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Neal Shusterman

American author Neal Shusterman is best known for the *Unwind* dystology and the *Arc of a Scythe* series. A New York Times bestselling writer and National Book Award winner, his provocative YA novels have sold millions worldwide. This page lists Neal Shusterman’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1988It's Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and AlcoholPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1988The Shadow ClubPOoSCB · 1Buy ↗

1989DissidentsPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1991Chasing Forgiveness / What Daddy DidPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1991Kid HeroesPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1992The Eyes of Kid MidasPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1992Speeding BulletPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1993Darkness CreepingPOoDCB · 1Buy ↗

1994Piggyback NinjaPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1995Scorpion ShardsPOoSSCB · 1Buy ↗

1995Darkness Creeping IIPOoDCB · 2Buy ↗

1996Bad SignPOoTXYAB · 1Buy ↗

1996MindquakesPOoMB · 1Buy ↗

1996MindstormsPOoMB · 2Buy ↗

1996The Dark Side of NowherePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1997The Calusari(By: Garth Nix)POoTXYAB · 2Buy ↗

1997Eve(By: Ellen Steiber)POoTXYAB · 3Buy ↗

1997MindtwistersPOoMB · 3Buy ↗

1997Our Town(By: Eric Elfman)POoTXYAB · 4Buy ↗

1997Empathy(By: Ellen Steiber)POoTXYAB · 5Buy ↗

1997Fresh Bones(By: Les Martin)POoTXYAB · 6Buy ↗

1997Control(By: Cliff Nielsen,Everett Owens)POoTXYAB · 7Buy ↗

1997The Host(By: Les Martin)POoTXYAB · 8Buy ↗

1998Hungry Ghosts(By: Ellen Steiber)POoTXYAB · 9Buy ↗

1998Howlers(By: Everett Owens)POoTXYAB · 10Buy ↗

1999Thief of SoulsPOoSSCB · 2Buy ↗

1999DownsidersPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1999Dark Matter(By: Easton Royce)POoTXYAB · 11Buy ↗

1999Grotesque(By: Ellen Steiber)POoTXYAB · 12Buy ↗

1999Quarantine(By: Les Martin)POoTXYAB · 13Buy ↗

1999Regeneration(By: Everett Owens)POoTXYAB · 14Buy ↗

2000MindbendersPOoMB · 4Buy ↗

2000Haunted(By: Ellen Steiber)POoTXYAB · 15Buy ↗

2000Miracle Man(By: Terry Bisson)POoTXYAB · 16Buy ↗

2002The Shadow Club RisingPOoSCB · 2Buy ↗

2002Shattered SkyPOoSSCB · 3Buy ↗

2003Full TiltPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2004The Schwa Was HerePOoABB · 1Buy ↗

2005Dread LocksPOoDFB · 1Buy ↗

2005Red Rider's HoodPOoDFB · 2Buy ↗

2006EverlostPOoSB · 1Buy ↗

2006Duckling UglyPOoDFB · 3Buy ↗

2007UnwindPOoUDB · 1Buy ↗

2008Antsy Does TimePOoABB · 2Buy ↗

2009EverwildPOoSB · 2Buy ↗

2010BruiserPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2011EverfoundPOoSB · 3Buy ↗

2012UnStrung(With: Michelle Knowlden)POoUDB · 2Buy ↗

2012UnWhollyPOoUDB · 3Buy ↗

2013The Dirt on Our ShoesPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2013Resurrection BayPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2013Ship Out of LuckPOoABB · 3Buy ↗

2013UnSouledPOoUDB · 4Buy ↗

2014Tesla's Attic(With: Eric Elfman)POoTATB · 1Buy ↗

2014UnDividedPOoUDB · 5Buy ↗

2015Edison's Alley(With: Eric Elfman)POoTATB · 2Buy ↗

2015UnBoundPOoUDB · 6Buy ↗

2015Challenger DeepPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2015Chasing ForgivenessPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2016ScythePOoAoaSB · 1Buy ↗

2016Hawking's Hallway(With: Eric Elfman)POoTATB · 3Buy ↗

2018ThunderheadPOoAoaSB · 2Buy ↗

2018DryPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2019The TollPOoAoaSB · 3Buy ↗

2021Game ChangerPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2021Roxy(With: Jarrod Shusterman)POoSN · 13Buy ↗

2022Courage to DreamPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

2022Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe(With: Michael H. Payne,Michelle Knowlden,Jarrod Shusterman,David Yoon,Joelle Shusterman,Sof�a Lapuente)POoAoaSB · 4Buy ↗

