Daniel Keyes Books in Order
10 books are credited to Daniel Keyes, published between 1959 and 2025; 2 of them appeared after Daniel Keyes's death in 2014. The first book is Flowers for Algernon / Charly (1959) and the newest is Flowers for Algernon (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1959–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,959 in 7 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 33–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,959 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Daniel Keyes (1927-2014) was an American writer, known above all for the novel Flowers for Algernon. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave Keyes its Author Emeritus honour in 2000. Ten books are catalogued from 1959 onward, among them The Touch (1971), The Fifth Sally (1980), The Minds of Billy Milligan (1981), Unveiling Claudia: A True Story (1986) and Algernon, Charlie, and I (2000). Recorded subjects include multiple personality, gifted persons, people with mental disabilities and institutionalization, and a Nebula award is noted against the catalogue.
How many Daniel Keyes books are there?
Daniel Keyes has 10 books, released between 1959 and 2025. 2 of them were published after Daniel Keyes's death in 2014. 2 of them belong to the Billy Milligan series.
Daniel Keyes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Daniel Keyes 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.
- 1Flowers for Algernon / Charly1959 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/419593112/4
- 2The Touch / The Contaminated Man1971 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/419712322/4
- 3The Fifth Sally1980 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/419802782/4
- 419814262/4
- 5Unveiling Claudia: A True Story1986 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/419863082/4
- 61994–2/4
- 7Algernon, Charlie, and I2000 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/420002202/4
- 8The Asylum Prophecies2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 920221842/4
- 10Flowers for Algernon2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Daniel Keyes 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.
Billy Milligan in order
2 booksEC Archives in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Daniel Keyes titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Daniel Keyes books in order?
You only need to read Daniel Keyes books in order within the Billy Milligan series, which holds 2 of the 10 Daniel Keyes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Daniel Keyes
Start with Flowers for Algernon / Charly (1959), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Daniel Keyes book?
Flowers for Algernon (2025) is the newest Daniel Keyes book released so far.
Is there a new Daniel Keyes book coming?
No next Daniel Keyes 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 Daniel Keyes has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Daniel Keyes. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1967Wonfor Flowers for Algernon
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story1960Wonfor Flowers for Algernon
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1967Shortlistedfor Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes at a glance
- Died
- Daniel Keyes died in 2014, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Daniel Keyes are still being published after Daniel Keyes's death in 2014; the newest appeared in 2025.
- Release pace
- Daniel Keyes books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,959 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel Keyes books, 3 of 10, were published in the 1980s.
What the Daniel Keyes books are about
8 of the 10 Daniel Keyes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: multiple personality is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Multiple personality 3 of 8 books
- American literature 2 of 8 books
- Brain 2 of 8 books
- Gifted persons 2 of 8 books
- Patients 2 of 8 books
- People with mental disabilities 2 of 8 books
- Surgery 2 of 8 books