Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Atami Dragons | 1984 | David Klass | Buy |
| 2 | Breakaway Run | 1987 | David Klass | Buy |
| 3 | A Different Season | 1988 | David Klass | Buy |
| 4 | Wrestling with Honor | 1989 | David Klass | Buy |
| 5 | Night of the Tyger | 1990 | David Klass | Buy |
| 6 | Samurai, Inc. | 1992 | David Klass | Buy |
| 7 | California Blue | 1994 | David Klass | Buy |
| 8 | Danger Zone | 1996 | David Klass | Buy |
| 9 | Screen Test | 1997 | David Klass | Buy |
| 10 | Desperate Measures | 1998 | David Klass | Buy |
| 11 | You Don’t Know Me | 2001 | David Klass | Buy |
| 12 | The Braves | 2003 | David Klass | Buy |
| 13 | Dark Angel | 2004 | David Klass | Buy |
| 14 | Stuck on Earth | 2010 | David Klass | Buy |
| 15 | Second Impact | 2013 | David Klass | Buy |
| 16 | Grandmaster | 2014 | David Klass | Buy |
| 17 | Losers Take All | 2015 | David Klass | Buy |
| 18 | Out of Time | 2020 | David Klass | Buy |
David Klass’s 18 standalone novels cover a broad range of subjects and audiences. His earlier books lean toward sports fiction for young readers, with The Atami Dragons (1984), Breakaway Run (1987), and Danger Zone (1996) all featuring athletic protagonists. California Blue (1994) shifted toward environmental themes, following a runner who discovers an endangered butterfly species and faces a moral dilemma.
You Don’t Know Me (2001) is widely considered his strongest work, using a teenage narrator’s sardonic voice to address the serious subject of domestic abuse. His later novels have been more varied: Grandmaster (2014) involves the world of competitive chess, Second Impact (2013) returns to sports with a football concussion storyline, and Out of Time (2020) explores time travel. Klass also writes screenplays, and several of his novels have a cinematic quality to their pacing.