Cory Doctorow books in order
Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
- Born
- 1971
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 34
- Series
- 2
Cory Doctorow has published 21 novels, 2 novellas, 6 short story collections, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 1 other book, beginning with Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). The 2 series include Little Brother (3 books, starting with Little Brother) and Martin Hench (2 books, starting with The Bezzle). The best-known is Little Brother (2008). The latest is The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI (2026).
Updated September 2026
Little Brother books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Little Brother (2008) · 2 Homeland (2013) · 3 Attack Surface (2020)
- 1.
Little Brother (Apr 2008)
- 2.
Homeland (Feb 2013)
- 3.
Attack Surface (Oct 2020)
Where to start with Cory Doctorow
Shortest way in
The Internet Con
One of the most-read, at about 192 pages.
Newest
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
Published June 2026.
Standalone novels in order
Eastern Standard Tribe (Mar 2004)
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (Jul 2005)
Makers (2009)
For the Win (2010)
Context (2011)
Pirate Cinema (2012)
The Rapture of the Nerds (Sep 2012), with Charles Stross
Lawful Interception (2013)
Walkaway (Apr 2017)
Little Brother and Homeland (2020)
Chokepoint Capitalism (2022)
Red Team Blues (Apr 2023)
The Internet Con (Sep 2023)
The Lost Cause (Nov 2023)
Enshittification (Oct 2025)
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI (Jun 2026)
Novellas in order
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Jan 2003)
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Nov 2011)
Short story collections in order
The Bakka Anthology (2002)
A Place So Foreign and Eight More (Sep 2003)
Overclocked (2007)
Tesseracts Eleven (2007)
With a Little Help (2010)
Radicalized (2019)
Non-fiction in order
Content (2008)
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free (Nov 2014), with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism (2020)
Children's books in order
In Real Life (2014)
Other books in order
Force Multiplier (2020)
Free to read
All free classics
About Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organisation, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Cory Doctorow FAQ
- How many books has Cory Doctorow written?
- Cory Doctorow has published 21 novels, 2 novellas, 6 short story collections, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Cory Doctorow's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Little Brother with Little Brother and Martin Hench with The Bezzle. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Cory Doctorow's latest book?
- The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI (2026).
- What is Cory Doctorow's most famous book?
- Little Brother (2008) is Cory Doctorow's most widely read book.
- Are Cory Doctorow's books connected?
- 5 books belong to 2 series (Little Brother and Martin Hench); the other 29 books stand alone.
- Can I read Cory Doctorow's books for free?
- Yes. 13 books by Cory Doctorow are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.