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Matt Whyman Books in Order

Matt Whyman has written 31 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Divorce and Separation (1999) and the newest is Inside Mercedes F1 (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
1999–2024
Pages on record
4,992 in 21 of 31 books
Reading time
83–125 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,992 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 31 titles with a page count on record.

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Matt Whyman is a British novelist and non-fiction writer, formerly an advice columnist for teenage magazines. The catalogue holds 31 books published between 1999 and 2024, from Divorce and Separation (1999) to Inside Mercedes F1 (2024). Early entries include Torn in Two (1999), Man or Mouse (2000), Smoking (2000), Drinking (2002), XY (2002), Superhuman (2003) and Boy Kills Man (2005). Carl Hobbes and So Below are the two series recorded. Subjects cover children's fiction, teenage boys, life skills guides, juvenile self-help, the internet, friendship and assassins.

How many Matt Whyman books are there?

Matt Whyman has 31 books, released between 1999 and 2024. They include 2 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Matt Whyman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Matt Whyman 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 Torn in Two by Matt Whyman (1999)
  2. Cover of Man or Mouse by Matt Whyman (2000)
  3. Cover of Columbia Road by Matt Whyman (2002)
  4. Cover of XY by Matt Whyman (2002)
  5. Cover of Superhuman by Matt Whyman (2003)
  6. Cover of XY 100: One Hundred Strategies for Life by Matt Whyman (2004)
  7. Cover of Boy Kills Man by Matt Whyman (2005)
  8. Cover of The Wild by Matt Whyman (2005)
  9. Cover of Family Break-Up by Matt Whyman (2005)
  10. Cover of Inside the Cage by Matt Whyman, book 1 of the Carl Hobbes series (2007)
  11. Cover of Icecore by Matt Whyman, book 2 of the Carl Hobbes series (2007)
  12. Cover of Unzipped by Matt Whyman (2007)
  13. Cover of Street Runners by Matt Whyman (2008)
  14. Cover of Goldstrike by Matt Whyman, book 3 of the Carl Hobbes series (2009)
  15. Cover of Oink!: My Life with Mini-Pigs by Matt Whyman (2011)
  16. Cover of Walking with Sausage Dogs by Matt Whyman (2012)
  17. Cover of The Savages by Matt Whyman, book 1 of the Savages series (2013)
  18. Cover of American Savage by Matt Whyman, book 2 of the Savages series (2014)
  19. Cover of Bad Apple by Matt Whyman (2016)
  20. Cover of The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion by Matt Whyman (2019)
  21. Cover of Tammy Abraham by Matt Whyman, book 5 of the Football Legends series (2021)
  22. Cover of Failure is an Option by Matt Whyman (2022)
  1. 1
    Divorce and Separation1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Torn in Two1999 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999127
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Man or Mouse2000 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Smoking2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Columbia Road2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Drinking2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    XY2002 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Superhuman2003 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    XY 100: One Hundred Strategies for Life2004 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004147
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Boy Kills Man2005 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005153
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Wild2005 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Family Break-Up2005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Inside the CageCarl Hobbes #12007 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007344
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    IcecoreCarl Hobbes #22007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Unzipped2007 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Street Runners2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    GoldstrikeCarl Hobbes #32009 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009262
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Oink!: My Life with Mini-Pigs2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Walking with Sausage Dogs2012 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    So Below: The TrilogySo Below #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The SavagesSavages #12013 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013279
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    American SavageSavages #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Bad Apple2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    The Unexpected Genius of Pigs2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Our Planet: The One Place We All Call Home2019 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201996
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Be More Sausage2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Tammy AbrahamFootball Legends #52021 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Kylian MbappeFootball Legends #82021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Failure is an Option2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    Inside Mercedes F12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Matt Whyman 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.

Carl Hobbes in order

3 books
  1. 1. Inside the Cage
  2. 2. Icecore
  3. 3. Goldstrike

Savages in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Savages
  2. 2. American Savage

Football Legends in order

2 books
  1. 5. Tammy Abraham
  2. 8. Kylian Mbappe

So Below in order

1 book
  1. 1. So Below: The Trilogy

Standalone books

23 books

23 Matt Whyman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Matt Whyman books in order?

You only need to read Matt Whyman 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 Matt Whyman

Start with Divorce and Separation (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matt Whyman book?

Inside Mercedes F1 (2024) is the newest Matt Whyman book released so far.

Is there a new Matt Whyman book coming?

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

Matt Whyman at a glance

Still publishing
Matt Whyman published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Matt Whyman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,992 pages across the 21 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matt Whyman books, 15 of 31, were published in the 2000s.

What the Matt Whyman books are about

20 of the 31 Matt Whyman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Children's fiction 6 of 20 books
  • Juvenile literature 4 of 20 books
  • Teenage boys 4 of 20 books
  • Life skills 3 of 20 books
  • Life skills guides 3 of 20 books
  • Self-help techniques, juvenile literature 3 of 20 books
  • Assassins 2 of 20 books
  • Computer hackers 2 of 20 books
  • Family life 2 of 20 books
  • Internet 2 of 20 books
  • Pet owners 2 of 20 books