Gareth L. Powell Books in Order

Gareth L. Powell has written 20 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is The Last Reef (2008) and the newest is Jitterbug (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books: 20
Published: 2008–2026
Confirmed: 1 of 20 titles
Pages on record: 2,202 in 8 of 20 books

See all 20 books in order Printable Gareth L. Powell checklist

Gareth L. Powell, born in 1970, is a British science fiction writer. The catalogue runs to 20 books between The Last Reef (2008) and Jitterbug (2026), and Powell is still publishing. Powell took the BSFA Award for Best Novel twice, in 2013 for Ack-Ack Macaque and in 2019 for Embers of War. Alongside the Ack-Ack Macaque and Continuance series, Powell wrote About Writing, a guide for people starting out as authors, and co-wrote Light Chaser with Peter F. Hamilton.

How many Gareth L. Powell books are there?

Gareth L. Powell has 20 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 3 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Gareth L. Powell 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.

Ack-Ack Macaque in order

3 books

1. Ack-Ack Macaque
2. Hive Monkey
3. Macaque Attack!

Embers Of War in order

3 books

1. Embers of War
2. Fleet of Knives
3. Light of Impossible Stars

Continuance in order

2 books

1. Stars and Bones
2. Descendant Machine

Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in order

1 book

16. Shoreline of Infinity 15

Standalone books

11 books

11 Gareth L. Powell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gareth L. Powell books in order?

You only need to read Gareth L. Powell 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 Gareth L. Powell

Start with The Last Reef (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gareth L. Powell book?

Jitterbug (2026) is the newest Gareth L. Powell book released so far.

Is there a new Gareth L. Powell book coming?

No next Gareth L. Powell 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 Gareth L. Powell has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 11 nominations for Gareth L. Powell. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

BSFA Award for Best Novel2018Wonfor Embers of War
BSFA Award for Best Novel2013Wonfor Ack-Ack Macaque
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2024Shortlistedfor Descendant Machine
BSFA Award for Best Novel2023Shortlistedfor Descendant Machine
BSFA Award for Best Novel2022Shortlistedfor Stars and Bones
BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2021Shortlistedfor Light Chaser
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2020Shortlistedfor Fleet of Knives
BSFA Award for Best Novel2020Shortlistedfor Light of Impossible Stars
British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2020Shortlistedfor Ragged Alice
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2019Shortlistedfor Embers of War
BSFA Award for Best Novel2019Shortlistedfor Fleet of Knives
BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2019Shortlistedfor Ragged Alice

Gareth L. Powell at a glance

Still publishing: Gareth L. Powell published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace: Gareth L. Powell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 2,202 pages across the 8 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 219 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Gareth L. Powell books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gareth L. Powell books are about

10 of the 20 Gareth L. Powell 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 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Science fiction 8 of 10 books
English literature 2 of 10 books