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Scott Meyer Books in Order

Scott Meyer has written 18 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is Help Is on the Way (2008) and the newest is That's Not Right (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2008–2024
Pages on record
2,186 in 7 of 18 books
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Photo of Scott Meyer, author

Scott Meyer, born in 1971, is an American author, comedian and artist. Meyer draws the webcomic Basic Instructions and writes the comic fantasy series Magic 2.0. The catalogue records 18 books from 2008 to 2024, beginning with Help Is on the Way (2008) and reaching That's Not Right (2024), and takes in Off to Be the Wizard (2013), Spell or High Water (2014), Master of Formalities (2015) and Fight and Flight (2017). Catalogue subjects list time travel, science fiction, humour and comic strips. The Authorities is the second series recorded to Meyer.

How many Scott Meyer books are there?

Scott Meyer has 18 books, released between 2008 and 2024. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Scott Meyer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Scott Meyer 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 Help Is on the Way by Scott Meyer (2008)
  2. Cover of Made with 90% Recycled Art by Scott Meyer (2010)
  3. Cover of Curse of the Masking Tape Mummy by Scott Meyer (2011)
  4. Cover of Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer, book 1 of the Magic 2.0 series (2013)
  5. Cover of Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer, book 2 of the Magic 2.0 series (2014)
  6. Cover of Master of Formalities by Scott Meyer (2015)
  7. Cover of The Authorities by Scott Meyer, book 1 of the Authorities series (2015)
  8. Cover of An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer, book 3 of the Magic 2.0 series (2015)
  9. Cover of Run Program by Scott Meyer (2017)
  10. Cover of Fight and Flight by Scott Meyer, book 4 of the Magic 2.0 series (2017)
  11. Cover of Stuff Every Gardener Should Know by Scott Meyer, book 8 of the Stuff You Should Know series (2017)
  12. Cover of The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer, book 6 of the Magic 2.0 series (2019)
  1. 1
    Help Is on the Way2008 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008120
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  2. 2
    Made with 90% Recycled Art2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Curse of the Masking Tape Mummy2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Dignified Hedonism2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Off to Be the WizardMagic 2.0 #12013 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013373
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Spell or High WaterMagic 2.0 #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Master of Formalities2015 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015434
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The AuthoritiesAuthorities #12015 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015328
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    An Unwelcome QuestMagic 2.0 #32015 · 421 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015421
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Run Program2017 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017366
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Fight and FlightMagic 2.0 #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Stuff Every Gardener Should KnowStuff You Should Know #82017 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Out of Spite, Out of MindMagic 2.0 #52018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Vexed GenerationMagic 2.0 #62019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Destructive ReasoningAuthorities #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Grand Theft Astro2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Brute Force2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  18. 18
    That's Not Right2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Scott Meyer 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.

Magic 2.0 in order

6 books
  1. 1. Off to Be the Wizard
  2. 2. Spell or High Water
  3. 3. An Unwelcome Quest
  4. 4. Fight and Flight
  5. 5. Out of Spite, Out of Mind
  6. 6. The Vexed Generation

Authorities in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Authorities
  2. 2. Destructive Reasoning

Stuff You Should Know in order

1 book
  1. 8. Stuff Every Gardener Should Know

Standalone books

9 books

9 Scott Meyer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Scott Meyer books in order?

You only need to read Scott Meyer 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 Scott Meyer

Start with Help Is on the Way (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Scott Meyer book?

That's Not Right (2024) is the newest Scott Meyer book released so far.

Is there a new Scott Meyer book coming?

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

Scott Meyer at a glance

Still publishing
Scott Meyer published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Scott Meyer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,186 pages across the 7 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 366 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Scott Meyer books, 13 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Scott Meyer books are about

8 of the 18 Scott Meyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.