King Kong of Skull Island Books in Order

The King Kong of Skull Island books, written by Brad Strickland with Joe DeVito, expand the mythology around Skull Island long before the famous film expedition. These stories focus on the island's deep past, its giant Kongs, and the human civilization that must survive beside prehistoric predators.

Exodus introduces the Tagatu, a people driven from their former home by catastrophe. Their journey leads them to Skull Island, where survival means facing creatures far beyond anything they expected. The Kongs are part of that dangerous landscape, but they are not simply background monsters. Their history becomes tied to the fate of the newcomers.

In The Wall, the Tagatu try to secure a future by building protection against the island's most lethal threats. The danger comes from the Deathrunners and their enormous leader, Gaw, as well as the hard choices required to build a society in a place that seems designed to destroy one.

Skull Island is never safe.

The books blend lost-world adventure with mythic creature fiction. There are giant animals, dangerous wilderness, ancient history, practical survival problems, and the question of whether humans and Kongs can coexist. The illustrated format also makes them feel like an expansion of a classic monster-movie world rather than a simple retelling.

Start with Exodus. It establishes the Tagatu, the Kongs, and the long chain of events that makes Skull Island what it is. Then continue to The Wall for the second half of the story. Readers who enjoy giant-monster tales but also want a larger history behind the creatures will find plenty to explore here.