Max Barry Books in Order
Max Barry has written 8 books, published between 1999 and 2021. The first book is Syrup (1999) and the newest is The 22 Murders of Madison May (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1999–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,286 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,286 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Max Barry, born on 18 March 1973, is an Australian author and software developer who also keeps a blog on subjects including politics. Eight Barry books are catalogued between 1999 and 2021. Syrup (1999) is the earliest and The 22 Murders of Madison May (2021) the newest, with Jennifer Government (2002), Company (2006), Machine Man (2008), Lexicon (2013), It Came From Cruden Farm and Providence (both 2020) in between. Subjects record corporate culture, capitalism, marketing, humour, Los Angeles and the fictional characters John Nike and Jennifer Government.
How many Max Barry books are there?
Max Barry has 8 books, released between 1999 and 2021.
Max Barry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Max Barry 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.
- 1Syrup1999 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/419992941/4
- 2Jennifer Government2002 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/420023211/4
- 3Company2006 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/420063381/4
- 4Machine Man2008 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/420082771/4
- 5Lexicon2013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420134001/4
- 6It Came From Cruden Farm2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 7Providence2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420203201/4
- 8The 22 Murders of Madison May2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420213361/4
Max Barry 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.
Standalone books
8 books8 Max Barry titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Max Barry books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Max Barry books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Max Barry
Start with Syrup (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Max Barry book?
The 22 Murders of Madison May (2021) is the newest Max Barry book released so far.
Is there a new Max Barry book coming?
No next Max Barry 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 Max Barry has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 3 nominations for Max Barry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel2013Won
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2022Shortlistedfor The 22 Murders of Madison May
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2021Shortlistedfor Providence
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2014Shortlistedfor Lexicon
Max Barry at a glance
- Paused
- No new Max Barry title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Max Barry books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,286 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 321 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Max Barry books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Max Barry books are about
7 of the 8 Max Barry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 2 of 7 books
- Corporate culture 2 of 7 books
- Humor 2 of 7 books