David Klass Books in Order
David Klass has written 21 books, published between 1984 and 2020. The first book is The Atami Dragons (1984) and the newest is Out of Time (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1984–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,880 in 8 of 21 books
Teenagers in crisis are a frequent subject of David Klass's novels. Klass is an American novelist and screenwriter who has written more than 40 screenplays for Hollywood studios, most of them character-driven adult thrillers, and 14 young adult novels. The catalogue lists 21 books from The Atami Dragons (1984) to Out of Time (2020). Sports run through titles such as Breakaway Run, Wrestling with Honor and A Different Season, and Klass also writes the Caretaker series.
How many David Klass books are there?
David Klass has 21 books, released between 1984 and 2020. 3 of them belong to the Caretaker series.
David Klass Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 David Klass 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.
- 1The Atami Dragons1984 · confirmed 1/41984–1/4
- 2Breakaway Run1987 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/419871691/4
- 3A Different Season1988 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/419881991/4
- 4Wrestling with Honor1989 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419892001/4
- 5Night of the Tyger1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 6Samurai, Inc.1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 7California Blue1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 8Danger Zone1996 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419962401/4
- 9Screen Test1997 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/419972511/4
- 10Desperate Measures1998 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/419982131/4
- 11You Don't Know Me2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 12The Braves2003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420033041/4
- 13Dark Angel2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 142006–1/4
- 1520083041/4
- 162009–1/4
- 17Stuck on Earth2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 18Second Impact2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 19Grandmaster2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 20Losers Take All2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 21Out of Time2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
David Klass 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.
Do you have to read David Klass books in order?
You only need to read David Klass books in order within the Caretaker series, which holds 3 of the 21 David Klass books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with David Klass
Start with The Atami Dragons (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Klass book?
Out of Time (2020) is the newest David Klass book released so far.
Is there a new David Klass book coming?
No next David Klass book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Klass at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David Klass title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David Klass books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,880 pages across the 8 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Klass books, 6 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the David Klass books are about
9 of the 21 David Klass 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 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 9 books
- High schools 3 of 9 books
- Schools 3 of 9 books
- Conduct of life 2 of 9 books
- Interpersonal relations 2 of 9 books
- Soccer 2 of 9 books