🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Stranger Things Books
Start with: Darkness on the Edge of Town (2019)
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Publication Order of Empire State Books
Start with: Empire State (2011)
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Publication Order of Spider Wars Books
Start with: The Burning Dark (2014)
ⓘ About Adam Christopher
Adam Christopher was born in Auckland, New Zealand on February 2, 1978 and was born with the name Adam Christopher McGechan. He moved, with his family, from his native New Zealand to North West England. While growing up in the 1980s, he listened to the Beatles and watched Doctor Who the Pertwee-era). Adam Christopher has worked as an editor on nine issues of Time/Space Visualizer, the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club (which he did from 2003 until 2009). Christopher’s fiction has found its way in Dark Fiction Magazine, Hub, and Pantechnicon. He has written many novels, for the “L.A.” Trilogy, “Spider Wars” series, and the “Empire State” novels, and even some stand alone novels.
All Book Series by Adam Christopher
1
How to Survive in a Stranger Things World
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2018 Anthology · Matthew J. GIlbert
Buy on Amazon2018
2
Suspicious Minds
Book 2 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Gwenda Bond
Buy on Amazon2019
3
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Book 3 of 11 · published 2019
Buy on Amazon2019
4
Runaway Max
Book 4 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Brenna Yovanoff
Buy on Amazon2019
5
Rebel Robin
Book 5 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · A.R. Capetta
Buy on Amazon2021
6
Hawkins Horrors
Book 6 of 11 · published 2022 Anthology · Matthew J. GIlbert
Buy on Amazon2022
7
Lucas on the Line
Book 7 of 11 · published 2022 Anthology · Suyi Davies
Buy on Amazon2022
8
Flight of Icarus
Book 8 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Caitlin Schneiderhan
Buy on Amazon2023
9
The Dustin Experiment
Book 9 of 11 · published 2024 Anthology · J.L. D'Amato
Buy on Amazon2024
10
Starcourt Mall Escape
Book 10 of 11 · published 2025 Anthology · Jennifer Brody
Buy on Amazon2025
11
One Way or Another
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025 Anthology · Caitlin Schneiderhan
Buy on Amazon2025
1
Empire State
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011
Buy on Amazon2011
2
The Age Atomic
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
1
The Burning Dark
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
3
The Machine Awakes
Book 3 of 4 · published 2015
Buy on Amazon2015
4
The Dead Stars
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018
Buy on Amazon2018
1
Elementary: The Ghost Line
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
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2
Elementary: Blood and Ink
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
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1
Made to Kill
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2015
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2
Killing is My Business
Book 2 of 4 · published 2017
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3
Standard Hollywood Depravity
Book 3 of 4 · published 2017
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4
I Only Killed Him Once
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018
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1
The Corroded Man
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
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2
The Return of Daud
Book 2 of 3 · published 2018
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3
The Veiled Terror
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018
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1
Earth 2
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012
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4
Crawlspace
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
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1
Brisk Money
Single-title series · published 2014
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1
A New Dawn
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 2014 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
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2
Tarkin
Book 2 of 23 · published 2014 Anthology · James Luceno
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3
Heir to the Jedi
Book 3 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Kevin Hearne
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4
Lords of the Sith
Book 4 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Paul S. Kemp
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5
Dark Disciple
Book 5 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Christie Golden
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6
Bloodline
Book 6 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Claudia Gray
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7
Catalyst
Book 7 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · James Luceno
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8
Phasma
Book 8 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
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9
Last Shot
Book 9 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · Daniel Jose Older
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10
Master & Apprentice
Book 10 of 23 · published 2019 Anthology · Claudia Gray
Buy on Amazon2019
11
Dooku: Jedi Lost
Book 11 of 23 · published 2019 Anthology · Cavan Scott
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12
Resistance Reborn
Book 12 of 23 · published 2019 Anthology · Rebecca Roanhorse
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13
Doctor Aphra
Book 13 of 23 · published 2020 Anthology · Sarah Kuhn
Buy on Amazon2020
14
Brotherhood
Book 14 of 23 · published 2022 Anthology · Mike Chen
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15
Shadow of the Sith
Book 15 of 23 · published 2022
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16
The Princess and the Scoundrel
Book 16 of 23 · published 2022 Anthology · Beth Revis
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17
Battle Scars
Book 17 of 23 · published 2023 Anthology · Sam Maggs
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18
Rise of the Red Blade
Book 18 of 23 · published 2023 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
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19
The Living Force
Book 19 of 23 · published 2024 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
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20
Star Wars: Master of Evil
Book 20 of 23 · published 2025
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21
Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
Book 21 of 23 · published 2026 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
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22
Twin Crossroads
Book 22 of 23 · published 2027 Anthology · Beth Revis
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23
Star Wars: Starfighter Novelization
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2027 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
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1
Spark of the Resistance
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2019 Anthology · Justina Ireland
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3
Padawan
Book 3 of 9 · published 2022 Anthology · Kiersten White
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4
Battle Scars
Book 4 of 9 · published 2023 Anthology · Sam Maggs
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5
Sana Starros - Family Matters
Book 5 of 9 · published 2023 Anthology · Justina Ireland
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6
The Living Force
Book 6 of 9 · published 2024 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
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7
The Last Order
Book 7 of 9 · published 2025 Anthology · Kwame Mbalia
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8
Legacy
Book 8 of 9 · published 2026 Anthology · Madeleine Roux
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9
Star Wars: Princess of the Rebellion
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2027 Anthology · Claudia Gray
Buy on Amazon2027
1
The Shield #1
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2015
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4
The Shield #4
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2016
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1
The Shield, Vol. 1: Daughter of the Revolution
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2016 Co-authored · Chuck Wendig,Drew Johnson
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2
The Hangman, Vol. 1
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016 Anthology · Alex Segura,Frank Tieri,Felix Ruiz
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1
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2015
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2
From a Certain Point of View Star Wars
Book 2 of 4 · published 2017
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3
Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View
Book 3 of 4 · published 2018
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4
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
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1
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
Single-title series · published 2023
Buy on Amazon2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Adam Christopher?
Adam Christopher was born in Auckland, New Zealand on February 2, 1978 and was born with the name Adam Christopher McGechan. He moved, with his family, from his native New Zealand to North West England. While growing up in the 1980s, he listened to the Beatles and watched Doctor Who the Pertwee-era).
Which Adam Christopher series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Spider Wars series, the earliest of Adam Christopher's multi-book series: it opens with The Burning Dark (2014) and runs to 4 books across 2014–2018, ending with The Dead Stars (2018). Adam Christopher's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Adam Christopher written?
Adam Christopher has 74 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2027. 64 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Stranger Things series with 11 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Adam Christopher's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Adam Christopher's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Empire State (2011–2013, 2 books), Spider Wars (2014–2018, 4 books) and Raymond Electromatic (2015–2018, 4 books), plus 5 more.
How are Adam Christopher's books organised into series?
This guide splits Adam Christopher's 74 books into 10 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Stranger Things (11 books, 2018–2025); Spider Wars (4 books, 2014–2018); Raymond Electromatic (4 books, 2015–2018); The Shield Single Issues (4 books, 2015–2016); Dishonored (3 books, 2016–2018), plus 5 further series.