2023I Am the Walrus(With: Eric Elfman)POoTNFB · 1Buy ↗

2024Shock the Monkey(With: Eric Elfman)POoTNFB · 2Buy ↗

2024Break to You(With: Michelle Knowlden,DebraYoung)POoSN · 14Buy ↗

2025MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short FictionPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2025All Better NowPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2026Rising ThunderPOoFBB · 1Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Arc of a Scythe Books4 books · 2016–2022

01Scythe2016Buy ↗

02Thunderhead2018Buy ↗

03The Toll2019Buy ↗

04Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe(With: Michael H. Payne,Michelle Knowlden,Jarrod Shusterman,David Yoon,Joelle Shusterman,Sof�a Lapuente)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of The X-Files: Young Adult Books16 books · 1996–2000

01Bad Sign1996Buy ↗

02The Calusari(By: Garth Nix)1997Buy ↗

03Eve(By: Ellen Steiber)1997Buy ↗

04Our Town(By: Eric Elfman)1997Buy ↗

05Empathy(By: Ellen Steiber)1997Buy ↗

06Fresh Bones(By: Les Martin)1997Buy ↗

07Control(By: Cliff Nielsen,Everett Owens)1997Buy ↗

08The Host(By: Les Martin)1997Buy ↗

09Hungry Ghosts(By: Ellen Steiber)1998Buy ↗

10Howlers(By: Everett Owens)1998Buy ↗

11Dark Matter(By: Easton Royce)1999Buy ↗

12Grotesque(By: Ellen Steiber)1999Buy ↗

13Quarantine(By: Les Martin)1999Buy ↗

14Regeneration(By: Everett Owens)1999Buy ↗

15Haunted(By: Ellen Steiber)2000Buy ↗

16Miracle Man(By: Terry Bisson)2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books1 book · 1994

01Piggyback Ninja1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels15 books · 1989–2025

01Dissidents1989Buy ↗

02Chasing Forgiveness / What Daddy Did1991Buy ↗

03The Eyes of Kid Midas1992Buy ↗

04Speeding Bullet1992Buy ↗

05The Dark Side of Nowhere1996Buy ↗

06Downsiders1999Buy ↗

07Full Tilt2003Buy ↗

08Bruiser2010Buy ↗

09Challenger Deep2015Buy ↗

10Chasing Forgiveness2015Buy ↗

11Dry2018Buy ↗

12Game Changer2021Buy ↗

13Roxy(With: Jarrod Shusterman)2021Buy ↗

14Break to You(With: Michelle Knowlden,DebraYoung)2024Buy ↗

15All Better Now2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Antsy Bonano Books3 books · 2004–2013

01The Schwa Was Here2004Buy ↗

02Antsy Does Time2008Buy ↗

03Ship Out of Luck2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mindquakes Books4 books · 1996–2000

01Mindquakes1996Buy ↗

02Mindstorms1996Buy ↗

03Mindtwisters1997Buy ↗

04Mindbenders2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Unwind Dystology Books6 books · 2007–2015

01Unwind2007Buy ↗

02UnStrung(With: Michelle Knowlden)2012Buy ↗

03UnWholly2012Buy ↗

04UnSouled2013Buy ↗

05UnDivided2014Buy ↗

06UnBound2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Dark Fusion Books3 books · 2005–2006

01Dread Locks2005Buy ↗

02Red Rider's Hood2005Buy ↗

03Duckling Ugly2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Darkness Creeping Books2 books · 1993–1995

01Darkness Creeping1993Buy ↗

02Darkness Creeping II1995Buy ↗

Publication Order of Star Shards Chronicles Books3 books · 1995–2002

01Scorpion Shards1995Buy ↗

02Thief of Souls1999Buy ↗

03Shattered Sky2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Shadow Club Books2 books · 1988–2002

01The Shadow Club1988Buy ↗

02The Shadow Club Rising2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Accelerati Trilogy Books3 books · 2014–2016

01Tesla's Attic(With: Eric Elfman)2014Buy ↗

02Edison's Alley(With: Eric Elfman)2015Buy ↗

03Hawking's Hallway(With: Eric Elfman)2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 1988–1991

01It's Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and Alcohol1988Buy ↗

02Kid Heroes1991Buy ↗

Publication Order of The N.O.A.H. Files Books2 books · 2023–2024

01I Am the Walrus(With: Eric Elfman)2023Buy ↗

02Shock the Monkey(With: Eric Elfman)2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 2022

01Courage to Dream2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of First Blades Books1 book · 2026

01Rising Thunder2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Skinjacker Books3 books · 2006–2011

01Everlost2006Buy ↗

02Everwild2009Buy ↗

03Everfound2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2013–2013

01The Dirt on Our Shoes2013Buy ↗

02Resurrection Bay2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2025

01MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction2025Buy ↗

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