DEAD Books in Order

T. W. Brown has written 21 DEAD books, published between 2010 and 2019. The first book is The Ugly Beginning (2010) and the newest is Don Evans Must Die (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2010–2019
Pages on record
4,427 in 12 of 21 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,427 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

DEAD is a horror series by T. W. Brown, with 21 books published from 2010 to 2019. The Ugly Beginning (2010) opens the run. Later titles include Fortunes & Failures, Siege & Survival, Confrontation, Reborn and Reclamation, and the seasonal titles Winter and Spring. Brown extends the series with Dead: Snapshot and New Dead. Don Evans Must Die (2019) is the final entry.

How many DEAD books are there?

DEAD has 21 books, released between 2010 and 2019.

DEAD Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 DEAD 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. 1
    The Ugly BeginningDead #12010 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010308
  2. 2
    RevelationsDead #22011 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011376
  3. 3
    Fortunes & FailuresDead #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  4. 4
    WinterDead #42012 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012318
  5. 5
    Siege & SurvivalDead #52012 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012334
  6. 6
    ConfrontationDead #62013 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013426
  7. 7
    RebornDead #72013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Darkness Before DawnDead #82014 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014344
  9. 9
    SpringDead #92014 · 500 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014500
  10. 10
    ReclamationDead #102014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  11. 11
    Portland, OregonDead: Snapshot #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  12. 12
    Leeds, EnglandDead: Snapshot #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  13. 13
    Blood & BetrayalDead #112015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  14. 14
    EndDead #122015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  15. 15
    OnsetNew Dead #12016 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016290
  16. 16
    Liberty, South CarolinaDead: Snapshot #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  17. 17
    AloneNew Dead #22017 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017300
  18. 18
    Las Vegas, NevadaDead: Snapshot #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  19. 19
    Suffer the ChildrenNew Dead #32018 · 454 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018454
  20. 20
    Estacada, OregonDead: Snapshot #52018 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018322
  21. 21
    Don Evans Must DieNew Dead #42019 · 455 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019455

Do you have to read DEAD books in order?

You should read the DEAD books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each DEAD book also stands alone.

Where to start with DEAD

Start with The Ugly Beginning (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest DEAD book?

Don Evans Must Die (2019) is the newest DEAD book released so far.

Is there a new DEAD book coming?

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

DEAD at a glance

No recent titles
The newest DEAD title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
DEAD books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,427 pages across the 12 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most DEAD books, 21 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the DEAD books are about

1 of the 21 DEAD 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.

More books by T. W. Brown

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.