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Explore Shaun David Hutchinson books in order, with quick summaries, series background, and straightforward suggestions for where to start reading.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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The Deathday Letter

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2010

Ollie receives a letter telling him he will die in twenty-four hours. With his best friend pushing him to live a little, he tries to win back Ronnie and make peace with what he has left undone.

fml

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2013

Simon heads to the biggest party of the year determined to finally tell Cassie how he feels. The night unfolds in two alternate versions, each full of bad plans, unexpected connections, and a chance to rethink what he wants.

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2015

After losing his family, Andrew Brawley secretly lives in a hospital, finding comfort in its routines and his comic-book drawings. When a new friendship is threatened, Drew must face the grief he has been trying to outrun.

We Are the Ants

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2016

Aliens tell Henry Denton that the world will end in 144 days unless he pushes a button. As he weighs that choice, Henry must navigate grief, bullying, family chaos, and the possibility that life can still change.

At the Edge of the Universe

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2017

Ozzie's boyfriend Tommy has vanished, erased from everyone else's memory but his. As people and places begin disappearing too, Ozzie searches for Tommy while confronting a world that seems to be shrinking around him.

Feral Youth

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2017

Ten troubled teens are left in the wilderness during a harsh survival exercise at Zeppelin Bend. As they make their way back to camp, they trade stories that reveal the hurts, fears, and secrets they carry.

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2018

Born through parthenogenesis, Elena has always known her life is unusual. When she heals the girl she loves after a shooting, miracles and impossible events begin piling up, and Elena may be facing the end of the world.

Brave Face

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2019

In this memoir, Hutchinson looks back on growing up gay while struggling with depression, shame, and self-harm. He writes honestly about his attempted suicide and the gradual work of finding self-acceptance and a future.

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2019

Dino's family runs a funeral home, so he knows how to handle the dead, until his estranged best friend July sits up on the mortuary table. Together, they try to understand her return and their broken friendship.

The State of Us

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2020

Dean and Dre meet while their mothers run against each other for president. Their connection grows on the campaign trail, but a threatening political scandal could expose them and turn a private relationship into public ammunition.

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2021

Noa wakes outside a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. Alongside DJ and Jenny, he faces alien threats, time loops, and a failing ship, while falling for DJ and searching for a way home.

Before We Disappear

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2021

At Seattle's World's Fair, pickpocket and magician's assistant Jack meets Wilhelm, a boy forced to use real teleportation in a criminal's act. Their growing bond becomes part of a risky plan for freedom.

Howl

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2022

After a monster attacks Virgil in the Florida swamps, nobody in his new town believes him. With the creature still out there, he must face fear, isolation, and the possibility that trauma can change a person.

The School for Invisible Boys

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2024

Bullied sixth grader Hector discovers he can turn invisible, then meets a boy who has been trapped that way for years. With help from mysterious classmate Sam, Hector investigates the creature haunting his school.

A Home for Unusual Monsters

by Shaun David Hutchinson

2025

Kairos agent Sam can change how people see her, making her ideal for undercover work. Sent to infiltrate a former agent's family, she uncovers secrets about monsters hiding in plain sight, and not everyone is who they seem.

Where to start with Shaun David Hutchinson

For big speculative questions: We Are the AntsAt the Edge of the UniverseThe Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza
For queer romance with a twist: The State of UsA Complicated Love Story Set in SpaceBefore We Disappear
For grief and complicated friendship: The Five Stages of Andrew BrawleyThe Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
For a personal memoir: Brave Face

Shaun David Hutchinson sub-series and character series

The Kairos Files books in order

Explore this series
  1. Book cover for "The School for Invisible Boys"

    The School for Invisible Boys

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2024The Kairos Files, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Home for Unusual Monsters"

    A Home for Unusual Monsters

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2025The Kairos Files, Book 2

The Kairos Files books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The School for Invisible Boys"

    The School for Invisible Boys

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2024The Kairos Files, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Home for Unusual Monsters"

    A Home for Unusual Monsters

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2025The Kairos Files, Book 2

Shaun David Hutchinson collections, short stories, and related book types

Non-Fiction

  1. Book cover for "Brave Face"

    Brave Face

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2019

Standalone Shaun David Hutchinson books

  1. Book cover for "The Deathday Letter"

    The Deathday Letter

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2010
  2. Book cover for "fml"

    fml

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2013
  3. Book cover for "The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley"

    The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2015
  4. Book cover for "We Are the Ants"

    We Are the Ants

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2016
  5. Book cover for "At the Edge of the Universe"

    At the Edge of the Universe

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2017
  6. Book cover for "Feral Youth"

    Feral Youth

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2017
  7. Book cover for "The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza"

    The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2018
  8. Book cover for "The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried"

    The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2019
  9. Book cover for "The State of Us"

    The State of Us

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2020
  10. Book cover for "A Complicated Love Story Set in Space"

    A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2021
  11. Book cover for "Before We Disappear"

    Before We Disappear

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2021
  12. Book cover for "Howl"

    Howl

    by Shaun David Hutchinson

    2022

Author bio

Shaun David Hutchinson was born on May 1, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and grew up nearby in Jupiter. He was one of five children, with three brothers and a half-sister. His early school years were not exactly a straight line, he has described himself as a poor student who preferred sleeping through class, debate, and theater.

After Jupiter High School, Hutchinson attended Florida Atlantic University and studied medieval and Renaissance literature. He also trained in emergency medicine, earning EMT certification, and studied firefighting. Eventually, he left college and moved into information technology, where he designed databases, built apps, and coded websites.

Writing became the work that stuck.

His debut novel, The Deathday Letter, arrived in 2010. It follows a teen who learns he has just one day left to live, setting the pattern for stories that start with an unusual premise but stay close to a young person's fears, hopes, friendships, and bad decisions.

Hutchinson often brings science fiction, fantasy, horror, or surreal turns into stories about queer teens. In We Are the Ants, Henry Denton is given the chance to save the world, if he can decide whether the world is worth saving. At the Edge of the Universe follows Ozzie as his boyfriend vanishes from everyone's memory and reality itself seems to contract around him.

Those big concepts are never just decoration. They give his characters room to deal with grief, isolation, first love, family stress, identity, and the uneasy business of figuring out what comes next. The books can be funny, strange, and dark in the same chapter.

Romance matters, too. The State of Us turns the sons of rival presidential candidates into unlikely allies and then something more. In A Complicated Love Story Set in Space, three teens wake on a spacecraft with no idea how they got there, while Noa and DJ try to survive both the ship's dangers and their growing feelings for each other.

His 2019 memoir, Brave Face, is his most direct work. Hutchinson writes about growing up gay, depression, self-harm, an attempted suicide, and the long, uneven path toward accepting himself. It is frank about painful experiences, but it also makes space for survival and connection.

He has also edited the multi-author teen anthologies Violent Ends and Feral Youth. More recently, he began writing middle-grade supernatural mysteries with the Kairos Files books, including The School for Invisible Boys and A Home for Unusual Monsters.

The through line is simple: young people deserve stories that take their feelings seriously.

Hutchinson lives in Seattle and writes full time. Away from the page, he has said he enjoys baking, running, reading, and designing 3D environments for virtual reality. Coffee and cake also make regular appearances in his author bio, which feels about right for a writer whose books make room for both the heavy stuff and the weird little pleasures that help people keep going.

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