David Klass

David Klass

3 Series • 22 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Caretaker Books
Start with: Firestorm (2006)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Atami Dragons (1984)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Places I Never Meant To Be (1999)

ⓘ About David Klass

David Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist. He is known for writing many different novels for young adults. These include You Don’t Know Me, Dark Angel, and Firestorm, which was the first book to come out in The Caretaker Trilogy. He has been a Hollywood screenwriter who has penned over 25 action screenplays. This extends to Kiss the Girls, which starred Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, The Rock’s Walking Tall, and the Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia vehicle Desperate Measures. The author grew up in a family that had a fondness for theater and literature. Both of his parents were professors in college as well as writers. He actually himself was reluctant to read, as for much of the time he had a preference for sports over books.

All Book Series by David Klass

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Firestorm

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
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Whirlwind

Book 2 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
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Timelock

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
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The Atami Dragons

Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 1984

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1984
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Breakaway Run

Book 2 of 18 · published 1987

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1987
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A Different Season

Book 3 of 18 · published 1988

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1988
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Wrestling with Honor

Book 4 of 18 · published 1989

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1989
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Night of the Tyger

Book 5 of 18 · published 1990

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1990
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Samurai, Inc.

Book 6 of 18 · published 1992

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1992
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California Blue

Book 7 of 18 · published 1994

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1994
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Danger Zone

Book 8 of 18 · published 1996

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1996
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Screen Test

Book 9 of 18 · published 1997

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1997
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Desperate Measures

Book 10 of 18 · published 1998 Co-authored · Robert Tine

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1998
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You Don't Know Me

Book 11 of 18 · published 2001

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2001
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The Braves

Book 12 of 18 · published 2003

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2003
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Dark Angel

Book 13 of 18 · published 2004

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2004
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Stuck on Earth

Book 14 of 18 · published 2010

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2010
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Second Impact

Book 15 of 18 · published 2013

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2013
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Grandmaster

Book 16 of 18 · published 2014

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2014
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Losers Take All

Book 17 of 18 · published 2015

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2015
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Out of Time

Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2020

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2020
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Places I Never Meant To Be

Single-title series · published 1999

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1999

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is David Klass?

David Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist. He is known for writing many different novels for young adults. These include You Don’t Know Me, Dark Angel, and Firestorm, which was the first book to come out in The Caretaker Trilogy.

Which David Klass series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Caretaker series, the earliest of David Klass's multi-book series: it opens with Firestorm (2006) and runs to 3 books across 2006–2009, ending with Timelock (2009).

How many books has David Klass written?

David Klass has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2020. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Caretaker series with 3 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should David Klass's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Klass's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Caretaker (2006–2009, 3 books).

How are David Klass's books organised into series?

This guide splits David Klass's 22 books into 1 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Caretaker (3 books, 2006–2009).