Bioshock Books in Order
Bioshock by John Shirley contains 1 book, published in 2011. The first book is BioShock: Rapture (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 1
- Published
- 2011
- Total pages
- 430 across 1 books
BioShock has one catalogued book: BioShock: Rapture, published in 2011 and credited to John Shirley. The novel runs ahead of the video game series it belongs to, setting out the founding of Rapture, an undersea city built on far advanced technology, and tracing the slide that left it a lawless ruin. Utopias, and what becomes of them, are the subject. Nothing further has been added to the series.
How many Bioshock books are there?
Bioshock has 1 book, released in 2011.
Bioshock Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 1 Bioshock 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.
- 1BioShock: Rapture2011 · 430 pages · confirmed 1/420114301/4
Is there a chronological order for Bioshock?
No separate chronological order is on record for Bioshock, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Bioshock books in order?
You should read the Bioshock books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bioshock book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bioshock
Start with BioShock: Rapture (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bioshock book?
BioShock: Rapture (2011) is the newest Bioshock book released so far.
Is there a new Bioshock book coming?
No next Bioshock book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bioshock at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Bioshock title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Length
- 430 pages across all 1 books with a recorded length, a median of 430 pages each.
What the Bioshock books are about
All 1 Bioshock books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 1 of 1 books
- History 1 of 1 books
- Utopias 1 of 1 books
More books by John Shirley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- John Shirley books in order 98 books
Other series by John Shirley
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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