Wesley Chu

Wesley got a degree in management information systems from the University of Illinois, worked some consulting jobs, and spent a decade in the banking industry. He is a contributing writer for Famous Monsters of Filmland and is an avid gamer. He was once a stuntman and a member of the Screen Actors Guild, he can be seen in television and film playing roles like Banzai Chef in the movie Fred Claus.

The best place to start is the Shadowhunter Chronicles series, the earliest of Wesley Chu's multi-book series: it opens with City of Bones (2007) and runs to 54 books across 2007–2026, ending with The Last King of Faerie (2026). Wesley Chu's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Wesley Chu has 77 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 7 named series — the largest being the Shadowhunter Chronicles series with 54 books.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Wesley Chu's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Shadowhunter Chronicles (2007–2026, 54 books), Walking Dead (2011–2019, 10 books) and Tao (2013–2016, 4 books), plus 4 more.

This guide splits Wesley Chu's 77 books into 7 named series, with no standalone titles: Shadowhunter Chronicles (54 books, 2007–2026); Walking Dead (10 books, 2011–2019); Tao (4 books, 2013–2016); The War Arts Saga (3 books, 2022–2025); The Eldest Curses (2 books, 2019–2020), plus 2 further series.