John Dies at the End Books in Order
John Dies at the End by David Wong contains 5 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is John Dies at the End (2007) and the newest is There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,215 in 3 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 20–30 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,215 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
John Dies at the End is a comic horror series published under the name David Wong and, in the later books, Jason Pargin. The first novel puts two beer-drinking friends in an unnamed Midwestern town, a drug called soy sauce, and an invasion by other-worldly beings, or possibly only the conviction that something horrific is underway, the narrator being clear that none of it is his fault. Five books run from 2007 to There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (2026).
How many John Dies at the End books are there?
John Dies at the End has 5 books, released between 2007 and 2026.
John Dies at the End Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 John Dies at the End 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.
- 1John Dies at the End2007 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420073762/4
- 2This Book Is Full of Spiders2012 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420124642/4
- 3What the Hell Did I Just Read2017 · 375 pages · confirmed 2/420173752/4
- 4If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (As: Jason Pargin)2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 5There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin)2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Is there a chronological order for John Dies at the End?
No separate chronological order is on record for John Dies at the End, 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 John Dies at the End books in order?
You should read the John Dies at the End books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each John Dies at the End book also stands alone.
Where to start with John Dies at the End
Start with John Dies at the End (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Dies at the End book?
There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel of Giant Crabs (As: Jason Pargin) (2026) is the newest John Dies at the End book released so far.
Is there a new John Dies at the End book coming?
No next John Dies at the End book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Dies at the End at a glance
- Still running
- John Dies at the End is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Dies at the End books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,215 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Dies at the End books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2020s.
What the John Dies at the End books are about
3 of the 5 John Dies at the End books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 3 of 3 books
- Friends 2 of 3 books
- Horror 2 of 3 books
- Quakers 2 of 3 books
- Thrillers 1 of 3 books
- Science fiction 1 of 3 books
- Slackers 1 of 3 books
- Zombies 1 of 3 books
More books by David Wong
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- David Wong books in order 8 books