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Sylvain Neuvel Books in Order

Sylvain Neuvel has written 12 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is FILE 247 (2016) and the newest is The Many (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2016–2026
Pages on record
1,389 in 5 of 12 books
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Photo of Sylvain Neuvel, author

Canadian science fiction writer Sylvain Neuvel, born 1973, also works as a linguist and translator. Neuvel wrote two series, The Themis Files and Take Them to the Stars. The catalogue lists 12 entries from 2016 to 2026, including Sleeping Giants (2016), Waking Gods (2017), Only Human (2018), A History of What Comes Next (2021), Until the Last of Me (2022) and The Many (2026), plus several entries titled FILE with a number. Robots, giants and women physicists appear among the subject headings.

How many Sylvain Neuvel books are there?

Sylvain Neuvel has 12 books, released between 2016 and 2026. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Sylvain Neuvel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Sylvain Neuvel 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 Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, book 2 of the Themis Files series (2016)
  2. Cover of Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel, book 4 of the Themis Files series (2017)
  3. Cover of Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel, book 6 of the Themis Files series (2018)
  4. Cover of The Test by Sylvain Neuvel (2019)
  5. Cover of A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel, book 1 of the Take Them to the Stars series (2021)
  6. Cover of Until the Last of Me by Sylvain Neuvel, book 2 of the Take Them to the Stars series (2022)
  7. Cover of For the First Time, Again by Sylvain Neuvel, book 3 of the Take Them to the Stars series (2023)
  1. 1
    FILE 247Themis Files #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Sleeping GiantsThemis Files #22016 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016313
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    FILE 002Themis Files #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Waking GodsThemis Files #42017 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017324
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    FILE 1743Themis Files #52018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Only HumanThemis Files #62018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Test2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    FILE 2491Themis Files #72019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    A History of What Comes NextTake Them to the Stars #12021 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Until the Last of MeTake Them to the Stars #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    For the First Time, AgainTake Them to the Stars #32023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Many2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Sylvain Neuvel 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.

Themis Files in order

7 books
  1. 1. FILE 247
  2. 2. Sleeping Giants
  3. 3. FILE 002
  4. 4. Waking Gods
  5. 5. FILE 1743
  6. 6. Only Human
  7. 7. FILE 2491

Take Them to the Stars in order

3 books
  1. 1. A History of What Comes Next
  2. 2. Until the Last of Me
  3. 3. For the First Time, Again

Standalone books

2 books

2 Sylvain Neuvel titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sylvain Neuvel books in order?

You only need to read Sylvain Neuvel 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 Sylvain Neuvel

Start with FILE 247 (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sylvain Neuvel book?

The Many (2026) is the newest Sylvain Neuvel book released so far.

Is there a new Sylvain Neuvel book coming?

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

Awards Sylvain Neuvel has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Sylvain Neuvel. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work2018Won

Sylvain Neuvel at a glance

Still publishing
Sylvain Neuvel published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sylvain Neuvel books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,389 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 313 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sylvain Neuvel books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sylvain Neuvel books are about

4 of the 12 Sylvain Neuvel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: robots is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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