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Sam Kates Books in Order

Sam Kates has written 13 books, published between 2012 and 2019. The first book is Pond Life (2012) and the newest is Moths (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2012–2019
Pages on record
952 in 3 of 13 books
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Sam Kates has 13 books catalogued from 2012 to 2019, including the Elevator and Earth Haven series. Pond Life and The Village of Lost Souls are the 2012 titles. Strange Shores and Other Stories (2015) and Ghosts of Christmas Past And Other Dark Festive Tales (2017) are among the later titles, and The Elevator also dates to 2017. The 2018 books include Dying By Numbers, Jack's Tale and The Beacon. Moths (2019) is the newest.

How many Sam Kates books are there?

Sam Kates has 13 books, released between 2012 and 2019. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Sam Kates Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Sam Kates 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 The Cleansing by Sam Kates, book 1 of the Earth Haven series (2018)
  2. Cover of That Elusive Something by Sam Kates (2018)
  3. Cover of The Beacon by Sam Kates, book 2 of the Earth Haven series (2018)
  1. 1
    Pond Life2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    The Village of Lost Souls2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  3. 4
    The ElevatorElevator #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 5
    Ghosts of Christmas Past And Other Dark Festive Tales2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 6
    Dying By Numbers2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 7
    The CleansingEarth Haven #12018 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018298
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 8
    Jack's TaleElevator #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 9
    That Elusive Something2018 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018312
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 10
    The BeaconEarth Haven #22018 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018342
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 11
    The Lord of the DanceElevator #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 12
    The ReckoningEarth Haven #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    Moths2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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Sam Kates 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.

Elevator in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Elevator
  2. 2. Jack's Tale
  3. 3. The Lord of the Dance

Earth Haven in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cleansing
  2. 2. The Beacon
  3. 3. The Reckoning

Standalone books

7 books

7 Sam Kates titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sam Kates books in order?

You only need to read Sam Kates 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 Sam Kates

Start with Pond Life (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sam Kates book?

Moths (2019) is the newest Sam Kates book released so far.

Is there a new Sam Kates book coming?

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

Sam Kates at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sam Kates title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sam Kates books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
952 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sam Kates books, 13 of 13, were published in the 2010s.