Max Gladstone Books in Order

Max Gladstone is a critically acclaimed author of the Craft Sequence, a groundbreaking series that includes THREE PARTS DEAD, TWO SERPENTS RISE, FULL FATHOM FIVE, and the latest installment, LAST FIRST SNOW. His work has garnered significant recognition, including two John W Campbell Best New Writer nominations and nods from the XYZZY and Lambda Awards. A world traveler and scholar, Max has drawn inspiration from his diverse experiences, which have taken him from southern Anhui, where he taught, to the temples of Angkor Wat, where he learned a hard lesson on a bicycle, to the Mongolian steppes, where a horse ride ended in a tumble. Max holds a degree from Yale University, where he studied Chinese, laying the foundation for his unique blend of cultural insight and imaginative storytelling.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Max Gladstone

  • #1
    A Sorcerer's Apprentice (By: Mur Lafferty)(2015)
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  • #2
    Badge, Book, and Candle(2015)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Under My Skin (By: Mur Lafferty)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Shore Leave (By: Mur Lafferty)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Creepy Town(2016)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Bookburners(2016)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Three Parts Dead(2012)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Two Serpents Rise(2013)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Full Fathom Five(2014)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Last First Snow(2015)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Four Roads Cross(2016)
    Amazon
  • #6
    The Ruin of Angels(2017)
    Amazon
  • #1
    The Ghost in the Shell(2018)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Empress of Forever(2019)
    Amazon
  • #2
    This Is How You Lose the Time War (With: Amal El-Mohtar)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Last Exit(2022)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The Angelus Guns(2014)
    Amazon
  • #5
    A Kiss With Teeth(2014)
    Amazon
  • #6
    The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom(2017)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Crispin's Model(2017)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Fitting In(2018)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Wild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin)(1986)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Aces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Jokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Aces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Down and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Ace in the Hole (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Dead Man's Hand (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990)
    Amazon
  • #8
    One-Eyed Jacks (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991)
    Amazon
  • #9
    Jokertown Shuffle (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1992)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Dealer's Choice (By: George R.R. Martin)(1992)
    Amazon
  • #12
    Turn of the Cards (By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Deuces Down (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2002)
    Amazon
  • #14
    Death Draws Five (By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)(2006)
    Amazon
  • #15
    Busted Flush (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)(2008)
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  • #16
    Inside Straight (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2008)
    Amazon
  • #17
    Suicide Kings (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2009)
    Amazon
  • #18
    Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2010)
    Amazon
  • #19
    Fort Freak (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2011)
    Amazon
  • #20
    The Button Man and the Murder Tree (By: Cherie Priest)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #21
    The Elephant in the Room (By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #22
    Lowball (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2014)
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  • #23
    Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #24
    Prompt. Professional. Pop! (By: Walter Jon Williams)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #25
    Discards (By: David D. Levine)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #26
    High Stakes (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #27
    The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (By: George R.R. Martin)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #28
    The Atonement Tango (By: Stephen Leigh)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #29
    When the Devil Drives (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #30
    Evernight (By: Victor Milán)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #31
    The Flight of Morpho Girl (By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #32
    Knaves Over Queens (By: George R.R. Martin)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #33
    Long is the Way (By: George R.R. Martin)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #34
    The City That Never Sleeps (By: Walton Simons)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #35
    Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed (By: Bradley Denton)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #36
    Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #37
    American Hero (By: George R.R. Martin)(2020)
    Amazon
  • #38
    Three Kings (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2020)
    Amazon
  • #39
    Ripple Effects (By: Laura J. Mixon)(2021)
    Amazon
  • #40
    Joker Moon (By: George R.R. Martin)(2021)
    Amazon
  • #41
    Skin Deep (By: Alan Brennert)(2021)
    Amazon
  • #42
    Hearts of Stone (By: Emma Newman)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #43
    Grow (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #44
    Full House (By: George R.R. Martin)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #45
    Now & Then (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2023)
    Amazon
  • #46
    Sleeper Straddle (With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe)(2024)
    Amazon
  • #47
    House Rulesin Stories (By: George R.R. Martin)(2025)
    Amazon
  • #48
    Ante Up (By: John Jos. Miller)(2025)
    Amazon

About Max Gladstone

Max Gladstone is a critically acclaimed author of the Craft Sequence, a groundbreaking series that includes THREE PARTS DEAD, TWO SERPENTS RISE, FULL FATHOM FIVE, and the latest installment, LAST FIRST SNOW. His work has garnered significant recognition, including two John W Campbell Best New Writer nominations and nods from the XYZZY and Lambda Awards. A world traveler and scholar, Max has drawn inspiration from his diverse experiences, which have taken him from southern Anhui, where he taught, to the temples of Angkor Wat, where he learned a hard lesson on a bicycle, to the Mongolian steppes, where a horse ride ended in a tumble. Max holds a degree from Yale University, where he studied Chinese, laying the foundation for his unique blend of cultural insight and imaginative storytelling.

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