Dave Wolverton

Dave Wolverton is a science fiction author from Utah. He also writes fantasy novels as David Farland. He is the winner of several awards for the novel “On My Way to Paradise” which notably won the Best Novel in the English Language awarded by the Philip K.

The best place to start is the Serpent Catch series, the earliest of Dave Wolverton's multi-book series: it opens with Spirit Walker (1991) and runs to 4 books across 1991–1993, ending with Path of the Crushed Heart (1993). Dave Wolverton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Dave Wolverton has 293 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2025. 271 of them belong to 18 named series — the largest being the Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice series with 20 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dave Wolverton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Serpent Catch (1991–1993, 4 books), The Golden Queen (1994–1997, 5 books) and The Golden Queen (1994–2012, 3 books), plus 10 more.

This guide splits Dave Wolverton's 293 books into 18 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice (20 books, 1999–2002); David Farland Short Stories/Novellas (20 books, 2008–2019); Star Wars Missions (19 books, 1997–1999); Star Wars Episode I Adventures (15 books, 1999–2000); Million Dollar Writing (11 books, 2012–2025), plus 13 further series.