Linda Nagata Books in Order
Linda Nagata has written 26 books, published between 1995 and 2024. The first book is The Bohr Maker (1995) and the newest is Blade (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
Linda Nagata also publishes as Trey Shiels.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1995–2024
- Pages on record
- 6,439 in 19 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 107–161 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,439 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Nanotechnology and the merging of computers with the human mind are recurring subjects for Linda Nagata, a Hawaii-based American writer of science fiction and fantasy born in San Diego in 1960. Nagata's novella Goddesses became the first work published online to win a Nebula Award. The catalogue lists 26 books from 1995 to 2024, including The Bohr Maker (1995) and the Nanotech Succession, Inverted Frontier and Wild Trilogy series.
How many Linda Nagata books are there?
Linda Nagata has 26 books, released between 1995 and 2024. They include 5 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Linda Nagata Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Linda Nagata 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.
- 119953261/4
- 219953881/4
- 319974201/4
- 419984501/4
- 5Limit of Vision2001 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/420013471/4
- 6Memory2003 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/420033961/4
- 7Skye Object 3270a2010 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420102041/4
- 8Goddesses & Other Stories2011 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/420113381/4
- 920112021/4
- 1020122721/4
- 11Two Stories2012 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/42012561/4
- 1220133491/4
- 1320144471/4
- 1420154561/4
- 15Light and Shadow2017 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/420171561/4
- 16The Last Good Man2017 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420174641/4
- 17The Martian Obelisk2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 1820194041/4
- 1920194081/4
- 20Pacific Storm2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 212021–1/4
- 222021–1/4
- 232021–1/4
- 2420223561/4
- 25Attitude and Other Stories2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 262024–1/4
Linda Nagata 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.
Nanotech Succession in order
4 books- 1. The Bohr Maker
- 2. Tech-Heaven
- 3. Deception Well
- 4. Vast
Inverted Frontier in order
4 booksRed in order
3 books- 1. First Light
- 2. The Trials
- 3. Going Dark
Wild Trilogy in order
3 booksStories of the Puzzle Lands in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Linda Nagata titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Linda Nagata books in order?
You only need to read Linda Nagata books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Linda Nagata
Start with The Bohr Maker (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Linda Nagata book?
Blade (2024) is the newest Linda Nagata book released so far.
Is there a new Linda Nagata book coming?
No next Linda Nagata 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 Linda Nagata has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 16 nominations for Linda Nagata. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2018Wonfor The Martian Obelisk
- Nebula Award for Best Novella2001Wonfor Goddesses
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1996Wonfor The Bohr Maker
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2021Shortlistedfor Pacific Storm
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story2019Shortlistedfor The Martian Obelisk
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story2018Shortlistedfor The Martian Obelisk
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2018Shortlistedfor The Last Good Man
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2018Shortlistedfor The Martian Obelisk
- Theodore Sturgeon Award2018Shortlistedfor The Martian Obelisk
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2016Shortlistedfor Going Dark
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2014Shortlistedfor The Red: First Light
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2014Shortlistedfor The Red: First Light
Linda Nagata at a glance
- Still publishing
- Linda Nagata published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Linda Nagata books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,439 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Linda Nagata books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Linda Nagata books are about
9 of the 26 Linda Nagata 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 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 9 books
- Commando troops 3 of 9 books
- Artificial intelligence 2 of 9 books
- Thrillers 2 of 9 books