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.
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.
Source: Wikidata
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 November 2026.
- 12009–2/4
- 220102872/4
- 32011–2/4
- 4The Hollow City2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420113362/4
- 52011–2/4
- 62012–2/4
- 720125283/4
- 82013–2/4
- 920135923/4
- 10I.E. Demon2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 112014422/4
- 122014–3/4
- 132015–2/4
- 1420153042/4
- 1520163682/4
- 16Extreme Makeover2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420164162/4
- 1720163032/4
- 1820174322/4
- 1920173362/4
- 202018–2/4
- 2120183922/4
- 22Ghost Station2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 232021–2/4
- 242021–2/4
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 booksPartials Sequence in order
4 booksMirador in order
3 booksZero Chronicles in order
3 books- 1. Zero G
- 2. Dragon Planet
- 3. Stargazer
Frederick Whithers in order
2 booksWarMachine: The Warcaster Chronicles in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 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. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- 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.
When Dan Wells books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Dan Wells titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
24 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.
- Children's fiction 6 of 14 books
- Science fiction 5 of 14 books
- Serial murders 5 of 14 books
- Horror 4 of 14 books
- Suspense 4 of 14 books
- Demonology 3 of 14 books
- John Wayne Cleaver (Fictitious character) 3 of 14 books
- Good and evil 2 of 14 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 14 books
- Robots 2 of 14 books
- Survival 2 of 14 books