Ross Barkan Books in Order

Ross Barkan has written 9 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is Demolition Night (2018) and the newest is Colossus (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2018–2026
Pages on record
256 in 1 of 9 books

Ross Barkan, born Ross Elliot Barkan on 22 October 1989, is an American journalist, novelist and essayist. Nine catalogued books run from Demolition Night (2018) to Colossus (2026), with Futurist Letters the series in the listing and political science the subject heading attached. Four titles carry a 2025 date: Cognitorisk, Fascism or Genocide, Glass Century and Halcyonics. Barkan is the sole credit on each, the books reach a median of 256 pages, and new titles keep arriving.

How many Ross Barkan books are there?

Ross Barkan has 9 books, released between 2018 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Futurist Letters series.

Ross Barkan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Ross Barkan 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
    Demolition Night2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  2. 2
    The Prince2021 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021256
  3. 3
    The Night Burns Bright2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  4. 4
    CognitoriskFuturist Letters #12025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  5. 5
    Fascism or Genocide2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  6. 6
    HalcyonicsFuturist Letters #22025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  7. 7
    Glass Century2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  8. 8
    Bad EndFuturist Letters #32026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026
  9. 9
    Colossus2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

Ross Barkan 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.

Futurist Letters in order

3 books
  1. 1. Cognitorisk
  2. 2. Halcyonics
  3. 3. Bad End

Standalone books

6 books

6 Ross Barkan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ross Barkan books in order?

You only need to read Ross Barkan books in order within the Futurist Letters series, which holds 3 of the 9 Ross Barkan books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ross Barkan

Start with Demolition Night (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ross Barkan book?

Colossus (2026) is the newest Ross Barkan book released so far.

Is there a new Ross Barkan book coming?

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

Ross Barkan at a glance

Still publishing
Ross Barkan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Ross Barkan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
256 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ross Barkan books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2020s.

What the Ross Barkan books are about

1 of the 9 Ross Barkan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Political science 1 of 1 books