Daniel X Books in Order
James Patterson has written 12 books featuring Daniel X, published between 2007 and 2022: 8 in the Daniel X series and 4 related titles. The first book is The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2007) and the newest main-line book is Genesis (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2007–2022
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 714 in 3 of 12 books
Daniel X is the alien-hunting teenage protagonist of a James Patterson series for young readers. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2007) opens the run, followed by Alien Hunter (2008), Watch the Skies (2009), Demons and Druids (2010), Game Over (2011) and Armageddon (2012). A manga adaptation and a graphic novel line run alongside, bringing the catalogue to 12 titles through Genesis (2022). Extraterrestrial beings, orphans and human-alien encounters are the recurring subjects.
How many Daniel X books are there?
Daniel X appears in 12 books, released between 2007 and 2022. 8 of them belong to the Daniel X series, and 4 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels.
Daniel X Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Daniel X 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.
- 12007–4/4
- 22008–4/4
- 32008–3/4
- 42009–4/4
- 52010–4/4
- 62010–4/4
- 720111894/4
- 82011–4/4
- 920122294/4
- 1020122964/4
- 112015–4/4
- 122022–4/4
Do you have to read Daniel X books in order?
You should read the Daniel X series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 4 related titles (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Daniel X book also stands alone.
Where to start with Daniel X
Start with The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2007), the earliest published book in the Daniel X series.
What is the newest Daniel X book?
Genesis (2022) is the newest book in the Daniel X series.
Is there a new Daniel X book coming?
No next Daniel X book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Daniel X at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Daniel X title has appeared for 4 years. The last was Genesis (2022).
- Release pace
- Daniel X books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 714 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 229 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel X books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 12 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Daniel X books are about
10 of the 12 Daniel X 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 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Extraterrestrial beings 9 of 10 books
- Orphans 6 of 10 books
- Human-alien encounters 5 of 10 books
- Science fiction 5 of 10 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 10 books
- Comics & graphic novels 2 of 10 books
- Criminals 2 of 10 books
- Teenage boys 2 of 10 books
- Young adult fiction 2 of 10 books
More books by James Patterson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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