David Wellington Books in Order
David Wellington has written 27 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Monster Island (2004) and the newest is Erebus-13 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 7,041 in 18 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 117–176 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,041 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Horror is David Wellington's field. The American writer, born 1971, is best known for a Zombie trilogy and also publishes science fiction under the name D. Nolan Clark. Monster Island (2004) opens the 27-book catalogue, with Monster Nation the same year and Monster Planet in 2006. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, knights and thieves appear in the subject records, along with the fictitious character Laura Caxton. Laura Caxton, Jim Chapel, Ancient Blades Trilogy, Red Space and Cheyenne Clark are the series credited to Wellington, whose most recent title is Erebus-13 (2026).
How many David Wellington books are there?
David Wellington has 27 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 6 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
David Wellington Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 David Wellington 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.
- 120042882/4
- 220042852/4
- 320063022/4
- 420073232/4
- 520073042/4
- 620083202/4
- 720092772/4
- 820093052/4
- 920103522/4
- 102011–2/4
- 11Weaponized2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 1220115102/4
- 132011–2/4
- 14Pass/Fail2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 15Plague Zone2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 16Rivals2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 1720123352/4
- 1820136082/4
- 192013–2/4
- 202013–2/4
- 2120144302/4
- 22Positive2015 · 437 pages · confirmed 2/420154372/4
- 2320163772/4
- 24The Last Astronaut2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420194002/4
- 2520236882/4
- 2620245002/4
- 272026–2/4
David Wellington 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.
Laura Caxton in order
5 books- 1. 13 Bullets
- 2. 99 Coffins
- 3. Vampire Zero
- 4. 23 Hours
- 5. 32 Fangs
Jim Chapel in order
5 booksMonster Island in order
3 booksAncient Blades Trilogy in order
3 booksRed Space in order
3 books- 1. Paradise-1
- 2. Revenant-X
- 3. Erebus-13
Cheyenne Clark in order
2 books- 1. Frostbite
- 2. Overwinter
Standalone books
6 books6 David Wellington titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Wellington books in order?
You only need to read David Wellington books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Wellington
Start with Monster Island (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Wellington book?
Erebus-13 (2026) is the newest David Wellington book released so far.
Is there a new David Wellington book coming?
No next David Wellington book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for David Wellington
Wikidata records 1 nomination for David Wellington. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Arthur C. Clarke Award2020Shortlistedfor The Last Astronaut
David Wellington at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Wellington published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Wellington books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,041 pages across the 18 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Wellington books, 16 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Wellington books are about
20 of the 27 David Wellington 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 8 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 8 of 20 books
- Vampires 5 of 20 books
- Laura Caxton (Fictitious character) 4 of 20 books
- Knights and knighthood 3 of 20 books
- Science fiction 3 of 20 books
- Thieves 3 of 20 books
- Thrillers 3 of 20 books
- Witches 3 of 20 books
- Zombies 3 of 20 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 20 books
- Crime 2 of 20 books
- Fantasy 2 of 20 books