Michael Grant Books in Order

Michael Grant has written 30 books, published between 2008 and 2019. The first book is Gone (2008) and the newest is Hero (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2008–2019
Confirmed
29 of 30 titles
Pages on record
6,627 in 16 of 30 books
Reading time
110–166 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,627 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

Michael Grant writes young adult science fiction and horror. The Gone series opens his catalogue in 2008 and runs through Hunger, Lies, Plague and Fear; BZRK, the Magnificent 12, Messenger of Fear, Eve and Adam and the Soldier Girl books follow. Survival, good and evil, the supernatural and the Second World War are the recurring subjects across 30 catalogued titles published between 2008 and 2019. Hero (2019) is the most recent entry.

Front Lines, one of Michael Grant's series, is set during World War II and reimagines history with young women serving on the front lines alongside men.

How many Michael Grant books are there?

Michael Grant has 30 books, released between 2008 and 2019. They include 7 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Michael Grant Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Michael Grant 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. 1
    GoneGone #12008 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008576
  2. 2
    HungerGone #22009 · 608 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009608
  3. 3
    The CallMagnificent 12 #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  4. 4
    LiesGone #32010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010
  5. 5
    The TrapMagnificent 12 #22011 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011294
  6. 6
    PlagueGone #42011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011
  7. 7
    BZRKBZRK #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Eve & AdamEve and Adam #12012 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012311
  9. 9
    The KeyMagnificent 12 #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  10. 10
    FearGone #52012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  11. 11
    BZRK ReloadedBZRK #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  12. 12
    Love Sucks and Then You DieEve and Adam #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  13. 13
    BZRK OriginsBZRK #32013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  14. 14
    BZRK ApocalypseBZRK #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  15. 15
    The PowerMagnificent 12 #42013 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013279
  16. 16
    LightGone #62013 · 413 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013413
  17. 17
    Messenger of FearMessenger Of Fear #12014 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014260
  18. 18
    The SnakeMessenger Of Fear #22014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  19. 19
    The Tattooed HeartMessenger Of Fear #32015 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015400
  20. 20
    Front LinesSoldier Girl #12016 · 548 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016548
  21. 21
    Silver StarsSoldier Girl #22017 · 548 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017548
  22. 22
    Soldier Girls in ActionSoldier Girl #32017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  23. 23
    Dead of NightSoldier Girl #42017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  24. 24
    MonsterGone #72017 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017420
  25. 25
    Purple HeartsSoldier Girl #52018 · 558 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018558
  26. 26
    VillainGone #82018 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018324
  27. 27
    A Sudden Death in CyprusDavid Mitre #12019 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019256
  28. 28
    An Artful Assassin in AmsterdamDavid Mitre #22019 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019256
  29. 29
    Purple Hearts2019 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019576
  30. 30
    HeroGone #92019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019

Michael Grant series in order

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

Michael Grant 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.

Soldier Girl in order

5 books
  1. 1. Front Lines
  2. 2. Silver Stars
  3. 3. Soldier Girls in Action
  4. 4. Dead of Night
  5. 5. Purple Hearts

Magnificent 12 in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Call
  2. 2. The Trap
  3. 3. The Key
  4. 4. The Power

BZRK in order

4 books
  1. 1. BZRK
  2. 2. BZRK Reloaded
  3. 3. BZRK Origins
  4. 4. BZRK Apocalypse

Messenger Of Fear in order

3 books
  1. 1. Messenger of Fear
  2. 2. The Snake
  3. 3. The Tattooed Heart

Eve and Adam in order

2 books
  1. 1. Eve & Adam
  2. 2. Love Sucks and Then You Die

David Mitre in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Sudden Death in Cyprus
  2. 2. An Artful Assassin in Amsterdam

Standalone books

1 book

1 Michael Grant title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Grant books in order?

You only need to read Michael Grant 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 Michael Grant

Start with Gone (2008), the first Gone book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Michael Grant book?

Hero (2019) is the newest Michael Grant book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Grant book coming?

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

Michael Grant at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Michael Grant title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Michael Grant books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,627 pages across the 16 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 406 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Grant books, 28 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
4 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 29 in at least three.

What the Michael Grant books are about

25 of the 30 Michael Grant 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 13 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.