Michael Mosley Books in Order

Michael Mosley has written 11 books, published between 2010 and 2022. The first book is The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion (2010) and the newest is Just One Thing (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2010–2022
Pages on record
1,552 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,552 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Michael Mosley was a British journalist, producer and presenter for television and radio, born 22 March 1957. Mosley joined the BBC in 1985 and stayed until death on the Greek island of Symi on 5 June 2024, aged 67. Programmes presented covered biology and medicine, and Mosley appeared regularly on The One Show. Mosley advocated intermittent fasting and low-carbohydrate eating, and wrote books promoting the ketogenic diet. Catalogued titles run from The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion (2010) through The Fast Diet (2013) and The Fast 800 (2018) to Just One Thing (2022).

How many Michael Mosley books are there?

Michael Mosley has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2022.

Michael Mosley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Michael Mosley 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. 1
    The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010288
  2. 2
    The Fast Diet2013 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013212
  3. 3
    Fast Exercise2013 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013208
  4. 4
    The FastLife2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  5. 5
    The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  6. 6
    The Clever Gut Diet2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  7. 7
    The Fast 8002018 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018252
  8. 8
    The Fast800 Diet2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020288
  9. 9
    Fast Asleep2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020304
  10. 10
    21-Day Keto Magic2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  11. 11
    Just One Thing2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Michael Mosley 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

11 books

11 Michael Mosley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Mosley books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 11 Michael Mosley books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Michael Mosley

Start with The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael Mosley book?

Just One Thing (2022) is the newest Michael Mosley book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Mosley book coming?

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

Michael Mosley at a glance

Died
Michael Mosley died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Michael Mosley on record dates from 2022.
Release pace
Michael Mosley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,552 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Mosley books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michael Mosley books are about

6 of the 11 Michael Mosley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: reducing diets is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Reducing diets 3 of 6 books
  • Exercise 2 of 6 books
  • HEALTH & FITNESS / Diets 2 of 6 books
  • HEALTH & FITNESS / Weight Loss 2 of 6 books
  • Intermittent fasting 2 of 6 books
  • Cooking 2 of 6 books