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Richard Powers

American novelist Richard Powers is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel *The Overstory* and the National Book Award-winning *The Echo Maker*. His works explore the intersection of science, technology, and human consciousness. This page provides the Richard Powers books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1985Three Farmers on Their Way to a DancePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1988Prisoner's DilemmaPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1991The Gold Bug VariationsPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1993Operation Wandering SoulPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1995Galatea 2.2POoSN · 5Buy ↗

1998GainPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2000Plowing the DarkPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2002The Time of Our SingingPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2006The Echo MakerPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2009GenerosityPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2014OrfeoPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2018The OverstoryPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2021BewildermentPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2024PlaygroundPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels14 books · 1985–2024

01Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance1985Buy ↗

02Prisoner's Dilemma1988Buy ↗

03The Gold Bug Variations1991Buy ↗

04Operation Wandering Soul1993Buy ↗

05Galatea 2.21995Buy ↗

06Gain1998Buy ↗

07Plowing the Dark2000Buy ↗

08The Time of Our Singing2002Buy ↗

09The Echo Maker2006Buy ↗

10Generosity2009Buy ↗

11Orfeo2014Buy ↗

12The Overstory2018Buy ↗

13Bewilderment2021Buy ↗

14Playground2024Buy ↗

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