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Eric Brown Reading Order

24 series · 198 books · Born 1960

Eric Brown is a seasoned author in the science fiction genre with a career spanning from 1974 to 2024. He has penned an impressive 198 books across 24 series, including notable works such as Bengal Station, Binary/System, and Helix. Renowned for his imaginative storytelling, Brown continues to captivate readers with adventurous narratives in his various series.

Anthologies Series

Likely Complete

24 books (1989–2021)

Start with Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction, the first of 24 books in the Anthologies series.

#Title
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Cover of Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction
2
Cover of Drabble II: Double Century
Drabble II: Double Century
3
Cover of New Worlds 1
New Worlds 1
4
Cover of The Ant-Men of Tibet and Other Stories
The Ant-Men of Tibet and Other Stories
5
Dark Terrors 5
6
Cover of Infinities
Infinities
7
Supermen
8
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
9
Cover of Constellations
Constellations
10
Cover of Choices
Choices
11
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
12
Cover of Conflicts
Conflicts
13
Fables from the Fountain
14
House of Fear
15
Cover of Unfit for Eden: A Postscripts Anthology 26/27
Unfit for Eden: A Postscripts Anthology 26/27
16
infinities
17
Daily Science Fiction Stories of January 2012
18
Infinity Plus Quintet
19
Cover of Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
20
Story Behind the Book : Volume 1
21
Cover of Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox
Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox
22
Shoreline of Infinity 11½
23
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers
24
Burning Brightly

Bengal Station Series

Complete

3 books (2008–2009)

Start with Necropath and read in order.

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Necropath
2
Cover of Cosmopath
Cosmopath
3
Cover of Xenopath
Xenopath

Binary/System Series

Complete

2 books (2016–2017)

Start with Binary and read in order.

#Title
1
Binary
2
System

Chapter Series

Complete

1 book (2011–2011)

#Title
1
Cover of Monster Ate My Marmite
Monster Ate My Marmite

Helix Series

Complete

2 books (2007–2012)

Start with Helix and read in order.

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Helix
2
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Helix Wars

Imaginings Series

Complete

12 books (2012–2016)

Start with Cold Grey Stones / Colder Greyer Stones(By: Tanith Lee), the first of 12 books in the Imaginings series.

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Cold Grey Stones / Colder Greyer Stones(By: Tanith Lee)
2
Cover of Last and First Contacts(By: Stephen Baxter)
Last and First Contacts(By: Stephen Baxter)
3
Objects in Dreams(By: Lisa Tuttle)
4
Cover of Stories from the Northern Road(By: Tony Ballantyne)
Stories from the Northern Road(By: Tony Ballantyne)
5
Feast and Famine(By: Adrian Tchaikovsky)
6
Microcosmos(By: Nina Allan)
7
Cover of Twember(By: Steve Rasnic Tem)
Twember(By: Steve Rasnic Tem)
8
Cover of Strange Visitors
Strange Visitors
9
Saint Rebor(By: Adam Roberts)
10
Sleeps With Angels(By: Dave Hutchinson)
11
Cover of The Light Warden(By: Liz Williams)
The Light Warden(By: Liz Williams)
12
Mementoes(By: Keith Brooke)

Jani and the Greater Game Series

Complete

2 books (2014–2016)

Start with Jani and the Greater Game and read in order.

#Title
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Jani and the Greater Game
2
Cover of Jani and the Great Pursuit
Jani and the Great Pursuit

Kon-Tiki Series

Likely Complete

5 books (2018–2022)

Start with Dislocations, the first of 5 books in the Kon-Tiki series.

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Dislocations
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Cover of Parasites
Parasites
3
Cover of Insights
Insights
4
Cover of Iterations(By: Keith Brooke)
Iterations(By: Keith Brooke)
5
Cover of Kon Tiki Coda(By: Keith Brooke)
Kon Tiki Coda(By: Keith Brooke)

Langham and Dupré Mystery Series

Likely Complete

9 books (2013–2022)

Start with Murder By the Book, the first of 9 books in the Langham and Dupré Mystery series.

