Hunger Books in Order
Hunger contains 5 books, published between 1980 and 2016. The first book is The Hunger (1980) and the newest is Feast (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1980–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,305 in 4 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 22–33 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,305 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Hunger is a 5-book grouping listed under Whitley Strieber, with subjects that include vampires, horror and the figure of Lilith from Semitic mythology. Strieber is credited on 3 of the books and Jeremy Robinson on the other 2. The listing contains The Hunger (1980), The Last Vampire (2001), Lilith's Dream (2002), Hunger (2015) and Feast (2016). The catalogue marks the Hunger series as likely complete.
How many Hunger books are there?
Hunger has 5 books, released between 1980 and 2016.
Hunger Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Hunger 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.
- 1The Hunger1980 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/419802482/4
- 1Hunger2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 2The Last Vampire2001 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420014162/4
- 2Feast2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420162562/4
- 3Lilith's Dream2002 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/420023852/4
Do you have to read Hunger books in order?
You should read the Hunger books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hunger book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hunger
Start with The Hunger (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hunger book?
Feast (2016) is the newest Hunger book released so far.
Is there a new Hunger book coming?
No next Hunger book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hunger at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Hunger title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Hunger books have appeared about one every 9 years on average.
- Length
- 1,305 pages across the 4 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hunger books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 5 titles, 3 are credited to Whitley Strieber and 2 to Jeremy Robinson.
What the Hunger books are about
3 of the 5 Hunger books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.