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F. Paul Wilson Books in Order

F. Paul Wilson has written 102 books, published between 1976 and 2024. The first book is Healer (1976) and the newest is Other Sandboxes (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
102
Published
1976–2024
Confirmed
98 of 102 titles
Pages on record
21,205 in 66 of 102 books
Reading time
353–530 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 21,205 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 102 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of F. Paul Wilson, author

F. Paul Wilson (Francis Paul Wilson, born May 17, 1946) is an American author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers and science fiction, based in Wall, New Jersey. Repairman Jack is the recurring character of novels such as Ground Zero, The Tomb and Fatal Error, and a young adult series follows Jack as a teenager. The Adversary Cycle includes The Keep (1981). Healer (1976) is the first catalogued title. Wilson has won the Prometheus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Inkpot Award and the Horror Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award.

How many F. Paul Wilson books are there?

F. Paul Wilson has 102 books, released between 1976 and 2024. They include 14 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

F. Paul Wilson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 102 F. Paul Wilson 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 Healer by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the LaNague Federation series (1976)
  2. Cover of Wheels Within Wheels by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the LaNague Federation series (1978)
  3. Cover of An Enemy of the State by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the LaNague Federation series (1980)
  4. Cover of The Keep by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the Adversary Cycle (1981)
  5. Cover of Night Visions: In the Blood by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the Night Visions series (1984)
  6. Cover of The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the Repairman Jack series (1984)
  7. Cover of The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the Adversary Cycle (1984)
  8. Cover of Night Visions by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the Night Visions series (1985)
  9. Cover of Night Visions 2 by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the Night Visions series (1985)
  10. Cover of The Touch by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the Adversary Cycle (1986)
  11. Cover of Black Wind by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the Secret History of the World series (1988)
  12. Cover of Night Visions 6 by F. Paul Wilson, book 6 of the Night Visions series (1988)
  13. Cover of Buckets by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the F. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas series (1989)
  14. Cover of Dydeetown World by F. Paul Wilson, book 5 of the LaNague Federation series (1989)
  15. Cover of Midnight Mass by F. Paul Wilson, book 1 of the F. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels series (1990)
  16. Cover of Reborn by F. Paul Wilson, book 4 of the Adversary Cycle (1990)
  17. Cover of Sibs / Sister Night by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the Secret History of the World series (1991)
  18. Cover of The Barrens and Others by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the Secret History of the World series (1991)
  19. Cover of Reprisal by F. Paul Wilson, book 5 of the Adversary Cycle (1991)
  20. Cover of Nightworld by F. Paul Wilson, book 6 of the Repairman Jack series (1992)
  21. Cover of The Select by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the F. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels series (1993)
  22. Cover of Implant by F. Paul Wilson, book 3 of the F. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels series (1995)
  23. Cover of Diagnosis by F. Paul Wilson, book 2 of the F. Paul Wilson series (1996)
  24. Cover of Mirage by F. Paul Wilson, book 4 of the F. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels series (1996)
  1. 1
    HealerLaNague Federation #11976 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1976224
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  2. 2
    Wheels Within WheelsLaNague Federation #21978 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1978224
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  3. 3
    An Enemy of the StateLaNague Federation #31980 · 300 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1980300
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  4. 4
    The KeepAdversary Cycle #11981 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1981416
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  5. 5
    The TeryLaNague Federation #41982 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1982256
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  6. 6
    Night Visions: In the BloodNight Visions #11984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  7. 7
    The TombRepairman Jack #11984 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984448
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  8. 8
    The TombAdversary Cycle #21984 · 428 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984428
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  9. 9
    Night VisionsNight Visions #21985 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985309
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  10. 10
    Night Visions 2Night Visions #31985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  11. 11
    The TouchAdversary Cycle #31986 · 367 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986367
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  12. 12
    Dat-Tay-Vao (Short Story)F. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas #11987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  13. 13
    Traps (Short Story)F. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas #21987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  14. 14
    Black WindSecret History of the World #11988 · confirmed 4/4
    1988–
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  15. 15
    Night Visions 6Night Visions #61988 · 312 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988312
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  16. 16
    Soft and OthersF. Paul Wilson Short Story #11989 · confirmed 4/4
    1989–
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  17. 17
    BucketsF. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas #31989 · 47 pages · confirmed 4/4
    198947
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  18. 18
    Dydeetown WorldLaNague Federation #51989 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1989320
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  19. 19
    Midnight MassF. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels #11990 · 403 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990403
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  20. 20
    Pelts (Short Story)F. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas #41990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  21. 21
    RebornAdversary Cycle #41990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  22. 22
    The BarrensF. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas #51990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  23. 23
    Night Visions 8Night Visions #71990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  24. 24
    Sibs / Sister NightSecret History of the World #21991 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991384
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  25. 25
    The Barrens and OthersSecret History of the World #31991 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991384
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  26. 26
    ReprisalAdversary Cycle #51991 · 412 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991412
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  27. 27
    Night Visions 9Night Visions #81991 · confirmed 4/4
    1991–
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  28. 28
    Freak ShowF. Paul Wilson #11992 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1992384
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  29. 29
    NightworldRepairman Jack #61992 · confirmed 4/4
    1992–
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  30. 30
    The SelectF. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels #21993 · 393 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1993393
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F. Paul Wilson series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

