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Yoon Ha Lee Books in Order

Yoon Ha Lee has written 25 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF (2009) and the newest is Cutting Corners (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
2,824 in 8 of 25 books
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Yoon Ha Lee, born 1979 in Houston, Texas, writes science fiction and fantasy, and is known for the Machineries of Empire space opera novels and for short fiction. Ninefox Gambit, a first novel published in 2016, took the 2017 Locus Award for Best First Novel, and Raven Stratagem (2017) and Revenant Gun (2018) follow it. The catalogue lists 25 titles dated 2009 to 2026, closing at Cutting Corners, with Moonstorm and Vela as further series. Subjects name space warfare, space opera, hard science fiction, women soldiers and short stories.

How many Yoon Ha Lee books are there?

Yoon Ha Lee has 25 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 4 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Yoon Ha Lee Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Yoon Ha Lee 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 Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF by Yoon Ha Lee, book 2 of the WisCon Chronicles (2009)
  2. Cover of Effigy Nights by Yoon Ha Lee (2013)
  3. Cover of Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee, book 1 of the Machineries Of Empire series (2016)
  4. Cover of Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee, book 2 of the Machineries Of Empire series (2017)
  5. Cover of Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee, book 3 of the Machineries Of Empire series (2018)
  6. Cover of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, book 1 of the Thousand Worlds series (2019)
  7. Cover of Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee, book 4 of the Machineries Of Empire series (2019)
  8. Cover of Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee (2020)
  9. Cover of Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee, book 2 of the Thousand Worlds series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SFWisCon Chronicles #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Effigy Nights2013 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013288
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  4. 4
    Combustion Hour2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    The Fox's Tower and Other Tales2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    Variations on an Apple2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  7. 7
    Ninefox GambitMachineries Of Empire #12016 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016317
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  8. 8
    Raven StratagemMachineries Of Empire #22017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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  9. 9
    Extracurricular Activities2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  10. 10
    Revenant GunMachineries Of Empire #32018 · 427 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018427
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  11. 11
    Dragon PearlThousand Worlds #12019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  12. 12
    The VelaVela #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  13. 13
    Hexarchate StoriesMachineries Of Empire #42019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
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  14. 14
    Phoenix Extravagant2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
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  15. 15
    The Mermaid Astronaut2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  16. 17
    Beyond the Dragon's Gate2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  17. 18
    Tiger HonorThousand Worlds #22022 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022256
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  18. 19
    Brain Games for Blocked Writers: 81 Tips to Get You Unstuck2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  19. 20
    Fox SnareThousand Worlds #32023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  20. 21
    Counting Casualties2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  21. 22
    MoonstormMoonstorm #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  22. 23
    StarstrikeMoonstorm #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  23. 24
    Code and Codex2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  24. 25
    Cutting Corners2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Yoon Ha Lee 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.

Machineries Of Empire in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ninefox Gambit
  2. 2. Raven Stratagem
  3. 3. Revenant Gun
  4. 4. Hexarchate Stories

Thousand Worlds in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dragon Pearl
  2. 2. Tiger Honor
  3. 3. Fox Snare

Moonstorm in order

2 books
  1. 1. Moonstorm
  2. 2. Starstrike

Vela in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Vela

WisCon Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF

Standalone books

14 books

14 Yoon Ha Lee titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Yoon Ha Lee books in order?

You only need to read Yoon Ha Lee books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Yoon Ha Lee

Start with The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Yoon Ha Lee book?

Cutting Corners (2026) is the newest Yoon Ha Lee book released so far.

Is there a new Yoon Ha Lee book coming?

No next Yoon Ha Lee 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 Yoon Ha Lee has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 42 nominations for Yoon Ha Lee. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2026Wonfor Starstrike
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2025Wonfor Moonstorm
  • Mythopoeic Awards2020Wonfor Dragon Pearl
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2020Wonfor Dragon Pearl
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2020Wonfor Dragon Pearl
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2017Wonfor Ninefox Gambit
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2024Shortlistedfor Counting Casualties
  • Theodore Sturgeon Award2023Shortlistedfor Bonsai Starships
  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story2021Shortlistedfor The Mermaid Astronaut
  • Nebula Award for Best Game Writing2021Shortlistedfor Scents & Semiosis
  • Seiun Awards2021Shortlistedfor Ninefox Gambit
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Shortlistedfor Phoenix Extravagant

Yoon Ha Lee at a glance

Still publishing
Yoon Ha Lee published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Yoon Ha Lee books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,824 pages across the 8 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Yoon Ha Lee books, 12 of 25, were published in the 2020s.

What the Yoon Ha Lee books are about

10 of the 25 Yoon Ha Lee books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.