Author guide
M. John Harrison Books in Order
Michael John Harrison is an English author, literary critic, and rock climber whose career spans New Wave science fiction, fantasy, horror, literary fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. His major bodies of work include the Viriconium sequence, the Kefahuchi Tract novels, standalone literary novels, short-story collections, and the Gabriel King fantasy novels co-written with Jane Johnson.
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The Pastel City
The first novel in the Viriconium sequence.
Light
The first novel in the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy and a strong entry to Harrison's science fiction.
Climbers
A standalone literary novel that introduces Harrison outside his speculative series.
Read in order
Books by series
sequence · complete
Viriconium
A sequence of novels, short fiction, and graphic adaptations centered on the changing, dying city of Viriconium.
- 1 The Pastel CityAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1971
- 2
A Storm of WingsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1980
- 3
In ViriconiumAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1982
- 4
Viriconium NightsAmazon ↗Book 4 · short-story-collection · 1984
- 5
The Luck in the HeadAmazon ↗Book 5 · graphic-novel · 1991 Optional
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ViriconiumAmazon ↗Book 6 · graphic-novel · 2000 Optional
series · complete
The Wild Road
Four fantasy novels co-written by M. John Harrison and Jane Johnson under the name Gabriel King.
trilogy · complete
Kefahuchi Tract
A trilogy of science-fiction novels connected by the mysterious interstellar Kefahuchi Tract, with one separately published related story.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (8)
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The Committed MenAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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The Centauri DeviceAmazon ↗novel · 1974
- Fawcett on RockAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1987
- ClimbersAmazon ↗
novel · 1989
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The Course of the HeartAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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Signs of LifeAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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The Sunken Land Begins to Rise AgainAmazon ↗novel · 2020
- The End of EverythingAmazon ↗
novel · 2026
Nonfiction (1)
- Wish I Was Here: An Anti-MemoirAmazon ↗
memoir · 2023
Short fiction (4)
Essays and speeches (1)
- Parietal Games: Critical Writings By and On M John HarrisonAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 2005