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Adam Kay Books in Order

Find every Adam Kay book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 12 books / 4 series

British author and former doctor best known for the bestselling *This Is Going to Hurt* series, which has sold over 2.5 million copies and been adapted into a major BBC television show. This page provides the Adam Kay books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Adam Kay Books in Chronological Order

2011 How to Be a Bogus Doctor POoNB / 1 Buy
2017 This Is Going to Hurt POoNB / 2 Buy
2019 What Seems to Be the Problem(With: Mark Watson) POoNB / 3 Buy
2019 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas POoNB / 4 Buy
2021 Kay's Marvellous Medicine POoNB / 5 Buy
2022 Kay's Anatomy POoNB / 6 Buy
2022 Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients POoNB / 7 Buy
2023 Amy Gets Eaten POoPB / 1 Buy
2023 Kay's Brilliant Brains POoNB / 8 Buy
2024 Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor(With: Henry Paker) POoDPB / 1 Buy
2024 Kay’s Incredible Inventions POoNB / 9 Buy
2025 A Particularly Nasty Case POoSN / 1 Buy

Adam Kay Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Amy Gets Eaten 2023 Buy
01 A Particularly Nasty Case 2025 Buy
01 Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor(With: Henry Paker) 2024 Buy
01 How to Be a Bogus Doctor 2011 Buy
02 This Is Going to Hurt 2017 Buy
03 What Seems to Be the Problem(With: Mark Watson) 2019 Buy
04 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas 2019 Buy
05 Kay's Marvellous Medicine 2021 Buy
06 Kay's Anatomy 2022 Buy
07 Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients 2022 Buy
08 Kay's Brilliant Brains 2023 Buy
09 Kay’s Incredible Inventions 2024 Buy

Where to start with Adam Kay

What is the best order to read Adam Kay books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.