Delightfully Twisted Tales Books in Order

Delightfully Twisted Tales by Nicky Drayden contains 9 books, published between 2011 and 2014. The first book is Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011) and the newest is The Future of Future Planning (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2011–2014

Nine books make up Delightfully Twisted Tales, all credited to Nicky Drayden and published between 2011 and 2014. Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011) opens the run and The Future of Future Planning (2014) closes it. Five catalogued titles are dated 2011, among them Fire, Fangs and Brimstone, The Weirdos Next Door, Wisps, Spells and Faerie Tales and Love and Other Filthy Habits. Family Antimatters and The Wide, Wide World of Weird followed in 2012, and The Worst of Both Worlds in 2014.

How many Delightfully Twisted Tales books are there?

Delightfully Twisted Tales has 9 books, released between 2011 and 2014.

Delightfully Twisted Tales Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Delightfully Twisted Tales books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 12011
  2. 2
    Fire, Fangs and Brimstone2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  3. 3
    The Weirdos Next Door2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  4. 4
    Wisps, Spells and Faerie Tales2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  5. 5
    Love and Other Filthy Habits2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  6. 6
    Family Antimatters2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  7. 7
    The Wide, Wide World of Weird2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    The Worst of Both Worlds2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  9. 9
    The Future of Future Planning2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014

Is there a chronological order for Delightfully Twisted Tales?

No separate chronological order is on record for Delightfully Twisted Tales, 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 Delightfully Twisted Tales books in order?

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

Where to start with Delightfully Twisted Tales

Start with Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Delightfully Twisted Tales book?

The Future of Future Planning (2014) is the newest Delightfully Twisted Tales book released so far.

Is there a new Delightfully Twisted Tales book coming?

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

Delightfully Twisted Tales at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Delightfully Twisted Tales title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Delightfully Twisted Tales books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Delightfully Twisted Tales books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

More books by Nicky Drayden

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