Dave Wolverton Books in Order
Dave Wolverton has written 20 books, published between 1989 and 2001. The first book is On My Way to Paradise (1989) and the newest is Flight of the Phoenix (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
Dave Wolverton also publishes as David Farland books in order. David Farland books in order are published under that name.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1989–2001
- Pages on record
- 3,126 in 19 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 52–78 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,126 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Dave Wolverton was a pen name of John David Wolverton (May 28, 1957 – January 14, 2022), an American author, editor and online writing instructor who also wrote as David Farland. Science fiction and fantasy were the core of the work, including 24 Star Wars stories and 3 Mummy franchise books. The Runelords books became New York Times bestsellers. Wolverton won the Writers of the Future contest in 1987 and received a Nebula nomination in 1990. Under the Dave Wolverton name the catalogue lists 20 books, from On My Way to Paradise (1989) to Flight of the Phoenix (2001), among them The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994).
How many Dave Wolverton books are there?
Dave Wolverton has 20 books, released between 1989 and 2001. 4 of them belong to the Mummy Chronicles series.
Dave Wolverton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Dave Wolverton 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.
- 1On My Way to Paradise1989 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/419895281/4
- 219943412/4
- 3The Courtship of Princess Leia1994 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/419943742/4
- 419974712/4
- 51998671/4
- 61998711/4
- 71998761/4
- 81998771/4
- 91998691/4
- 101998701/4
- 111998691/4
- 121999–2/4
- 1320001162/4
- 1420001002/4
- 152000912/4
- 162000972/4
- 1720011351/4
- 1820011361/4
- 1920011181/4
- 2020011201/4
Dave Wolverton 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.
Star Wars Missions in order
7 booksMummy Chronicles in order
4 booksStar Wars Episode I Adventures in order
4 booksGolden Queen in order
2 booksJedi Apprentice in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Dave Wolverton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dave Wolverton books in order?
You only need to read Dave Wolverton books in order within the Mummy Chronicles series, which holds 4 of the 20 Dave Wolverton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Dave Wolverton
Start with On My Way to Paradise (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dave Wolverton book?
Flight of the Phoenix (2001) is the newest Dave Wolverton book released so far.
Is there a new Dave Wolverton book coming?
No next Dave Wolverton 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 Dave Wolverton has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 4 nominations for Dave Wolverton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Whitney Awards2009Won
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1997Shortlistedfor After a Lean Winter
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette1997Shortlistedfor After a Lean Winter
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1990Shortlistedfor On My Way to Paradise
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1990Shortlistedfor On My Way to Paradise
Dave Wolverton at a glance
- Died
- Dave Wolverton died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Dave Wolverton on record dates from 2001.
- Release pace
- Dave Wolverton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,126 pages across the 19 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 100 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dave Wolverton books, 11 of 20, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dave Wolverton books are about
19 of the 20 Dave Wolverton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 11 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 11 of 19 books
- CollectionID:swREBjr 6 of 19 books
- CollectionID:swROTEj 5 of 19 books
- Star wars 5 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 19 books
- Mummies 4 of 19 books
- Star Wars fiction 3 of 19 books
- Antiquities 2 of 19 books
- Queens 2 of 19 books