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David Liss Books in Order

David Liss has written 29 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is A Conspiracy of Paper (2000) and the newest is The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2000–2026
Pages on record
6,742 in 22 of 29 books
Reading time
112–169 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,742 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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David Liss, born March 16, 1966 in New Jersey, is an American writer of novels, essays, short fiction and comic books. Liss grew up in South Florida and studied at Syracuse University, Georgia State University and Columbia University, then left postgraduate study of 18th-century British literature, dissertation unfinished, to write full-time. The 29 catalogued books start with A Conspiracy of Paper (2000) and include The Coffee Trader (2003) and The Whiskey Rebels (2008). Series are Benjamin Weaver and Randoms. Liss lives in San Antonio, Texas, and The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek (2026) is the newest title.

How many David Liss books are there?

David Liss has 29 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

David Liss Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 David Liss 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.

  1. Cover of A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss, book 1 of the Benjamin Weaver series (2000)
  2. Cover of The Coffee Trader by David Liss (2003)
  3. Cover of The Ethical Assassin by David Liss (2006)
  4. Cover of The Devil's Company by David Liss, book 3 of the Benjamin Weaver series (2007)
  5. Cover of The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (2008)
  6. Cover of Black Panther: The Man Without Fear, Volume 1 by David Liss (2011)
  7. Cover of Mystery Men by David Liss (2011)
  8. Cover of The Twelfth Enchantment by David Liss (2011)
  9. Cover of Fear Itself: Black Panther: The Man Without Fear by David Liss (2012)
  10. Cover of Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive! by David Liss (2012)
  11. Cover of The Spider, Vol. 1 by David Liss (2013)
  12. Cover of The Spider, Volume 2 by David Liss (2013)
  13. Cover of The Day of Atonement by David Liss (2014)
  14. Cover of The Shadow Now by David Liss (2014)
  15. Cover of Randoms by David Liss, book 1 of the Randoms series (2015)
  16. Cover of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 3: Moriarty Lives by David Liss (2016)
  17. Cover of Black Panther: The Man Without Fear (The Complete Collection) by David Liss (2018)
  18. Cover of Mystery Men: The Golden Age by David Liss (2018)
  19. Cover of The Peculiarities by David Liss (2021)
  1. 1
    A Conspiracy of PaperBenjamin Weaver #12000 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000442
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  2. 2
    The Coffee Trader2003 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003432
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  3. 3
    A Spectacle of CorruptionBenjamin Weaver #22004 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004396
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  4. 4
    The Ethical Assassin2006 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006327
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  5. 5
    The Devil's CompanyBenjamin Weaver #32007 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007369
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  6. 6
    The Whiskey Rebels2008 · 548 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008548
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  7. 7
    Black Panther: The Man Without Fear, Volume 12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Mystery Men2011 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011120
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  9. 9
    The Twelfth Enchantment2011 · 411 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011411
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  10. 10
    Fear Itself: Black Panther: The Man Without Fear2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive!2012 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012136
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  12. 12
    The Spider, Vol. 12013 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013168
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  13. 13
    Sword of the Apocalypse2013 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013168
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  14. 14
    The Spider, Volume 22013 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013144
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  15. 15
    The Day of Atonement2014 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014365
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  16. 16
    The Spider Volume 32014 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014144
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  17. 17
    The Shadow Now2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    RandomsRandoms #12015 · 485 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015485
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  19. 19
    Paleo - The Doomsday PrepperJournalstone's DoubleDown #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  20. 20
    RebelsRandoms #22016 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016391
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  21. 21
    Moriarty LivesSherlock Holmes: First Years #62016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  22. 22
    Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 3: Moriarty Lives2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016144
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  23. 23
    RenegadesRandoms #32017 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017340
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  24. 24
    The Double DealerBenjamin Weaver #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  25. 25
    Black Panther: The Man Without Fear (The Complete Collection)2018 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018416
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  26. 26
    Mystery Men: The Golden Age2018 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018160
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  27. 27
    Spider-Man: Hostile TakeoverNovels of the Marvel Universe #132018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  28. 28
    The Peculiarities2021 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021332
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  29. 29
    The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek2026 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2026304
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David Liss 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.

Benjamin Weaver in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Conspiracy of Paper
  2. 2. A Spectacle of Corruption
  3. 3. The Devil's Company
  4. 4. The Double Dealer

Randoms in order

3 books
  1. 1. Randoms
  2. 2. Rebels
  3. 3. Renegades

Journalstone's DoubleDown in order

1 book
  1. 6. Paleo - The Doomsday Prepper

Sherlock Holmes: First Years in order

1 book
  1. 6. Moriarty Lives

Novels of the Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 13. Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover

Standalone books

19 books

19 David Liss titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Liss books in order?

You only need to read David Liss books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Liss

Start with A Conspiracy of Paper (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David Liss book?

The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek (2026) is the newest David Liss book released so far.

Is there a new David Liss book coming?

No next David Liss 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 David Liss has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for David Liss. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

David Liss at a glance

Still publishing
David Liss published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
David Liss books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,742 pages across the 22 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Liss books, 21 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the David Liss books are about

23 of the 29 David Liss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels, science fiction is tagged on 7 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.