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John Dies at the End Books in Order

by David WongLiterature & Fiction

4 books so far (book 5 is due November 3, 2026). They run from John Dies at the End (2007) to If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (2022). Rated 4.5 across 25,249 listener reviews.

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There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel

Book 5 · out November 3, 2026 · preorder now

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Reading order

  1. John Dies at the End

    Book 1 2007 4.2 (9.8k)

    STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John....

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  2. This Book Is Full of Spiders

    Book 2 2012 4.6 (7.4k)

    From David Wong, the writer of the cult sensation John Dies at the End comes another terrifying and hilarious tale of almost Armageddon at the hands of two hopeless heroes.

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  3. What the Hell Did I Just Read

    Book 3 2017 4.6 (5.1k)

    While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shape-shifting interdimensional child predator, Dave, John, and Amy realized there might actually be something weird going on....

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  4. If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe

    Book 4 2022 by Jason Pargin 4.8 (2.9k)

    If the broken neon signs, shuttered storefronts, and sub-standard housing didn’t tip you off, you’ve just wandered into the city of “Undisclosed”.

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  5. There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel

    Book 5 Out November 3, 2026 by Jason Pargin

    New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin's nightmarishly hilarious John Dies at the End series is back to entertain all who dare enter.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for John Dies at the End is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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