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ⓘ About Dan Wells
Dan Wells is well known for his books that deal with genres ranging from dark humour to supernatural thriller and science fiction. Nominated for both the Campbell(for Best New Writer) and Hugo award(Best Novella), Dan Wells has also won two Parsec Awards (Writing Excuses). John Wayne Cleaver series John Wayne Cleaver series comprises two trilogies. The first trilogy includes I Am Not A Serial Killer published in 2009, Mr. Monster published 2010 and I Don’t Want To Kill You published in January 2011 in the UK and in March 2011 in the US. The second trilogy was presented by the novella Next of Kin. It includes The Devil’s Only Friend published in June 15th, 2015 and Over Your Dead Body published in May 3rd, 2016. There are no more details about the upcoming work yet.
All Book Series by Dan Wells
Wyrmbane
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2015 Anthology · Richard A. Knaak
Dark One, Book 1
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021 Anthology · Brandon Sanderson,Jackson Lanzing,Collin Kelly
The Way of Kings Prime
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2002 Anthology · Brandon Sanderson
King Lopen the First of Alethkar
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026 Anthology · Brandon Sanderson,Isaac Stewart
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dan Wells?
Dan Wells is well known for his books that deal with genres ranging from dark humour to supernatural thriller and science fiction. Nominated for both the Campbell(for Best New Writer) and Hugo award(Best Novella), Dan Wells has also won two Parsec Awards (Writing Excuses). John Wayne Cleaver series John Wayne Cleaver series comprises two trilogies.
Which Dan Wells series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Stormlight Archive series, the earliest of Dan Wells's multi-book series: it opens with The Way of Kings Prime (2002) and runs to 10 books across 2002–2026, ending with King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026). Dan Wells's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Dan Wells written?
Dan Wells has 48 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 35 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being The Stormlight Archive series with 10 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Dan Wells's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dan Wells's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Stormlight Archive (2002–2026, 10 books), John Cleaver (2009–2017, 7 books) and Frederick Whithers (2011–2015, 2 books), plus 5 more.
How are Dan Wells's books organised into series?
This guide splits Dan Wells's 48 books into 8 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Stormlight Archive (10 books, 2002–2026); John Cleaver (7 books, 2009–2017); Partials Sequence (4 books, 2012–2014); WarMachine: The Warcaster Chronicles (4 books, 2013–2015); Mirador (3 books, 2016–2018), plus 3 further series.