Mary Robinette Kowal Books in Order
Mary Robinette Kowal has written 29 books, published between 2008 and 2025. The first book is Evil Robot Monkey (2008) and the newest is The Martian Contingency (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2008–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,871 in 12 of 29 books
Mary Robinette Kowal (born Mary Harrison, February 8, 1969) is an American author, translator, art director and puppeteer. Kowal has won four Hugo Awards plus Nebula and Locus Awards, and was president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2019 to 2021. Puppetry credits include Jim Henson Productions and LazyTown. The Lady Astronaut and Glamourist Histories are series, and the 29 catalogued books run from Evil Robot Monkey (2008) to The Martian Contingency (2025). Subjects include historical fantasy, Regency romance and science fiction.
How many Mary Robinette Kowal books are there?
Mary Robinette Kowal has 29 books, released between 2008 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Mary Robinette Kowal Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Mary Robinette Kowal 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.
- 120084162/4
- 2Scenting the Dark and Other Stories2009 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/42009802/4
- 32009–2/4
- 42010–2/4
- 52011–2/4
- 62012–2/4
- 72012–2/4
- 82012–2/4
- 92013–2/4
- 1020133842/4
- 1120144322/4
- 122014–2/4
- 13Word Puppets2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420153362/4
- 142015–2/4
- 152015–2/4
- 1620155922/4
- 17Ghost Talkers2016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420163042/4
- 182016–2/4
- 192016882/4
- 202018–2/4
- 2120184312/4
- 2220183842/4
- 232019–2/4
- 242020–2/4
- 25Molly on the Moon2022 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/42022402/4
- 26The Spare Man2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420223842/4
- 272024–2/4
- 282024–2/4
- 292025–2/4
Mary Robinette Kowal 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.
Lady Astronaut in order
11 booksMary Robinette Kowal Short Stories/Novellas
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Glamourist Histories in order
5 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Mary Robinette Kowal titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mary Robinette Kowal books in order?
You only need to read Mary Robinette Kowal 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 Mary Robinette Kowal
Start with Evil Robot Monkey (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mary Robinette Kowal book?
The Martian Contingency (2025) is the newest Mary Robinette Kowal book released so far.
Is there a new Mary Robinette Kowal book coming?
No next Mary Robinette Kowal 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 Mary Robinette Kowal has won
Wikidata records 9 awards and 22 nominations for Mary Robinette Kowal. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Julia-Verlanger Award2021Wonfor The Calculating Stars
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2019Wonfor The Calculating Stars
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2019Wonfor The Calculating Stars
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2019Wonfor The Calculating Stars
- Sidewise Award for Alternate History2018Wonfor The Calculating Stars
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette2014Wonfor The Lady Astronaut of Mars
- Hugo Award for Best Related Work2013Wonfor Writing Excuses
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story2011Wonfor For Want of a Nail
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer2008Won
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story2025Shortlistedfor Marginalia
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2023Shortlistedfor The Spare Man
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2023Shortlistedfor The Spare Man
Mary Robinette Kowal at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mary Robinette Kowal published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mary Robinette Kowal books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,871 pages across the 12 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Robinette Kowal books, 20 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mary Robinette Kowal books are about
12 of the 29 Mary Robinette Kowal 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 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 5 of 12 books
- Magic 4 of 12 books
- Science fiction 4 of 12 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 12 books
- Fantasy, historical 3 of 12 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 12 books
- England 2 of 12 books
- Regency romance 2 of 12 books