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Peter David Books in Order

272 books are credited to Peter David, published between 1984 and 2026; 2 of them appeared after Peter David's death in 2025. The first book is Picture Perfect (1984) and the newest is Year of the Black Rainbow (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
272
Published
1984–2026
Confirmed
31 of 272 titles
Pages on record
40,980 in 159 of 272 books
Reading time
683–1,025 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 40,980 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 159 of 272 titles with a page count on record.

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Peter David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often called PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games. A 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk won awards, and other comics runs include Aquaman, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Captain Marvel, X-Factor, Young Justice, SpyBoy and Spider-Man 2099. Star Trek: New Frontier is among David's Star Trek novels. Original series include Knight Life and Apropos of Nothing. The catalogue lists 272 books, beginning in 1984 with Picture Perfect, High Society and Sapphire Star.

How many Peter David books are there?

Peter David has 272 books, released between 1984 and 2026. 2 of them were published after Peter David's death in 2025. They include 35 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Peter David Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 272 Peter David 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 Knight Life by Peter David, book 1 of the Modern Arthur series (1987)
  2. Cover of High Stakes by Peter David, book 2 of the Photon series (1987)
  3. Cover of Howling Mad by Peter David (1989)
  4. Cover of Strike Zone by Peter David, book 6 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1989)
  5. Cover of Mind-Force Warrior by Peter David, book 1 of the Psi-Man series (1990)
  6. Cover of The Atlantis Chronicles by Peter David, book 1 of the Aquaman series (1990)
  7. Cover of A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David, book 10 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1990)
  8. Cover of Doomsday World, book 12 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1990)
  9. Cover of Deathscape by Peter David, book 2 of the Psi-Man series (1991)
  10. Cover of Main Street D. O. A by Peter David, book 3 of the Psi-Man series (1991)
  11. Cover of The Rocketeer by Peter David (1991)
  12. Cover of The Chaos Kid by Peter David, book 4 of the Psi-Man series (1991)
  13. Cover of Vendetta by Peter David, book 4 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (1991)
  14. Cover of Q-in-Law by Peter David, book 17 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1991)
  15. Cover of The Rift by Peter David, book 28 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1991)
  16. Cover of Imzadi by Peter David, book 1 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation: Imzadi series (1992)
  17. Cover of Haven by Peter David, book 6 of the Psi-Man series (1992)
  18. Cover of Imzadi by Peter David, book 6 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (1992)
  19. Cover of Worf's First Adventure by Peter David, book 1 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy series
  20. Cover of Line of Fire by Peter David, book 2 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy series (1993)
  21. Cover of The Siege by Peter David, book 2 of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series (1993)
  22. Cover of Body and Soul by Peter David, book 4 of the Alien Nation series (1993)
  23. Cover of But I Digress by Peter David, book 1 of the But I Digress series (1994)
  24. Cover of Q-Squared by Peter David, book 12 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (1994)
  1. 1
    Picture PerfectSapphire Star #11984 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984288
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  2. 2
    Sapphire StarSapphire Star #21984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  3. 3
    High SocietySapphire Star #31984 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984288
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  4. 4
    Star of the EastSapphire Star #41985 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985272
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  5. 5
    For The GloryPhoton #11987 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987155
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  6. 6
    Knight LifeModern Arthur #11987 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987352
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  7. 7
    High StakesPhoton #21987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  8. 8
    In Search of MOMPhoton #31987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  9. 9
    This Is Your Life, Bhodi LiPhoton #41987 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987149
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  10. 10
    ExilePhoton #51987 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987152
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  11. 11
    Skin DeepPhoton #61988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  12. 12
    Howling Mad1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  13. 13
    The Return of Swamp Thing1989 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989239
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  14. 14
    Strike ZoneStar Trek: The Next Generation #61989 · 134 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989134
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  15. 15
    Mind-Force WarriorPsi-Man #11990 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990208
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  16. 16
    The Atlantis ChroniclesAquaman #11990 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990344
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  17. 17
    A Rock and a Hard PlaceStar Trek: The Next Generation #101990 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990244
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  18. 18
    Doomsday WorldStar Trek: The Next Generation #121990 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990288
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  19. 19
    Roger Rabbit1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  20. 20
    DeathscapePsi-Man #21991 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991185
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  21. 21
    Main Street D. O. APsi-Man #31991 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991185
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  22. 22
    The Rocketeer1991 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991245
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  23. 23
    Star Trek VI Movie Adaptation1991 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199164
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  24. 24
    The Chaos KidPsi-Man #41991 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991182
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  25. 25
    VendettaStar Trek: The Next Generation (Original) #41991 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991400
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  26. 26
    StalkerPsi-Man #51991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  27. 27
    Essential X-Men, Vol. 11Essential X-Men #111991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  28. 28
    Q-in-LawStar Trek: The Next Generation #171991 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991252
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  29. 29
    The RiftStar Trek: TOS #281991 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991274
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  30. 30
    Disney's The Little MermaidDisney's Cartoon Tales #11992 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199248
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Peter David series in order

