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Patrick Ness Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Patrick Ness in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 6 series

British author Patrick Ness is best known for the *Chaos Walking* trilogy and the Carnegie Medal-winning *A Monster Calls*. His books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Patrick Ness books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Patrick Ness in Publication Order

2003 The Crash of Hennington POoSN / 1 Buy
2005 Topics About Which I Know Nothing POoSSC / 1 Buy
2008 The Knife of Never Letting Go POoCWB / 1 Buy
2009 The Ask and the Answer POoCWB / 2 Buy
2010 Monsters of Men POoCWB / 3 Buy
2010 The New World POoCWB / 4 Buy
2011 A Monster Calls POoSN / 2 Buy
2013 A Big Hand for the Doctor(By: Eoin Colfer) POoDW5AEB / 1 Buy
2013 The Beast of Babylon(By: Charlie Higson) POoDW5AEB / 2 Buy
2013 The Crane Wife POoSN / 3 Buy
2013 The Nameless City(By: Michael Scott) POoDW5AEB / 3 Buy
2013 The Spear of Destiny(By: Marcus Sedgwick) POoDW5AEB / 4 Buy
2013 More Than This POoSN / 4 Buy
2013 The Wide, Wide Sea POoCWB / 5 Buy
2013 The Roots of Evil(By: Philip Reeve) POoDW5AEB / 5 Buy
2013 Snowscape POoCWB / 6 Buy
2013 Tip of the Tongue POoDW5AEB / 6 Buy
2013 Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor(By: Eoin Colfer,Richelle Mead) POoDW5AEB / 7 Buy
2013 The Ripple Effect(By: Malorie Blackman) POoDW5AEB / 8 Buy
2013 Spore(By: Alex Scarrow) POoDW5AEB / 9 Buy
2013 The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage(By: Derek Landy) POoDW5AEB / 10 Buy
2013 Nothing O'Clock(By: Neil Gaiman) POoDW5AEB / 11 Buy
2014 Lights Out(By: Holly Black) POoDW5AEB / 12 Buy
2015 The Rest of Us Just Live Here POoSN / 5 Buy
2017 Release POoSN / 6 Buy
2018 And The Ocean Was Our Sky POoSN / 7 Buy
2020 Burn POoSN / 8 Buy
2023 Different for Boys POoSN / 9 Buy
2024 Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody POoCoaLNB / 1 Buy
2025 The Hat of Great Importance POoCoaLNB / 2 Buy
2026 Piper at the Gates of Dusk POoNWTB / 1 Buy

Complete Patrick Ness Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 A Big Hand for the Doctor(By: Eoin Colfer) 2013 Buy
02 The Beast of Babylon(By: Charlie Higson) 2013 Buy
03 The Nameless City(By: Michael Scott) 2013 Buy
04 The Spear of Destiny(By: Marcus Sedgwick) 2013 Buy
05 The Roots of Evil(By: Philip Reeve) 2013 Buy
06 Tip of the Tongue 2013 Buy
07 Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor(By: Eoin Colfer,Richelle Mead) 2013 Buy
08 The Ripple Effect(By: Malorie Blackman) 2013 Buy
09 Spore(By: Alex Scarrow) 2013 Buy
10 The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage(By: Derek Landy) 2013 Buy
11 Nothing O'Clock(By: Neil Gaiman) 2013 Buy
12 Lights Out(By: Holly Black) 2014 Buy
01 Topics About Which I Know Nothing 2005 Buy
01 Piper at the Gates of Dusk 2026 Buy
Chaos Walking Reading Order 6 books / 2008-2013
01 The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008 Buy
02 The Ask and the Answer 2009 Buy
03 Monsters of Men 2010 Buy
04 The New World 2010 Buy
05 The Wide, Wide Sea 2013 Buy
06 Snowscape 2013 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 2003-2023
01 The Crash of Hennington 2003 Buy
02 A Monster Calls 2011 Buy
03 The Crane Wife 2013 Buy
04 More Than This 2013 Buy
05 The Rest of Us Just Live Here 2015 Buy
06 Release 2017 Buy
07 And The Ocean Was Our Sky 2018 Buy
08 Burn 2020 Buy
09 Different for Boys 2023 Buy
01 Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody 2024 Buy
02 The Hat of Great Importance 2025 Buy

Where to start with Patrick Ness

What is the best order to read Patrick Ness 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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