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Lauren Beukes Books in Order

Find every Lauren Beukes book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 23 books / 7 series

South African author Lauren Beukes is best known for the speculative thriller *The Shining Girls*, which won the 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award. Her novels have sold over one million copies worldwide. This page provides the Lauren Beukes books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Lauren Beukes Books in Chronological Order

2004 Maverick POoNB / 1 Buy
2008 Moxyland POoSN / 1 Buy
2010 Zoo City POoSN / 2 Buy
2012 Wide Awake POoFGN / 1 Buy
2013 Hidden Kingdom POoFGN / 2 Buy
2013 The Shining Girls POoSN / 3 Buy
2013 Fairest In All the Land POoFGN / 3 Buy
2014 The Return of the Maharaja POoFGN / 4 Buy
2014 Broken Monsters POoSN / 4 Buy
2014 Of Men and Mice POoFGN / 5 Buy
2015 Strange Sports Stories#1(With: Lee Loughridge,Christopher Mitten,Ivan Brandon,Gilbert Hern’ndez,John Lucas,Mark Finn,Amy Chu,Tim Fish,Monica Gallagher,Gabe Soria,Dale Halvorsen,Tana Ford,Ben McCool,Michael DiMotta,Amei Zhao) POoSSSV2B / 1 Buy
2015 Strange Sports Stories#2(By: Patricia Mulvihill,Lee Loughridge,Dave Johnson,John Lucas,Mark Finn,Nick Dragotta,Gabe Soria,Michael DiMotta,TimFish) POoSSSV2B / 2 Buy
2015 The Clamour for Glamour POoFGN / 6 Buy
2016 Slipping POoSSC / 1 Buy
2016 Survivors' Club POoGN / 1 Buy
2019 The Best Girls(By: Min Jin Lee) POoDCB / 1 Buy
2019 The Beckoning Fair One(By: Dan Chaon) POoDCB / 2 Buy
2019 Ungirls POoDCB / 3 Buy
2019 Will Williams(By: Namwali Serpell) POoDCB / 4 Buy
2019 Anonymous(By: Uzodinma Iweala) POoDCB / 5 Buy
2019 Loam(By: Scott Heim) POoDCB / 6 Buy
2020 Afterland POoSN / 5 Buy
2023 Bridge POoSN / 6 Buy

Lauren Beukes Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Strange Sports Stories#1(With: Lee Loughridge,Christopher Mitten,Ivan Brandon,Gilbert Hern’ndez,John Lucas,Mark Finn,Amy Chu,Tim Fish,Monica Gallagher,Gabe Soria,Dale Halvorsen,Tana Ford,Ben McCool,Michael DiMotta,Amei Zhao) 2015 Buy
02 Strange Sports Stories#2(By: Patricia Mulvihill,Lee Loughridge,Dave Johnson,John Lucas,Mark Finn,Nick Dragotta,Gabe Soria,Michael DiMotta,TimFish) 2015 Buy
01 Survivors' Club 2016 Buy
01 The Best Girls(By: Min Jin Lee) 2019 Buy
02 The Beckoning Fair One(By: Dan Chaon) 2019 Buy
03 Ungirls 2019 Buy
04 Will Williams(By: Namwali Serpell) 2019 Buy
05 Anonymous(By: Uzodinma Iweala) 2019 Buy
06 Loam(By: Scott Heim) 2019 Buy
01 Maverick 2004 Buy
01 Wide Awake 2012 Buy
02 Hidden Kingdom 2013 Buy
03 Fairest In All the Land 2013 Buy
04 The Return of the Maharaja 2014 Buy
05 Of Men and Mice 2014 Buy
06 The Clamour for Glamour 2015 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 2008-2023
01 Moxyland 2008 Buy
02 Zoo City 2010 Buy
03 The Shining Girls 2013 Buy
04 Broken Monsters 2014 Buy
05 Afterland 2020 Buy
06 Bridge 2023 Buy
01 Slipping 2016 Buy

Where to start with Lauren Beukes

What is the best order to read Lauren Beukes 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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