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Mary Gentle Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 41 books / 9 series

British author Mary Gentle is best known for her acclaimed alternate history novel *Ash: A Secret History* and the *White Crow* series. A recipient of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, her work is celebrated for its complex world-building. This page provides the Mary Gentle books in order, including both chronological and series reading orders.

All Mary Gentle Books in Chronological Order

1980 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) POoIAAB / 1 Buy
1981 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) POoIAAB / 2 Buy
1983 Golden Witchbreed POoOB / 1 Buy
1983 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) POoIAAB / 3 Buy
1985 Hawk in Silver POoSN / 1 Buy
1988 Ancient Light POoOB / 2 Buy
1989 Scholars and Soldiers POoC / 1 Buy
1989 Moon at Midday POoSN / 2 Buy
1989 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) POoIAAB / 4 Buy
1990 Rats and Gargoyles POoWCSB / 1 Buy
1991 The Architecture of Desire POoWCSB / 2 Buy
1991 Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 5 Buy
1991 Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) POoIAAB / 6 Buy
1992 Villains! POoC / 2 Buy
1992 Grunts POoSN / 3 Buy
1993 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) POoIAAB / 7 Buy
1993 Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 8 Buy
1994 Left to His Own Devices POoWCSB / 3 Buy
1994 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 9 Buy
1995 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 10 Buy
1995 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) POoIAAB / 11 Buy
1997 Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 12 Buy
1998 Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) POoIAAB / 13 Buy
1998 Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 14 Buy
1999 A Secret History POoBoAB / 1 Buy
1999 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 15 Buy
1999 Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 16 Buy
2000 Carthage Ascendant POoBoAB / 2 Buy
2000 The Wild Machines POoBoAB / 3 Buy
2000 Lost Burgundy POoBoAB / 4 Buy
2000 Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 17 Buy
2001 Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 18 Buy
2001 Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) POoIAAB / 19 Buy
2002 Chronicles of Carrick V POoOB / 3 Buy
2003 1610: A Sundial In A Grave POoSN / 4 Buy
2004 Under the Penitence POoC / 1 Buy
2004 Cartomancy POoC / 3 Buy
2007 The Lion's Eye POoIB / 1 Buy
2007 The Stone Golem POoIB / 2 Buy
2011 Destruction POoSS / 1 Buy
2012 The Black Opera POoSN / 5 Buy

Mary Gentle Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1985-2012
01 Hawk in Silver 1985 Buy
02 Moon at Midday 1989 Buy
03 Grunts 1992 Buy
04 1610: A Sundial In A Grave 2003 Buy
05 The Black Opera 2012 Buy
01 A Secret History 1999 Buy
02 Carthage Ascendant 2000 Buy
03 The Wild Machines 2000 Buy
04 Lost Burgundy 2000 Buy
01 Destruction 2011 Buy
01 Scholars and Soldiers 1989 Buy
02 Villains! 1992 Buy
03 Cartomancy 2004 Buy
01 Rats and Gargoyles 1990 Buy
02 The Architecture of Desire 1991 Buy
03 Left to His Own Devices 1994 Buy
01 Under the Penitence 2004 Buy
01 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) 1980 Buy
02 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) 1981 Buy
03 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) 1983 Buy
04 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) 1989 Buy
05 Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1991 Buy
06 Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) 1991 Buy
07 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) 1993 Buy
08 Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1993 Buy
09 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1994 Buy
10 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1995 Buy
11 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) 1995 Buy
12 Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1997 Buy
13 Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) 1998 Buy
14 Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1998 Buy
15 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) 1999 Buy
16 Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) 1999 Buy
17 Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2000 Buy
18 Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2001 Buy
19 Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) 2001 Buy
Orthe Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1983-2002
01 Golden Witchbreed 1983 Buy
02 Ancient Light 1988 Buy
03 Chronicles of Carrick V 2002 Buy
Ilario Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2007-2007
01 The Lion's Eye 2007 Buy
02 The Stone Golem 2007 Buy

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What is the best order to read Mary Gentle 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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