Mary Gentle Reading Order

7 books (1983–2015)

Start with Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own 1983Buy 🇺🇸
2	Ghastly Beyond Belief 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Weerde, Book 1 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Weerde, Book 2 1993Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1995Buy 🇺🇸
6	Infinity Plus One 2001Buy 🇺🇸
7	Warrior Women 2015Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1999–2000)

Start with A Secret History, the first of 4 books in the Book of Ash series.

#	Title
1	A Secret History 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Carthage Ascendant 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Lost Burgundy 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Wild Machines 2000Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2004–2004)

3 books (1989–2004)

Start with Scholars and Soldiers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Scholars and Soldiers 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Villains! 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cartomancy 2004Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2007–2007)

Start with The Lion's Eye and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Lion's Eye 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Stone Golem 2007Buy 🇺🇸

19 books (1980–2001)

Start with Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth), the first of 19 books in the Isaac Asimov's Anthology series.

#	Title
1	Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) 1980Buy 🇺🇸
2	Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) 1981Buy 🇺🇸
3	Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) 1983Buy 🇺🇸
4	Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
5	Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
6	Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
7	Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
8	Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
9	Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
10	Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
11	Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
12	Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
13	Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
14	Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
15	Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
16	Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
17	Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
18	Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
19	Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) 2001Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1983–2002)

Start with Golden Witchbreed and read in order.

#	Title
1	Golden Witchbreed 1983Buy 🇺🇸
2	Ancient Light 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	Chronicles of Carrick V 2002Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2011–2011)

5 books (1985–2012)

Start with Hawk in Silver, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Hawk in Silver 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Moon at Midday 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	Grunts 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	1610: A Sundial In A Grave 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Black Opera 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1990–1994)

Start with Rats and Gargoyles and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rats and Gargoyles 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Architecture of Desire 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Left to His Own Devices 1994Buy 🇺🇸