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

Peter David books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Spyboy in order

7 books
  1. 1. Deadly Gourmet Affair
  2. 2. Trial and Terror
  3. 3. Bet Your Life
  4. 4. Spy-School Confidential
  5. 5. Undercover, Underwear!
  6. 6. The M.A.N.G.A. Affair
  7. 7. Final Exam

Photon in order

6 books
  1. 1. For The Glory
  2. 2. High Stakes
  3. 3. In Search of MOM
  4. 4. This Is Your Life, Bhodi Li
  5. 5. Exile
  6. 6. Skin Deep

Psi-Man in order

6 books
  1. 1. Mind-Force Warrior
  2. 2. Deathscape
  3. 3. Main Street D. O. A
  4. 4. The Chaos Kid
  5. 5. Stalker
  6. 6. Haven

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection

6 books

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation books in order

6 books by Peter David
  1. 6. Strike Zone
  2. 10. A Rock and a Hard Place
  3. 12. Doomsday World
  4. 17. Q-in-Law
  5. 51. I, Q
  6. 56. Double or Nothing

Spider-Man 2099 Classic in order

5 books
  1. 1. Spider-Man 2099 Classic, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Spider-Man 2099 Classic. Vol. 2
  3. 3. Spider-Man 2099 Classic, Vol. 3
  4. 4. Spider-Man 2099 Classic, Vol. 4
  5. 5. Spider-Man 2099 vs. Venom 2099

Fable in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Balverine Order
  2. 2. Blood Ties
  3. 3. Reaver
  4. 4. Theresa
  5. 5. Jack of Blades

Young Justice in order

5 books
  1. 1. Young Justice, Book One
  2. 2. Young Justice, Book Two
  3. 3. Young Justice, Book Three
  4. 4. Young Justice, Book Four
  5. 5. Young Justice, Book Five

Sapphire Star in order

4 books
  1. 1. Picture Perfect
  2. 2. Sapphire Star
  3. 3. High Society
  4. 4. Star of the East

Aquaman in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Atlantis Chronicles
  2. 2. Aquaman, Book One
  3. 3. Aquaman, Book Two
  4. 4. Aquaman, Book Three

Babylon 5: Legions of Fire in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Long Night of Centauri Prime
  2. 2. Legions of Fire
  3. 3. Armies of Light and Dark
  4. 4. Out of the Darkness

Sir Apropos of Nothing in order

4 books
  1. 1. Sir Apropos of Nothing
  2. 2. The Woad to Wuin
  3. 3. Tong Lashing
  4. 4. Pyramid Schemes

Captain Marvel in order

4 books
  1. 1. Nothing To Lose
  2. 2. Coven
  3. 3. Crazy Like a Fox
  4. 4. Odyssey

Dark Tower: Beginnings in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Gunslinger Born
  2. 2. The Long Road Home
  3. 3. Treachery
  4. 4. The Fall of Gilead

