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Emma Newman Books in Order

Emma Newman has written 18 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is 20 Years Later (2011) and the newest is The Vengeance (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2011–2025
Confirmed
1 of 18 titles
Pages on record
3,442 in 11 of 18 books
Reading time
57–86 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,442 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Emma Newman is a British science fiction and fantasy writer who also works as a podcaster and audiobook narrator. The catalogue holds 18 books published between 2011 and 2025, opening with 20 Years Later (2011) and reaching The Vengeance (2025). Between Two Thorns drew British Fantasy Award nominations in 2014, in the best fantasy novel and best newcomer categories; After Atlas was a 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, and the Planetfall series was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Series. Split Worlds and Industrial Magic are Newman's other catalogued series.

How many Emma Newman books are there?

Emma Newman has 18 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Emma Newman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Emma Newman 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 Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman, book 1 of the Split Worlds series (2013)
  2. Cover of Any Other Name by Emma Newman, book 2 of the Split Worlds series (2013)
  3. Cover of All Is Fair by Emma Newman, book 3 of the Split Worlds series (2013)
  4. Cover of Planetfall by Emma Newman, book 1 of the Planetfall series (2015)
  5. Cover of After Atlas by Emma Newman, book 2 of the Planetfall series (2016)
  6. Cover of A Little Knowledge by Emma Newman, book 4 of the Split Worlds series (2016)
  7. Cover of Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman, book 1 of the Industrial Magic series (2017)
  8. Cover of Weaver's Lament by Emma Newman, book 2 of the Industrial Magic series (2017)
  9. Cover of All Good Things by Emma Newman, book 5 of the Split Worlds series (2017)
  10. Cover of Before Mars by Emma Newman, book 3 of the Planetfall series (2018)
  11. Cover of Atlas Alone by Emma Newman, book 4 of the Planetfall series (2019)
  1. 1
    20 Years Later2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    From Dark Places2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Between Two ThornsSplit Worlds #12013 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013330
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  4. 4
    Any Other NameSplit Worlds #22013 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013338
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  5. 5
    All Is FairSplit Worlds #32013 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013346
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  6. 6
    A Woman's Place2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    PlanetfallPlanetfall #12015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
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  8. 8
    After AtlasPlanetfall #22016 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016365
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  9. 9
    The Unkindest CutMonstrous Little Voices #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    A Little KnowledgeSplit Worlds #42016 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016359
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  11. 11
    Brother’s RuinIndustrial Magic #12017 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017188
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  12. 12
    Weaver's LamentIndustrial Magic #22017 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017176
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  13. 13
    All Good ThingsSplit Worlds #52017 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017360
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  14. 14
    Before MarsPlanetfall #32018 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018340
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  15. 15
    Atlas AlonePlanetfall #42019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
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  16. 16
    Hearts of StoneWild Cards #422022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    Before, After, AlonePlanetfall #52023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  18. 18
    The VengeanceVampires of Dumas #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Emma Newman books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Split Worlds in order

5 books
  1. 1. Between Two Thorns
  2. 2. Any Other Name
  3. 3. All Is Fair
  4. 4. A Little Knowledge
  5. 5. All Good Things

Planetfall in order

5 books
  1. 1. Planetfall
  2. 2. After Atlas
  3. 3. Before Mars
  4. 4. Atlas Alone
  5. 5. Before, After, Alone

Industrial Magic in order

2 books
  1. 1. Brother’s Ruin
  2. 2. Weaver's Lament

Vampires of Dumas in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Vengeance

Monstrous Little Voices in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Unkindest Cut

Wild Cards books in order

1 book by Emma Newman
  1. 42. Hearts of Stone

Standalone books

3 books

3 Emma Newman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Emma Newman books in order?

You only need to read Emma Newman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Emma Newman

Start with 20 Years Later (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Emma Newman book?

The Vengeance (2025) is the newest Emma Newman book released so far.

Is there a new Emma Newman book coming?

No next Emma Newman 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 Emma Newman has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 10 nominations for Emma Newman. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2015Wonfor A Woman's Place
  • Hugo Award for Best Series2020Shortlistedfor Planetfall series
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2020Shortlistedfor Atlas Alone
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2019Shortlistedfor Atlas Alone
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2018Shortlistedfor Before Mars
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2018Shortlistedfor Brother's Ruin
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2017Shortlistedfor After Atlas
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award2017Shortlistedfor After Atlas
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2016Shortlistedfor Planetfall
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014Shortlistedfor Between Two Thorns
  • Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014Shortlistedfor Between Two Thorns

Emma Newman at a glance

Still publishing
Emma Newman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Emma Newman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,442 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 338 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Emma Newman books, 15 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
1 of the 18 titles appear in all four independent book listings.

What the Emma Newman books are about

11 of the 18 Emma Newman 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 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.