Phil Foglio Books in Order
Phil Foglio has written 38 books, published between 1984 and 2021. The first book is Myth Adventures One (1984) and the newest is Volume 5: Sparks and Monsters (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1984–2021
- Pages on record
- 3,005 in 27 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 50–75 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,005 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Phil Foglio works in comics and graphic novels. Girl Genius, with its woman scientist at the centre, runs across three of the catalogued series, and Buck Godot, What's New and the adult XXXenophile Collection account for most of the rest. Foglio's 38 titles start with Myth Adventures One in 1984 and end with Volume 5: Sparks and Monsters in 2021, at a median of 112 pages. Science fiction, fantasy and romance all feed the work.
Source: composed
How many Phil Foglio books are there?
Phil Foglio has 38 books, released between 1984 and 2021. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Phil Foglio Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Phil Foglio 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.
- 1Myth Adventures One1984 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419841121/4
- 21986601/4
- 31987721/4
- 4Illegal Aliens1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 51989641/4
- 61991481/4
- 719941441/4
- 81994481/4
- 91997641/4
- 101997641/4
- 111998641/4
- 121998721/4
- 132000641/4
- 142000641/4
- 15Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg ClankGirl Genius #12002 · 87 pages · confirmed 1/42002871/4
- 162002–1/4
- 172004–1/4
- 18Girl Genius Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne & The Circus Of DreamsGirl Genius #42006 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420061281/4
- 19Girl Genius Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne & The Clockwork PrincessGirl Genius #52006 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420061121/4
- 20Girl Genius Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne And The Golden TrilobiteGirl Genius #62006 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420061501/4
- 21Girl Genius Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the CastleGirl Genius #72007 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420071281/4
- 2220082961/4
- 23Girl Genius Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of BonesGirl Genius #82009 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/420091381/4
- 24Girl Genius Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the StormGirl Genius #92010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 252011–1/4
- 262011–1/4
- 272012–1/4
- 28Girl Genius Volume 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless BellGirl Genius #112012 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/420121681/4
- 2920131921/4
- 302014–1/4
- 31Girl Genius Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping CityGirl Genius #132014 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420141601/4
- 32Volume 1: The Beast of the RailsGirl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #12015 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420151281/4
- 33Volume 2: The City of LightningGirl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #22016 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420161281/4
- 34Volume 3: The Incorruptible LibraryGirl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #32017 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/420171221/4
- 35Volume 4: Kings and WizardsGirl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #42018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 362020–1/4
- 37The Night Sheriff2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 38Volume 5: Sparks and MonstersGirl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #52021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420211281/4
Phil Foglio 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.
Girl Genius in order
13 books- 1. Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank
- 2. Girl Genius Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne & The Airship City
- 3. Girl Genius Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne & The Monster Engine
- 4. Girl Genius Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne & The Circus Of Dreams
- 5. Girl Genius Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne & The Clockwork Princess
- 6. Girl Genius Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne And The Golden Trilobite
- 7. Girl Genius Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle
- 8. Girl Genius Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones
- 9. Girl Genius Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the Storm
- 10. Girl Genius Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse
- 11. Girl Genius Volume 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell
- 12. Girl Genius Volume 12: Siege of Mechanicsburg
- and 1 more in the table above
XXXenophile Collection
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne in order
5 booksGirl Genius Novels in order
4 booksBuck Godot in order
3 books- 1. Zap Gun for Hire
- 2. Psmith
- 3. Gallimaufry
What's New in order
3 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Phil Foglio titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Phil Foglio books in order?
You only need to read Phil Foglio books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Phil Foglio
Start with Myth Adventures One (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Phil Foglio book?
Volume 5: Sparks and Monsters (2021) is the newest Phil Foglio book released so far.
Is there a new Phil Foglio book coming?
No next Phil Foglio book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Phil Foglio at a glance
- Paused
- No new Phil Foglio title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Phil Foglio books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,005 pages across the 27 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Phil Foglio books, 12 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
When Phil Foglio books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Phil Foglio titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
38 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Phil Foglio books are about
21 of the 38 Phil Foglio books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 10 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 10 of 21 books
- Scientists 5 of 21 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 4 of 21 books
- Young women 4 of 21 books
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy 3 of 21 books
- Comics & graphic novels, romance 3 of 21 books
- Women scientists 2 of 21 books