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Clockwork Phoenix Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Clockwork Phoenix books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Clockwork Phoenix series? Start with "William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands, Volume I: Eternal Love" (2003) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Clockwork Phoenix reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands, Volume I: Eternal Love
2003

The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
2004

The Space Opera Renaissance
2006

William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands Volume 2: Nightmares of the Fall
2007

Breach the Hull
2007

Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
2010

Dark Discoveries - Issue #31
2015

God, Robot
2016

Forbidden Thoughts
2017

Mercury: Planetary Anthology
2018

Luna: Planetary Anthology
2020

Swords and Maidens
2023
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