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K’wan Foye Books in Order

K’wan Foye has written 52 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Gangsta (2003) and the newest is Troubleman (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
52
Published
2003–2026
Pages on record
9,217 in 29 of 52 books
Reading time
154–230 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,217 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 52 titles with a page count on record.

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K’wan Foye writes urban and street fiction. New York settings, street life, gangs, organized crime, the drug trade and revenge all appear in the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 52 books from Gangsta (2003) to Troubleman (2026), with Hood Rat, Animal and Fix named in the character records. Hood Rat, Fix, Gangsta, Hoodlum, Purple City Tales, Black Lotus and Reluctant King are the series listed. Six further names appear on one book each, among them 50 Cent, Victor L. Martin and Darrell King.

How many K’wan Foye books are there?

K’wan Foye has 52 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 7 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

K’wan Foye Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 52 K’wan Foye 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 Street Dreams by K’wan Foye (2004)
  2. Cover of Hoodlum by K’wan Foye, book 1 of the Hoodlum series (2005)
  3. Cover of Hood Rat by K’wan Foye, book 1 of the Hood Rat series (2006)
  4. Cover of Eve by K’wan Foye (2006)
  5. Cover of Still Hood by K’wan Foye, book 2 of the Hood Rat series (2007)
  6. Cover of Blow, book 5 of the G-Unit series (2007)
  7. Cover of Gutter by K’wan Foye, book 2 of the Gangsta series (2008)
  8. Cover of Flirt by K’wan Foye (2009)
  9. Cover of Section 8 by K’wan Foye, book 3 of the Hood Rat series (2009)
  10. Cover of Welfare Wifeys by K’wan Foye, book 4 of the Hood Rat series (2010)
  11. Cover of Eviction Notice by K’wan Foye, book 5 of the Hood Rat series (2011)
  12. Cover of Animal by K’wan Foye, book 1 of the Animal series (2012)
  13. Cover of The Animal II: The Omen by K’wan Foye, book 2 of the Animal series (2013)
  14. Cover of Black Lotus by K’wan Foye, book 1 of the Black Lotus series (2014)
  15. Cover of The Animal III: Revelations by K’wan Foye, book 4 of the Animal series (2014)
  16. Cover of Animal IV: Last Rites by K’wan Foye, book 5 of the Animal series (2015)
  17. Cover of No Shade by K’wan Foye, book 7 of the Hood Rat series (2015)
  18. Cover of The Fix 3 by K’wan Foye, book 3 of the Fix series (2016)
  19. Cover of Diamonds and Pearl by K’wan Foye (2016)
  20. Cover of Hoodlum 2: The Good Son by K’wan Foye, book 2 of the Hoodlum series (2017)
  21. Cover of Animal 4.5 by K’wan Foye, book 6 of the Animal series (2017)
  22. Cover of The Diamond Empire by K’wan Foye (2017)
  23. Cover of Lawless by K’wan Foye (2019)
  24. Cover of Wrath by K’wan Foye (2019)
  1. 1
    GangstaGangsta #12003 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003360
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  2. 2
    Road Dawgz2003 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003328
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  3. 3
    Street Dreams2004 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004310
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  4. 4
    HoodlumHoodlum #12005 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005336
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  5. 5
    Hood RatHood Rat #12006 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006356
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  6. 6
    Eve2006 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006326
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  7. 7
    Still HoodHood Rat #22007 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007340
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  8. 8
    BlowG-Unit #52007 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007226
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  9. 9
    GutterGangsta #22008 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008406
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  10. 10
    Flirt2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  11. 11
    Even Sinners Have Souls TooSinners #22009 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009305
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  12. 12
    Section 8Hood Rat #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    The Leak2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  14. 14
    The Massacre2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    From Harlem With Love2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  16. 16
    Welfare WifeysHood Rat #42010 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010337
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  17. 17
    Eviction NoticeHood Rat #52011 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011438
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  18. 18
    AnimalAnimal #12012 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012416
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  19. 19
    Love & Gunplay2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Purple ReignPurple City Tales #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  21. 21
    Little Nikki GrindPurple City Tales #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  22. 22
    The Animal II: The OmenAnimal #22013 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013325
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  23. 23
    The Life & Times of Slim Goodie2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  24. 24
    Fool's Paradise2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  25. 25
    Wild Cherry2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    Black LotusBlack Lotus #12014 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014158
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  27. 27
    The FixFix #12014 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014279
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  28. 28
    The Fix 2Fix #22014 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014234
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  29. 29
    Ghetto Bastard: The BeginningAnimal #32014 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014309
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  30. 30
    The Animal III: RevelationsAnimal #42014 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014263
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K’wan Foye series in order

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

K’wan Foye 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.

Animal in order

7 books
  1. 1. Animal
  2. 2. The Animal II: The Omen
  3. 3. Ghetto Bastard: The Beginning
  4. 4. The Animal III: Revelations
  5. 5. Animal IV: Last Rites
  6. 6. Animal 4.5
  7. 7. Animal V: Executioner's Song

Fix in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fix
  2. 2. The Fix 2
  3. 3. The Fix 3

Gangsta in order

2 books
  1. 1. Gangsta
  2. 2. Gutter

Hoodlum in order

2 books
  1. 1. Hoodlum
  2. 2. Hoodlum 2: The Good Son

Purple City Tales in order

2 books
  1. 1. Purple Reign
  2. 2. Little Nikki Grind

Black Lotus in order

2 books
  1. 1. Black Lotus
  2. 2. Black Lotus 2

Promise in order

2 books
  1. 1. Promise Broken
  2. 2. Promise Kept

Reluctant King in order

1 book
  1. 1. False Idols

Sinners in order

1 book
  1. 2. Even Sinners Have Souls Too

G-Unit in order

1 book
  1. 5. Blow

Standalone books

21 books

21 K’wan Foye titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read K’wan Foye books in order?

You only need to read K’wan Foye books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with K’wan Foye

Start with Hood Rat (2006), the first Hood Rat book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Gangsta (2003).

What is the newest K’wan Foye book?

Troubleman (2026) is the newest K’wan Foye book released so far.

Is there a new K’wan Foye book coming?

No next K’wan Foye book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

K’wan Foye at a glance

Still publishing
K’wan Foye published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
K’wan Foye books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,217 pages across the 29 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most K’wan Foye books, 29 of 52, were published in the 2010s.

What the K’wan Foye books are about

31 of the 52 K’wan Foye books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 22 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.