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Max Gladstone

Max Gladstone is an American author best known for the Craft Sequence fantasy series. His novel *This Is How You Lose the Time War* won the Hugo Award for Best Novella. This page provides the Max Gladstone books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1986Wild Cards(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 1Buy ↗

1987Aces High(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 2Buy ↗

1987Jokers Wild(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 3Buy ↗

1988Aces Abroad(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 4Buy ↗

1988Down and Dirty(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 5Buy ↗

1990Ace in the Hole(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 6Buy ↗

1990Dead Man's Hand(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 7Buy ↗

1991One-Eyed Jacks(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 8Buy ↗

1991Jokertown Shuffle(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 9Buy ↗

1992Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 10Buy ↗

1992Dealer's Choice(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 11Buy ↗

1993Turn of the Cards(By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Mil�n)POoWCB · 12Buy ↗

2002Deuces Down(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 13Buy ↗

2006Death Draws Five(By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)POoWCB · 14Buy ↗

2008Busted Flush(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)POoWCB · 15Buy ↗

2008Inside Straight(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 16Buy ↗

2009Suicide Kings(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 17Buy ↗

2010Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan(By: Carrie Vaughn)POoWCB · 18Buy ↗

2011Fort Freak(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)POoWCB · 19Buy ↗

2012Three Parts DeadPOoCSB · 1Buy ↗

2013Two Serpents RisePOoCSB · 2Buy ↗

2013The Button Man and the Murder Tree(By: Cherie Priest)POoWCB · 20Buy ↗

2013The Elephant in the Room(By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)POoWCB · 21Buy ↗

2014The Angelus GunsPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2014The Truth About Owls(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 1Buy ↗

2014A Kiss With TeethPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2014Full Fathom FivePOoCSB · 3Buy ↗

2014Lowball(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)POoWCB · 22Buy ↗

2014Nuestra Se�ora de la Esperanza(By: Carrie Vaughn)POoWCB · 23Buy ↗

2014Prompt. Professional. Pop!(By: Walter Jon Williams)POoWCB · 24Buy ↗

2015A Sorcerer's Apprentice(By: Mur Lafferty)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2015Badge, Book, and CandlePOoBB · 2Buy ↗

2015Pockets(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 2Buy ↗

2015Under My Skin(By: Mur Lafferty)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2015Shore Leave(By: Mur Lafferty)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2015Last First SnowPOoCSB · 4Buy ↗

2016The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One(With: Michael Swanwick,Ian Tregillis,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)POoTWWCIFTCB · 1Buy ↗

2016Seasons of Glass and Iron(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 3Buy ↗

2016Four Roads CrossPOoCSB · 5Buy ↗

2016Creepy TownPOoBB · 5Buy ↗

2016BookburnersPOoBB · 6Buy ↗

2016Discards(By: David D. Levine)POoWCB · 25Buy ↗

2016High Stakes(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 26Buy ↗

2016The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 27Buy ↗

2017The Scholast in the Low Waters KingdomPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2017Anabasis(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 4Buy ↗

2017Crispin's ModelPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2017The Ruin of AngelsPOoCSB · 6Buy ↗

2017The Atonement Tango(By: Stephen Leigh)POoWCB · 28Buy ↗

2017When the Devil Drives(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 29Buy ↗

2018The Ghost in the ShellPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

2018Fitting InPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2018Evernight(By: Victor Mil�n)POoWCB · 30Buy ↗

2018The Flight of Morpho Girl(By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)POoWCB · 31Buy ↗

2018Knaves Over Queens(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 32Buy ↗

2019Empress of ForeverPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2019This Is How You Lose the Time War(With: Amal El-Mohtar)POoSS · 6Buy ↗

2019Long is the Way(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 33Buy ↗

2019The City That Never Sleeps(By: Walton Simons)POoWCB · 34Buy ↗

2019Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed(By: Bradley Denton)POoWCB · 35Buy ↗

2019Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 36Buy ↗

2020American Hero(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 37Buy ↗

2020Three Kings(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)POoWCB · 38Buy ↗

2021Ripple Effects(By: Laura J. Mixon)POoWCB · 39Buy ↗

2021Joker Moon(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 40Buy ↗

2021Skin Deep(By: Alan Brennert)POoWCB · 41Buy ↗

2022Last ExitPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2022Hearts of Stone(By: Emma Newman)POoWCB · 42Buy ↗

2022Grow(By: Carrie Vaughn)POoWCB · 43Buy ↗

2022Full House(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 44Buy ↗

2023Dead CountryPOoCWB · 1Buy ↗

2023The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2(With: Ian Tregillis,Fran Wilde,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)POoTWWCIFTCB · 2Buy ↗

2023John Hollowback and the Witch(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 6Buy ↗

2023Pairing Up(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Gwenda Bond,Marko Kloos,Christopher Rowe,Bradley Denton,Peter Newman)POoWCB · 45Buy ↗

2023Now & Then(By: Carrie Vaughn)POoWCB · 46Buy ↗

2024Wicked ProblemsPOoCWB · 2Buy ↗

2024Sleeper Straddle(With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe)POoWCB · 47Buy ↗

