Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Grim |
2014 |
Buy |
| All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages |
2018 |
N/A |
| Violent Ends |
2015 |
Buy |
| Out Now |
2020 |
N/A |
| All Out |
2018 |
Buy |
| Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder |
2022 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Brave Face |
2019 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| What We Pretend to Be |
2016 |
N/A |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Deathday Letter |
2010 |
Buy |
| fml |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley |
2015 |
Buy |
| We Are the Ants |
2016 |
Buy |
| At the Edge of the Universe |
2017 |
Buy |
| Feral Youth |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried |
2019 |
Buy |
| The State of Us |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Complicated Love Story Set in Space |
2021 |
Buy |
| Before We Disappear |
2021 |
Buy |
| Howl |
2022 |
Buy |
The Kairos Files Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The School for Invisible Boys |
2024 |
Buy |
| A Home for Unusual Monsters |
2025 |
Buy |
Shaun David Hutchinson is an American young adult author whose books often blend science fiction and speculative elements with stories about identity and belonging. His most acclaimed novel, We Are the Ants (2016), follows a teenager who must decide whether to save the world after being abducted by aliens. The book was praised for its handling of grief, depression, and queer identity.
Hutchinson has published more than a dozen novels, including At the Edge of the Universe, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space, and Before We Disappear. He has also edited the anthology Violent Ends and the queer teen anthology series All Out and Out Now. His memoir, Brave Face (2019), covers his own experiences growing up gay.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Shaun David Hutchinson written?
Shaun David Hutchinson has written 22 books across five series.
What was Shaun David Hutchinson's first book?
Shaun David Hutchinson’s first book is The Deathday Letter, published in 2010.
What themes does Shaun David Hutchinson explore in his books?
Hutchinson writes about identity, mental health, grief, and queerness, often through a science fiction or speculative lens. His characters are frequently LGBTQ+ teenagers dealing with both ordinary and extraordinary problems.