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Paul Clayton Books in Order

Paul Clayton has written 13 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam (2003) and the newest is Seeing Sunny Again (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2003–2026
Pages on record
1,766 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
29–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,766 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Paul Clayton writes historical fiction and thrillers, with subject headings covering Native Americans, the Muskogean peoples, the Vietnam War, Virginia and the Southern states. The catalogue lists 13 books from 2003 to 2026 and the Calling Crow series. Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam (2003) is the first title. Calling Crow, Calling Crow Nation and Flight of the Crow all appeared in 2011. Seeing Sunny Again (2026) is the newest, and Clayton is still publishing.

How many Paul Clayton books are there?

Paul Clayton has 13 books, released between 2003 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Calling Crow series.

Paul Clayton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Paul Clayton 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 Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam by Paul Clayton (2003)
  2. Cover of Van Ripplewink by Paul Clayton (2016)
  3. Cover of Crossing Over by Paul Clayton (2018)
  4. Cover of Talk to a Real, Live Girl by Paul Clayton (2019)
  1. 1
    Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam2003 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003226
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  2. 2
    White Seed2009 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009388
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  3. 3
    Calling CrowCalling Crow #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    Flight of the CrowCalling Crow #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Calling Crow NationCalling Crow #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Strange Worlds2012 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012208
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  7. 7
    In the Shape of a Man2013 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013326
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  8. 8
    Van Ripplewink2016 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016330
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  9. 9
    Crossing Over2018 · 147 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018147
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  10. 10
    Talk to a Real, Live Girl2019 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019141
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  11. 11
    The Blue World2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  12. 13
    Seeing Sunny Again2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Paul Clayton 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.

Calling Crow in order

3 books
  1. 1. Calling Crow
  2. 2. Flight of the Crow
  3. 3. Calling Crow Nation

Standalone books

10 books

10 Paul Clayton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Clayton books in order?

You only need to read Paul Clayton books in order within the Calling Crow series, which holds 3 of the 13 Paul Clayton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Paul Clayton

Start with Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Clayton book?

Seeing Sunny Again (2026) is the newest Paul Clayton book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Clayton book coming?

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

Paul Clayton at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Clayton published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Paul Clayton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,766 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Clayton books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Paul Clayton books are about

5 of the 13 Paul Clayton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.