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Virals Books in Order

There are 10 Virals books, published between 2009 and 2016. The first book is Shock (2009) and the newest is Trace Evidence (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2009–2016
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
1,544 in 4 of 10 books
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Virals is the listing for Kathy Reichs's Tory Brennan series, a science fiction and mystery run. Ten books are dated between 2009 and 2016, from Shock (2009) to Trace Evidence (2016). Kathy Reichs is credited on 9 titles and Brendan Reichs on 1. Recorded subjects include viruses and virus diseases, parvoviruses, wolfdogs, the supernatural, animal experimentation, cold cases, and father-daughter relationships in single-parent families. Other titles include Virals (2010), Seizure (2011), Code (2013), Shift (2013), Exposure (2014), Terminal (2015) and Spike (2016).

How many Virals books are there?

Virals has 10 books, released between 2009 and 2016.

Virals Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Virals 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. Cover of Virals by Kathy Reichs, book 2 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2010)
  2. Cover of Seizure by Kathy Reichs, book 3 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2011)
  3. Cover of Code by Brendan Reichs, book 5 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2013)
  4. Cover of Exposure by Kathy Reichs, book 7 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2014)
  5. Cover of Terminal by Kathy Reichs, book 8 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2015)
  6. Cover of Trace Evidence by Kathy Reichs, book 10 of the Tory Brennan (Virals) series (2016)
  1. 1
    ShockTory Brennan (Virals) #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    ViralsTory Brennan (Virals) #22010 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010454
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  3. 3
    SeizureTory Brennan (Virals) #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    ShiftTory Brennan (Virals) #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    CodeTory Brennan (Virals) #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    SwipeTory Brennan (Virals) #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    ExposureTory Brennan (Virals) #72014 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014418
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  8. 8
    TerminalTory Brennan (Virals) #82015 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015378
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  9. 9
    SpikeTory Brennan (Virals) #92016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    Trace EvidenceTory Brennan (Virals) #102016 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016294
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Do you have to read Virals books in order?

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

Where to start with Virals

Start with Shock (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Virals book?

Trace Evidence (2016) is the newest Virals book released so far.

Is there a new Virals book coming?

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

Virals at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Virals title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Virals books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,544 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 398 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Virals books, 9 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 9 are credited to Kathy Reichs and 1 to Brendan Reichs.

What the Virals books are about

6 of the 10 Virals books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.