David Moody Books in Order
David Moody has written 29 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Straight to You (1996) and the newest is Kemberton (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,191 in 13 of 29 books
David Moody is an English horror writer born 19 November 1970. Autumn, released free online in 2001, first brought Moody to public attention, and a film version starring David Carradine and Dexter Fletcher came out in 2009. Universal Pictures took film rights to the Hater trilogy in 2008, with Guillermo del Toro and Mark Johnson attached as producers. The catalogue holds 29 books from Straight to You (1996) to Kemberton (2026), with series including Autumn, Hater and Front, and subjects such as zombies, epidemics and survival.
How many David Moody books are there?
David Moody has 29 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 5 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
David Moody Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 David Moody 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.
- 1Straight to You1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 2Trust2002 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420022911/4
- 32005–1/4
- 420052801/4
- 520053291/4
- 620054601/4
- 720062881/4
- 820103361/4
- 920113681/4
- 1020113421/4
- 112012–1/4
- 12The Cost of Living2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 13Isolation2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 14Last of the Living2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 15Strangers2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 1620152701/4
- 172016–2/4
- 182016–2/4
- 1920173301/4
- 2020172841/4
- 212018–1/4
- 222018–2/4
- 2320193511/4
- 242019–1/4
- 25The Last Big Thing2019 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/420192621/4
- 262021–1/4
- 272022–1/4
- 282023–1/4
- 29Kemberton2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
David Moody 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.
Autumn in order
6 books- 1. Autumn
- 2. The City
- 3. Purification
- 4. The Human Condition
- 5. Disintegration
- 6. Aftermath
Hater in order
3 books- 1. Hater
- 2. Dog Blood
- 3. Them or Us
Front in order
3 booksHater Trilogy 2/The Final War in order
3 booksAutumn: The London Trilogy in order
3 booksYear of the Zombie in order
3 books- 8. Scratch
- 12. Last Christmas
- 13. Year of the Zombie
Standalone books
8 books8 David Moody titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Moody books in order?
You only need to read David Moody books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Moody
Start with Straight to You (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Moody book?
Kemberton (2026) is the newest David Moody book released so far.
Is there a new David Moody book coming?
No next David Moody 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 Moody at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Moody published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Moody books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,191 pages across the 13 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 329 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Moody books, 18 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Moody books are about
12 of the 29 David Moody books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 11 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 11 of 12 books
- Survival 8 of 12 books
- Regression (Civilization) 6 of 12 books
- Zombies 6 of 12 books
- Epidemics 3 of 12 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 12 books
- Life change events 2 of 12 books
- Murder victims 2 of 12 books
- Murderers 2 of 12 books
- Science fiction 2 of 12 books













