David Wong Books in Order
David Wong has written 8 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is John Dies at the End (2007) and the newest is There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 5 of the 8 books listed here are in the John Dies at the End series, which has its own page: John Dies at the End books in order.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,015 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 34–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,015 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
David Wong is the pen name of Jason Pargin, an American humour writer born in 1975 and executive editor of the comedy site Cracked.com. Two series carry the fiction: John Dies at the End, a horror comedy that began in 2007, and the Zoey Ashe books. Eight titles are catalogued through 2026, the later ones - among them If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (2022) and There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (2026) - published as Jason Pargin. A film of John Dies at the End appeared in 2012.
How many David Wong books are there?
David Wong has 8 books, released between 2007 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
David Wong Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 David Wong 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.
- 120073762/4
- 220124642/4
- 320153842/4
- 420173752/4
- 52020–2/4
- 6If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (As: Jason Pargin)John Dies at the End #42022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 720234162/4
- 8There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin)John Dies at the End #52026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
David Wong series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
David Wong 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.
Zoey Ashe in order
3 booksDo you have to read David Wong books in order?
You only need to read David Wong 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 Wong
Start with John Dies at the End (2007), the first John Dies at the End book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest David Wong book?
There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin) (2026) is the newest David Wong book released so far.
Is there a new David Wong book coming?
No next David Wong 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 Wong at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Wong published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Wong books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,015 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Wong books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the David Wong books are about
5 of the 8 David Wong books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 4 of 5 books
- Friends 2 of 5 books
- Horror 2 of 5 books
- Quakers 2 of 5 books
- Science fiction 2 of 5 books
- American literature 1 of 5 books
- Thrillers 1 of 5 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 1 of 5 books
- Slackers 1 of 5 books