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Updated 2026-07-11 / 46 books / 5 series

American author best known for the *Veronica Mars* mystery series and the *The Lost Room* novelization. A former television writer, Thomas created the acclaimed *Veronica Mars* franchise. This page provides the Rob Thomas books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Rob Thomas in Publication Order

1996 Rats Saw God POoSN / 1 Buy

1997 Doing Time POoSSC / 1 Buy

1997 Slave Day POoSN / 2 Buy

1998 Satellite Down POoSN / 3 Buy

1999 Drive Me Crazy POoP / 1 Buy

1999 Green Thumb POoSN / 4 Buy

2003 Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery) POoSPB / 1 Buy

2003 Taking the Red Pill(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 2 Buy

2004 Five Seasons of Angel(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns) POoSPB / 3 Buy

2004 Stepping through the Stargate(By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad) POoSPB / 4 Buy

2005 The Anthology at the End of the Universe(By: Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne) POoSPB / 5 Buy

2005 Finding Serenity(By: Robert Brian Taylor) POoSPB / 6 Buy

2005 The War of the Worlds(By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans) POoSPB / 7 Buy

2005 Navigating the Golden Compass(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 8 Buy

2005 Alias Assumed(By: Tracy S. Morris) POoSPB / 9 Buy

2005 Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 10 Buy

2005 Flirting With Pride And Prejudice(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 11 Buy

2005 Revisiting Narnia(By: Shanna Caughey) POoSPB / 12 Buy

2005 King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!(By: David Brin) POoSPB / 13 Buy

2005 Totally Charmed(By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 14 Buy

2006 The Unauthorized X-Men(By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein) POoSPB / 15 Buy

2006 This Is Chick-Lit(By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted) POoSPB / 16 Buy

2006 Welcome to Wisteria Lane(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 17 Buy

2006 The Man from Krypton(By: Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 18 Buy

2006 The Battle for Azeroth(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin) POoSPB / 19 Buy

2006 Getting Lost(By: Orson Scott Card) POoSPB / 20 Buy

2006 Boarding the Enterprise(By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold) POoSPB / 21 Buy

2006 So Say We All(By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) POoSPB / 22 Buy

2006 Investigating CSI(By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez) POoSPB / 23 Buy

2007 Neptune Noir POoSSC / 2 Buy

2007 Coffee at Luke's(By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie) POoSPB / 24 Buy

2007 Webslinger(By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) POoSPB / 25 Buy

2007 Halo Effect(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) POoSPB / 26 Buy

2007 Perfectly Plum(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 28 Buy

2007 Grey's Anatomy 101(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 29 Buy

2007 Serenity Found(By: Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion) POoSPB / 30 Buy

2007 House Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 31 Buy

2008 Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 32 Buy

2008 Secrets of the Dragon Riders(By: James A. Owen) POoSPB / 33 Buy

2009 In the Hunt(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 34 Buy

2009 James Bond in the 21st Century(By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) POoSPB / 35 Buy

2010 Ardeur(By: Laurell K. Hamilton) POoSPB / 36 Buy

2010 A Taste of True Blood(By: Leah Wilson) POoSPB / 37 Buy

2014 The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line POoVMB / 1 Buy

2015 Mr. Kiss and Tell POoVMB / 2 Buy

2015 You Do Not Talk About Fight Club(By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt) POoSPB / 38 Buy

Complete Rob Thomas Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Short Story Collections Reading Order 2 books / 1997-2007

01 Doing Time 1997 Buy

02 Neptune Noir 2007 Buy

Veronica Mars Reading Order 2 books / 2014-2015

01 The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line 2014 Buy

02 Mr. Kiss and Tell 2015 Buy

Smart Pop Reading Order 37 books / 2003-2015

01 Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery) 2003 Buy

02 Taking the Red Pill(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2003 Buy

03 Five Seasons of Angel(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns) 2004 Buy

04 Stepping through the Stargate(By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad) 2004 Buy

05 The Anthology at the End of the Universe(By: Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne) 2005 Buy

06 Finding Serenity(By: Robert Brian Taylor) 2005 Buy

07 The War of the Worlds(By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans) 2005 Buy

08 Navigating the Golden Compass(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005 Buy

09 Alias Assumed(By: Tracy S. Morris) 2005 Buy

10 Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005 Buy

11 Flirting With Pride And Prejudice(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie) 2005 Buy

12 Revisiting Narnia(By: Shanna Caughey) 2005 Buy

13 King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!(By: David Brin) 2005 Buy

14 Totally Charmed(By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie) 2005 Buy

15 The Unauthorized X-Men(By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein) 2006 Buy

16 This Is Chick-Lit(By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted) 2006 Buy

17 Welcome to Wisteria Lane(By: Leah Wilson) 2006 Buy

18 The Man from Krypton(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2006 Buy

19 The Battle for Azeroth(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin) 2006 Buy

20 Getting Lost(By: Orson Scott Card) 2006 Buy

21 Boarding the Enterprise(By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold) 2006 Buy

22 So Say We All(By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) 2006 Buy

23 Investigating CSI(By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez) 2006 Buy

24 Coffee at Luke's(By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie) 2007 Buy

25 Webslinger(By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) 2007 Buy

26 Halo Effect(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) 2007 Buy

28 Perfectly Plum(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy

29 Grey's Anatomy 101(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy

30 Serenity Found(By: Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion) 2007 Buy

31 House Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2007 Buy

32 Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2008 Buy

33 Secrets of the Dragon Riders(By: James A. Owen) 2008 Buy

34 In the Hunt(By: Leah Wilson) 2009 Buy

35 James Bond in the 21st Century(By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) 2009 Buy

36 Ardeur(By: Laurell K. Hamilton) 2010 Buy

37 A Taste of True Blood(By: Leah Wilson) 2010 Buy

38 You Do Not Talk About Fight Club(By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt) 2015 Buy

Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1996-1999

01 Rats Saw God 1996 Buy

02 Slave Day 1997 Buy

03 Satellite Down 1998 Buy

04 Green Thumb 1999 Buy

Plays Reading Order 1 book / 1999

01 Drive Me Crazy 1999 Buy

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What is the best order to read Rob Thomas books?

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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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