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Murder By the Book
2
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Murder at the Chase
3
Cover of Murder at the Loch
Murder at the Loch
4
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Murder Take Three
5
Cover of Murder Takes a Turn
Murder Takes a Turn
6
Cover of Murder Served Cold
Murder Served Cold
7
Cover of Murder at Standing Stone Manor
Murder at Standing Stone Manor
8
Cover of Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers
9
Cover of Murder Most Vile
Murder Most Vile

Most Wanted Series

Complete

7 books (2007–2009)

Start with Dead Brigade(By: James Lovegrove), the first of 7 books in the Most Wanted series.

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Dead Brigade(By: James Lovegrove)
2
Heroes(By: Anne Perry)
3
Cover of Kill Clock(By: Allan Guthrie)
Kill Clock(By: Allan Guthrie)
4
Cover of Revenge
Revenge
5
Cover of The Chop(By: Graham Hurley)
The Chop(By: Graham Hurley)
6
Cover of Stumps(By: Mark Morris)
Stumps(By: Mark Morris)
7
Cover of The Ghosts of 2012(By: Graham Hurley)
The Ghosts of 2012(By: Graham Hurley)

NP Novella Series

Likely Complete

12 books (2021–2023)

Start with May Day(By: Emma Coleman), the first of 12 books in the NP Novella series.

#Title
1
May Day(By: Emma Coleman)
2
On Arcturus VII
3
Requiem for an Astronaut(By: Daniel Bennett)
4
Rose Knot(By: Kari Sperring)
5
Universal Language(By: Tim Major)
6
Worldshifter(By: Paul Di Filippo)
7
Fish!(By: Ida Keogh)
8
My Mother Murdered the Moon(By: Stephen Deas)
9
The Entropy of Loss(By: Stewart Hotston)
10
Visions of Ruin(By: )
11
Telling the Bees(By: Emma K. Leadley)
12
The Blackhart Blades(By: David Gullen)

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Likely Complete

10 books (2000–2021)

Start with Parallax View(With: Keith Brooke), the first of 10 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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Parallax View(With: Keith Brooke)
2
A Writer's Life
3
Cover of Approaching Omega
Approaching Omega
4
Cover of The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne
The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne
5
The Memory of Joy
6
Cover of Gilbert and Edgar on Mars
Gilbert and Edgar on Mars
7
The Death of Cassandra Quebec
8
The Vanishing of the Atkinsons
9
Cover of The Martian Simulacra
The Martian Simulacra
10
Cover of On Arcturus VII
On Arcturus VII

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

11 books (1990–2019)

Start with The Time Lapsed Man And Other Stories, the first of 11 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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The Time Lapsed Man And Other Stories
2
Cover of Blue Shifting
Blue Shifting
3
Cover of Deep Future
Deep Future
4
Cover of The Fall Of Tartarus
The Fall Of Tartarus
5
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Threshold Shift
6
Ghostwriting
7
Cover of The Angels of Life and Death
The Angels of Life and Death
8
Cover of Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage
9
Cover of The Spacetime Pit Plus Two(With: Stephen Baxter)
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two(With: Stephen Baxter)
10
Cover of The Disciples of Apollo
The Disciples of Apollo
11
Cover of The Ice Garden and Other Stories
The Ice Garden and Other Stories

Solaris Rising Anthology Series

Complete

3 books (2011–2013)

Start with Solaris Rising and read in order.

#Title
1
Solaris Rising
2
Solaris Rising 1.5(By: Paul Cornell,Tanith Lee,Mike Resnick,Aliette de Bodard,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Ian Whates,Gareth L. Powell,Sarah Lotz,Philip Vine)
3
Cover of Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele)
Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele)

Standalone Novels Series

Likely Complete

19 books (1992–2022)

Start with Meridian Days, the first of 19 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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Meridian Days
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Engineman
3
Cover of Penumbra
Penumbra
4
Cover of Twocking
Twocking
5
Cover of Fire Bug
Fire Bug
6
Cover of Bengal Station
Bengal Station
7
Cover of British Front
British Front
8
Cover of Space Ace
Space Ace
9
Cover of Crazy Love
Crazy Love
10
Cover of An Alien Ate Me for Breakfast
An Alien Ate Me for Breakfast
11
Cover of Kéthani
Kéthani
12
Cover of Race Against Time
Race Against Time
13
Cover of A Dinosaur Ate My Socks
A Dinosaur Ate My Socks
14
Cover of Guilty?
Guilty?
15
Cover of Guardians of the Phoenix
Guardians of the Phoenix
16
The Kings of Eternity
17
Cover of Salvage
Salvage
18
Cover of The Serene Invasion
The Serene Invasion
19
Cover of Wormhole(With: Keith Brooke)
Wormhole(With: Keith Brooke)

Starship Seasons Series

Complete

6 books (2007–2016)

Start with Starship Summer, the first of 6 books in the Starship Seasons series.

