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Lauren Beukes Books in Order

Lauren Beukes has written 17 books, published between 2004 and 2023. The first book is Maverick (2004) and the newest is Bridge (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2004–2023
Confirmed
1 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,327 in 10 of 17 books
Reading time
55–83 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,327 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Lauren Beukes, author of the Fairest Graphic Novels series

Lauren Beukes is a South African novelist and journalist, born in 1976, who also writes short stories and television scripts. The catalogue credits Beukes on 17 books between 2004 and 2023, from Maverick (2004) to Bridge (2023), taking in Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010), The Shining Girls (2013) and Broken Monsters (2014). Catalogue subjects record thrillers, suspense, murder and investigation alongside fairy tales, legends and comics. Fairest Graphic Novels is the series recorded under this name.

How many Lauren Beukes books are there?

Lauren Beukes has 17 books, released between 2004 and 2023. 6 of them belong to the Fairest Graphic Novels series.

Lauren Beukes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Lauren Beukes 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 Maverick by Lauren Beukes (2004)
  2. Cover of Moxyland by Lauren Beukes (2008)
  3. Cover of Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (2010)
  4. Cover of Wide Awake by Lauren Beukes, book 1 of the Fairest Graphic Novels series (2012)
  5. Cover of Hidden Kingdom by Lauren Beukes, book 2 of the Fairest Graphic Novels series (2013)
  6. Cover of Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (2014)
  7. Cover of Of Men and Mice by Lauren Beukes, book 5 of the Fairest Graphic Novels series (2014)
  8. Cover of Slipping by Lauren Beukes (2016)
  9. Cover of Afterland by Lauren Beukes (2020)
  10. Cover of Bridge by Lauren Beukes (2023)
  1. 1
    Maverick2004 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004249
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  2. 2
    Moxyland2008 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008377
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  3. 3
    Zoo City2010 · 413 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010413
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  4. 4
    Wide AwakeFairest Graphic Novels #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Hidden KingdomFairest Graphic Novels #22013 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013160
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  6. 6
    Fairest In All the LandFairest Graphic Novels #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    The Shining Girls2013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013400
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  8. 8
    Broken Monsters2014 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Return of the MaharajaFairest Graphic Novels #42014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    Of Men and MiceFairest Graphic Novels #52014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Strange Sports Stories#1Strange Sports Stories Vol 2 #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Clamour for GlamourFairest Graphic Novels #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    Slipping2016 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Survivors' Club2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    UngirlsDisorder Collection #32019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Afterland2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Bridge2023 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023432
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Lauren Beukes 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.

Fairest Graphic Novels in order

6 books
  1. 1. Wide Awake
  2. 2. Hidden Kingdom
  3. 3. Fairest In All the Land
  4. 4. The Return of the Maharaja
  5. 5. Of Men and Mice
  6. 6. The Clamour for Glamour

Strange Sports Stories Vol 2 in order

1 book
  1. 1. Strange Sports Stories#1

Disorder Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

9 books

9 Lauren Beukes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lauren Beukes books in order?

You only need to read Lauren Beukes books in order within the Fairest Graphic Novels series, which holds 6 of the 17 Lauren Beukes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Lauren Beukes

Start with Maverick (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lauren Beukes book?

Bridge (2023) is the newest Lauren Beukes book released so far.

Is there a new Lauren Beukes book coming?

No next Lauren Beukes 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 Lauren Beukes has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 7 nominations for Lauren Beukes. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel2014Wonfor The Shining Girls
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award2011Wonfor Zoo City
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2024Shortlistedfor Bridge
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2017Shortlistedfor Slipping: Stories, Essays, & Other Writing
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014Shortlistedfor The Shining Girls
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2012Shortlistedfor Zoo City
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2011Shortlistedfor Zoo City
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2011Shortlistedfor Zoo City
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2010Shortlistedfor Zoo City

Lauren Beukes at a glance

Paused
No new Lauren Beukes title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Lauren Beukes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,327 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lauren Beukes books, 13 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lauren Beukes books are about

12 of the 17 Lauren Beukes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.