Martin Amis Reading Order

10 books (1981–2024)

Martin Amis edited nine anthologies between 1981 and 2010, collecting work from various authors across fiction, essays, and literary journalism. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with London Review of Books: Anthology 1 and concluding with Chess Players. The series is complete and encompasses diverse themes ranging from contemporary British fiction to speculative fiction and literary essays.

Start with London Review of Books: Anthology 1, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	London Review of Books: Anthology 1 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Best of Young British Novelists 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Friendship 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Splatterpunks II 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Granta 13: After the Revolution 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Vintage Book of Amnesia 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Stories to Get You Through the Night 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Writing on the Edge 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Chess Players 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1982–2024)

Martin Amis's non-fiction output spans from 1982 to 2020 and comprises ten books best read in publication order. The collection opens with Invasion of the Space Invaders and concludes with Chess Players, a collaborative work with FUEL, Dylan Loeb McClain, and Viswanathan Anand. This complete series showcases Amis's essays, criticism, and observations across cultural, literary, and political subjects throughout nearly four decades.

Start with Invasion of the Space Invaders, the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Invasion of the Space Invaders 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Visiting Mrs. Nabokov 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Experience 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The War against Cliché 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Koba the Dread 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Pornoland 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Second Plane 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Rub of Time 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Gamblers 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Chess Players(With: FUEL,Dylan Loeb McClain,Viswanathan Anand) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1987–2004)

Martin Amis published five short story collections between 1987 and 2004, completing this series. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Einstein's Monsters and concluding with Vintage Amis. The series includes Two Stories, God's Dice, and Heavy Water and Other Stories among its five volumes.

Start with Einstein's Monsters, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Einstein's Monsters 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Two Stories 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	God's Dice 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Heavy Water and Other Stories 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Vintage Amis 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1973–2020)

Martin Amis wrote 15 standalone novels between 1973 and 2020, with the series now complete. Each novel is independent and can be read on its own, though readers typically approach them in publication order beginning with The Rachel Papers. The series spans nearly five decades of the author's fiction writing, showcasing his evolving literary style across varied narratives and themes.

Start with The Rachel Papers, the first of 15 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Rachel Papers 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Babies 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Success 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Other People 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Money 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	London Fields 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Time's Arrow 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Information 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Night Train 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Yellow Dog 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	House of Meetings 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Pregnant Widow 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Lionel Asbo 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Zone of Interest 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Inside Story 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible