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MonsterVerse Books in Order

MonsterVerse contains 10 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Godzilla: Awakening (2014) and the newest is The Monarch Files (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2014–2026
Pages on record
960 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
16–24 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 960 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable MonsterVerse checklist

MonsterVerse is a tie-in heading covering 10 catalogued books published between 2014 and 2026, drawn from film novelizations and comics. Credits spread across six writers: Greg Keyes on 3, Arvid Nelson on 2, and Max Borenstein, Greg Borenstein, Greg Cox and Tim Lebbon on one each. Godzilla: Awakening (2014) is the earliest title and The Monarch Files (2026) the newest, with Skull Island: The Birth of Kong (2017), Godzilla: Aftershock (2019) and GvK Godzilla Dominion (2021) between. Catalogue subjects record Godzilla, King Kong, monsters, comic books and film novelizations.

How many MonsterVerse books are there?

MonsterVerse has 10 books, released between 2014 and 2026.

MonsterVerse Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 MonsterVerse 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 Godzilla: Awakening, book 1 of the MonsterVerse series (2014)
  2. Cover of Godzilla - The Official Movie Novelization by Greg Cox, book 2 of the MonsterVerse series (2014)
  3. Cover of Skull Island: The Birth of Kong by Arvid Nelson, book 3 of the MonsterVerse series (2017)
  4. Cover of Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization by Tim Lebbon, book 4 of the MonsterVerse series (2017)
  5. Cover of GvK Godzilla Dominion, book 7 of the MonsterVerse series (2021)
  6. Cover of Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization, book 8 of the MonsterVerse series (2021)
  1. 1
    Godzilla: Awakening2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  2. 2
    Godzilla - The Official Movie Novelization2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Skull Island: The Birth of Kong2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Godzilla: Aftershock2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    GvK Godzilla Dominion2021 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202196
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Monarch Files2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Where to start with MonsterVerse

Start with Godzilla: Awakening (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest MonsterVerse book?

The Monarch Files (2026) is the newest MonsterVerse book released so far.

Is there a new MonsterVerse book coming?

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

MonsterVerse at a glance

Still running
MonsterVerse is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
MonsterVerse books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
960 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most MonsterVerse books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 3 are credited to Greg Keyes, 2 to Arvid Nelson, 1 to Greg Cox and 1 to Max Borenstein. A further 2 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the MonsterVerse books are about

7 of the 10 MonsterVerse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.