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Jo Walton Books in Order

Jo Walton has written 24 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is The King's Peace (2000) and the newest is Everybody's Perfect (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2000–2026
Pages on record
6,419 in 19 of 24 books
Reading time
107–160 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,419 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Jo Walton, born 1964, is a Welsh-Canadian writer of fantasy and science fiction, and a poet. Among Others took both the Hugo and the Nebula in 2012, Tooth and Claw the World Fantasy Award in 2004, Lifelode the Mythopoeic Award in 2010 and My Real Children the Tiptree Award in 2015. The Small Change books, Farthing, Ha'penny and Half a Crown, set alternate history against the cozy mystery. Walton's catalogue holds 24 titles from The King's Peace (2000) to Everybody's Perfect, dated 2026, with Tir Tanagiri and Thessaly the recorded series.

How many Jo Walton books are there?

Jo Walton has 24 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Jo Walton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Jo Walton 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 The King's Peace by Jo Walton, book 1 of the Tir Tanagiri series (2000)
  2. Cover of The King's Name by Jo Walton, book 2 of the Tir Tanagiri series (2001)
  3. Cover of The Prize in the Game by Jo Walton, book 3 of the Tir Tanagiri series (2002)
  4. Cover of Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (2003)
  5. Cover of Farthing by Jo Walton, book 1 of the Small Change series (2006)
  6. Cover of Ha'penny by Jo Walton, book 2 of the Small Change series (2007)
  7. Cover of Half a Crown by Jo Walton, book 3 of the Small Change series (2008)
  8. Cover of Lifelode by Jo Walton (2009)
  9. Cover of Among Others by Jo Walton (2011)
  10. Cover of The Helix and the Hard Road by Jo Walton (2013)
  11. Cover of What Makes This Book So Great by Jo Walton (2014)
  12. Cover of My Real Children by Jo Walton (2014)
  13. Cover of The Just City by Jo Walton, book 1 of the Thessaly series (2015)
  14. Cover of The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton, book 2 of the Thessaly series (2015)
  15. Cover of Necessity by Jo Walton, book 3 of the Thessaly series (2016)
  16. Cover of An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton (2018)
  17. Cover of Starlings by Jo Walton (2018)
  18. Cover of Lent by Jo Walton (2019)
  19. Cover of Or What You Will by Jo Walton (2020)
  1. 1
    The King's PeaceTir Tanagiri #12000 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000416
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  2. 2
    The King's NameTir Tanagiri #22001 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001352
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  3. 3
    The Prize in the GameTir Tanagiri #32002 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002352
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  4. 4
    Tooth and Claw2003 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003253
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  5. 5
    FarthingSmall Change #12006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
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  6. 6
    Ha'pennySmall Change #22007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007320
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  7. 7
    Half a CrownSmall Change #32008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008320
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  8. 8
    Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    Lifelode2009 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009271
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  10. 10
    Among Others2011 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011302
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  11. 11
    The Helix and the Hard Road2013 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013132
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  12. 12
    What Makes This Book So Great2014 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014448
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  13. 13
    Sleeper2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  14. 14
    My Real Children2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014336
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  15. 15
    The Just CityThessaly #12015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
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  16. 16
    The Philosopher KingsThessaly #22015 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015348
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  17. 17
    NecessityThessaly #32016 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016334
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  18. 18
    The Rebirth of Pan2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  19. 19
    A Burden Shared2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    An Informal History of the Hugos2018 · 574 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018574
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  21. 21
    Starlings2018 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018271
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  22. 22
    Lent2019 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019382
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  23. 23
    Or What You Will2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020320
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  24. 24
    Everybody's Perfect2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Jo Walton 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.

Tir Tanagiri in order

3 books
  1. 1. The King's Peace
  2. 2. The King's Name
  3. 3. The Prize in the Game

Small Change in order

3 books
  1. 1. Farthing
  2. 2. Ha'penny
  3. 3. Half a Crown

Thessaly in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Just City
  2. 2. The Philosopher Kings
  3. 3. Necessity

Standalone books

15 books

15 Jo Walton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jo Walton books in order?

You only need to read Jo Walton 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 Jo Walton

Start with The King's Peace (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jo Walton book?

Everybody's Perfect (2026) is the newest Jo Walton book released so far.

Is there a new Jo Walton book coming?

No next Jo Walton 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 Jo Walton has won

Wikidata records 9 awards and 20 nominations for Jo Walton. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2022Wonfor Or What You Will
  • Edward E. Smith Memorial Award2017Won
  • Otherwise Award2014Wonfor My Real Children
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel2012Wonfor Among Others
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel2012Wonfor Among Others
  • Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel2012Wonfor Among Others
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2010Wonfor Lifelode
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2004Wonfor Tooth and Claw
  • Astounding Award for Best New Writer2002Won
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Shortlistedfor Or What You Will
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020Shortlistedfor Lent
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2020Shortlistedfor Lent

Jo Walton at a glance

Still publishing
Jo Walton published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jo Walton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,419 pages across the 19 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jo Walton books, 13 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jo Walton books are about

19 of the 24 Jo Walton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 10 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.