Brian Greene Books in Order
Brian Greene has written 7 books, published between 1999 and 2020. The first book is The Elegant Universe (1999) and the newest is Until the End of Time (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1999–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,474 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 25–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,474 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Brian Greene is an American physicist whose books take cosmology, physics and string theory as their subjects. Born in 1963, Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, directs its center for theoretical physics, and co-founded the World Science Festival in 2008. Seven books are catalogued: The Elegant Universe (1999), The Fabric of the Cosmos (2003), Icarus at the Edge of Time (2008), The Hidden Reality (2011), Al and Al and Light Falls (both 2016), and Until the End of Time (2020).
How many Brian Greene books are there?
Brian Greene has 7 books, released between 1999 and 2020.
Brian Greene Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Brian Greene 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.
- 1The Elegant Universe1999 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419994481/4
- 2The Fabric of the Cosmos2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 3Icarus at the Edge of Time2008 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/42008341/4
- 5Al and Al2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420161601/4
- 6Light Falls2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 7Until the End of Time2020 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420204481/4
Brian Greene 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.
Standalone books
7 books7 Brian Greene titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brian Greene books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 Brian Greene books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Brian Greene
Start with The Elegant Universe (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Brian Greene book?
Until the End of Time (2020) is the newest Brian Greene book released so far.
Is there a new Brian Greene book coming?
No next Brian Greene 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 Brian Greene has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Brian Greene. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Andrew Gemant Award2003Won
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction2000Shortlistedfor The Elegant Universe
Brian Greene at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Brian Greene title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Brian Greene books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,474 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brian Greene books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Brian Greene books are about
6 of the 7 Brian Greene books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cosmology is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cosmology 4 of 6 books
- Philosophy 2 of 6 books
- Physics 2 of 6 books
- Physics, philosophy 2 of 6 books
- Science 2 of 6 books