Chuck Wendig Reading Order

11 books (2004–2025)

Start with World of Darkness: Ghost Stories, the first of 11 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	World of Darkness: Ghost Stories 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Bones 2010Buy 🇺🇸
3	Don't Read This Book 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Feeding Kate 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Gimme Shelter 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Malfeasance Occasional 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	Trouble in the Heartland 2014Buy 🇺🇸
8	Exigencies 2015Buy 🇺🇸
9	From a Certain Point of View Star Wars 2017Buy 🇺🇸
10	Nights of the Living Dead Anthology 2017Buy 🇺🇸
11	Appalachian Strong: A Charity Anthology Benefiting the Survivors of Hurricane Helene 2025Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2011–2016)

Start with Shotgun Gravy, the first of 4 books in the Atlanta Burns series.

#	Title
1	Shotgun Gravy 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bait Dog 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Atlanta Burns 2015Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Hunt 2016Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2012–2013)

Start with Dinocalypse Now and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dinocalypse Now 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Beyond Dinocalypse 2013Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2011–2016)

Start with Double Dead and read in order.

#	Title
1	Double Dead 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bad Blood 2016Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2013–2019)

Start with Unclean Spirits, the first of 5 books in the Gods & Monsters series.

#	Title
1	Unclean Spirits 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Mythbreaker(By: Stephen Blackmoore) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Snake Eyes(By: Hillary Monahan) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
4	Food of the Gods(By: Cassandra Khaw) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Last Supper Before Ragnarok(By: Cassandra Khaw) 2019Buy 🇺🇸

25 books (2010–2026)

Start with A Test of Mettle(By: Kevin Hearne), the first of 25 books in the Iron Druid Chronicles series.

#	Title
1	A Test of Mettle(By: Kevin Hearne) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	Clan Rathskeller(By: Kevin Hearne) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
3	Hammered(By: Kevin Hearne) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Hexed(By: Kevin Hearne) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	Hounded(By: Kevin Hearne) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	Kaibab Unbound(By: Kevin Hearne) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Trapped(By: Kevin Hearne) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
8	Tricked(By: Kevin Hearne) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
9	Two Ravens and One Crow(By: Kevin Hearne) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
10	Grimoire of the Lamb(By: Kevin Hearne) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
11	Hunted(By: Kevin Hearne) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	Carniepunk(By: Kevin Hearne) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
13	Shattered(By: Kevin Hearne) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Chapel Perilous(By: Kevin Hearne) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Demon Barker of Wheat Street(By: Kevin Hearne) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
16	A Prelude to War (Three Slices)(By: Kevin Hearne) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
17	Two Tales of the Iron Druid Chronicles(By: Kevin Hearne) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
18	Staked(By: Kevin Hearne) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
19	The Purloined Poodle(By: Kevin Hearne) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
20	Besieged(By: Kevin Hearne) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Squirrel on the Train(By: Kevin Hearne) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
22	Scourged(By: Kevin Hearne) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
23	Death and Honey(With: Kevin Hearne,Delilah S. Dawson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
24	Oberon’s Bathtime Stories(By: Kevin Hearne) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
25	The Great Big Bear and Other Stories of the Iron Druid Chronicles(By: Kevin Hearne) 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2015–2017)

Start with Aftermath and read in order.

#	Title
1	Aftermath 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Life Debt 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Empire's End 2017Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2012–2019)

Start with Blackbirds, the first of 6 books in the Miriam Black series.

#	Title
1	Blackbirds 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Mockingbird 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Cormorant 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	Thunderbird 2017Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Raptor & the Wren 2018Buy 🇺🇸
6	Vultures 2019Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2015)

Start with The Blue Blazes and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Blue Blazes 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Hellsblood Bride 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Red Devils Rise 2015Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2004–2011)

Start with Vampire: The Requiem(By: Ari Marmell,Dean Shomshak,C.A. Suleiman), the first of 6 books in the New World of Darkness series.

#	Title
1	Vampire: The Requiem(By: Ari Marmell,Dean Shomshak,C.A. Suleiman) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Mage: The Awakening(By: Bill Bridges) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
3	Armory 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	Shadows of Mexico(By: Ray Fawkes) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	Monte Cook's World of Darkness(By: Monte Cook) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
6	World of Darkness: The Harvesters(By: Bill Bridges) 2011Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2011–2023)

Start with 250 Things You Should Know About Writing, the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	250 Things You Should Know About Writing 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	500 Ways to Be a Better Writer 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Revenge of the Penmonkey 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	500 More Ways To Be A Better Writer 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	500 Ways to Tell a Better Story 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Kick-Ass Writer 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	30 Days in the Word Mines 2014Buy 🇺🇸
9	Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself 2023Buy 🇺🇸
10	You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton! 2023Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2024)

Start with The Purloined Poodle(By: Kevin Hearne) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Purloined Poodle(By: Kevin Hearne) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Squirrel on the Train(By: Kevin Hearne) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Canines and Cocktails(With: Kevin Hearne,Delilah S. Dawson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2016–2016)

Start with The Hangman, Vol. 1(By: Alex Segura,Frank Tieri,Felix Ruiz) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Hangman, Vol. 1(By: Alex Segura,Frank Tieri,Felix Ruiz) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Shield, Vol. 1: Daughter of the Revolution(With: Drew Johnson,Adam Christopher) 2016Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2014–2016)

Start with The Wind Has Teeth Tonight and read in order.

1 book (2009–2009)

6 books (2017–2026)

Start with Damn Fine Story, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Damn Fine Story 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Dust & Grim 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Book of Accidents 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Black River Orchard 2023Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Staircase in the Woods 2025Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Calamities 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2017)

Start with The Force Awakens, Volume 3 and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Force Awakens, Volume 3 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Force Awakens, Volume 5 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Force Awakens, Volume 6 2017Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2015)

Start with Under the Empyrean Sky and read in order.

#	Title
1	Under the Empyrean Sky 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Blightborn 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Harvest 2015Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2015–2016)

Start with The Shield #1(With: Drew Edward Johnson,Kelly Fitzpatrick,Myke Cole,Rachel Autumn Deering,Adam Christopher), the first of 4 books in the The Shield Single Issues series.

5 books (2017–2017)

Start with Turok#1, the first of 5 books in the Turok series.

2 books (2019–2022)

Start with Wanderers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Wanderers 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	Wayward 2022Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2015–2016)

Start with Zeroes and read in order.

#	Title
1	Zeroes 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Invasive 2016Buy 🇺🇸