Dan Willis Books in Order
Dan Willis has written 25 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is The Dragon Well (2004) and the newest is Thicker than Water (2026). One more title is announced: Center Mass (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 15 of the 26 books listed here are in the Arcane Casebook series, which has its own page: Arcane Casebook books in order.
- Books
- 25 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Confirmed
- 13 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,147 in 8 of 26 books
Dan Willis is an American fantasy author living in Utah who has written novels for Dragonlance, the setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Early titles in the catalogue include The Dragon Well (2004), Dragon Knight (2005) and Wizard's Return (2006), and Krynn appears among the subjects. Willis also writes the Dragons of the Confederacy, Arcane Irregulars and Shattered West series, and the subjects also include westerns and historical fiction. Later titles include Lincoln's Wizard (2015), Dead Letter (2018) and In Plain Sight (2018). Center Mass is scheduled for 2027.
How many Dan Willis books are there?
Dan Willis has 25 published books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series. One more, Center Mass (2027), is announced.
Dan Willis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Dan Willis 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.
- 120042333/4
- 220052443/4
- 320062423/4
- 420083123/4
- 52012–2/4
- 62013–1/4
- 720152122/4
- 82018–2/4
- 920182722/4
- 1020193162/4
- 1120193162/4
- 12Limeligh2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 132020–2/4
- 142020–2/4
- 152020–3/4
- 162021–2/4
- 172021–3/4
- 182022–3/4
- 202023–2/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222024–3/4
- 232024–3/4
- 242025–3/4
- 252026–3/4
- 262027–3/4
Dan Willis series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Arcane Casebook books in order 16 books
Dan Willis books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Arcane Casebook books in order
15 books by Dan Willis- 1. Dead Letter
- 2. In Plain Sight
- 3. Ghost of a Chance
- 4. The Long Chain
- 5. Mind Games
- 6. Limelight
- 7. Blood Relation
- 8. Capital Murder
- 9. Hostile Takeover
- 10. Hidden Voices
- 11. Pound of Flesh
- 12. Equal & Opposite
- and 3 more in the table above
Dragons of the Confederacy in order
2 booksArcane Irregulars in order
2 booksDragonlance: The New Adventures in order
2 booksShattered West in order
1 bookDragonlance: The Anvil of Time in order
1 bookDragonlance: The New Adventures: Trinistyr in order
1 bookVoices That Matter in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Dan Willis title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dan Willis books in order?
You only need to read Dan Willis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dan Willis
Start with Dead Letter (2018), the first Arcane Casebook book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Dragon Well (2004).
What is the newest Dan Willis book?
Thicker than Water (2026) is the newest Dan Willis book released so far.
Is there a new Dan Willis book coming?
Yes. Center Mass (2027) is the next Dan Willis book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Dan Willis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dan Willis is still publishing. Center Mass is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Dan Willis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,147 pages across the 8 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dan Willis books, 14 of 26, were published in the 2020s.
What the Dan Willis books are about
6 of the 26 Dan Willis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 4 of 6 books
- Magic 4 of 6 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 6 books
- Krynn (Imaginary place) 2 of 6 books
- Science fiction 2 of 6 books
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