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Neal Stephenson Books in Order

9 series including Foreworld Saga, Baroque Cycle and more

★ 9 NYT bestsellers · 1 at #1 9 series 45 books Latest: Polostan (2024)

Since 1984, Neal Stephenson has published 45 books. Those titles are spread across 9 series, led by Foreworld Saga with 18 books. The newest book on our shelves is Polostan (2024).

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1 Baroque Cycle 2 D.O.D.O. Series with Nicole Galland 3 Foreworld Saga 4 Neal Stephenson Other Novels 5 Neal Stephenson Short Stories/Novellas 6 Neal Stephenson Non-Fiction Books 7 Foreworld Saga: Cimarronin Graphic Novels 8 Bomblight 9 Neal Stephenson Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

9 books

Neal Stephenson has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 26 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

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Seveneves
Neal Stephenson Other Novels

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted May 2015 · 8 weeks across 3 NYT lists

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Quicksilver
Baroque Cycle Series

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Oct 2003

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Neal Stephenson’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

9 series · 45 books

Baroque Cycle Series

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1 Quicksilver 2003 🏆 Arthur C. Clarke Award 2004Locus Award 2004Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Confusion 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The System of the World 2004 🏆 Locus Award 2005🏆 Prometheus Award 2005Arthur C. Clarke Award 2005Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

D.O.D.O. Series with Nicole Galland

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1 The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. 2017 Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Master of the Revels ( By: Nicole Galland) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Foreworld Saga Series

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1 Sinner (Short Story) ( By: Mark Teppo) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Mongoliad: Book One 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Mongoliad: Book Two 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Dreamer (Short Story) ( By: Mark Teppo) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Lion in Chains (Short Story) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Shield-Maiden ( By: Michael Tinker Pearce, Linda Pearce) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Mongoliad: Book Three 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Seer (Short Story) ( By: Mark Teppo) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Book of Seven Hands (Short Story) ( By: Barth Anderson) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Assassination of Orange (Short Story) ( By: Joseph Brassey) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Hearts of Iron ( By: Scott James Magner) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Tyr's Hammer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Tinker Pearce, Linda Pearce) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Tyr's Hammer ( By: Michael Tinker Pearce) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Katabasis ( By: Joseph Brassey) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Marshal versus the Assassins ( By: M. Harold Page) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Siege Perilous ( By: E.D. deBirmingham) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Blood and Ashes (Short Story) ( By: Scott James Magner) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Beast of Calatrava (Short Story) ( By: Mark Teppo) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Neal Stephenson Other Novels

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1 The Big U 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Zodiac 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Snow Crash 1992 🏆 Washington State Book Award 1993Arthur C. Clarke Award 1994British Science Fiction Association Award 1993Prometheus Award 1993BSFA Award for Best Novel 1993Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Interface 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Diamond Age 1995 🏆 Hugo Award 1996Nebula Award 1997Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Cobweb 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Cryptonomicon 1999 🏆 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award 2013🏆 Locus Award 2000Hugo Award 2000Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000Prometheus Award 2000Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Anathem 2008 🏆 Locus Award 2009Hugo Award 2009Arthur C. Clarke Award 2009Endeavour Award 2009British Science Fiction Association Award 2008BSFA Award for Best Novel 2008Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Reamde 2011 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Seveneves 2015 🏆 Prometheus Award 2016Hugo Award 2016Locus Award 2016John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2016Goodreads Choice Award 2015Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. ( With: Nicole Galland) 2017 Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Fall or, Dodge in Hell 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 New Found Land: The Long Haul (Short Story) ( With: Austin Grossman, Sean Stewart) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Termination Shock 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Neal Stephenson Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Atmosphæra Incognita 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Neal Stephenson Non-Fiction Books

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1 In the Beginning... Was the Command Line 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Some Remarks 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Foreworld Saga: Cimarronin Graphic Novels

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1 Cimarronin 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Cimarronin: Fall of the Cross (Short Story) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Bomblight Series

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1 Polostan 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Neal Stephenson Anthologies

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1 The Ultimate Cyberpunk 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Hieroglyph 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque.

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