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Carrie Ryan Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 8 series

American author Carrie Ryan is best known for *The Forest of Hands and Teeth* zombie series. Her books have sold over a million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages. This page provides the Carrie Ryan books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Carrie Ryan Books in Chronological Order

2009 The Forest of Hands and Teeth POoTFoHaTB / 1 Buy
2010 The Dead-Tossed Waves POoTFoHaTB / 2 Buy
2010 Bougainvillea POoTFoHaTB / 3 Buy
2011 The Dark and Hollow Places POoTFoHaTB / 4 Buy
2011 Hare Moon POoTFoHaTB / 5 Buy
2012 A Mutiny in Time(By: James Dashner) POoIRB / 1 Buy
2012 Divide and Conquer POoIRB / 2 Buy
2013 Miasma POoSS / 1 Buy
2013 The Trap Door(By: Lisa McMann) POoIRB / 3 Buy
2013 Curse of the Ancients(By: Matt de la Pena) POoIRB / 4 Buy
2013 Cave of Wonders(By: Matthew J. Kirby) POoIRB / 5 Buy
2013 Behind Enemy Lines(By: Jennifer A. Nielsen) POoIRB / 6 Buy
2013 What Once We Feared POoTFoHaTB / 6 Buy
2013 Flotsam & Jetsam POoTFoHaTB / 7 Buy
2013 Scenic Route POoTFoHaTB / 8 Buy
2014 The Map to Everywhere POoTMtEB / 1 Buy
2014 The Iron Empire(By: James Dashner) POoIRB / 7 Buy
2014 Eternity(By: Matt de la Pena) POoIRB / 8 Buy
2014 A Game of Firsts POoTFoHaTB / 9 Buy
2015 Daughter of Deep Silence POoSN / 1 Buy
2015 City of Thirst POoTMtEB / 2 Buy
2017 Stillhouse Lake(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 1 Buy
2017 The Killing Garden: and other stories POoC / 1 Buy
2017 Killman Creek(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 2 Buy
2017 Shadows of the Lost Sun POoTMtEB / 3 Buy
2018 The Night of the Screaming Horses(By: Gwenda Bond) POoDAB / 1 Buy
2018 Dead Air: The Complete Season 1(With: Rachel Caine,Gwenda Bond) POoDAB / 2 Buy
2018 Iron Tide Rising POoTMtEB / 4 Buy
2019 Wolfhunter River(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 3 Buy
2020 Into the Winds POoSN / 2 Buy
2020 Bitter Falls(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 4 Buy
2020 Identity(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 5 Buy
2021 Heartbreak Bay(By: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 6 Buy
2022 Trapper Road(With: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 7 Buy
2025 Darkwater Lane(With: Rachel Caine) POoSLB / 8 Buy

Carrie Ryan Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Miasma 2013 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2015-2020
01 Daughter of Deep Silence 2015 Buy
02 Into the Winds 2020 Buy
01 The Map to Everywhere 2014 Buy
02 City of Thirst 2015 Buy
03 Shadows of the Lost Sun 2017 Buy
04 Iron Tide Rising 2018 Buy
01 The Forest of Hands and Teeth 2009 Buy
02 The Dead-Tossed Waves 2010 Buy
03 Bougainvillea 2010 Buy
04 The Dark and Hollow Places 2011 Buy
05 Hare Moon 2011 Buy
06 What Once We Feared 2013 Buy
07 Flotsam & Jetsam 2013 Buy
08 Scenic Route 2013 Buy
09 A Game of Firsts 2014 Buy
01 The Killing Garden: and other stories 2017 Buy
Dead Air Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2018-2018
01 The Night of the Screaming Horses(By: Gwenda Bond) 2018 Buy
02 Dead Air: The Complete Season 1(With: Rachel Caine,Gwenda Bond) 2018 Buy
01 A Mutiny in Time(By: James Dashner) 2012 Buy
02 Divide and Conquer 2012 Buy
03 The Trap Door(By: Lisa McMann) 2013 Buy
04 Curse of the Ancients(By: Matt de la Pena) 2013 Buy
05 Cave of Wonders(By: Matthew J. Kirby) 2013 Buy
06 Behind Enemy Lines(By: Jennifer A. Nielsen) 2013 Buy
07 The Iron Empire(By: James Dashner) 2014 Buy
08 Eternity(By: Matt de la Pena) 2014 Buy
01 Stillhouse Lake(By: Rachel Caine) 2017 Buy
02 Killman Creek(By: Rachel Caine) 2017 Buy
03 Wolfhunter River(By: Rachel Caine) 2019 Buy
04 Bitter Falls(By: Rachel Caine) 2020 Buy
05 Identity(By: Rachel Caine) 2020 Buy
06 Heartbreak Bay(By: Rachel Caine) 2021 Buy
07 Trapper Road(With: Rachel Caine) 2022 Buy
08 Darkwater Lane(With: Rachel Caine) 2025 Buy

Where to start with Carrie Ryan

What is the best order to read Carrie Ryan 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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