F. Paul Wilson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Repairman Jack books in order

18 books by F. Paul Wilson
  1. 1. The Tomb
  2. 3. Legacies
  3. 4. Conspiracies
  4. 5. All the Rage
  5. 6. Nightworld
  6. 6. Hosts
  7. 7. The Haunted Air
  8. 8. Gateways
  9. 9. Crisscross
  10. 10. Infernal
  11. 11. Harbingers
  12. 12. The Last Rakosh
  13. and 6 more in the table above

F. Paul Wilson Standalone Novels

11 books

11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

F. Paul Wilson Short Stories/Novellas

10 books

10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Night Visions in order

7 books
  1. 1. Night Visions: In the Blood
  2. 2. Night Visions
  3. 3. Night Visions 2
  4. 6. Night Visions 6
  5. 7. Night Visions 8
  6. 8. Night Visions 9
  7. 10. Night Visions 11

Adversary Cycle in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Keep
  2. 2. The Tomb
  3. 3. The Touch
  4. 4. Reborn
  5. 5. Reprisal
  6. 7. Signalz

Sims in order

6 books
  1. 1. Sims
  2. 2. La Causa
  3. 3. The Portero Method
  4. 4. Meerm
  5. 5. Zero
  6. 6. Thy Brother's Keeper

LaNague Federation in order

5 books
  1. 1. Healer
  2. 2. Wheels Within Wheels
  3. 3. An Enemy of the State
  4. 4. The Tery
  5. 5. Dydeetown World

Secret History of the World in order

5 books
  1. 1. Black Wind
  2. 2. Sibs / Sister Night
  3. 3. The Barrens and Others
  4. 4. The Peabody- Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium
  5. 5. Secret Stories

F. Paul Wilson Short Story

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

F. Paul Wilson in order

3 books
  1. 1. Freak Show
  2. 1. Three Films and a Play
  3. 2. Diagnosis

Young Repairman Jack in order

3 books
  1. 1. Secret Histories
  2. 2. Secret Circles
  3. 3. Secret Vengeance

Repairman Jack: The Early Years in order

3 books
  1. 1. Cold City
  2. 2. Dark City
  3. 3. Fear City

ICE Sequence in order

3 books
  1. 1. Panacea
  2. 2. The God Gene
  3. 3. The Void Protocol

Hidden in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Upwelling
  2. 2. Lexie

Dream Weaver Books on Writing Fiction in order

2 books
  1. 1. Where Nightmares Come From
  2. 2. It's Alive

Duad in order

2 books
  1. 1. Double Threat
  2. 2. Double Dose

F. Paul Wilson Children's in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Christmas Thingy

Repairman Jack Short Story Collections

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Nocturnia in order

1 book
  1. 1. Definitely Not Kansas

Repairman Jack Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Repairman Jack: Scar-Lip Redux in order

1 book
  1. 1. F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack: Scar-Lip Redux

Codename: Chandler in order

1 book
  1. 7. Fix

Blake Crouch Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bibliomysteries in order

1 book
  1. 11. The Compendium of Srem

Sarah Pinborough Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Mysterious Profiles in order

1 book
  1. 29. Repairman Jack

Standalone books

1 book

1 F. Paul Wilson title here is not listed as part of any series.

F. Paul Wilson Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the F. Paul Wilson books run from Healer (1976) to Other Sandboxes (2024), the sequence in the table above. The Repairman Jack series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Repairman Jack books in chronological order. No other F. Paul Wilson story order is on record.

Do you have to read F. Paul Wilson books in order?

You only need to read F. Paul Wilson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with F. Paul Wilson

Start with The Tomb (1984), the first Repairman Jack book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Healer (1976).

What is the newest F. Paul Wilson book?

Other Sandboxes (2024) is the newest F. Paul Wilson book released so far.

Is there a new F. Paul Wilson book coming?

No next F. Paul Wilson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards F. Paul Wilson has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 9 nominations for F. Paul Wilson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2008Won
  • Inkpot Award2007Won
  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2005Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction1999Won
  • Prometheus Award1979Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel2013Shortlistedfor A Necessary End
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology1993Shortlistedfor Freak Show
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella1991Shortlistedfor The Barrens
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1989Shortlistedfor Wires
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection1989Shortlistedfor Soft and Others
  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel1988Shortlistedfor Black Wind
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1987Shortlistedfor Dydeetown Girl

F. Paul Wilson at a glance

Still publishing
F. Paul Wilson published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
F. Paul Wilson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
21,205 pages across the 66 of 102 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most F. Paul Wilson books, 27 of 102, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
84 of the 102 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 98 in at least three.

What the F. Paul Wilson books are about

55 of the 102 F. Paul Wilson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: repairman jack (fictitious character) is tagged on 21 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.