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Lydia Millet Books in Order

Lydia Millet has written 22 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Omnivores (1996) and the newest is Fair Ones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1996–2026
Pages on record
4,442 in 17 of 22 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,442 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Lydia Millet, author of the Dissenters series

Lydia Millet, an American novelist born on December 5, 1968, has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. A Children's Bible (2020) reached the National Book Award for Fiction shortlist and a New York Times Book Review top ten list. Millet's 22 catalogued books start with Omnivores (1996) and include George Bush, Dark Prince of Love (2000), My Happy Life (2002), How the Dead Dream (2007) and Magnificence (2012). Satire and family life appear among the subjects. Fair Ones (2026) is the newest.

How many Lydia Millet books are there?

Lydia Millet has 22 books, released between 1996 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Dissenters series.

Lydia Millet Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Lydia Millet 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 George Bush, Dark Prince of Love by Lydia Millet (2000)
  2. Cover of My Happy Life by Lydia Millet (2002)
  3. Cover of Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet (2005)
  4. Cover of Everyone's Pretty by Lydia Millet (2005)
  5. Cover of Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet (2009)
  6. Cover of The Fires Beneath the Sea by Lydia Millet, book 1 of the Dissenters series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Shimmers in the Night by Lydia Millet, book 2 of the Dissenters series (2012)
  8. Cover of Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet (2014)
  9. Cover of Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet (2014)
  10. Cover of The Bodies of the Ancients by Lydia Millet, book 3 of the Dissenters series (2017)
  11. Cover of Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet (2022)
  12. Cover of We Loved It All by Lydia Millet (2024)
  1. 1
    Omnivores1996 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996192
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  2. 2
    George Bush, Dark Prince of Love2000 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000159
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  3. 3
    My Happy Life2002 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002150
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  4. 4
    Oh Pure and Radiant Heart2005 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005532
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  5. 5
    Everyone's Pretty2005 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005229
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  6. 6
    How the Dead DreamTrilogy #12007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  7. 7
    Love in Infant Monkeys2009 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009177
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  8. 8
    The Fires Beneath the SeaDissenters #12011 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011256
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  9. 9
    Ghost LightsTrilogy #22011 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011256
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  10. 10
    The Shimmers in the NightDissenters #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    MagnificenceTrilogy #32012 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012272
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  12. 12
    Girl and Giraffe2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    Pills and Starships2014 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014283
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  14. 14
    Mermaids in Paradise2014 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014304
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  15. 15
    Sweet Lamb of Heaven2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016256
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  16. 16
    The Bodies of the AncientsDissenters #32017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017256
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  17. 18
    A Children's Bible2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  18. 19
    Dinosaurs2022 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022240
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  19. 20
    We Loved It All2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  20. 21
    Atavists2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  21. 22
    Fair Ones2026 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2026400
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Lydia Millet 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.

Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. How the Dead Dream
  2. 2. Ghost Lights
  3. 3. Magnificence

Dissenters in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fires Beneath the Sea
  2. 2. The Shimmers in the Night
  3. 3. The Bodies of the Ancients

Standalone books

16 books

16 Lydia Millet titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lydia Millet books in order?

You only need to read Lydia Millet books in order within the Dissenters series, which holds 3 of the 22 Lydia Millet books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Lydia Millet

Start with Omnivores (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lydia Millet book?

Fair Ones (2026) is the newest Lydia Millet book released so far.

Is there a new Lydia Millet book coming?

No next Lydia Millet book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Lydia Millet

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Lydia Millet. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Lydia Millet at a glance

Still publishing
Lydia Millet published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lydia Millet books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,442 pages across the 17 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lydia Millet books, 10 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lydia Millet books are about

17 of the 22 Lydia Millet books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers and sisters is tagged on 3 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.