Author guide
Chuck Wendig Books in Order
Chuck Wendig (born 1976) is an American novelist, comics writer, screenwriter, and game designer. He is known for the Miriam Black thrillers, the Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy, the Heartland trilogy, Wanderers and Wayward, and horror novels including The Book of Accidents and Black River Orchard. He also writes books about writing and has published graphic fiction and game-related work.
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Chuck Wendig's Newest Book
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Blackbirds
The opening volume of the completed Miriam Black series.
Aftermath
The beginning of Wendig's Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy.
Under the Empyrean Sky
The opening volume of the Heartland Trilogy.
Wanderers
The opening novel of the Wanderers sequence and a strong entry point to Wendig's speculative fiction.
The Book of Accidents
A standalone supernatural-horror novel.
Double Dead
The opening novel of the Tomes of the Dead: Coburn sequence.
Read in order
Books by series
shared-world-fiction · ongoing
Tomes of the Dead: Coburn
A shared-world zombie-fiction sequence centered on Coburn.
graphic-novel-series · completed
Spirit of the Century: Dinocalypse
Graphic novels set in the Spirit of the Century role-playing-game universe.
novel-series · completed
Miriam Black
A thriller series about a woman who can foresee the death of anyone she touches.
- 1 BlackbirdsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2012
- 2
MockingbirdAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2012
- 3
The CormorantAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2013
- 4 SwallowAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novella · 2015 Optional
- 5 ThunderbirdAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 2017
- 6
The Raptor & the WrenAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2018
- 7
VulturesAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2019
young-adult-fiction-series · completed
The Heartland Trilogy
A young adult speculative-fiction trilogy set in a drought-stricken future American Midwest.
tie-in-novel-series · completed
Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy
A Star Wars tie-in trilogy set after Return of the Jedi and before The Force Awakens.
novel-series · unfinished
Gods & Monsters
An urban-fantasy series involving ancient gods and monsters.
- 1
Unclean SpiritsAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2013
novel-series · ongoing
Wanderers
A near-future speculative-fiction sequence about societal collapse and its aftermath.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (20)
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Confessions of a Freelance PenmonkeyAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2011
- 250 Things You Should Know About WritingAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2011
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500 Ways to Be a Better WriterAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2011
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Revenge of the PenmonkeyAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2011
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500 More Ways to Be a Better WriterAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2012
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500 Ways to Tell a Better StoryAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2012
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Shotgun GravyAmazon ↗novella · 2013
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The Kick-Ass WriterAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2013
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30 Days in the Word MinesAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2014
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The Forever EndeavorAmazon ↗novella · 2016
- The Shield, Vol. 1: Daughter of the RevolutionAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2016
- Hyperion: Daddy IssuesAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2016
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Damn Fine StoryAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2017
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens AdaptationAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2017
- The Book of AccidentsAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
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Dust & GrimAmazon ↗novel · 2021
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Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying YourselfAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2023
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Black River OrchardAmazon ↗novel · 2023
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Monster Movie!Amazon ↗novel · 2024
- The Staircase in the WoodsAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
Short fiction (1)
- Irregular CreaturesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2011
Other (1)
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You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton!Amazon ↗illustrated-collection · 2021