A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Neal Stephenson Books in Order

The complete Neal Stephenson reading order — 40 books from 1984–2017.

  1. 01 The Big U 1984 Amazon — buy The Big U Bookshop — buy The Big U ThriftBooks — buy The Big U eBooks.com — buy The Big U
  2. 02 Zodiac 1988 Amazon — buy Zodiac Bookshop — buy Zodiac ThriftBooks — buy Zodiac eBooks.com — buy Zodiac
  3. 03 Snow Crash 1992 Amazon — buy Snow Crash Bookshop — buy Snow Crash ThriftBooks — buy Snow Crash eBooks.com — buy Snow Crash
  4. 04 The Diamond Age 1995 Amazon — buy The Diamond Age Bookshop — buy The Diamond Age ThriftBooks — buy The Diamond Age eBooks.com — buy The Diamond Age
  5. 05 The Cobweb 1998 Amazon — buy The Cobweb Bookshop — buy The Cobweb ThriftBooks — buy The Cobweb eBooks.com — buy The Cobweb
  6. 06 Diamond Age 1998 Amazon — buy Diamond Age Bookshop — buy Diamond Age ThriftBooks — buy Diamond Age eBooks.com — buy Diamond Age
  7. 07 Cryptonomicon 1999 Amazon — buy Cryptonomicon Bookshop — buy Cryptonomicon ThriftBooks — buy Cryptonomicon eBooks.com — buy Cryptonomicon
  8. 08 In the Beginning...Was the Command Line 1999 Amazon — buy In the Beginning...Was the Command Line Bookshop — buy In the Beginning...Was the Command Line ThriftBooks — buy In the Beginning...Was the Command Line eBooks.com — buy In the Beginning...Was the Command Line
  9. 09 El código Pontifex 2001 Amazon — buy El código Pontifex Bookshop — buy El código Pontifex ThriftBooks — buy El código Pontifex eBooks.com — buy El código Pontifex
  10. 10 El código Aretusa 2001 Amazon — buy El código Aretusa Bookshop — buy El código Aretusa ThriftBooks — buy El código Aretusa eBooks.com — buy El código Aretusa
  11. 11 Interface 2002 Amazon — buy Interface Bookshop — buy Interface ThriftBooks — buy Interface eBooks.com — buy Interface
  12. 12 Untitled Novel 2002 Amazon — buy Untitled Novel Bookshop — buy Untitled Novel ThriftBooks — buy Untitled Novel eBooks.com — buy Untitled Novel
  13. 13 Quicksilver 2003 Amazon — buy Quicksilver Bookshop — buy Quicksilver ThriftBooks — buy Quicksilver eBooks.com — buy Quicksilver
  14. 14 System of the World 2003 Amazon — buy System of the World Bookshop — buy System of the World ThriftBooks — buy System of the World eBooks.com — buy System of the World
  15. 15 The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle 2003 Amazon — buy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle Bookshop — buy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle ThriftBooks — buy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle eBooks.com — buy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle
  16. 16 Confusion Proof 2003 Amazon — buy Confusion Proof Bookshop — buy Confusion Proof ThriftBooks — buy Confusion Proof eBooks.com — buy Confusion Proof
  17. 17 Quicksilver Proof 2003 Amazon — buy Quicksilver Proof Bookshop — buy Quicksilver Proof ThriftBooks — buy Quicksilver Proof eBooks.com — buy Quicksilver Proof
  18. 18 Confusion 2004 Amazon — buy Confusion Bookshop — buy Confusion ThriftBooks — buy Confusion eBooks.com — buy Confusion
  19. 19 Żywe srebro 2005 Amazon — buy Żywe srebro Bookshop — buy Żywe srebro ThriftBooks — buy Żywe srebro eBooks.com — buy Żywe srebro
  20. 20 King of the Vagabonds 2006 Amazon — buy King of the Vagabonds Bookshop — buy King of the Vagabonds ThriftBooks — buy King of the Vagabonds eBooks.com — buy King of the Vagabonds
  21. 21 Odalisque 2006 Amazon — buy Odalisque Bookshop — buy Odalisque ThriftBooks — buy Odalisque eBooks.com — buy Odalisque
  22. 22 Currency 2006 Amazon — buy Currency Bookshop — buy Currency ThriftBooks — buy Currency eBooks.com — buy Currency
  23. 23 The Confusion, Part I 2006 Amazon — buy The Confusion, Part I Bookshop — buy The Confusion, Part I ThriftBooks — buy The Confusion, Part I eBooks.com — buy The Confusion, Part I
  24. 24 Tomorrow through the past 2006 Amazon — buy Tomorrow through the past Bookshop — buy Tomorrow through the past ThriftBooks — buy Tomorrow through the past eBooks.com — buy Tomorrow through the past
  25. 25 Zamęt 2006 Amazon — buy Zamęt Bookshop — buy Zamęt ThriftBooks — buy Zamęt eBooks.com — buy Zamęt
