Order of Neal Stephenson Books
Neal Stephenson is an American author primarily of speculative fiction, but also of other sub-genres of science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk and several other genres. His novels involve subjects such as mathematics, philosophy and science. He also writes novels alongside his uncle J. Frederick George (real name George Jewsbury) under the collective pen name Stephen Bury.
Stephenson made his literary debut in 1984 with the novel The Big U. Below is a list of Neal Stephenson’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Baroque Cycle Books
| Quicksilver | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Confusion | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The System of the World | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of D.O.D.O. Books
(with Nicole Galland)
| The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Master of the Revels | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Foreworld Saga Books
| Sinner | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Mongoliad: Book One | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Mongoliad: Book Two | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dreamer | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Lion in Chains | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Shield-Maiden | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Mongoliad: Book Three | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Seer | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Book of Seven Hands | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Assassination of Orange | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hearts of Iron | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tyr's Hammer | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tyr's Hammer | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Katabasis | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Marshal versus the Assassins | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Blood and Ashes | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Beast of Calatrava | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Big U | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zodiac | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Snow Crash | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Interface | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Diamond Age | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cobweb | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cryptonomicon | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anathem | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reamde | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Seveneves | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fall or, Dodge in Hell | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New Found Land: The Long Haul | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Termination Shock | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Atmosphæra Incognita | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| In the Beginning... Was the Command Line | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Some Remarks | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Foreworld Saga: Cimarronin Graphic Novels
| Cimarronin | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cimarronin: Fall of the Cross | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bomblight Books
| Polostan | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Foreworld series is co-authored by Greg Bear and Mark Teppo. Interface and The Cobweb were written alongside J. Frederick George under the collaborative pseudonym Stephen Bury. The graphic novel Cimarronin was written with Charles C. Mann and Ellis Amdur. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. was co-authored by Nicole Galland.
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