2025Dead Hand RulePOoCWB · 3Buy ↗

2025The River Has Roots(By: Amal El-Mohtar)POoAESS · 7Buy ↗

2025House Rulesin Stories(By: George R.R. Martin)POoWCB · 48Buy ↗

2025Ante Up(By: John Jos. Miller)POoWCB · 49Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Bookburners Books6 books · 2015–2016

01A Sorcerer's Apprentice(By: Mur Lafferty)2015Buy ↗

02Badge, Book, and Candle2015Buy ↗

03Under My Skin(By: Mur Lafferty)2015Buy ↗

04Shore Leave(By: Mur Lafferty)2015Buy ↗

05Creepy Town2016Buy ↗

06Bookburners2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 2018

01The Ghost in the Shell2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Books2 books · 2016–2023

01The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One(With: Michael Swanwick,Ian Tregillis,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)2016Buy ↗

02The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2(With: Ian Tregillis,Fran Wilde,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Amal El-Mohtar Short Stories/Novellas6 books · 2014–2025

01The Truth About Owls(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2014Buy ↗

02Pockets(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2015Buy ↗

03Seasons of Glass and Iron(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2016Buy ↗

04Anabasis(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2017Buy ↗

06John Hollowback and the Witch(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2023Buy ↗

07The River Has Roots(By: Amal El-Mohtar)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels2 books · 2019–2022

01Empress of Forever2019Buy ↗

02Last Exit2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Craft Sequence Books6 books · 2012–2017

01Three Parts Dead2012Buy ↗

02Two Serpents Rise2013Buy ↗

03Full Fathom Five2014Buy ↗

04Last First Snow2015Buy ↗

05Four Roads Cross2016Buy ↗

06The Ruin of Angels2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Craft Wars Books3 books · 2023–2025

01Dead Country2023Buy ↗

02Wicked Problems2024Buy ↗

03Dead Hand Rule2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Wild Cards Books49 books · 1986–2025

01Wild Cards(By: George R.R. Martin)1986Buy ↗

02Aces High(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1987Buy ↗

03Jokers Wild(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1987Buy ↗

04Aces Abroad(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1988Buy ↗

05Down and Dirty(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1988Buy ↗

06Ace in the Hole(By: George R.R. Martin)1990Buy ↗

07Dead Man's Hand(By: George R.R. Martin)1990Buy ↗

08One-Eyed Jacks(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1991Buy ↗

09Jokertown Shuffle(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1991Buy ↗

10Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)1992Buy ↗

11Dealer's Choice(By: George R.R. Martin)1992Buy ↗

12Turn of the Cards(By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Mil�n)1993Buy ↗

13Deuces Down(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2002Buy ↗

14Death Draws Five(By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)2006Buy ↗

15Busted Flush(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)2008Buy ↗

16Inside Straight(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2008Buy ↗

17Suicide Kings(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2009Buy ↗

18Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan(By: Carrie Vaughn)2010Buy ↗

19Fort Freak(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)2011Buy ↗

20The Button Man and the Murder Tree(By: Cherie Priest)2013Buy ↗

21The Elephant in the Room(By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)2013Buy ↗

22Lowball(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)2014Buy ↗

23Nuestra Se�ora de la Esperanza(By: Carrie Vaughn)2014Buy ↗

24Prompt. Professional. Pop!(By: Walter Jon Williams)2014Buy ↗

25Discards(By: David D. Levine)2016Buy ↗

26High Stakes(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2016Buy ↗

27The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown(By: George R.R. Martin)2016Buy ↗

28The Atonement Tango(By: Stephen Leigh)2017Buy ↗

29When the Devil Drives(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2017Buy ↗

30Evernight(By: Victor Mil�n)2018Buy ↗

31The Flight of Morpho Girl(By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)2018Buy ↗

32Knaves Over Queens(By: George R.R. Martin)2018Buy ↗

33Long is the Way(By: George R.R. Martin)2019Buy ↗

34The City That Never Sleeps(By: Walton Simons)2019Buy ↗

35Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed(By: Bradley Denton)2019Buy ↗

36Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)2019Buy ↗

37American Hero(By: George R.R. Martin)2020Buy ↗

38Three Kings(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)2020Buy ↗

39Ripple Effects(By: Laura J. Mixon)2021Buy ↗

40Joker Moon(By: George R.R. Martin)2021Buy ↗

41Skin Deep(By: Alan Brennert)2021Buy ↗

42Hearts of Stone(By: Emma Newman)2022Buy ↗

43Grow(By: Carrie Vaughn)2022Buy ↗

44Full House(By: George R.R. Martin)2022Buy ↗

45Pairing Up(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Gwenda Bond,Marko Kloos,Christopher Rowe,Bradley Denton,Peter Newman)2023Buy ↗

46Now & Then(By: Carrie Vaughn)2023Buy ↗

47Sleeper Straddle(With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe)2024Buy ↗

48House Rulesin Stories(By: George R.R. Martin)2025Buy ↗

49Ante Up(By: John Jos. Miller)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas6 books · 2014–2019

01The Angelus Guns2014Buy ↗

02A Kiss With Teeth2014Buy ↗

03The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom2017Buy ↗

04Crispin's Model2017Buy ↗

05Fitting In2018Buy ↗

06This Is How You Lose the Time War(With: Amal El-Mohtar)2019Buy ↗

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