Walter Tevis Books in Order
9 books are credited to Walter Tevis, published between 1959 and 2023; 2 of them appeared after Walter Tevis's death in 1984. The first book is The Hustler (1959) and the newest is The King Is Dead (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1959–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,107 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 18–28 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,107 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Walter Tevis (1928-1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of six novels reached the screen as films: The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hustler and The Color of Money. A fourth, The Queen's Gambit, was adapted as a Netflix miniseries in 2020, and the books have been translated into at least 18 languages. The catalogue lists nine titles under the name, from The Hustler (1959) through to entries dated 2010 and 2023, decades after Tevis died. Five books have a recorded length, at a median of 223 pages.
How many Walter Tevis books are there?
Walter Tevis has 9 books, released between 1959 and 2023. 2 of them were published after Walter Tevis's death in 1984. 2 of them belong to the Eddie Felson series.
Walter Tevis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Walter Tevis 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.
- 119592231/4
- 2The Man Who Fell to Earth1963 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/419631851/4
- 3Mockingbird1980 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/419802751/4
- 4Far from Home1981 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/419811811/4
- 5The Steps of the Sun1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 6The Queen's Gambit1983 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419832431/4
- 71984–1/4
- 8The Big Bounce2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 9The King Is Dead2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Walter Tevis 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.
Eddie Felson in order
2 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Walter Tevis titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Walter Tevis books in order?
You only need to read Walter Tevis books in order within the Eddie Felson series, which holds 2 of the 9 Walter Tevis books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Walter Tevis
Start with The Hustler (1959), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Walter Tevis book?
The King Is Dead (2023) is the newest Walter Tevis book released so far.
Is there a new Walter Tevis book coming?
No next Walter Tevis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Walter Tevis
Wikidata records 5 nominations for Walter Tevis. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Collection1982Shortlistedfor Far from Home
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1981Shortlistedfor Mockingbird
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1981Shortlistedfor The Apotheosis of Myra
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1981Shortlistedfor Mockingbird
- Locus Award for Best Short Story1980Shortlistedfor Rent Control
Walter Tevis at a glance
- Died
- Walter Tevis died in 1984, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Walter Tevis are still being published after Walter Tevis's death in 1984; the newest appeared in 2023.
- Release pace
- Walter Tevis books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 1,107 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 223 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Walter Tevis books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1980s.
What the Walter Tevis books are about
7 of the 9 Walter Tevis 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 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 4 of 7 books
- Readers 2 of 7 books