Marvel Cinematic Universe in order

4 books
  1. 1. I Am Iron Man!
  2. 8. The Winter Soldier
  3. 10. The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Marvel Omnibus; Marvel Studios the First Ten Years
  4. 11. Black Widow

Amory Wars in order

4 books
  1. 1. In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth 3: Vol. 1
  2. 2. In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth 3: Vol. 2
  3. 3. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3: Vol. 3
  4. 4. Year of the Black Rainbow

Supergirl in order

4 books
  1. 1. Supergirl, Book One
  2. 2. Supergirl, Book Two
  3. 3. Supergirl, Book Three
  4. 4. Supergirl, Book Four

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Journey Begins
  2. 2. The Little Sisters of Eluria
  3. 3. The Battle of Tull
  4. 5. The Man in Black

Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) in order

4 books
  1. 4. Vendetta
  2. 6. Imzadi
  3. 12. Q-Squared
  4. 25. Before Dishonor

She-Hulk in order

4 books
  1. 6. Jaded
  2. 7. Here Today...
  3. 8. Secret Invasion
  4. 9. Lady Liberators

Modern Arthur in order

3 books
  1. 1. Knight Life
  2. 2. One Knight Only
  3. 3. Fall of Knight

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Worf's First Adventure
  2. 2. Line of Fire
  3. 3. Survival

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) in order

3 books
  1. 1. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 2
  3. 3. Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man, Vol. 3

Hidden Earth Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. Darkness of the Light
  2. 2. Heights of the Depths
  3. 3. Order of the Chaos

Fallen Angel Omnibus

3 books

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

All-New X-Factor (Collected Editions) in order

3 books
  1. 1. All-New X-Factor, Vol. 1
  2. 2. All-New X-Factor, Vol. 2
  3. 3. All-New X-Factor, Vol. 3

Incredible Hulk Visionaries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Vol. 1
  2. 2. Vol. 2

Maestro by Peter David in order

3 books
  1. 1. Maestro: War and Pax
  2. 2. Maestro: World War M
  3. 3. Hulk: Maestro by Peter David Omnibus

Titan Star Trek Collections

3 books

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

Star Trek: TOS in order

3 books
  1. 28. The Rift
  2. 45. The Captain's Daughter
  3. 57. The Disinherited

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Imzadi in order

2 books
  1. 1. Imzadi
  2. 2. Triangle

But I Digress in order

2 books
  1. 1. But I Digress
  2. 2. More Digressions

X-Factor Visionaries in order

2 books
  1. 1. X-Factor Visionaries
  2. 2. X-Factor Visionaries by Peter David Vol. 3

Ben 10 Alien Force: Doom Dimension in order

2 books
  1. 1. Doom Dimension: Volume 1
  2. 2. Doom Dimension: Volume 2

Pulling Up Stakes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Pulling Up Stakes
  2. 2. Pulling Up Stakes 2

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine books in order

2 books by Peter David
  1. 2. The Siege
  2. 24. Wrath of the Prophets

X-Factor Epic Collection

2 books

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

Wolverine Classic in order

2 books
  1. 3. Wolverine Classic, Vol. 3
  2. 5. Wolverine Classic, Vol. 5

X-Men Milestones in order

2 books
  1. 3. Messiah Complex
  2. 8. X-Cutioner's Song

Wolverine: First Class in order

2 books
  1. 3. Ninjas, Gods And Divas
  2. 4. Class Actions

Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three in order

2 books
  1. 3. Lady of Shadows
  2. 4. Bitter Medicine

Incredible Hulk in order

2 books
  1. 11. House of M: Incredible Hulk
  2. 12. Tempest Fugit

Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man in order

2 books
  1. 25. The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 25
  2. 26. The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 26

Disney's Cartoon Tales in order

1 book
  1. 1. Disney's The Little Mermaid

Marvel 2099 in order

1 book
  1. 1. Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man

Last Avengers Story in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Last Avengers Story

Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom in order

1 book
  1. 1. Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom

Star Trek Archives in order

1 book
  1. 1. Star Trek Archives

X-Men: Fall of the Mutants in order

1 book
  1. 1. X-Men: Fall of the Mutants, Vol. 1

Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider in order

1 book
  1. 1. Back in the Hood

After Earth in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Perfect Beast

A+X in order

1 book
  1. 1. Awesome

Spider-Man: Back In Black in order

1 book
  1. 1. Back In Black

Complete Phantom in order

1 book
  1. 1. Phantom Vol. 1

Marvel Héroes: El Increíble Hulk de Peter David in order

1 book
  1. 1. Marvel héroes 108 el increíble hulk de peter davis 2. perdido en las vegas

Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel in order

1 book
  1. 1. Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel

Joe Fixit (2023) in order

1 book
  1. 1. Joe Fixit

Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Symbiote Spider-Man in order

1 book
  1. 1. Symbiote Spider-Man 2099

DC Finest: Supergirl in order

1 book
  1. 1. Die and Let Live

Babylon 5 in order

1 book
  1. 2. Thirdspace

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Signature Edition in order

1 book
  1. 2. Imzadi Forever

Marvel 1602 in order

1 book
  1. 2. Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four

Marvel Universe Events in order

1 book
  1. 2. Heroes Reborn

Halo Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 2. Helljumper

Marvel: Season One in order

1 book
  1. 2. Avengers

Rocketeer Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 2. Rocketeer Adventures Volume 2

Deadpool: Mini in order

1 book
  1. 2. Deadpool's Art of War

DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics Crossovers in order

1 book
  1. 2. Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Justice League Volume 2

Walter Simonson Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 2. Legends of Marvel: Avengers

X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught in order

1 book
  1. 2. Onslaught Vol. 2

Battlestar Galactica in order

1 book
  1. 3. Sagittarius Is Bleeding

Thunderbolts in order

1 book
  1. 3. Thunderbolts Classic, Volume 1

Alien Nation in order

1 book
  1. 4. Body and Soul

Onslaught in order

1 book
  1. 4. Eye of the Storm

Star Trek: The Captain's Table in order

1 book
  1. 5. Once Burned

Marvel Pocket Books Novels in order

1 book
  1. 5. Wolverine: Election Day

Star Trek: Gateways in order

1 book
  1. 6. Cold Wars

Halo books in order

1 book by Peter David
  1. 6. Hunters in the Dark

Marvel Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 9. Forces of Nature

Fantastic Four in order

1 book
  1. 9. Hell in a Handbasket

Dinotopia in order

1 book
  1. 10. The Maze

Marvel Zombies Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 10. Marvel Zombies Destroy!

Essential X-Men in order

1 book
  1. 11. Essential X-Men, Vol. 11

Amazing Spider-Man in order

1 book
  1. 11. The Other

Powerpuff Girls Plus You Club in order

1 book
  1. 13. Hide-and-Go Mojo

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Fantastic Four Epic Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

DC Finest in order

1 book
  1. 30. Supergirl Body and Soul

Star Trek: TOS (Original) in order

1 book
  1. 48. The Disinherited

Standalone books

24 books

24 Peter David titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter David books in order?

You only need to read Peter David books in order within each series: the books listed here span 35 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Peter David

Start with the first book of the Peter David series you want to read: Star Trek: New Frontier starts with House of Cards (1997), X-Factor starts with X-Factor, Vol. 1 (2006) and Spider-Man 2099 starts with Spider-Man 2099, Volume 1 (2015). The earliest catalogued title overall is Picture Perfect (1984).

What is the newest Peter David book?

Year of the Black Rainbow (2026) is the newest Peter David book released so far.

Is there a new Peter David book coming?

No next Peter David 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 Peter David has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Peter David. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Inkpot Award2016Won
  • Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist1992Won

Peter David at a glance

Died
Peter David died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Peter David are still being published after Peter David's death in 2025; the newest appeared in 2026.
Release pace
Peter David books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
40,980 pages across the 159 of 272 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter David books, 100 of 272, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
5 of the 272 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 31 in at least three.

What the Peter David books are about

188 of the 272 Peter David books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels, science fiction is tagged on 56 of 188. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.