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Gareth L. Powell Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Gareth L. Powell in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 23 books / 8 series

British author best known for the Embers of War science fiction series. His books have won the BSFA Award and been nominated for the Locus and Philip K. Dick Awards. This page provides the Gareth L. Powell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Gareth L. Powell in Publication Order

2008 The Last Reef POoSSC / 1 Buy
2010 Silversands POoSN / 1 Buy
2011 Solaris Rising(By: Pat Cadigan,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lavie Tidhar,Ken MacLeod,Peter F. Hamilton,Ian Watson,Eric Brown,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Alastair Reynolds,Tricia Sullivan,Ian Whates,Richard Salter) POoSRAB / 1 Buy
2011 The Recollection POoSN / 2 Buy
2012 Ack-Ack Macaque POoAMB / 1 Buy
2012 Solaris Rising 1.5 POoSRAB / 2 Buy
2013 Hive Monkey POoAMB / 2 Buy
2013 Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele) POoSRAB / 3 Buy
2014 Macaque Attack! POoAMB / 3 Buy
2017 Entropic Angel POoSSC / 2 Buy
2018 Embers of War POoEOWB / 1 Buy
2019 About Writing POoNB / 1 Buy
2019 Fleet of Knives POoEOWB / 2 Buy
2019 Ragged Alice POoSN / 3 Buy
2020 Downdraught POoSS / 1 Buy
2020 Light of Impossible Stars POoEOWB / 3 Buy
2021 Light Chaser(With: Peter F. Hamilton) POoSN / 4 Buy
2022 Stars and Bones POoCB / 1 Buy
2023 Descendant Machine POoCB / 2 Buy
2025 Doctor Who: The Well: 15th Doctor Novelisation POoSS / 2 Buy
2025 Who Will You Save? POoSSC / 3 Buy
2025 Future's Edge POoSN / 5 Buy
2026 Jitterbug POoSN / 6 Buy

Complete Gareth L. Powell Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Last Reef 2008 Buy
02 Entropic Angel 2017 Buy
03 Who Will You Save? 2025 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2010-2026
01 Silversands 2010 Buy
02 The Recollection 2011 Buy
03 Ragged Alice 2019 Buy
04 Light Chaser(With: Peter F. Hamilton) 2021 Buy
05 Future's Edge 2025 Buy
06 Jitterbug 2026 Buy
01 About Writing 2019 Buy
Embers Of War Reading Order 3 books / 2018-2020
01 Embers of War 2018 Buy
02 Fleet of Knives 2019 Buy
03 Light of Impossible Stars 2020 Buy
01 Solaris Rising(By: Pat Cadigan,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lavie Tidhar,Ken MacLeod,Peter F. Hamilton,Ian Watson,Eric Brown,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Alastair Reynolds,Tricia Sullivan,Ian Whates,Richard Salter) 2011 Buy
02 Solaris Rising 1.5 2012 Buy
03 Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele) 2013 Buy
Continuance Reading Order 2 books / 2022-2023
01 Stars and Bones 2022 Buy
02 Descendant Machine 2023 Buy
Ack-Ack Macaque Reading Order 3 books / 2012-2014
01 Ack-Ack Macaque 2012 Buy
02 Hive Monkey 2013 Buy
03 Macaque Attack! 2014 Buy
01 Downdraught 2020 Buy
02 Doctor Who: The Well: 15th Doctor Novelisation 2025 Buy

Where to start with Gareth L. Powell

What is the best order to read Gareth L. Powell books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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