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.

  1. 1
    Straight to You1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996
  2. 2
    Trust2002 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002291
  3. 3
    AutumnAutumn #12005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  4. 4
    The CityAutumn #22005 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005280
  5. 5
    PurificationAutumn #32005 · 329 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005329
  6. 6
    The Human ConditionAutumn #42005 · 460 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005460
  7. 7
    HaterHater #12006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
  8. 8
    Dog BloodHater #22010 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010336
  9. 9
    Them or UsHater #32011 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011368
  10. 10
    DisintegrationAutumn #52011 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011342
  11. 11
    AftermathAutumn #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  12. 12
    The Cost of Living2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  13. 13
    Isolation2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  14. 14
    Last of the Living2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  15. 15
    Strangers2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  16. 16
    Screaming EaglesFront #12015 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015270
  17. 17
    ScratchYear of the Zombie #82016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  18. 18
    Last ChristmasYear of the Zombie #122016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  19. 19
    One of Us Will Be Dead by MorningHater Trilogy 2/The Final War #12017 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017330
  20. 20
    Red DevilsFront #22017 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017284
  21. 21
    Berlin or BustFront #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  22. 22
    Year of the ZombieYear of the Zombie #132018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  23. 23
    All Roads End HereHater Trilogy 2/The Final War #22019 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019351
  24. 24
    ChokeholdHater Trilogy 2/The Final War #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  25. 25
    The Last Big Thing2019 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019262
  26. 26
    DawnAutumn: The London Trilogy #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  27. 27
    InfernoAutumn: The London Trilogy #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  28. 28
    ExodusAutumn: The London Trilogy #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  29. 29
    Kemberton2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

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. 1. Autumn
  2. 2. The City
  3. 3. Purification
  4. 4. The Human Condition
  5. 5. Disintegration
  6. 6. Aftermath

Hater in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hater
  2. 2. Dog Blood
  3. 3. Them or Us

Front in order

3 books
  1. 1. Screaming Eagles
  2. 2. Red Devils
  3. 3. Berlin or Bust

Hater Trilogy 2/The Final War in order

3 books
  1. 1. One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning
  2. 2. All Roads End Here
  3. 3. Chokehold

Autumn: The London Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dawn
  2. 2. Inferno
  3. 3. Exodus

Year of the Zombie in order

3 books
  1. 8. Scratch
  2. 12. Last Christmas
  3. 13. Year of the Zombie

Standalone books

8 books

8 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.