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David Nix Books in Order

David Nix has written 12 books, published between 2011 and 2022. The first book is Down the Dead Road (2011) and the newest is To The Gates Of Hell (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2022
Pages on record
210 in 1 of 12 books
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David Nix is the author of the Well, Jake Paynter and Shore of Monsters series, with western romance among the subject headings. The catalogue lists 12 books from 2011 to 2022. Down the Dead Road (2011) is the first title, and Fall of Darkness and The Shore of Monsters followed in 2013. The Well (2014), Ugly Girl (2014) and Surface (2015) appear later. Dead Man's Hand and To The Gates Of Hell both date from 2022.

How many David Nix books are there?

David Nix has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2022. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

David Nix Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 David Nix 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 Down the Dead Road by David Nix (2011)
  1. 1
    Down the Dead Road2011 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011210
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  2. 2
    Enlighten Me! Of Mice and Men2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    The Shore of MonstersShore of Monsters #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Fall of DarknessShore of Monsters #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The WellWell #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  6. 6
    Catch Me Falling2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    Ugly Girl2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    FallingWell #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    SurfaceWell #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  10. 10
    Dead Man's HandJake Paynter #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Devil's Ride WestJake Paynter #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    To The Gates Of HellJake Paynter #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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David Nix 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.

Well in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Well
  2. 2. Falling
  3. 3. Surface

Jake Paynter in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dead Man's Hand
  2. 2. Devil's Ride West
  3. 3. To The Gates Of Hell

Shore of Monsters in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Shore of Monsters
  2. 2. Fall of Darkness

Standalone books

4 books

4 David Nix titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Nix books in order?

You only need to read David Nix books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Nix

Start with Down the Dead Road (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David Nix book?

To The Gates Of Hell (2022) is the newest David Nix book released so far.

Is there a new David Nix book coming?

No next David Nix 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 Nix at a glance

Paused
No new David Nix title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
David Nix books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
210 pages across the 1 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 210 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Nix books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the David Nix books are about

1 of the 12 David Nix books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.