Odd Thomas Books in Order
Dean Koontz has written 12 Odd Thomas books, published between 2003 and 2015: 9 in the Odd Thomas series and 3 related titles. The first book is Odd Thomas (2003) and the newest main-line book is Saint Odd (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2003–2015
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,983 in 9 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 50–75 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,983 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.
Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas is a paranormal horror character, a short-order cook and a medium set against murderers in desert country. Twelve books carry Odd Thomas from Odd Thomas (2003) to Saint Odd (2015), and a line of graphic novels runs beside the prose. No further title has been published since 2015.
How many Odd Thomas books are there?
Odd Thomas has 12 books, released between 2003 and 2015. 9 of them belong to the Odd Thomas series, and 3 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels.
Odd Thomas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Odd Thomas books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120033834/4
- 22005–4/4
- 32006–4/4
- 420081764/4
- 520084164/4
- 620101864/4
- 720122164/4
- 820122794/4
- 920125124/4
- 1020133354/4
- 112014–4/4
- 1220154804/4
Odd Thomas Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Odd Thomas series run from Odd Thomas (2003) to Saint Odd (2015), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Odd Thomas in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Odd Thomas books in order?
You should read the Odd Thomas series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Odd Thomas book also stands alone.
What order should you read Odd Thomas books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Odd Thomas (2003), the earliest published book in the Odd Thomas series. After it come Forever Odd (2005), Brother Odd (2006), Odd Hours (2008), Odd Interlude (2012), Odd Apocalypse (2012), Deeply Odd (2013), You Are Destined To Be Together Forever (2014) and Saint Odd (2015).
What is the newest Odd Thomas book?
Saint Odd (2015) is the newest book in the Odd Thomas series.
Is there a new Odd Thomas book coming?
No next Odd Thomas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Odd Thomas at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Odd Thomas title on record is Saint Odd (2015), 11 years ago.
- Release pace
- Odd Thomas books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,983 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 335 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Odd Thomas books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 12 of the 12 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Odd Thomas books are about
11 of the 12 Odd Thomas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mediums is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mediums 9 of 11 books
- Cooks 6 of 11 books
- Horror 4 of 11 books
- Paranormal fiction 4 of 11 books
- Comics & graphic novels 3 of 11 books
- Amerikanisches Englisch 2 of 11 books
- Murder 2 of 11 books
More books by Dean Koontz
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Dean Koontz books in order 163 books