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Tim Powers Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 92 books / 9 series

American author Tim Powers is best known for his innovative, genre-blending novels like *The Anubis Gates* and the *Fault Lines* series. A winner of the World Fantasy Award, his work masterfully weaves historical figures into supernatural plots. This page provides the Tim Powers books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Tim Powers Books in Chronological Order

1970 Down and Out in Purgatory POoSS / 1 Buy
1976 Forsake the Sky / The Skies Discrowned POoSN / 1 Buy
1976 An Epitaph In Rust POoSN / 2 Buy
1979 The Drawing of the Dark POoSN / 3 Buy
1983 The Anubis Gates POoAGB / 1 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1985 Dinner at Deviant's Palace POoSN / 4 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1987 On Stranger Tides POoSN / 5 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 The Stress of Her Regard POoTSoHRB / 1 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 Last Call POoFLB / 1 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 Expiration Date POoFLB / 2 Buy
1995 Where They Are Hid POoSS / 2 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 Earthquake Weather POoFLB / 3 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 Declare POoSN / 6 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2003 The Devils in the Details POoC / 1 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Strange Itineraries POoC / 2 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 The Bible Repairman POoSS / 3 Buy
2006 A Soul in a Bottle POoSS / 4 Buy
2006 Three Days to Never POoSN / 7 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 1 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 2 Buy
2011 The Bible Repairman and Other Stories POoC / 3 Buy
2011 Night Moves and Other Stories POoC / 4 Buy
2011 Night Moves POoSS / 5 Buy
2011 A Journey of Only Two Paces POoSS / 6 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 Hide Me Among the Graves POoTSoHRB / 2 Buy
2012 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 3 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 4 Buy
2013 Salvage and Demolition POoSS / 7 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 Nobody's Home POoAGB / 2 Buy
2014 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 5 Buy
2014 Trilobyte POoSS / 8 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 6 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers POoC / 6 Buy
2016 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 7 Buy
2016 Medusa's Web POoSN / 8 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 8 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 Alternate Routes POoVaCB / 1 Buy
2018 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 9 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 More Walls Broken POoSS / 9 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 Forced Perspectives POoVaCB / 2 Buy
2020 The Properties of Rooftop Air POoAGB / 3 Buy
2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition POoTYBDF&HB / 10 Buy
2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 POoTYBDF&HB / 11 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 POoTYBDF&HB / 12 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 Stolen Skies POoVaCB / 3 Buy
2022 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 POoTYBDF&HB / 13 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 My Brother's Keeper POoSN / 9 Buy
2023 After Many a Summer POoSS / 10 Buy
2023 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 POoTYBDF&HB / 14 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 POoTYBDF&HB / 15 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 The Mills of the Gods POoSN / 10 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy

Tim Powers Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Down and Out in Purgatory 1970 Buy
02 Where They Are Hid 1995 Buy
03 The Bible Repairman 2006 Buy
04 A Soul in a Bottle 2006 Buy
05 Night Moves 2011 Buy
06 A Journey of Only Two Paces 2011 Buy
07 Salvage and Demolition 2013 Buy
08 Trilobyte 2014 Buy
09 More Walls Broken 2019 Buy
10 After Many a Summer 2023 Buy
01 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Buy
02 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011 Buy
03 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012 Buy
04 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013 Buy
05 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014 Buy
06 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015 Buy
07 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016 Buy
08 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017 Buy
09 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018 Buy
10 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020 Buy
11 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020 Buy
12 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021 Buy
13 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022 Buy
14 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023 Buy
15 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024 Buy
01 Last Call 1992 Buy
02 Expiration Date 1995 Buy
03 Earthquake Weather 1997 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 Alternate Routes 2018 Buy
02 Forced Perspectives 2020 Buy
03 Stolen Skies 2022 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1976-2025
01 Forsake the Sky / The Skies Discrowned 1976 Buy
02 An Epitaph In Rust 1976 Buy
03 The Drawing of the Dark 1979 Buy
04 Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1985 Buy
05 On Stranger Tides 1987 Buy
06 Declare 2000 Buy
07 Three Days to Never 2006 Buy
08 Medusa's Web 2016 Buy
09 My Brother's Keeper 2023 Buy
10 The Mills of the Gods 2025 Buy
01 The Stress of Her Regard 1989 Buy
02 Hide Me Among the Graves 2012 Buy
01 The Devils in the Details 2003 Buy
02 Strange Itineraries 2005 Buy
03 The Bible Repairman and Other Stories 2011 Buy
04 Night Moves and Other Stories 2011 Buy
06 Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers 2016 Buy
01 The Anubis Gates 1983 Buy
02 Nobody's Home 2014 Buy
03 The Properties of Rooftop Air 2020 Buy

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What is the best order to read Tim Powers 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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