Nicky Drayden Books in Order

Nicky Drayden has written 15 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011) and the newest is The Dragon (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2011–2021
Pages on record
1,773 in 5 of 15 books

Nicky Drayden's catalogue holds 15 books published between 2011 and 2021. Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011) is the earliest title and The Dragon (2021) the most recent, with The Prey of Gods (2017) between them. Delightfully Twisted Tales and Escaping Exodus are the two series recorded under the name, and the subjects run to fantasy, science fiction, artificial intelligence, demonology, twins and South Africa. A Minecraft title also appears in the listing, and the median Drayden book runs 368 pages.

Source: composed

How many Nicky Drayden books are there?

Nicky Drayden has 15 books, released between 2011 and 2021. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Nicky Drayden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Nicky Drayden 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Close Encounters of the Worst KindDelightfully Twisted Tales #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  2. 2
    Fire, Fangs and BrimstoneDelightfully Twisted Tales #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  3. 3
    The Weirdos Next DoorDelightfully Twisted Tales #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  4. 4
    Wisps, Spells and Faerie TalesDelightfully Twisted Tales #42011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  5. 5
    Love and Other Filthy HabitsDelightfully Twisted Tales #52011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  6. 6
    Family AntimattersDelightfully Twisted Tales #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  7. 7
    The Wide, Wide World of WeirdDelightfully Twisted Tales #72012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  8. 8
    The Worst of Both WorldsDelightfully Twisted Tales #82014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  9. 9
    The Future of Future PlanningDelightfully Twisted Tales #92014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  10. 10
    The Prey of Gods2017 · 381 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017381
  11. 11
    Temper2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018384
  12. 12
    Escaping ExodusEscaping Exodus #12019 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019336
  13. 13
    The Hero of NumbaniOverwatch #12020 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020304
  14. 14
    SymbiosisEscaping Exodus #22021 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021368
  15. 15
    The DragonMinecraft #92021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–

Nicky Drayden 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.

Delightfully Twisted Tales in order

9 books
  1. 1. Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
  2. 2. Fire, Fangs and Brimstone
  3. 3. The Weirdos Next Door
  4. 4. Wisps, Spells and Faerie Tales
  5. 5. Love and Other Filthy Habits
  6. 6. Family Antimatters
  7. 7. The Wide, Wide World of Weird
  8. 8. The Worst of Both Worlds
  9. 9. The Future of Future Planning

Escaping Exodus in order

2 books
  1. 1. Escaping Exodus
  2. 2. Symbiosis

Overwatch in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Hero of Numbani

Minecraft in order

1 book
  1. 9. The Dragon

Standalone books

2 books

2 Nicky Drayden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nicky Drayden books in order?

You only need to read Nicky Drayden 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 Nicky Drayden

Start with Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nicky Drayden book?

The Dragon (2021) is the newest Nicky Drayden book released so far.

Is there a new Nicky Drayden book coming?

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

Nicky Drayden at a glance

Paused
No new Nicky Drayden title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Nicky Drayden books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,773 pages across the 5 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nicky Drayden books, 12 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

When Nicky Drayden books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nicky Drayden titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.

2010s
12
2020s
3

15 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Nicky Drayden books are about

4 of the 15 Nicky Drayden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.