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Great Ship Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Great Ship books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Great Ship series? Start with "Marrow" (2000) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Great Ship reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Marrow
2000
The Well of Stars
2004
Mere
2004
The Man With the Golden Balloon
2008
Eater-of-Bone and Other Novellas
2012
Katabasis
2012
The Greatship
2013
The Memory of Sky
2014
Alone
2018
Hoop-of-Benzene
2018
The Remoras
2018
The Residue of Fire
2018
Aeon's Child
2018
Rococo
2018
River of the Queen
2018
Night of Time
2018
Parables of Infinity
2018
Noumenon
2018
The Caldera of Good Fortune
2018
Precious Mental
2018
The Speed of Belief
2018
Camouflage
2018
The Sarcophagus
2018
The Cryptic Age
2018
Marrow Redux
2018
Eater-of-Bone
2018
Hatch
2018
Good Mountain
2018
The Dragons of Marrow
2018
Where You Have Been
2019
Kingfisher
2021
The Realms of Water
2022
Conversations in the Dark
2022
Who Carries the World
2022
Nameless He
2022
Flattering the Flame
2022
Necklace of Memory
2022
Poubelle
2022
Mastering the !eech
2024
Endeavor
2024
Naming the !eech
2024
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