Paul J. McAuley Books in Order

How many Paul J. McAuley books are there?

Paul J. McAuley has 44 books, released between 1988 and 2026. They include 4 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Paul J. McAuley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Paul J. McAuley 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 November 2026.

Paul J. McAuley 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.

Do you have to read Paul J. McAuley books in order?

You only need to read Paul J. McAuley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Paul J. McAuley

Start with Four Hundred Billion Stars (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul J. McAuley book?

Loss Protocol (2026) is the newest Paul J. McAuley book released so far.

Is there a new Paul J. McAuley book coming?

No next Paul J. McAuley 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 Paul J. McAuley has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 64 nominations for Paul J. McAuley. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Theodore Sturgeon Award2012Wonfor The Choice
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1997Won
• Arthur C. Clarke Award1996Wonfor Fairyland
• Sidewise Award for Alternate History1995Won
• British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1995Wonfor The Temptation of Dr Stein
• Philip K. Dick Award1989Wonfor Four Hundred Billion Stars
• Locus Award for Best Novella2024Shortlistedfor Blade and Bone
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2021Shortlistedfor War of the Maps
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2018Shortlistedfor Austral
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2017Shortlistedfor Into Everywhere
• Locus Award for Best Short Story2017Shortlistedfor Something Happened Here, But We're Not Quite Sure What It Was
• Locus Award for Best Novelette2016Shortlistedfor Planet of Fear

Paul J. McAuley at a glance

Still publishing

Paul J. McAuley published a book as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Paul J. McAuley books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

11,465 pages across the 29 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Paul J. McAuley books, 14 of 44, were published in the 2010s.

When Paul J. McAuley books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Paul J. McAuley titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.

What the Paul J. McAuley books are about

28 of the 44 Paul J. McAuley 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 12 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 12 of 28 books
• Space opera 4 of 28 books
• Space colonies 3 of 28 books
• Alternative history 2 of 28 books
• Climatic changes 2 of 28 books
• Confluence (imaginary place) 2 of 28 books
• Fantasy 2 of 28 books
• Future life 2 of 28 books
• Life on other planets 2 of 28 books
• Yama (fictitious character) 2 of 28 books