  26. 26 Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1 2006 Amazon — buy Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1 Bookshop — buy Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1 ThriftBooks — buy Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1 eBooks.com — buy Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1
  27. 27 Solomon's Gold 2006 Amazon — buy Solomon's Gold Bookshop — buy Solomon's Gold ThriftBooks — buy Solomon's Gold eBooks.com — buy Solomon's Gold
  28. 28 Anathem 2008 Amazon — buy Anathem Bookshop — buy Anathem ThriftBooks — buy Anathem eBooks.com — buy Anathem
  29. 29 LA CONFUSION 2008 Amazon — buy LA CONFUSION Bookshop — buy LA CONFUSION ThriftBooks — buy LA CONFUSION eBooks.com — buy LA CONFUSION
  30. 30 Reamde 2011 Amazon — buy Reamde Bookshop — buy Reamde ThriftBooks — buy Reamde eBooks.com — buy Reamde
  31. 31 Some Remarks 2012 Amazon — buy Some Remarks Bookshop — buy Some Remarks ThriftBooks — buy Some Remarks eBooks.com — buy Some Remarks
  32. 32 The Mongoliad. Book Two 2012 Amazon — buy The Mongoliad. Book Two Bookshop — buy The Mongoliad. Book Two ThriftBooks — buy The Mongoliad. Book Two eBooks.com — buy The Mongoliad. Book Two
  33. 33 The Mongoliad. Book Three 2012 Amazon — buy The Mongoliad. Book Three Bookshop — buy The Mongoliad. Book Three ThriftBooks — buy The Mongoliad. Book Three eBooks.com — buy The Mongoliad. Book Three
  34. 34 Elmas Cagi 2012 Amazon — buy Elmas Cagi Bookshop — buy Elmas Cagi ThriftBooks — buy Elmas Cagi eBooks.com — buy Elmas Cagi
  35. 35 Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière 2014 Amazon — buy Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière Bookshop — buy Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière ThriftBooks — buy Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière eBooks.com — buy Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière
  36. 36 Baroque Cycle 2014 Amazon — buy Baroque Cycle Bookshop — buy Baroque Cycle ThriftBooks — buy Baroque Cycle eBooks.com — buy Baroque Cycle
  37. 37 Seveneves 2015 Amazon — buy Seveneves Bookshop — buy Seveneves ThriftBooks — buy Seveneves eBooks.com — buy Seveneves
  38. 38 Parazit 2016 Amazon — buy Parazit Bookshop — buy Parazit ThriftBooks — buy Parazit eBooks.com — buy Parazit
  39. 39 Trivia : Seveneves 2016 Amazon — buy Trivia : Seveneves Bookshop — buy Trivia : Seveneves ThriftBooks — buy Trivia : Seveneves eBooks.com — buy Trivia : Seveneves
  40. 40 The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. 2017 Amazon — buy The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. Bookshop — buy The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. ThriftBooks — buy The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. eBooks.com — buy The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Big U 1984
2 Zodiac 1988
3 Snow Crash 1992
4 The Diamond Age 1995
5 The Cobweb 1998
6 Diamond Age 1998
7 Cryptonomicon 1999
8 In the Beginning...Was the Command Line 1999
9 El código Pontifex 2001
10 El código Aretusa 2001
11 Interface 2002
12 Untitled Novel 2002
13 Quicksilver 2003
14 System of the World 2003
15 The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle 2003
16 Confusion Proof 2003
17 Quicksilver Proof 2003
18 Confusion 2004
19 Żywe srebro 2005
20 King of the Vagabonds 2006
21 Odalisque 2006
22 Currency 2006
23 The Confusion, Part I 2006
24 Tomorrow through the past 2006
25 Zamęt 2006
26 Quicksilver - The Baroque Cycle #1 2006
27 Solomon's Gold 2006
28 Anathem 2008
29 LA CONFUSION 2008
30 Reamde 2011
31 Some Remarks 2012
32 The Mongoliad. Book Two 2012
33 The Mongoliad. Book Three 2012
34 Elmas Cagi 2012
35 Les Deux Mondes - tome 2 La Frontière 2014
36 Baroque Cycle 2014
37 Seveneves 2015
38 Parazit 2016
39 Trivia : Seveneves 2016
40 The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. 2017

Neal Stephenson reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Big U (1984). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Neal Stephenson — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Neal Stephenson books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1984–2017.

What is the newest Neal Stephenson book?

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., published in 2017.