Wesley Chu Books in Order
Wesley Chu has written 12 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is The Lives of Tao (2013) and the newest is The Art of Legend (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2013–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,837 in 9 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,837 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Wesley Chu, born in Taipei in 1976, is a Taiwanese American author of speculative fiction. Twelve books are catalogued between 2013 and 2025, from The Lives of Tao (2013) to The Art of Legend (2025). Four series carry the Chu credit: Tao, War Arts Saga, Time Salvager and Io. Subject headings cover science fiction, space opera, time travel, espionage, extraterrestrial beings and post-apocalyptic fiction. The Rise of Io (2016), Time Siege (2016), Typhoon (2019) and The Art of Prophecy (2022) also sit in the catalogue.
How many Wesley Chu books are there?
Wesley Chu has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2025. They include 4 separate series.
Wesley Chu Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Wesley Chu 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.
- 120134601/4
- 220134621/4
- 320153801/4
- 420155121/4
- 520165121/4
- 620164311/4
- 720161201/4
- 820194161/4
- 92019–2/4
- 1020225441/4
- 112023–1/4
- 122025–1/4
Wesley Chu 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.
Tao in order
4 booksWar Arts Saga in order
3 booksTime Salvager in order
2 books- 1. Time Salvager
- 2. Time Siege
Io in order
2 booksWalking Dead books in order
1 book by Wesley Chu- 10. Typhoon
Do you have to read Wesley Chu books in order?
You only need to read Wesley Chu books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Wesley Chu
Start with The Lives of Tao (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Wesley Chu book?
The Art of Legend (2025) is the newest Wesley Chu book released so far.
Is there a new Wesley Chu book coming?
No next Wesley Chu 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 Wesley Chu has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Wesley Chu. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer2015Won
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2024Shortlistedfor The Art of Destiny
Wesley Chu at a glance
- Still publishing
- Wesley Chu published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Wesley Chu books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,837 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 460 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wesley Chu books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Wesley Chu books are about
6 of the 12 Wesley Chu books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: extraterrestrial beings is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Extraterrestrial beings 3 of 6 books
- Heroes 3 of 6 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 6 books
- Science fiction 3 of 6 books
- Ex-convicts 2 of 6 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 6 books
- Time travel 2 of 6 books