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Alastair Reynolds Books in Order

Alastair Reynolds has written 46 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is A Spy in Europa (1997) and the newest is Halcyon Years (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
46
Published
1997–2026
Confirmed
37 of 46 titles
Pages on record
9,284 in 22 of 46 books
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Alastair Preston Reynolds, born 13 March 1966, is a Welsh science fiction author who specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Forty-nine books sit in the catalogue, from A Spy in Europa (1997) to Halcyon Years (2026). Revelation Space (2000), Chasm City (2001), Redemption Ark (2002) and Absolution Gap (2003) come early in the run. Revelation Space, Revenger, Poseidon's Children, Medusa Chronicles and the Inspector Dreyfus books are the series credited to Reynolds. Subjects on record include life on other planets, space colonies, space warfare, time travel and human-alien encounters.

Alastair Reynolds worked as an astrophysicist before becoming a full-time writer.

How many Alastair Reynolds books are there?

Alastair Reynolds has 46 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 5 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Alastair Reynolds Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 46 Alastair Reynolds books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, book 1 of the Revelation Space series (2000)
  2. Cover of Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds, book 2 of the Revelation Space series (2001)
  3. Cover of Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds, book 4 of the Revelation Space series (2002)
  4. Cover of Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds, book 5 of the Revelation Space series (2003)
  5. Cover of Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds, book 6 of the Revelation Space series (2003)
  6. Cover of Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds (2004)
  7. Cover of Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds (2005)
  8. Cover of Zima Blue and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds (2006)
  9. Cover of House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds (2008)
  10. Cover of The Six Directions of Space by Alastair Reynolds (2008)
  11. Cover of Deep Navigation by Alastair Reynolds (2010)
  12. Cover of Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds (2010)
  13. Cover of Troika by Alastair Reynolds (2011)
  14. Cover of Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds, book 1 of the Poseidon's Children series (2012)
  15. Cover of On the Steel Breeze by Alastair Reynolds, book 2 of the Poseidon's Children series (2012)
  16. Cover of Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds, book 7 of the Doctor Who: Third Doctor series (2013)
  17. Cover of Thousandth Night by Alastair Reynolds (2013)
  18. Cover of Poseidon's Wake by Alastair Reynolds, book 3 of the Poseidon's Children series (2015)
  19. Cover of Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (2015)
  20. Cover of Revenger by Alastair Reynolds, book 1 of the Revenger series (2016)
  21. Cover of The Iron Tactician by Alastair Reynolds, book 2 of the Merlin series (2016)
  22. Cover of Beyond the Aquila Rift by Alastair Reynolds (2016)
  23. Cover of Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds, book 2 of the Inspector Dreyfus / Prefect Dreyfus Emergency series (2018)
  24. Cover of Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds (2019)
  1. 1
    A Spy in Europa1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    Merlin's GunMerlin #12000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  3. 3
    Revelation SpaceRevelation Space #12000 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000576
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  4. 4
    Great Wall of Mars2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  5. 5
    Chasm CityRevelation Space #22001 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001640
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  6. 6
    Diamond DogsRevelation Space #32001 · 111 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001111
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  7. 7
    Redemption ArkRevelation Space #42002 · 656 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002656
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  8. 8
    Turquoise DaysRevelation Space #52003 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003208
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  9. 9
    Absolution GapRevelation Space #62003 · 704 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003704
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  10. 10
    Century Rain2004 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004544
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  11. 11
    Pushing Ice2005 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005528
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  12. 13
    Galactic NorthRevelation Space #72006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  13. 14
    Aurora Rising / The PrefectInspector Dreyfus / Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #12007 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007512
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  14. 15
    House of Suns2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  15. 16
    The Six Directions of Space2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  16. 17
    Zima Blue2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  17. 18
    Deep Navigation2010 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010336
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  18. 19
    Terminal World2010 · 550 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010550
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  19. 20
    Troika2011 · 104 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011104
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  20. 21
    Blue Remembered EarthPoseidon's Children #12012 · 565 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012565
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  21. 22
    On the Steel BreezePoseidon's Children #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  22. 23
    Sleepover2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  23. 24
    Harvest of TimeDoctor Who: Third Doctor #72013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  24. 25
    Thousandth Night2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  25. 26
    Poseidon's WakePoseidon's Children #32015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  26. 27
    Slow Bullets2015 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015192
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  27. 28
    RevengerRevenger #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  28. 29
    The Medusa ChroniclesMedusa Chronicles #12016 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016416
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  29. 30
    The Iron TacticianMerlin #22016 · 98 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201698
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Alastair Reynolds books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Revelation Space in order

8 books
  1. 1. Revelation Space
  2. 2. Chasm City
  3. 3. Diamond Dogs
  4. 4. Redemption Ark
  5. 5. Turquoise Days
  6. 6. Absolution Gap
  7. 7. Galactic North
  8. 8. Inhibitor Phase

Inspector Dreyfus / Prefect Dreyfus Emergency in order

4 books
  1. 1. Aurora Rising / The Prefect
  2. 2. Elysium Fire
  3. 3. Open and Shut
  4. 4. Machine Vendetta

Poseidon's Children in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blue Remembered Earth
  2. 2. On the Steel Breeze
  3. 3. Poseidon's Wake

Revenger in order

3 books
  1. 1. Revenger
  2. 2. Shadow Captain
  3. 3. Bone Silence

Merlin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Merlin's Gun
  2. 2. The Iron Tactician

Medusa Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Medusa Chronicles

Doctor Who: Third Doctor in order

1 book
  1. 7. Harvest of Time

Standalone books

24 books

24 Alastair Reynolds titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Alastair Reynolds books in order?

You only need to read Alastair Reynolds books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alastair Reynolds

Start with A Spy in Europa (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alastair Reynolds book?

Halcyon Years (2026) is the newest Alastair Reynolds book released so far.

Is there a new Alastair Reynolds book coming?

No next Alastair Reynolds book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Alastair Reynolds has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 63 nominations for Alastair Reynolds. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2025Wonfor House of Suns
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2017Wonfor Revenger
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2016Wonfor Slow Bullets
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2001Wonfor Chasm City
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2023Shortlistedfor Eversion
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story2023Shortlistedfor Thousandth Night
  • Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2023Shortlistedfor Eversion
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2022Shortlistedfor Inhibitor Phase
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2022Shortlistedfor Belladonna Nights and Other Stories
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2021Shortlistedfor Bone Silence
  • Philip K. Dick Award2021Shortlistedfor Bone Silence
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2020Shortlistedfor Permafrost

Alastair Reynolds at a glance

Still publishing
Alastair Reynolds published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Alastair Reynolds books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,284 pages across the 22 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alastair Reynolds books, 18 of 46, were published in the 2010s.

What the Alastair Reynolds books are about

26 of the 46 Alastair Reynolds books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 21 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.