Hugh Howey Books in Order
Hugh Howey has written 54 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (2009) and the newest is Inheritors (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 54
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,879 in 21 of 54 books
Hugh Howey, born 1975, is an American science fiction writer. Wool, Shift and Dust are the basis of the Apple TV series Silo. Howey released those books independently through Kindle Direct Publishing and has kept control of e-book rights despite later deals with large publishers. The catalogue lists 54 books from Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (2009) to Inheritors (2026), across Wool / Silo, Sand, the Bern Saga and Beacon 23. Dystopia, underground civilizations and space colonies feature in the subjects.
The Wool / Silo series depicts a large underground silo where residents live under strict rules and are forbidden from questioning the belief that the outside world is toxic. When a new sheriff begins investigating, she uncovers secrets that put the system's rules to the test.
How many Hugh Howey books are there?
Hugh Howey has 54 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 6 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.
Hugh Howey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 Hugh Howey 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.
- 120095043/4
- 2Half Way Home2010 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/420102003/4
- 320105483/4
- 420106703/4
- 520106983/4
- 6The Plagiarist2011 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/42011643/4
- 720115923/4
- 8The Hurricane2011 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420112243/4
- 9The Walk Up Nameless Ridge2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 10I, Zombie2012 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/420123063/4
- 112013563/4
- 12Wool: The Graphic Novel2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 132013783/4
- 1420135723/4
- 1520134803/4
- 1620131083/4
- 172013703/4
- 18Misty: The Proud Cloud2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 1920143253/4
- 202014–4/4
- 21Promises of London2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 22Glitch2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 23The Shell Collector2014 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/420142803/4
- 2420141003/4
- 25Second Suicide2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 262015–2/4
- 272015–3/4
- 282015–3/4
- 292015–3/4
- 302015–2/4
- 312015–2/4
- 322015–3/4
- 332015–2/4
- 342015–3/4
- 352015–3/4
- 36Beacon 232015 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/420152523/4
- 372015–3/4
- 382015–2/4
- 392015–3/4
- 40The Box2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 412015–3/4
- 422016–3/4
- 43Machine Learning2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420173523/4
- 44Ignorance is Strength2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 45Burn the Ashes2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 46Or Else the Light2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 47Death and Life: A Biography2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 4820224003/4
- 492023–3/4
- 502023–3/4
- 51Wanda Jane Rainer Monster Tamer2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 52Ten 'Lil Cannibals2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 53Misty the Proud Cloud2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 54Inheritors2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Hugh Howey characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Silo books in order 3 books
Hugh Howey 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.
Wayfinding Non-Fiction
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sand in order
5 booksBeacon 23 (Kindle Singles) in order
5 books- 1. Little Noises
- 2. Pet Rocks
- 3. Bounty
- 4. Company
- 5. Visitor
Bern Saga in order
4 booksWool / Silo in order
3 booksSand Chronicles in order
2 books- 1. Sand
- 2. Across the Sand
Future Chronicles in order
2 booksDear Apocalypse in order
2 booksWorld Of Kurt Vonnegut in order
1 bookStandalone books
22 books22 Hugh Howey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Hugh Howey Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Hugh Howey books run from Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (2009) to Inheritors (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Hugh Howey in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Hugh Howey books in order?
You only need to read Hugh Howey 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 Hugh Howey
Start with Wool (2011), the first Silo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (2009).
What is the newest Hugh Howey book?
Inheritors (2026) is the newest Hugh Howey book released so far.
Is there a new Hugh Howey book coming?
No next Hugh Howey 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 Hugh Howey
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Hugh Howey. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Collection2013Shortlistedfor Wool
Hugh Howey at a glance
- Still publishing
- Hugh Howey published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Hugh Howey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,879 pages across the 21 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hugh Howey books, 42 of 54, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 54 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 44 in at least three.
What the Hugh Howey books are about
9 of the 54 Hugh Howey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 5 of 9 books
- Dystopias 2 of 9 books
- Long Now Manual for Civilization 2 of 9 books
- Subterranean Civilization 2 of 9 books