Thomas Erikson Books in Order
Thomas Erikson has written 7 books, published between 2019 and 2024. The first book is Surrounded by Idiots (2019) and the newest is Surrounded by Liars (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2019–2024
- Pages on record
- 272 in 1 of 7 books
Thomas Erikson is a Swedish author, born in 1965, whose Surrounded By books sort people into colour-coded personality types using the DISC assessment, a method without scientific standing. Surrounded by Idiots (2019) opens the series and Surrounded by Liars (2024) is the seventh, with Psychopaths (2020), Bad Bosses (2021), Setbacks (2021), Narcissists (2022) and Energy Vampires (2023) between them. Sociology and psychology are the catalogued subjects.
The Surrounded by Idiots series introduces four personality types identified by color: red, blue, green, and yellow.
How many Thomas Erikson books are there?
Thomas Erikson has 7 books, released between 2019 and 2024.
Thomas Erikson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Thomas Erikson 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.
- 1Surrounded by Idiots2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 2Surrounded by Psychopaths2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 3Surrounded by Bad Bosses2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 4Surrounded by Setbacks2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Surrounded by Narcissists2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 6Surrounded by Energy Vampires2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 7Surrounded by Liars2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Thomas Erikson 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.
Standalone books
7 books7 Thomas Erikson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Thomas Erikson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 Thomas Erikson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Thomas Erikson
Start with Surrounded by Idiots (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Thomas Erikson book?
Surrounded by Liars (2024) is the newest Thomas Erikson book released so far.
Is there a new Thomas Erikson book coming?
No next Thomas Erikson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Thomas Erikson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Thomas Erikson published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Thomas Erikson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 272 pages across the 1 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Thomas Erikson books, 6 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the Thomas Erikson books are about
1 of the 7 Thomas Erikson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Psychology 1 of 1 books
- Sociology 1 of 1 books