Books in order

Alastair Reynolds — books in order

4
Series
8
Outside series
2000–2025
Published

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Revelation Space
Start withRevelation SpaceInhibitor Cycle · 2000Open the volume →
  • Alastair Reynolds has 4 series with a set reading order in BookRank.
  • Start with Inhibitor Cycle — its first volume is “Revelation Space” (2000).
  • Outside the series: 8 ranked books, published 2001–2025.

Inhibitor Cycle

4 volumes · 2000–2021 · Completed · editor's note

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  1. Revelation Space
    Revelation Space2000Start here
    7.87.8 / 10
  2. Redemption Ark
    Redemption Ark2002
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. Absolution Gap
    Absolution Gap2003
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Inhibitor Phase
    Inhibitor Phase2021
    7.97.9 / 10

Revenger

3 volumes · 2016–2020 · Completed · editor's note

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  1. Revenger
    Revenger2016Start here
    7.77.7 / 10
  2. Shadow Captain
    Shadow Captain2019 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  3. Bone Silence
    Bone Silence2020 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet

Poseidon's Children

3 volumes · 2012–2015 · Completed · editor's note

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  1. Blue Remembered Earth
    Blue Remembered Earth2012Start here
    7.87.8 / 10
  2. On the Steel Breeze
    On the Steel Breeze2013
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. Poseidon's Wake
    Poseidon's Wake2015
    7.77.7 / 10

A Prefect Dreyfus Emergency

3 volumes · 2007–2024 · Ongoing · editor's note

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  1. The Prefect
    The Prefect2007 · Not ranked yetStart here
    –Not ranked yet
  2. Elysium Fire
    Elysium Fire2018
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. Machine Vendetta
    Machine Vendetta2024
    8.08.0 / 10

Books outside any series

8 ranked titles, oldest first.

  1. Chasm City
    Chasm City259 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
    Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days112 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. Century Rain
    Century Rain106 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  4. House of Suns
    House of Suns348 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  5. Terminal World
    Terminal World75 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  6. Slow Bullets
    Slow Bullets85 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  7. Halcyon Years
    Halcyon Years32 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  8. Galactic North
    Galactic North85 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10

Series and volumes: Wikidata (CC0); the standalone list covers the books BookRank ranks, not the author’s complete bibliography.