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Stanislaw Lem Books in Order

Stanislaw Lem has written 30 books, published between 1951 and 2021. The first book is The Astronauts (1951) and the newest is The Truth and Other Stories (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1951–2021
Pages on record
4,664 in 20 of 30 books
Reading time
78–117 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,664 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Stanislaw Lem's catalogue of Polish science fiction runs to 30 books, from The Astronauts (1951) to The Truth and Other Stories (2021). Solaris and Return from the Stars both date from 1961, and Eden from 1959. From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy is the series listed, and Ijon Tichy appears in the subjects as a fictitious character. Subjects also include cybernetics, astronauts and translations into English. No new title has appeared since 2021.

How many Stanislaw Lem books are there?

Stanislaw Lem has 30 books, released between 1951 and 2021. 4 of them belong to the From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series.

Stanislaw Lem Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Stanislaw Lem 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 The Star Diaries / Memoirs of a Space Traveler by Stanislaw Lem, book 1 of the From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series
  2. Cover of The Investigation by Stanislaw Lem (1958)
  3. Cover of Eden by Stanislaw Lem (1959)
  4. Cover of Return from the Stars by Stanislaw Lem (1961)
  5. Cover of Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (1961)
  6. Cover of The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem (1965)
  7. Cover of His Master's Voice by Stanislaw Lem (1968)
  8. Cover of The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem, book 3 of the From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series (1971)
  9. Cover of The Chain of Chance by Stanislaw Lem (1976)
  10. Cover of The Cosmic Carnival by Stanislaw Lem (1981)
  11. Cover of Fiasco by Stanislaw Lem (1986)
  12. Cover of Peace on Earth by Stanislaw Lem, book 4 of the From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series (1987)
  13. Cover of The Three Electroknights by Stanislaw Lem (2018)
  14. Cover of The Seventh Voyage by Stanislaw Lem (2019)
  15. Cover of The Truth and Other Stories by Stanislaw Lem (2021)
  1. 1
    The Astronauts1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  2. 2
    Hospital of the Transfiguration1955 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955232
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  3. 3
    Dialogues1957 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957368
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  4. 4
    The Star Diaries / Memoirs of a Space TravelerFrom the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy #11957 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957153
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  5. 5
    The Investigation1958 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958216
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  6. 6
    Eden1959 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959276
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  7. 7
    Tales of Pirx the Pilot1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  8. 8
    Memoirs Found in a BathtubFrom the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy #21961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  9. 9
    Return from the Stars1961 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961312
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  10. 10
    Solaris1961 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961204
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  11. 11
    Mortal Engines1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  12. 12
    The Invincible1964 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964240
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  13. 13
    The Cyberiad1965 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965304
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  14. 14
    Highcastle1966 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966152
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  15. 15
    The Inquest1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  16. 16
    More Tales of Pirx the Pilot1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  17. 17
    His Master's Voice1968 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968280
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  18. 18
    The Futurological CongressFrom the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy #31971 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971149
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  19. 19
    A Perfect Vacuum1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  20. 20
    Imaginary Magnitude1973 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973264
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  21. 21
    The Mask1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  22. 22
    The Chain of Chance1976 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976179
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  23. 23
    The Cosmic Carnival1981 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981271
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  24. 24
    Microworlds1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  25. 25
    One Human Minute1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  26. 26
    Fiasco1986 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986336
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  27. 27
    Peace on EarthFrom the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy #41987 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987240
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  28. 28
    The Three Electroknights2018 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201864
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  29. 29
    The Seventh Voyage2019 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201980
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Stanislaw Lem 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.

From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Star Diaries / Memoirs of a Space Traveler
  2. 2. Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
  3. 3. The Futurological Congress
  4. 4. Peace on Earth

Standalone books

26 books

26 Stanislaw Lem titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stanislaw Lem books in order?

You only need to read Stanislaw Lem books in order within the From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series, which holds 4 of the 30 Stanislaw Lem books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Stanislaw Lem

Start with The Astronauts (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stanislaw Lem book?

The Truth and Other Stories (2021) is the newest Stanislaw Lem book released so far.

Is there a new Stanislaw Lem book coming?

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

Stanislaw Lem at a glance

Paused
No new Stanislaw Lem title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Stanislaw Lem books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,664 pages across the 20 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stanislaw Lem books, 11 of 30, were published in the 1960s.

What the Stanislaw Lem books are about

20 of the 30 Stanislaw Lem books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: polish science fiction is tagged on 11 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Polish Science fiction 11 of 20 books
  • Science fiction 11 of 20 books
  • Slavic philology 9 of 20 books
  • Polish fiction 6 of 20 books
  • Astronauts 2 of 20 books
  • Ijon Tichy (Fictitious character) 2 of 20 books
  • Polish Fantasy fiction 2 of 20 books