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S.J. Morden Books in Order

S.J. Morden has written 19 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Heart (As: Simon Morden) (2002) and the newest is The History of the World (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2002–2025
Pages on record
3,963 in 12 of 19 books
Reading time
66–99 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,963 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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S.J. Morden writes science fiction, and several earlier titles carry the byline Simon Morden. The catalogue holds 19 books from 2002 to 2025, starting with Heart (2002). Morden series include Samuil Petrovitch, Down Station, Frank Kittridge and a collection of Simon Morden short stories and novellas. Degrees of Freedom, Equations of Life and Theories of Flight all appeared in 2011, and Down Station and The White City followed in 2016. Subjects include London, Russia, artificial intelligence and religion and science. The History of the World (2025) is the newest title.

How many S.J. Morden books are there?

S.J. Morden has 19 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

S.J. Morden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 S.J. Morden 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. Cover of Heart (As: Simon Morden) by S.J. Morden (2002)
  2. Cover of Another War (As: Simon Morden) by S.J. Morden (2005)
  3. Cover of The Lost Art (As: Simon Morden) by S.J. Morden (2007)
  4. Cover of Equations of Life by S.J. Morden, book 1 of the Samuil Petrovitch series (2011)
  5. Cover of Theories of Flight by S.J. Morden, book 2 of the Samuil Petrovitch series (2011)
  6. Cover of Degrees of Freedom by S.J. Morden, book 3 of the Samuil Petrovitch series (2011)
  7. Cover of Arcanum (As: Simon Morden) by S.J. Morden (2013)
  8. Cover of The Curve of the Earth by S.J. Morden, book 4 of the Samuil Petrovitch series (2013)
  9. Cover of No Way by S.J. Morden, book 2 of the Frank Kittridge series (2019)
  10. Cover of Bright Morning Star (As: Simon Morden) by S.J. Morden (2019)
  11. Cover of The Flight of the Aphrodite by S.J. Morden (2022)
  1. 1
    Heart (As: Simon Morden)2002 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002180
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  2. 2
    Another War (As: Simon Morden)2005 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005131
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  3. 3
    The Lost Art (As: Simon Morden)2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    Equations of LifeSamuil Petrovitch #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Theories of FlightSamuil Petrovitch #22011 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011350
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  6. 6
    Degrees of FreedomSamuil Petrovitch #32011 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011374
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  7. 7
    Arcanum (As: Simon Morden)2013 · 765 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013765
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  8. 8
    The Curve of the EarthSamuil Petrovitch #42013 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013387
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  9. 9
    Down StationDown Station #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    The White CityDown Station #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    At The Speed of Light (As: Simon Morden)Simon Morden Short Stories/Novellas #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  12. 12
    One WayFrank Kittridge #12018 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018358
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  13. 13
    Macsen Against the Jugger (As: Simon Morden)Simon Morden Short Stories/Novellas #22019 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201986
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  14. 14
    No WayFrank Kittridge #22019 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019416
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  15. 15
    Bright Morning Star (As: Simon Morden)2019 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019276
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  16. 16
    Gallowglass2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020400
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  17. 17
    The Red Planet (As: Simon Morden)2021 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021240
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  18. 18
    The Flight of the Aphrodite2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  19. 19
    The History of the WorldSimon Morden Short Stories/Novellas #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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S.J. Morden 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.

Samuil Petrovitch in order

4 books
  1. 1. Equations of Life
  2. 2. Theories of Flight
  3. 3. Degrees of Freedom
  4. 4. The Curve of the Earth

Simon Morden Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

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

Down Station in order

2 books
  1. 1. Down Station
  2. 2. The White City

Frank Kittridge in order

2 books
  1. 1. One Way
  2. 2. No Way

Standalone books

8 books

8 S.J. Morden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read S.J. Morden books in order?

You only need to read S.J. Morden books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with S.J. Morden

Start with Heart (As: Simon Morden) (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest S.J. Morden book?

The History of the World (2025) is the newest S.J. Morden book released so far.

Is there a new S.J. Morden book coming?

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

S.J. Morden at a glance

Still publishing
S.J. Morden published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
S.J. Morden books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,963 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most S.J. Morden books, 12 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the S.J. Morden books are about

10 of the 19 S.J. Morden 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 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.