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ⓘ About Daniel Kraus
Daniel Kraus is an American author of fiction. He has made several top book lists including the top ten books of 2015 from Entertainment Weekly for his Finch series. He has also received an Odyssey Award for his book Rotters and his book Scowler. He has received several nominations and recognition for his work. Daniel was born in Midland, Michigan. Before becoming a published author, he also worked in film. His videos have done well and his feature films include Sheriff, which premiered on Independent Lens on PBS in 2006, and Musician. His writing has made it into over a dozen different language translations around the globe. He first became a fiction novelist in print for the first time with the release of The Monster Variations back in 2009.
All Book Series by Daniel Kraus
The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015
The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch -- The Complete Confession
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016
Trollhunters
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015 Co-authored · Guillermo del Toro
Tales of Arcadia
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020 Anthology · Guillermo del Toro
The Shape of Water
Book 4 of 14 · published 2018 Co-authored · Guillermo del Toro
Blockchains, Smart Contracts, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Law
Book 5 of 14 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Daniel Kraus?
Daniel Kraus is an American author of fiction. He has made several top book lists including the top ten books of 2015 from Entertainment Weekly for his Finch series. He has also received an Odyssey Award for his book Rotters and his book Scowler.
Which Daniel Kraus series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch series, the earliest of Daniel Kraus's multi-book series: it opens with The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2016, ending with The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch -- The Complete Confession (2016). Daniel Kraus's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Daniel Kraus written?
Daniel Kraus has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2026. 10 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch series with 3 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Daniel Kraus's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Daniel Kraus's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch (2015–2016, 3 books), Trollhunters (2015–2020, 2 books) and Teddies Saga (2020–2023, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Daniel Kraus's books organised into series?
This guide splits Daniel Kraus's 28 books into 4 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch (3 books, 2015–2016); Teddies Saga (3 books, 2020–2023); Graveyard Girls (2 books, 2022–2023); Trollhunters (2 books, 2015–2020).