Dead Is Books in Order

Dead Is by Marlene Perez contains 8 books, published between 2008 and 2013. The first book is Dead Is the New Black (2008) and the newest is Dead Is Just a Dream (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2008–2013
Pages on record
1,188 in 6 of 8 books
Reading time
20–30 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,188 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Dead Is is Marlene Perez's paranormal series for younger readers, catalogued under children's fiction with subject headings for psychic ability, clairvoyance, werewolves, high schools, cheerleading and sisters. Eight books run from Dead Is the New Black (2008) to Dead Is Just a Dream (2013), and every title starts with the words Dead Is, among them Dead Is a State of Mind (2009), Dead Is So Last Year (2009), Dead Is Just A Rumor (2010), Dead Is Not An Option (2011), Dead is a Battlefield (2012) and Dead is a Killer Tune (2012). Median recorded length is 196 pages.

How many Dead Is books are there?

Dead Is has 8 books, released between 2008 and 2013.

Dead Is Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Dead Is 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
    Dead Is the New Black2008 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008204
  2. 2
    Dead Is a State of Mind2009 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009175
  3. 3
    Dead Is So Last Year2009 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009192
  4. 4
    Dead Is Just A Rumor2010 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010201
  5. 5
    Dead Is Not An Option2011 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011240
  6. 6
    Dead is a Battlefield2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Dead is a Killer Tune2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Dead Is Just a Dream2013 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013176

Is there a chronological order for Dead Is?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dead Is, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dead Is books in order?

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

Where to start with Dead Is

Start with Dead Is the New Black (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dead Is book?

Dead Is Just a Dream (2013) is the newest Dead Is book released so far.

Is there a new Dead Is book coming?

No next Dead Is 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 Is at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dead Is title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dead Is books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,188 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 196 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dead Is books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dead Is books are about

All 8 Dead Is books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: supernatural is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Marlene Perez

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