Greg Egan books in order
Australian science fiction writer and former computer programmer
- Born
- 1961
- Country
- Australia
- Books
- 30
- Series
- 1
Greg Egan has published 19 novels, 3 novellas, 7 short story collections and 1 other book, beginning with Quarantine (1992). The series is Orthogonal (3 books, starting with The Clockwork Rocket). The best-known is Permutation City (1994). The latest is Sleep and the Soul (2023).
Updated September 2026
Orthogonal books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Clockwork Rocket (2011) · 2 The Eternal Flame (2012) · 3 The Arrows of Time (2013)
- 1.
The Clockwork Rocket (Jul 2011)
- 2.
The Eternal Flame (Sep 2012)
- 3.
The Arrows of Time (Nov 2013)
Where to start with Greg Egan
Start here
Permutation City
Greg Egan's most-read book.
Shortest way in
Quarantine
One of the most-read, at about 272 pages.
Newest
Sleep and the Soul
Published 2023.
Standalone novels in order
An Unusual Angle (1983)
Quarantine (1992)
Permutation City (Apr 1994)
Distress (Dec 1995)
Diaspora (Sep 1997)
Teranesia (Aug 1999)
Schild's Ladder (Feb 2002)
Incandescence (May 2008)
Zendegi (Mar 2010)
Wang's Carpets (2012)
Dichronauts (2017)
Phoresis (2018)
Perihelion Summer (2019)
The Best of Greg Egan (2019)
Dispersion (2020)
Scale (2023)
Novellas in order
Oceanic (Aug 1998)
Riding the Crocodile (Dec 2005)
The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred (Dec 2015)
Short story collections in order
Axiomatic (1995)
Luminous (1998)
Dark Integers and Other Stories (2008)
Crystal Nights And Other Stories (2009)
Oceanic (Jul 2009)
Instantiation (2020)
Sleep and the Soul (2023)
Other books in order
Blood Sisters (1998)
About Greg Egan
Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction writer and mathematician, best known for his works of hard science fiction. Egan has won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Award.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greg Egan FAQ
- How many books has Greg Egan written?
- Greg Egan has published 19 novels, 3 novellas, 7 short story collections and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Greg Egan's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Orthogonal with The Clockwork Rocket. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Greg Egan's latest book?
- Sleep and the Soul (2023).
- What is Greg Egan's most famous book?
- Permutation City (1994) is Greg Egan's most widely read book.
- Are Greg Egan's books connected?
- 3 books belong to 1 series (Orthogonal); the other 27 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.