Richard K. Morgan Books in Order

Richard K. Morgan has written 25 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Altered Carbon (2002) and the newest is No Man's Land (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
2002–2026
Confirmed
25 of 25 titles
Pages on record
3,420 in 10 of 25 books

Richard K. Morgan writes cyberpunk science fiction. Altered Carbon (2002) opens his catalogue, followed by Broken Angels (2003) and Market Forces (2004). Series include Takeshi Kovacs, A Land Fit For Heroes and Hakan Veil, with graphic novels adapted from Takeshi Kovacs alongside Scott Bryan Wilson. Morgan has also written comics, among them a six-issue Black Widow run in 2005 and a Crysis series. Twenty-six titles are catalogued, published between 2002 and 2026 and reaching No Man's Land (2026). Cyberpunk, dystopias, mercenary troops and life on other planets run through the subject headings.

How many Richard K. Morgan books are there?

Richard K. Morgan has 25 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.

Richard K. Morgan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Richard K. Morgan 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
    Altered CarbonTakeshi Kovacs #12002 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002375
  2. 2
    Broken AngelsTakeshi Kovacs #22003 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003366
  3. 3
    Market ForcesRichard K. Morgan Standalone Novels #12004 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004464
  4. 4
    Black Widow #1Black Widow (2004) Comic #12005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  5. 5
    HomecomingBlack Widow #12005 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005144
  6. 6
    Black Widow #2Black Widow (2004) Comic #22005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  7. 7
    The Things They Say About HerBlack Widow #22005 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005144
  8. 8
    Black Widow #3Black Widow (2004) Comic #32005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  9. 9
    Woken FuriesTakeshi Kovacs #32005 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005480
  10. 10
    Black Widow #4Black Widow (2004) Comic #42005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  11. 11
    Black Widow #5Black Widow (2004) Comic #52005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  12. 12
    Black Widow #6Black Widow (2004) Comic #62005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  13. 13
    Thirteen / Black ManRichard K. Morgan Standalone Novels #22007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  14. 14
    The Steel RemainsA Land Fit For Heroes #12008 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008392
  15. 15
    The Cold CommandsA Land Fit For Heroes #22010 · 407 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010407
  16. 16
    Crysis #1Crysis Comic #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  17. 17
    Crysis #2Crysis Comic #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  18. 18
    Crysis #3Crysis Comic #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  19. 19
    Crysis #4Crysis Comic #42011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  20. 20
    Crysis #5Crysis Comic #52011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  21. 21
    Crysis #6Crysis Comic #62011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  22. 22
    The Dark DefilesA Land Fit For Heroes #32014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  23. 23
    Thin AirHakan Veil #12018 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018528
  24. 24
    Altered Carbon: One Life, One DeathTakeshi Kovacs Graphic Novels with Scott Bryan Wilson #12021 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021120
  25. 25
    No Man's LandRichard K. Morgan Standalone Novels #32026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Richard K. Morgan 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.

Black Widow (2004) Comic in order

6 books
  1. 1. Black Widow #1
  2. 2. Black Widow #2
  3. 3. Black Widow #3
  4. 4. Black Widow #4
  5. 5. Black Widow #5
  6. 6. Black Widow #6

Crysis Comic in order

6 books
  1. 1. Crysis #1
  2. 2. Crysis #2
  3. 3. Crysis #3
  4. 4. Crysis #4
  5. 5. Crysis #5
  6. 6. Crysis #6

Takeshi Kovacs in order

3 books
  1. 1. Altered Carbon
  2. 2. Broken Angels
  3. 3. Woken Furies

Richard K. Morgan Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

A Land Fit For Heroes in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Steel Remains
  2. 2. The Cold Commands
  3. 3. The Dark Defiles

Black Widow in order

2 books
  1. 1. Homecoming
  2. 2. The Things They Say About Her

Hakan Veil in order

1 book
  1. 1. Thin Air

Takeshi Kovacs Graphic Novels with Scott Bryan Wilson in order

1 book
  1. 1. Altered Carbon: One Life, One Death

Do you have to read Richard K. Morgan books in order?

You only need to read Richard K. Morgan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Richard K. Morgan

Start with Altered Carbon (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard K. Morgan book?

No Man's Land (2026) is the newest Richard K. Morgan book released so far.

Is there a new Richard K. Morgan book coming?

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

Richard K. Morgan at a glance

Still publishing
Richard K. Morgan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Richard K. Morgan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,420 pages across the 10 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard K. Morgan books, 14 of 25, were published in the 2000s.

What the Richard K. Morgan books are about

12 of the 25 Richard K. Morgan 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 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.