Scarlett Thomas Books in Order
Scarlett Thomas has written 19 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is In Your Face (1999) and the newest is The Runner (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,165 in 4 of 19 books
Scarlett Thomas is an English writer of contemporary postmodern fiction, born on 5 July 1972 in Hammersmith. Thomas holds a professorship in Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at the University of Kent. Thomas's novels include PopCo (2004) and The End of Mr. Y (2006). The Worldquake Sequence is a Thomas series for children, and Monkeys with Typewriters (2012) is a Thomas book on storytelling. The Lily Pascale series also belongs to Thomas, with listed subjects including women detectives and literature teachers. The catalogue lists 19 books from In Your Face (1999) to The Runner (2026).
How many Scarlett Thomas books are there?
Scarlett Thomas has 19 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 2 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Scarlett Thomas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Scarlett Thomas 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.
- 119992501/4
- 220003101/4
- 320002851/4
- 4Bright Young Things2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 520013201/4
- 6Going Out2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 7PopCo2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 8The End of Mr. Y2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 9Our Tragic Universe2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 10Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 11The Seed Collectors2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 122017–1/4
- 132018–1/4
- 142019–1/4
- 15Oligarchy2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 16The Great Oak2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 1741-Love2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 18The Sleepwalkers2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 19The Runner2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Scarlett Thomas 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.
Lily Pascale in order
4 books- 1. In Your Face
- 2. Seaside
- 3. Dead Clever
- 4. Gamerz
Worldquake Sequence in order
3 books- 1. Dragon's Green
- 2. De Magiërs
- 3. De Ware Held
Standalone books
12 books12 Scarlett Thomas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Scarlett Thomas books in order?
You only need to read Scarlett Thomas books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Scarlett Thomas
Start with In Your Face (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Scarlett Thomas book?
The Runner (2026) is the newest Scarlett Thomas book released so far.
Is there a new Scarlett Thomas book coming?
No next Scarlett Thomas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Scarlett Thomas at a glance
- Still publishing
- Scarlett Thomas published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Scarlett Thomas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,165 pages across the 4 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Scarlett Thomas books, 7 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
What the Scarlett Thomas books are about
5 of the 19 Scarlett Thomas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lily pascale (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lily Pascale (Fictitious character) 3 of 5 books
- Private investigators 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 5 books
- Crimes against 1 of 5 books
- English literature 1 of 5 books
- Investigation 1 of 5 books
- Lecturers 1 of 5 books
- Literature teachers 1 of 5 books
- Literature teachers in fiction 1 of 5 books
- Murder 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books


