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Dan Wells Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 28 books / 9 series

American author best known for the *John Cleaver* series and the *Partials Sequence* dystopian trilogy. His works have been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This page provides the Dan Wells books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Dan Wells Books in Chronological Order

2009 I Am Not a Serial Killer POoJCB / 1 Buy
2010 Mr. Monster POoJCB / 2 Buy
2011 A Night of Blacker Darkness POoFWB / 1 Buy
2011 The Hollow City POoSN / 1 Buy
2011 I Don't Want to Kill You POoJCB / 3 Buy
2012 Isolation POoPSB / 1 Buy
2012 Partials POoPSB / 2 Buy
2013 The Butcher of Khardov POoWTWCB / 1 Buy
2013 Fragments POoPSB / 3 Buy
2014 I.E. Demon POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 The Way of Caine(By: Miles Holmes) POoWTWCB / 2 Buy
2014 Blood & Iron(By: Chris A. Jackson) POoWTWCB / 3 Buy
2014 Next of Kin POoJCB / 4 Buy
2014 Ruins POoPSB / 4 Buy
2015 A Pear-Shaped Funeral POoFWB / 2 Buy
2015 Wyrmbane(By: Richard A. Knaak) POoWTWCB / 4 Buy
2015 The Devil's Only Friend POoJCB / 5 Buy
2016 Bluescreen POoMB / 1 Buy
2016 Extreme Makeover POoSN / 2 Buy
2016 Over Your Dead Body POoJCB / 6 Buy
2017 Ones and Zeroes POoMB / 2 Buy
2017 Nothing Left to Lose POoJCB / 7 Buy
2018 Zero G POoTZCB / 1 Buy
2018 Active Memory POoMB / 3 Buy
2021 Dark One, Book 1(By: Brandon Sanderson,Jackson Lanzing,Collin Kelly) POoDOB / 1 Buy
2021 Dragon Planet POoTZCB / 2 Buy
2021 Stargazer POoTZCB / 3 Buy
2023 Forgotten POoDOB / 2 Buy

Dan Wells Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 I Am Not a Serial Killer 2009 Buy
02 Mr. Monster 2010 Buy
03 I Don't Want to Kill You 2011 Buy
04 Next of Kin 2014 Buy
05 The Devil's Only Friend 2015 Buy
06 Over Your Dead Body 2016 Buy
07 Nothing Left to Lose 2017 Buy
01 A Night of Blacker Darkness 2011 Buy
02 A Pear-Shaped Funeral 2015 Buy
01 The Butcher of Khardov 2013 Buy
02 The Way of Caine(By: Miles Holmes) 2014 Buy
03 Blood & Iron(By: Chris A. Jackson) 2014 Buy
04 Wyrmbane(By: Richard A. Knaak) 2015 Buy
01 I.E. Demon 2014 Buy
01 Zero G 2018 Buy
02 Dragon Planet 2021 Buy
03 Stargazer 2021 Buy
Mirador Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2018
01 Bluescreen 2016 Buy
02 Ones and Zeroes 2017 Buy
03 Active Memory 2018 Buy
Dark One Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2023
01 Dark One, Book 1(By: Brandon Sanderson,Jackson Lanzing,Collin Kelly) 2021 Buy
02 Forgotten 2023 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2011-2016
01 The Hollow City 2011 Buy
02 Extreme Makeover 2016 Buy
01 Isolation 2012 Buy
02 Partials 2012 Buy
03 Fragments 2013 Buy
04 Ruins 2014 Buy

Where to start with Dan Wells

What is the best order to read Dan Wells 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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