Paul Tremblay Books in Order

Paul Tremblay has written 22 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Compositons for the Young and Old (2004) and the newest is Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
3,484 in 13 of 22 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,484 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Paul Tremblay, author

Horror, dark fantasy and science fiction make up Paul Tremblay's work, and Tremblay, born in 1971, edits as well as writes. A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World and Survivor Song are the most widely read of the novels. Private investigation, Boston, paranoia and narcolepsy recur as subjects, and the Mark Genevich series runs beside the standalone books. Twenty-two titles are catalogued through Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep (2026). Tremblay has won multiple Bram Stoker Awards and sat as a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards.

How many Paul Tremblay books are there?

Paul Tremblay has 22 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Paul Tremblay Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Paul Tremblay 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
    Compositons for the Young and OldPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #12004 · 246 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004246
  2. 2
    City PierPaul Tremblay #12007 · 96 pages · confirmed 4/4
    200796
  3. 3
    The TeacherPaul Tremblay Short Stories/Novellas #12007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  4. 4
    There's No Light Between FloorsPaul Tremblay Short Stories/Novellas #22007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  5. 5
    The Little SleepMark Genevich #12009 · 271 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009271
  6. 6
    The Harlequin and the TrainPaul Tremblay Short Stories/Novellas #32009 · 155 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009155
  7. 7
    In the Mean TimePaul Tremblay #22010 · 214 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010214
  8. 8
    No Sleep Till WonderlandMark Genevich #22010 · 269 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010269
  9. 9
    Swallowing a Donkey's EyePaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #22012 · 337 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012337
  10. 10
    Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn't FlyPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #32014 · 264 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014264
  11. 11
    A Head Full of GhostsPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #42015 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015320
  12. 12
    Disappearance at Devil's RockPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #52016 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016368
  13. 13
    The Cabin at the End of the WorldPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #62018 · 272 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018272
  14. 15
    The Last ConversationForward #62019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019
  15. 16
    Survivor SongPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #72020 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2020320
  16. 17
    The Pallbearers ClubPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #82022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022
  17. 18
    In BloomPaul Tremblay Short Stories/Novellas #42023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023
  18. 19
    The Beast You ArePaul Tremblay #42023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023
  19. 20
    Horror MoviePaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #92024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  20. 21
    AnotherPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #102025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025
  21. 22
    Dead but Dreaming of Electric SheepPaul Tremblay Standalone Novels #112026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026

Paul Tremblay 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.

Paul Tremblay Standalone Novels

11 books

11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Paul Tremblay in order

4 books
  1. 1. City Pier
  2. 2. In the Mean Time
  3. 3. Growing Things and Other Stories
  4. 4. The Beast You Are

Paul Tremblay Short Stories/Novellas

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Mark Genevich in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Little Sleep
  2. 2. No Sleep Till Wonderland

Forward in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Last Conversation

Do you have to read Paul Tremblay books in order?

You only need to read Paul Tremblay 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 Paul Tremblay

Start with Compositons for the Young and Old (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Tremblay book?

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep (2026) is the newest Paul Tremblay book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Tremblay book coming?

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

Awards Paul Tremblay has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 13 nominations for Paul Tremblay. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Paul Tremblay at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Tremblay published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Paul Tremblay books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,484 pages across the 13 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 271 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Tremblay books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
20 of the 22 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Paul Tremblay books are about

11 of the 22 Paul Tremblay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.