Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| From One Experience to Another |
1997 |
Buy |
| Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth |
2002 |
Buy |
| Twice Told |
2006 |
Buy |
| Dreams and Visions |
2006 |
Buy |
| Bites: Scary Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into / Bones: Terrifying Tales to Haunt Your Dreams |
2009 |
Buy |
| Other Worlds |
2013 |
Buy |
| Violent Ends |
2015 |
Buy |
| Scary Out There |
2016 |
Buy |
| Future Hopes |
2025 |
Buy |
Antsy Bonano Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Schwa Was Here |
2004 |
Buy |
| Antsy Does Time |
2008 |
Buy |
| Ship Out of Luck |
2013 |
Buy |
Arc of a Scythe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rising Thunder |
2026 |
N/A |
| Scythe |
2016 |
Buy |
| Жнец |
2016 |
N/A |
| Nimbo |
2018 |
N/A |
| Thunderhead |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Toll |
2019 |
Buy |
| Zvon |
2019 |
N/A |
| Kosení |
2022 |
N/A |
| Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe |
2022 |
Buy |
Children’s#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Piggyback Ninja |
1994 |
Buy |
Dark Fusion Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dread Locks |
2005 |
Buy |
| Red Rider’s Hood |
2005 |
Buy |
| Duckling Ugly |
2006 |
Buy |
Darkness Creeping Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Darkness Creeping |
1993 |
Buy |
| Darkness Creeping II |
1995 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Courage to Dream |
2022 |
Buy |
Mindquakes Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mindquakes |
1996 |
Buy |
| Mindstorms |
1996 |
Buy |
| Mindtwisters |
1997 |
Buy |
| Mindbenders |
2000 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| It’s Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and Alcohol |
1988 |
Buy |
| Kid Heroes |
1991 |
Buy |
Shadow Club Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Shadow Club |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Club Rising |
2002 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dirt on Our Shoes |
2013 |
Buy |
| Resurrection Bay |
2013 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction |
2025 |
Buy |
Skinjacker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Everlost |
2006 |
Buy |
| Everwild |
2009 |
Buy |
| Everfound |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dissidents |
1989 |
Buy |
| Chasing Forgiveness / What Daddy Did |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Eyes of Kid Midas |
1992 |
Buy |
| Speeding Bullet |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Dark Side of Nowhere |
1996 |
Buy |
| Downsiders |
1999 |
Buy |
| Full Tilt |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bruiser |
2010 |
Buy |
| Challenger Deep |
2015 |
Buy |
| Chasing Forgiveness |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dry |
2018 |
Buy |
| Game Changer |
2021 |
Buy |
| Roxy |
2021 |
Buy |
| Break to You |
2024 |
Buy |
| All Better Now |
2025 |
Buy |
Star Shards Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Scorpion Shards |
1995 |
Buy |
| Thief of Souls |
1999 |
Buy |
| Shattered Sky |
2002 |
Buy |
The Accelerati Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Strych Tesli |
2014 |
N/A |
| Edison’s Alley |
2015 |
Buy |
| Hawking’s Hallway |
2016 |
Buy |
| Tesla’s Attic |
2014 |
Buy |
The N.O.A.H. Files Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I Am the Walrus |
2023 |
Buy |
| Shock the Monkey |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Dog Days Are Over |
2025 |
N/A |
The X-Files: Young Adult Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bad Sign |
1996 |
Buy |
| Our Town |
1997 |
Buy |
| Fresh Bones |
1997 |
Buy |
| Control |
1997 |
Buy |
| Hungry Ghosts |
1998 |
Buy |
| Howlers |
1998 |
Buy |
| Dark Matter |
1999 |
Buy |
| Grotesque |
1999 |
Buy |
| Regeneration |
1999 |
Buy |
| Miracle Man |
2000 |
Buy |
| Empathy |
1997 |
Buy |
| Eve |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Calusari |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Host |
1997 |
Buy |
| Quarantine |
1999 |
Buy |
| Haunted |
2000 |
Buy |
Unwind Dystology Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unwind |
2007 |
Buy |
| UnStrung |
2012 |
Buy |
| UnWholly |
2012 |
Buy |
| UnSouled |
2013 |
Buy |
| Conexión |
2014 |
N/A |
| UnBound: Stories from the Unwind World |
2016 |
N/A |
| UnDivided |
2014 |
Buy |
| UnBound |
2015 |
Buy |
Neal Shusterman has been writing for young readers since the late 1980s, building a catalog of over 90 books that ranges from horror anthologies to award-winning literary fiction. His Unwind Dystology imagines a future where unwanted teenagers can be “unwound” — their body parts harvested for organ donation — and became a landmark of YA dystopian fiction.
The Arc of a Scythe series, beginning with Scythe (2016), is set in a future where disease, war, and death have been conquered, and a class of appointed Scythes must cull the population to prevent overgrowth. Shusterman also won the National Book Award for Challenger Deep (2015), a novel inspired by his son’s experience with mental illness. His range extends to horror (Dark Fusion, Darkness Creeping), humor (the Antsy Bonano books), and even X-Files tie-in novels. He remains one of the most versatile authors in young adult fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Neal Shusterman written?
Neal Shusterman has written 91 books across nineteen series.
What was Neal Shusterman's first book?
Neal Shusterman’s first book is It’s Ok to Say No to Cigarettes and Alcohol, published in 1988.
What awards has Neal Shusterman won?
Neal Shusterman won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for Challenger Deep (2015) and the Michael L. Printz Honor for Scythe (2016). His work spans multiple decades and genres.