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The Palencar Project Books in Order

10
Books
2012
First Book
2024
Latest Book
13
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of The Palencar Project 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 The Palencar Project series? Start with "New World Blues" (2012) and follow publication order through all 10 books.

The complete The Palencar Project reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
New World Blues cover

New World Blues

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2012

2
Dormanna (By: Gene Wolfe) cover

Dormanna (By: Gene Wolfe)

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2012

3
Thanatos Beach (By: James K. Morrow) cover

Thanatos Beach (By: James K. Morrow)

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2012

4
The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree (By: Michael Swanwick) cover

The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree (By: Michael Swanwick)

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2012

5
The Sigma Structure Symphony (By: Gregory Benford) cover

The Sigma Structure Symphony (By: Gregory Benford)

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2012

6
Flights cover

Flights

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2004

7
The Palencar Project cover

The Palencar Project

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2012

8
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination cover

The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination

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2013

9
Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 cover

Story Behind the Book : Volume 1

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2013

10
Last-Ditch cover

Last-Ditch

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2024

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