Girl Genius Books in Order
Girl Genius by Phil Foglio contains 13 books, published between 2002 and 2014. The first book is Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank (2002) and the newest is Girl Genius Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2002–2014
- Pages on record
- 1,263 in 9 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 21–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,263 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Girl Genius is Phil Foglio's graphic novel series, with subject headings spanning science fiction, fantasy and romance comics, women scientists and young women. The series collects 13 volumes published from 2002 to 2014. Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank and Agatha Heterodyne & The Airship City both appeared in 2002. Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City (2014) is the latest, and the series is likely complete.
How many Girl Genius books are there?
Girl Genius has 13 books, released between 2002 and 2014.
Girl Genius Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Girl Genius 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.
- 1Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank2002 · 87 pages · confirmed 1/42002871/4
- 2Girl Genius Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne & The Airship City2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 3Girl Genius Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne & The Monster Engine2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 4Girl Genius Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne & The Circus Of Dreams2006 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420061281/4
- 5Girl Genius Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne & The Clockwork Princess2006 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420061121/4
- 6Girl Genius Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne And The Golden Trilobite2006 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420061501/4
- 7Girl Genius Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle2007 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420071281/4
- 8Girl Genius Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones2009 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/420091381/4
- 9Girl Genius Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the Storm2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 10Girl Genius Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 11Girl Genius Volume 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell2012 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/420121681/4
- 12Girl Genius Volume 12: Siege of Mechanicsburg2013 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420131921/4
- 13Girl Genius Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City2014 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420141601/4
Is there a chronological order for Girl Genius?
No separate chronological order is on record for Girl Genius, 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 Girl Genius books in order?
You should read the Girl Genius books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Girl Genius book also stands alone.
Where to start with Girl Genius
Start with Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Girl Genius book?
Girl Genius Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City (2014) is the newest Girl Genius book released so far.
Is there a new Girl Genius book coming?
No next Girl Genius book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Girl Genius at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Girl Genius title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Girl Genius books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,263 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 138 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Girl Genius books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Girl Genius books are about
10 of the 13 Girl Genius books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scientists is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Scientists 5 of 10 books
- Young women 4 of 10 books
- Comics & graphic novels 3 of 10 books
- Comics & graphic novels, romance 3 of 10 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 3 of 10 books
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy 2 of 10 books
- Women scientists 2 of 10 books
More books by Phil Foglio
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Phil Foglio books in order 38 books