.