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The Science Masters Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Science Masters 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 The Science Masters series? Start with "The Last Three Minutes (By: Paul Davies)" (1995) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete The Science Masters reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Last Three Minutes (By: Paul Davies)
1995
River Out of Eden (By: Richard Dawkins)
1996
One Renegade Cell (By: Robert A. Weinberg)
1998
Symbiotic Planet (By: Lynn Margulis)
1998
Words and Rules (By: Steven Pinker)
1999
Three Roads To Quantum Gravity (By: Lee Smolin)
2000
What Evolution Is (By: Ernst W. Mayr)
2008
Kinds Of Minds
2008
The Human Brain (By: Susan A. Greenfield)
2008
The Periodic Kingdom (By: PeterAtkins)
2008
The Origin Of Humankind (By: Richard E. Leakey)
2008
Laboratory Earth (By: Stephen H. Schneider)
2014
The Origin Of The Universe (By: John D. Barrow)
2014
The Pattern on the Stone (By: William Daniel Hillis)
2014
A Glorious Accident
1993
Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
2006
Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions
2009
This Explains Everything
2013
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