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M. John Harrison Books in Order

M. John Harrison has written 26 books, published between 1971 and 2026. The first book is The Committed Men (1971) and the newest is The End of Everything (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1971–2026
Pages on record
4,545 in 19 of 26 books
Reading time
76–114 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,545 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.

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Photo of M. John Harrison, author

Michael John Harrison, born 26 July 1945 and published as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic. Harrison's work takes in the Viriconium novels and short stories, published 1971 to 1984, Climbers (1989), and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy of Light (2002), Nova Swing (2006) and Empty Space (2012). Harrison is widely regarded as a major stylist in modern fantasy and science fiction, and as a genre contrarian. The listing holds 26 titles, from The Committed Men (1971) to The End of Everything (2026), and recorded subjects include English science fiction and fantasy, short stories, and rock climbing.

How many M. John Harrison books are there?

M. John Harrison has 26 books, released between 1971 and 2026. They include 2 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

M. John Harrison Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 M. John Harrison 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 Pastel City by M. John Harrison, book 1 of the Viriconium series (1971)
  2. Cover of The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison (1974)
  3. Cover of The Machine in Shaft Ten and Other Stories by M. John Harrison (1975)
  4. Cover of A Storm of Wings by M. John Harrison, book 2 of the Viriconium series (1980)
  5. Cover of The Floating Gods / In Viriconium by M. John Harrison, book 3 of the Viriconium series (1982)
  6. Cover of The Ice Monkey and Other Stories by M. John Harrison (1983)
  7. Cover of Climbers by M. John Harrison (1989)
  8. Cover of Luck in the Head by M. John Harrison (1991)
  9. Cover of The Course of the Heart by M. John Harrison (1992)
  10. Cover of Travel Arrangements by M. John Harrison (2000)
  11. Cover of Things That Never Happen by M. John Harrison (2003)
  12. Cover of Anima by M. John Harrison (2005)
  13. Cover of Empty Space by M. John Harrison, book 3 of the Kefahuchi Tract series (2012)
  14. Cover of You Should Come With Me Now by M. John Harrison (2017)
  15. Cover of Settling the World by M. John Harrison (2020)
  1. 1
    The Committed Men1971 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971223
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  2. 2
    The Pastel CityViriconium #11971 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971158
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  3. 3
    The Centauri Device1974 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974208
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  4. 5
    A Storm of WingsViriconium #21980 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980185
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  5. 6
    The Floating Gods / In ViriconiumViriconium #31982 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982159
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  6. 8
    Viriconium NightsViriconium #41984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
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  7. 9
    Climbers1989 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989224
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  8. 10
    Luck in the Head1991 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199180
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  9. 11
    The Course of the Heart1992 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992224
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  10. 12
    Signs of Life1997 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997253
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  11. 13
    Travel Arrangements2000 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000262
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  12. 14
    LightKefahuchi Tract #12002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  13. 15
    Things That Never Happen2003 · 443 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003443
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  14. 16
    Anima2005 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005480
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  15. 17
    Nova SwingKefahuchi Tract #22006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  16. 18
    Empty SpaceKefahuchi Tract #32012 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012280
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  17. 19
    Cave & Julia2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  18. 20
    The 4th Domain2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  19. 21
    You Should Come With Me Now2017 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017272
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  20. 22
    M. John Harrison: Critical EssaysContemporary Writers: Critical Essays #72019 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019294
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  21. 23
    Settling the World2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020288
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  22. 24
    The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  23. 25
    Wish I Was Here2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  24. 26
    The End of Everything2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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M. John Harrison 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.

Viriconium in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Pastel City
  2. 2. A Storm of Wings
  3. 3. The Floating Gods / In Viriconium
  4. 4. Viriconium Nights

Kefahuchi Tract in order

3 books
  1. 1. Light
  2. 2. Nova Swing
  3. 3. Empty Space

Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays in order

1 book
  1. 7. M. John Harrison: Critical Essays

Standalone books

18 books

18 M. John Harrison titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read M. John Harrison books in order?

You only need to read M. John Harrison books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with M. John Harrison

Start with The Committed Men (1971), the earliest published title.

What is the newest M. John Harrison book?

The End of Everything (2026) is the newest M. John Harrison book released so far.

Is there a new M. John Harrison book coming?

No next M. John Harrison 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 M. John Harrison has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 38 nominations for M. John Harrison. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Philip K. Dick Award2008Wonfor Nova Swing
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award2007Wonfor Nova Swing
  • Tähtivaeltaja Award2005Wonfor Light
  • Otherwise Award2002Wonfor Light
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Shortlistedfor The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2021Shortlistedfor Settling the World: Selected Stories 1970-2020
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2020Shortlistedfor The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2018Shortlistedfor You Should Come with Me Now: Stories of Ghosts
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2013Shortlistedfor In Autotelia
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2013Shortlistedfor Empty Space
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2012Shortlistedfor Empty Space
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award2007Shortlistedfor Nova Swing

M. John Harrison at a glance

Still publishing
M. John Harrison published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
M. John Harrison books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,545 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most M. John Harrison books, 5 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the M. John Harrison books are about

17 of the 26 M. John Harrison 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 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.