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Starship Summer
2
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Starship Fall
3
Cover of Starship Winter
Starship Winter
4
Cover of Starship Seasons
Starship Seasons
5
Cover of Starship Coda
Starship Coda
6
Cover of Starship Spring
Starship Spring

Stephen Baxter Collections Series

Complete

5 books (1998–2018)

Start with Traces(By: Stephen Baxter), the first of 5 books in the Stephen Baxter Collections series.

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Traces(By: Stephen Baxter)
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Cover of The Hunters of Pangaea(By: Stephen Baxter)
The Hunters of Pangaea(By: Stephen Baxter)
3
Universes(By: Stephen Baxter)
4
Cover of Project Clio(By: Stephen Baxter)
Project Clio(By: Stephen Baxter)
5
Cover of The Spacetime Pit Plus Two(With: Stephen Baxter)
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two(With: Stephen Baxter)

Telemass Quartet Series

Complete

5 books (2014–2019)

Start with Famadihana on Fomalhaut IV, the first of 5 books in the Telemass Quartet series.

#Title
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Famadihana on Fomalhaut IV
2
Cover of Sacrifice on Spica III
Sacrifice on Spica III
3
Cover of Reunion on Alpha Reticuli II
Reunion on Alpha Reticuli II
4
Cover of Exalted on Bellatrix 1
Exalted on Bellatrix 1
5
Cover of Telemass Coda
Telemass Coda

The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Series

Ongoing

38 books (1974–2024)

Start with The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer), the first of 38 books in the The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes series.

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Cover of The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer)
2
Cover of War of the Worlds(By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman)
War of the Worlds(By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman)
3
The Giant Rat of Sumatra(By: Richard L. Boyer)
4
Cover of Sherlock vs Dracula(By: Loren D. Estleman)
Sherlock vs Dracula(By: Loren D. Estleman)
5
Cover of The Stalwart Companions(By: H. Paul Jeffers)
The Stalwart Companions(By: H. Paul Jeffers)
6
Cover of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes(By: Loren D. Estleman)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes(By: Loren D. Estleman)
7
Cover of The Ectoplasmic Man(By: Daniel Stashower)
The Ectoplasmic Man(By: Daniel Stashower)
8
The Seventh Bullet(By: Daniel D. Victor)
9
Cover of The Whitechapel Horrors(By: Edward B. Hanna)
The Whitechapel Horrors(By: Edward B. Hanna)
10
Cover of Seance for a Vampire(By: Fred Saberhagen)
Seance for a Vampire(By: Fred Saberhagen)
11
Cover of Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac(By: Barrie Roberts)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac(By: Barrie Roberts)
12
Cover of The Angel of the Opera(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Angel of the Opera(By: Sam Siciliano)
13
Cover of The Titanic Tragedy(By: William Seil)
The Titanic Tragedy(By: William Seil)
14
Cover of The Star of India(By: Carole Buggé)
The Star of India(By: Carole Buggé)
15
Cover of The Haunting of Torre Abbey(By: Carole Buggé)
The Haunting of Torre Abbey(By: Carole Buggé)
16
Cover of The Man from Hell(By: Barrie Roberts)
The Man from Hell(By: Barrie Roberts)
17
The Veiled Detective(By: David Stuart Davies)
18
Between the Thames and the Tiber(By: Ted Riccardi)
19
Cover of The Web Weaver(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Web Weaver(By: Sam Siciliano)
20
Cover of The Grimswell Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Grimswell Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
21
The Devil's Promise(By: David Stuart Davies)
22
Cover of The Albino's Treasure(By: Stuart Douglas)
The Albino's Treasure(By: Stuart Douglas)
23
Cover of Murder at Sorrow's Crown(By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)
Murder at Sorrow's Crown(By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)
24
Cover of The Counterfeit Detective(By: Stuart Douglas)
The Counterfeit Detective(By: Stuart Douglas)
25
The Ripper Legacy(By: David Stuart Davies)
26
Cover of The White Worm(By: Sam Siciliano)
The White Worm(By: Sam Siciliano)
27
Cover of Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(By: David Marcum)
Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(By: David Marcum)
28
Cover of The Moonstone's Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Moonstone's Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
29
The Devil and the Four(By: Sam Siciliano)
30
The Improbable Prisoner(By: Stuart Douglas)
31
The Instrument of Death(By: David Stuart Davies)
32
The Crusader's Curse(By: Stuart Douglas)
33
Cover of The Martian Menace
The Martian Menace
34
Cover of The Venerable Tiger(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Venerable Tiger(By: Sam Siciliano)
35
Cover of Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden(By: Steven Savile)
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden(By: Steven Savile)
36
Revenge from the Grave(By: David Stuart Davies)
37
Cover of Deathly Relics(By: Sam Siciliano)
Deathly Relics(By: Sam Siciliano)
38
Cover of The Gentleman Burglar(By: Sam Siciliano)
The Gentleman Burglar(By: Sam Siciliano)

