🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Ancient Blades Trilogy Books
Start with: Den of Thieves (2011)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Cheyenne Clark Books
Start with: Frostbite (2009)
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Publication Order of Jim Chapel Books
Start with: Chimera (2013)
ⓘ About David Wellington
David Wellington is an American author born in 1971 and is best known for his Monster Zombie Trilogy. Other than his Zombie trilogy, he has also written Werewolf and Vampire series novels such as 13 Bullets and 32 Fangs. His books are very popular and are widely available in more than 11 languages. Wellington wrote his first book when he was six years old. He named the book Santa Claus Vs the Smurfs. Even though he felt the book wasn’t good, he realized he had a passion for writing. Since then he has been writing books regularly. Almost every year since he was six, he has written two or three books. As a child he read a lot. His mother would bring six to eight books a week so far.
All Book Series by David Wellington
1
Den of Thieves
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
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2
A Thief in the Night
Book 2 of 3 · published 2011
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3
Honor Among Thieves
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011
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1
Frostbite
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009
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2
Overwinter
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010
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1
Chimera
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2013
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4
The Hydra Protocol
Book 4 of 5 · published 2014
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5
The Cyclops Initiative
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016
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1
13 Bullets
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2007
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5
32 Fangs
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2012
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1
Monster Island
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2004
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3
Monster Planet
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2006
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1
Paradise-1
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023
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3
Erebus-13
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026
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1
Pass/Fail
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2012
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5
The Last Astronaut
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019
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1
Weaponized
Single-title series · published 2011
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1
The Undead
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2005
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2
The World Is Dead
Book 2 of 16 · published 2009
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3
The Living Dead 2
Book 3 of 16 · published 2010
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4
Extreme Zombies
Book 4 of 16 · published 2012
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7
Onward, Voyager!
Book 7 of 16 · published 2015
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8
Seize the Night
Book 8 of 16 · published 2015
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9
The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror Stories
Book 9 of 16 · published 2016
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10
Nights of the Living Dead Anthology
Book 10 of 16 · published 2017
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11
Fantastic Tales of Terror
Book 11 of 16 · published 2018
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12
Whose Future Is It?
Book 12 of 16 · published 2018
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13
Spirits Unwrapped
Book 13 of 16 · published 2019
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14
Tales of the Lost, Volume 1
Book 14 of 16 · published 2019
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15
Leaders of the Pack
Book 15 of 16 · published 2020
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16
Voices in the Dark
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2022
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is David Wellington?
David Wellington is an American author born in 1971 and is best known for his Monster Zombie Trilogy. Other than his Zombie trilogy, he has also written Werewolf and Vampire series novels such as 13 Bullets and 32 Fangs. His books are very popular and are widely available in more than 11 languages.
Which David Wellington series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Monster Island series, the earliest of David Wellington's multi-book series: it opens with Monster Island (2004) and runs to 3 books across 2004–2006, ending with Monster Planet (2006). David Wellington's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David Wellington written?
David Wellington has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2026. 21 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Jim Chapel series with 5 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should David Wellington's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Wellington's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Monster Island (2004–2006, 3 books), Laura Caxton (2007–2012, 5 books) and Cheyenne Clark (2009–2010, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are David Wellington's books organised into series?
This guide splits David Wellington's 43 books into 6 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jim Chapel (5 books, 2013–2016); Laura Caxton (5 books, 2007–2012); Ancient Blades Trilogy (3 books, 2011); Monster Island (3 books, 2004–2006); Red Space (3 books, 2023–2026), plus 1 further series.