Matt Ruff Books in Order
Matt Ruff has written 8 books, published between 1988 and 2023. The first book is Fool on the Hill (1988) and the newest is The Destroyer of Worlds (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1988–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,903 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 32–48 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,903 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Matt Ruff, born 8 September 1965, is an American author of thrillers, science fiction and comic novels. HBO adapted Lovecraft Country (2016) as a television series in 2020, and Lovecraft Country is also listed as a series under the name. The 8 catalogued books start at Fool on the Hill (1988) and take in Sewer, Gas and Electric (1994), Set This House in Order (2003), Bad Monkeys (2007), The Mirage (2012) and 88 Names (2020). The Destroyer of Worlds (2023) is the most recent.
How many Matt Ruff books are there?
Matt Ruff has 8 books, released between 1988 and 2023. 2 of them belong to the Lovecraft Country series.
Matt Ruff Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Matt Ruff 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.
- 1Fool on the Hill1988 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/419883962/4
- 2Sewer, Gas and Electric1994 · confirmed 2/41994–2/4
- 3Set This House in Order2003 · 479 pages · confirmed 2/420034792/4
- 4Bad Monkeys2007 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/420072302/4
- 5The Mirage2012 · 414 pages · confirmed 2/420124142/4
- 620163842/4
- 788 Names2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 82023–2/4
Matt Ruff 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.
Lovecraft Country in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Matt Ruff titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Matt Ruff books in order?
You only need to read Matt Ruff books in order within the Lovecraft Country series, which holds 2 of the 8 Matt Ruff books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Matt Ruff
Start with Fool on the Hill (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matt Ruff book?
The Destroyer of Worlds (2023) is the newest Matt Ruff book released so far.
Is there a new Matt Ruff book coming?
No next Matt Ruff 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 Matt Ruff has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 6 nominations for Matt Ruff. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Otherwise Award2003Wonfor Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2017Shortlistedfor Lovecraft Country
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2017Shortlistedfor Lovecraft Country
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2013Shortlistedfor The Mirage
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2008Shortlistedfor Bad Monkeys
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1990Shortlistedfor Fool on the Hill
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1989Shortlistedfor Fool on the Hill
Matt Ruff at a glance
- Paused
- No new Matt Ruff title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Matt Ruff books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,903 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 396 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matt Ruff books, 2 of 8, were published in the 2020s.