Roger Penrose books in order
English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher
- Born
- 1931
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 11
Roger Penrose has published 1 novel, 8 non-fiction books and 2 other books, beginning with What Is Life? (1944). The best-known is The Emperor's New Mind (1989). The latest is Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe (2016).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Roger Penrose
Start here
The Emperor's New Mind
Roger Penrose's most-read book.
Newest
Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
Published September 2016.
Standalone novels in order
The Nature of Space and Time (1996), with Stephen Hawking
Non-fiction in order
What Is Life? (1944)
Nature and the Greeks (1954)
The Emperor's New Mind (1989)
Shadows of the Mind (1994)
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind (1997)
The Road to Reality (2004)
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe (Sep 2010)
Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe (Sep 2016)
Other books in order
Spinors and Space-time (1984)
Mr Tompkins in Paperback (2012)
About Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, and philosopher of science. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, an emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and University College London. He shared the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics with Stephen Hawking for the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems, and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity". He proposed the Penrose triangle and corresponded with M. C. Escher, influencing his Waterfall and Ascending and Descending. Penrose's eponymous aperiodic tiling presaged the discovery of quasicrystals by Dan Shechtman.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Roger Penrose FAQ
- How many books has Roger Penrose written?
- Roger Penrose has published 1 novel, 8 non-fiction books and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Roger Penrose's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Emperor's New Mind.
- What is Roger Penrose's latest book?
- Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe (2016).
- What is Roger Penrose's most famous book?
- The Emperor's New Mind (1989) is Roger Penrose's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.