Philip Wylie Books in Order
46 books are credited to Philip Wylie, published between 1928 and 2014; 3 of them appeared after Philip Wylie's death in 1971. The first book is Heavy Laden (1928) and the newest is Crunch & Des: Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 46
- Published
- 1928–2014
- Pages on record
- 1,642 in 6 of 46 books
Philip Wylie, full name Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971), was an American writer whose range took in science fiction, mysteries, social polemic and satire on subjects such as ecology and the danger of nuclear war. Catalogue subjects include life on other planets, scientists, evolutionary ethics and organized crime. The earliest listed title is Heavy Laden (1928), followed by Gladiator (1930), The Murderer Invisible (1931), When Worlds Collide (1932) and After Worlds Collide (1933).
Source: Wikidata
How many Philip Wylie books are there?
Philip Wylie has 46 books, released between 1928 and 2014. 3 of them were published after Philip Wylie's death in 1971. 2 of them belong to the When Worlds Collide series.
Philip Wylie Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 46 Philip Wylie 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.
- 1Heavy Laden1928 · confirmed 1/41928–1/4
- 2Babes and Sucklings1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 3Gladiator1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 4Blondy's Boy Friend1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 5Footprint of Cinderella1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 6The Murderer Invisible1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 719321921/4
- 8The Savage Gentleman1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 919331921/4
- 10Finnley Wren1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 11The Golden Hoard1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 12The Smiling Corpse1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 13Too Much of Everything1936 · confirmed 1/41936–1/4
- 14The Shield of Silence1936 · confirmed 1/41936–1/4
- 15An April Afternoon1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 16Salt Water Daffy1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 17The Big Ones Get Away1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 18Generation of Vipers1942 · confirmed 1/41942–1/4
- 19The Other Horseman1942 · confirmed 1/41942–1/4
- 20Corpses at Indian Stones1943 · confirmed 1/41943–1/4
- 21Night Unto Night1944 · confirmed 1/41944–1/4
- 22Selected short stories of Philip Wylie1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 23An Essay on Morals1947 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/419472041/4
- 24Opus 211949 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/419493821/4
- 25The Disappearance1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 26The Smuggled Atom Bomb1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 27As They Reveled1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 28Three To Be Read1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 29Denizens of the Deep1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 30The Best of Crunch and Des1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 31Tomorrow!1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 32The Answer1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 33Treasure Cruise and other Crunch and Des Stories1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 34Experiment in Crime1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 35The Innocent Ambassadors1957 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419573841/4
- 36Danger Mansion1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 37Triumph1963 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419632881/4
- 38They Both Were Naked1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 39Autumn Romance1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 40The Magic Animal1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 41The Spy Who Spoke Porpoise1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 42Sons and Daughters of Mom1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 43Los Angeles: A.D. 20171971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 44The End of the Dream1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 45Ten Thousand Blunt Instruments and Other Tales of Mystery2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 46Crunch & Des: Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
Philip Wylie 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.
When Worlds Collide in order
2 booksStandalone books
44 books44 Philip Wylie titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Philip Wylie books in order?
You only need to read Philip Wylie books in order within the When Worlds Collide series, which holds 2 of the 46 Philip Wylie books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Philip Wylie
Start with Heavy Laden (1928), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Philip Wylie book?
Crunch & Des: Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing (2014) is the newest Philip Wylie book released so far.
Is there a new Philip Wylie book coming?
No next Philip Wylie book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Philip Wylie at a glance
- Died
- Philip Wylie died in 1971, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Philip Wylie are still being published after Philip Wylie's death in 1971; the newest appeared in 2014.
- Release pace
- Philip Wylie books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,642 pages across the 6 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 246 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Philip Wylie books, 13 of 46, were published in the 1930s.
When Philip Wylie books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Philip Wylie titles appeared. 1930s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.
46 books total across 7 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Philip Wylie books are about
6 of the 46 Philip Wylie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 3 of 6 books