The Web - 2027 Series

Complete

6 books (1997–1997)

Start with Dreamcastle(By: Stephen Bowkett), the first of 6 books in the The Web - 2027 series.

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Dreamcastle(By: Stephen Bowkett)
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Cover of Gulliverzone(By: Stephen Baxter)
Gulliverzone(By: Stephen Baxter)
3
Cover of Lightstorm(By: Peter F. Hamilton)
Lightstorm(By: Peter F. Hamilton)
4
Cover of Sorceress(By: Maggie Furey)
Sorceress(By: Maggie Furey)
5
Cover of Spiderbite(By: Graham Joyce)
Spiderbite(By: Graham Joyce)
6
Untouchable

The Web - 2028 Series

Complete

7 books (1998–1999)

Start with Avatar(By: Pat Cadigan), the first of 7 books in the The Web - 2028 series.

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1
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Avatar(By: Pat Cadigan)
2
Cover of Computopia(By: James Lovegrove)
Computopia(By: James Lovegrove)
3
Cover of Cydonia(By: Ken MacLeod)
Cydonia(By: Ken MacLeod)
4
Cover of Spindrift(By: Maggie Furey)
Spindrift(By: Maggie Furey)
5
Cover of Walkabout
Walkabout
6
Cover of Webcrash(By: Stephen Baxter)
Webcrash(By: Stephen Baxter)
7
Cover of The Web: 2028(With: Pat Cadigan,Stephen Baxter,Ken MacLeod,James Lovegrove,Maggie Furey,Simon Spanton)
The Web: 2028(With: Pat Cadigan,Stephen Baxter,Ken MacLeod,James Lovegrove,Maggie Furey,Simon Spanton)

Virex Trilogy Series

Complete

3 books (2000–2004)

Start with New York Nights and read in order.

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1
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New York Nights
2
Cover of New York Blues
New York Blues
3
Cover of New York Dreams
New York Dreams

Weirdspace Series

Complete

4 books (2012–2016)

Start with The Devil's Nebula, the first of 4 books in the Weirdspace series.

#Title
1
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The Devil's Nebula
2
Satan's Reach
3
Cover of The Baba Yaga
The Baba Yaga
4
Cover of The Star of the Sea(By: Una McCormack)
The Star of the Sea(By: Una McCormack)

Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction Series

Complete

2 books (1989–1989)

Start with Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction and read in order.

#Title
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Cover of Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction
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Cover of Zenith(By: Lisa Tuttle,David S. Garnett,Elizabeth Sourbut)
Zenith(By: Lisa Tuttle,David S. Garnett,Elizabeth Sourbut)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Eric Brown written?
Eric Brown has written 198 books across 24 series. Their published works span from 1974 to 2024.
What is the first book in each Eric Brown series?
Here are the first books in Eric Brown's series: Anthologies: Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction; Bengal Station: Necropath; Binary/System: Binary; Helix: Helix; Imaginings: Cold Grey Stones / Colder Greyer Stones(By: Tanith Lee).
What order should I read Eric Brown's books?
We recommend reading Eric Brown's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Eric Brown still writing new books?
Yes, Eric Brown has 1 ongoing series: The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes.

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