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. 9 of the 15 books listed here are in the Delightfully Twisted Tales series, which has its own page: Delightfully Twisted Tales books in order.
- 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.
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 September 2026.
- 12011–1/4
- 22011–1/4
- 32011–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 62012–1/4
- 72012–1/4
- 82014–1/4
- 92014–1/4
- 10The Prey of Gods2017 · 381 pages · confirmed 1/420173811/4
- 11Temper2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420183841/4
- 1220193361/4
- 1320203041/4
- 1420213681/4
- 152021–2/4
Nicky Drayden series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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.
Escaping Exodus in order
2 books- 1. Escaping Exodus
- 2. Symbiosis
Overwatch in order
1 bookMinecraft in order
1 book- 9. The Dragon
Standalone books
2 books2 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 first Delightfully Twisted Tales book. It is also the earliest catalogued 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.
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.
- African Americans 1 of 4 books
- American literature 1 of 4 books
- Artificial intelligence 1 of 4 books
- Clans 1 of 4 books
- Demonology 1 of 4 books
- Extraterrestrial beings 1 of 4 books
- Fantasy 1 of 4 books
- Fantasy, urban 1 of 4 books
- Hallucinogènes 1 of 4 books
- Hallucinogenic drugs 1 of 4 books
- Leadership 1 of 4 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 4 books