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Greg Egan Books in Order
Greg Egan is a renowned science fiction author, celebrated for his meticulous exploration of complex, technical themes in his novels and short stories. His works delve into mathematical and quantum ontology, the nature of consciousness, genetics, simulated reality, and posthumanism, often incorporating innovative physics and epistemology. A Hugo Award winner and recipient of the John W Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel, Egan's writing style is characterized by its thoroughness and unapologetic approach to intricate scientific concepts. His earlier works occasionally feature supernatural horror elements, while his more prominent science fiction pieces showcase his ability to tackle highly technical material with ease.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Greg Egan's book series? Greg Egan has written 5 book series. The most notable is the Orthogonal series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Greg Egan
- #1
The Clockwork Rocket(2011) - #2
The Eternal Flame(2012) - #3
The Arrows of Time(2013)
- #1
An Unusual Angle(1983) - #2
Diaspora(1997) - #3
Blood Sisters(1998) - #4
Teranesia(1999) - #5Schild's Ladder(2002)
- #6
Incandescence(2008) - #7Zendegi(2010)
- #8
Dichronauts(2017) - #9
Phoresis(2018) - #10
Zeitgeber(2019) - #11
The Book of All Skies(2021) - #12
Scale(2022) - #13
Morphotrophic(2024) - #14
Luminous (in Asimov's)(1995) - #15
Cocoon (in Luminous)(1995) - #16
TAP (in Asimov's)(1995) - #17Reasons to Be Cheerful(1997)
- #18The Planck Dive(1998)
- #19Border Guards(1999)
- #20
Oracle(2000) - #21
Dark Integers(2007) - #22Glory(2007)
- #23Bit Players(2013)
- #24Seventh Sight(2014)
- #25
The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred(2016) - #26
Uncanny Valley(2017) - #27
The Nearest(2018) - #28This is Not the Way Home(2019)
- #29
Perihelion Summer(2019) - #30
Dispersion(2020) - #31
Axiomatic(1990) - #32
Our Lady Of Chernobyl(1995) - #33Luminous(1995)
- #34Dark Integers and Other Stories(2008)
- #35
Oceanic(2009) - #36Crystal Nights and Other Stories(2009)
- #37
The Best of Greg Egan(2019) - #38
Instantiation(2020) - #39
Sleep and the Soul(2023) - #40
Phoresis and Other Journeys(2023)
- #1Greg Egan: Private Life(19)
- #2Greg Egan: Formative Years and Early Publishing Career(19)
- #3Greg Egan: Awards Won and Nominations(19)
- #4Greg Egan: Current Life and Opinion Articles(20)
- #1Quarantine(1992)
- #2
Permutation City(1994) - #3
Distress(1995)
- #1
Year's Best SF(1996) - #2
Year's Best SF 2(1997) - #3
Year's Best SF 3(1998) - #4
Year's Best SF 4(1999) - #5
Year's Best SF 5(2000) - #6
Year's Best SF 6(2001) - #7
Year's Best SF 7(2002) - #8
Year's Best SF 8(2003) - #9
Year's Best SF 9(2004) - #10
Year's Best SF 10(2005) - #11
Year's Best SF 11(2006) - #12
Year's Best SF 12(2007) - #13Year's Best SF 13(2008)
- #14
Year's Best SF 14(2009) - #15
Year's Best SF 15(2010) - #16
Year's Best SF 16(2011) - #17
Year's Best SF 17(2012) - #18
Year's Best SF 18(2013) - #19
Dreamworks: Strange New Stories(1983) - #20
Strange Attractors: Original Australian Speculative Fiction(1985) - #21
Second Annual Collection(1989) - #22
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams(1990) - #23The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection(1993)
- #24
Alien Shores(1994) - #25
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection(1996) - #26
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999(1999) - #27
Explorers(2000) - #28Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 2000(2000)
- #29
Supermen(2002) - #30The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction(2002)
- #31
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16(2003) - #32
The Hard SF Renaissance(2003) - #33One Million A.D.(2005)
- #34
The Best Australian Science Fiction(2005) - #35The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels(2005)
- #36
Galileo's Children(2005) - #37The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction(2006)
- #38
The Best of the Best, Vol 2(2007) - #39
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection(2007) - #40
Rewired(2007) - #41
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition(2008) - #42
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21(2008) - #43
Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Volume 4(2008) - #44The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22(2008)
- #45
The Time Traveler's Almanac(2013) - #46
Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology's Future(2014) - #47The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine(2014)
- #48
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6(2014) - #49
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection(2014) - #50Upgraded(2014)
- #51
Galactic Empires(2017) - #52
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three(2017) - #53
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3(2019) - #54
The Long List Anthology Volume 5(2019) - #55
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4(2020) - #56
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five(2020) - #57
The 2020 Look at Space Opera Book(2020) - #58
Tomorrow's Parties: Life in the Anthropocene(2022) - #59
Clarkesworld Issue 229(2025)
About Greg Egan
Greg Egan is a renowned science fiction author, celebrated for his meticulous exploration of complex, technical themes in his novels and short stories. His works delve into mathematical and quantum ontology, the nature of consciousness, genetics, simulated reality, and posthumanism, often incorporating innovative physics and epistemology. A Hugo Award winner and recipient of the John W Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel, Egan's writing style is characterized by its thoroughness and unapologetic approach to intricate scientific concepts. His earlier works occasionally feature supernatural horror elements, while his more prominent science fiction pieces showcase his ability to tackle highly technical material with ease.
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