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Mary Robinette Kowal Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 7 series

American author Mary Robinette Kowal is best known for the *Lady Astronaut* series and her *Glamourist Histories*. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner, her works blend historical fiction with science fiction. This page provides the Mary Robinette Kowal books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Mary Robinette Kowal Books in Chronological Order

2008 Clockwork Phoenix(By: Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Deborah Biancotti,Laird Barron,Mike Allen,Vandana Singh,Catherynne M. Valente,Cat Rambo,Cat Sparks,John Grant,Ekaterina Sedia,Leah Bobet,Erin Hoffman,Michael J. DeLuca,Jennifer Crow,C.S. MacCath,David Sandner,Marie Brennan,Joanna Galbraith) POoCPB / 1 Buy
2008 Evil Robot Monkey POoSS / 1 Buy
2009 Scenting the Dark and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
2009 Clockwork Phoenix 2 POoCPB / 2 Buy
2009 First Flight POoSS / 2 Buy
2010 Shades of Milk and Honey POoGHB / 1 Buy
2010 Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness(By: Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Gregory Frost,Michael M. Jones,Mike Allen,Cat Rambo,John Grant,Kenneth Schneyer,Shweta Narayan,C.S.E. Cooney,Gemma Files,Georgina Bruce,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Tori Truslow,S.J. Hirons) POoCPB / 3 Buy
2011 For Want of a Nail POoSS / 3 Buy
2012 The Lady Astronaut of Mars POoLAB / 1 Buy
2012 Glamour in Glass POoGHB / 2 Buy
2012 Kiss Me Twice POoSS / 4 Buy
2013 We Interrupt This Broadcast POoLAB / 2 Buy
2013 Without a Summer POoGHB / 3 Buy
2013 Clockwork Phoenix 4(By: Tanith Lee,Richard Parks,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Yves Meynard,Cat Rambo,Kenneth Schneyer,Gemma Files,Alisa Alering,Ian McHugh,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Shira Lipkin,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Camille Alexa,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Yukimi Ogawa,Corinne Duyvis) POoCPB / 4 Buy
2014 Valour and Vanity POoGHB / 4 Buy
2014 A Fire in the Heavens POoSS / 5 Buy
2015 Word Puppets POoSSC / 2 Buy
2015 The Phobos Experience POoLAB / 3 Buy
2015 Rocket's Red POoLAB / 4 Buy
2015 Of Noble Family POoGHB / 5 Buy
2016 Ghost Talkers POoSN / 1 Buy
2016 Clockwork Phoenix 5(By: Alex Dally MacFarlane,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Keffy R.M. Kehrli,Rich Larson,Cassandra Khaw,C.S.E. Cooney,Carlos Hernandez,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Sonya Taaffe,Beth Cato,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Gray Rinehart,Marie Brennan,Sam Fleming,Shveta Thakrar,Holly Heisey,Jason Kimble,Rachael L. Jones,Rob Cameron,Sunil Patel) POoCPB / 5 Buy
2016 The Escapement of Blackledge POoSS / 6 Buy
2016 Forest of Memory POoSS / 7 Buy
2018 Amara's Giraffe POoLAB / 5 Buy
2018 The Calculating Stars POoLAB / 6 Buy
2018 The Fated Sky POoLAB / 7 Buy
2019 Articulated Restraint POoLAB / 8 Buy
2020 The Original(With: Brandon Sanderson) POoSN / 2 Buy
2020 The Relentless Moon POoLAB / 9 Buy
2022 Molly on the Moon POoCB / 1 Buy
2022 The Spare Man POoSN / 3 Buy
2024 Marginalia POoSS / 8 Buy
2024 In the Moon's House POoLAB / 10 Buy
2025 The Martian Contingency POoLAB / 11 Buy

Mary Robinette Kowal Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Evil Robot Monkey 2008 Buy
02 First Flight 2009 Buy
03 For Want of a Nail 2011 Buy
04 Kiss Me Twice 2012 Buy
05 A Fire in the Heavens 2014 Buy
06 The Escapement of Blackledge 2016 Buy
07 Forest of Memory 2016 Buy
08 Marginalia 2024 Buy
01 Clockwork Phoenix(By: Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Deborah Biancotti,Laird Barron,Mike Allen,Vandana Singh,Catherynne M. Valente,Cat Rambo,Cat Sparks,John Grant,Ekaterina Sedia,Leah Bobet,Erin Hoffman,Michael J. DeLuca,Jennifer Crow,C.S. MacCath,David Sandner,Marie Brennan,Joanna Galbraith) 2008 Buy
02 Clockwork Phoenix 2 2009 Buy
03 Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness(By: Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Gregory Frost,Michael M. Jones,Mike Allen,Cat Rambo,John Grant,Kenneth Schneyer,Shweta Narayan,C.S.E. Cooney,Gemma Files,Georgina Bruce,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Tori Truslow,S.J. Hirons) 2010 Buy
04 Clockwork Phoenix 4(By: Tanith Lee,Richard Parks,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Yves Meynard,Cat Rambo,Kenneth Schneyer,Gemma Files,Alisa Alering,Ian McHugh,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Shira Lipkin,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Camille Alexa,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Yukimi Ogawa,Corinne Duyvis) 2013 Buy
05 Clockwork Phoenix 5(By: Alex Dally MacFarlane,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Keffy R.M. Kehrli,Rich Larson,Cassandra Khaw,C.S.E. Cooney,Carlos Hernandez,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Sonya Taaffe,Beth Cato,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Gray Rinehart,Marie Brennan,Sam Fleming,Shveta Thakrar,Holly Heisey,Jason Kimble,Rachael L. Jones,Rob Cameron,Sunil Patel) 2016 Buy
01 Shades of Milk and Honey 2010 Buy
02 Glamour in Glass 2012 Buy
03 Without a Summer 2013 Buy
04 Valour and Vanity 2014 Buy
05 Of Noble Family 2015 Buy
01 Scenting the Dark and Other Stories 2009 Buy
02 Word Puppets 2015 Buy
01 Molly on the Moon 2022 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2022
01 Ghost Talkers 2016 Buy
02 The Original(With: Brandon Sanderson) 2020 Buy
03 The Spare Man 2022 Buy
01 The Lady Astronaut of Mars 2012 Buy
02 We Interrupt This Broadcast 2013 Buy
03 The Phobos Experience 2015 Buy
04 Rocket's Red 2015 Buy
05 Amara's Giraffe 2018 Buy
06 The Calculating Stars 2018 Buy
07 The Fated Sky 2018 Buy
08 Articulated Restraint 2019 Buy
09 The Relentless Moon 2020 Buy
10 In the Moon's House 2024 Buy
11 The Martian Contingency 2025 Buy

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What is the best order to read Mary Robinette Kowal 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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