Vivian Shaw Books in Order
Vivian Shaw has written 6 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is Strange Practice (2017) and the newest is Strange New World (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2017–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,264 in 3 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 21–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,264 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Vivian Shaw writes contemporary and paranormal fantasy. Six books are catalogued between 2017 and 2025, at a median of 431 pages. The Dr. Greta Helsing series carries the catalogue: Greta Helsing runs a clinic in London whose patients have supernatural abilities, and Shaw built the books on classical vampire literature. Strange Practice (2017) opens the run, followed by Dreadful Company (2018), Grave Importance (2019), The Helios Syndrome (2023), Bitter Waters (2024) and Strange New World (2025). Murder, medicine and cults sit in the subject index. Shaw was born in Kenya and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
How many Vivian Shaw books are there?
Vivian Shaw has 6 books, released between 2017 and 2025. 5 of them belong to the Dr. Greta Helsing series.
Vivian Shaw Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Vivian Shaw 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.
- 120173851/4
- 220184311/4
- 320194481/4
- 4The Helios Syndrome2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 52024–1/4
- 62025–1/4
Vivian Shaw 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.
Dr. Greta Helsing in order
5 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Vivian Shaw title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Vivian Shaw books in order?
You only need to read Vivian Shaw books in order within the Dr. Greta Helsing series, which holds 5 of the 6 Vivian Shaw books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Vivian Shaw
Start with Strange Practice (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Vivian Shaw book?
Strange New World (2025) is the newest Vivian Shaw book released so far.
Is there a new Vivian Shaw book coming?
No next Vivian Shaw book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Vivian Shaw
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Vivian Shaw. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor Dreadful Company
Vivian Shaw at a glance
- Still publishing
- Vivian Shaw published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Vivian Shaw books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,264 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 431 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Vivian Shaw books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the Vivian Shaw books are about
2 of the 6 Vivian Shaw 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.
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy 1 of 2 books
- Cults 1 of 2 books
- Fantasy, contemporary 1 of 2 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 1 of 2 books
- Medicine 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books
- Patients 1 of 2 books
- Practice 1 of 2 books
- Women physicians 1 of 2 books