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Author guide
Michael Swanwick Books in Order
Michael Swanwick is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. His work includes the novels In the Drift, Vacuum Flowers, Stations of the Tide, Jack Faust, Bones of the Earth, the Iron Dragon novels, the Darger and Surplus novels, and City Under the Stars, co-written with Gardner Dozois. He has also published numerous collections of short fiction, standalone novellas and digital stories, nonfiction, literary criticism, biography, memoir-related work, chapbooks, and collaborations. His fiction frequently combines science fiction, fantasy, historical motifs, satire, and literary play.
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Stations of the Tide
A Nebula-winning science fiction novel and a strong introduction to Swanwick's distinctive blend of speculative ideas and literary style.
Tales of Old Earth
A representative major collection of Swanwick's science fiction and fantasy short fiction.
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
A celebrated fantasy novel and the natural starting point for the Iron Dragon sequence.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · ongoing
Darger and Surplus
Novels featuring the postutopian con artists Darger and Surplus.
story cycle · ongoing
The Mongolian Wizard
A cycle of standalone stories set in an alternate fin-de-siècle Europe of magic, mystery, and intrigue.
- 1
The Mongolian WizardAmazon ↗Book 1 · short-fiction · 2012
- 2
The Fire GownAmazon ↗Book 2 · short-fiction · 2012
- 3
Day of the KrakenAmazon ↗Book 3 · short-fiction · 2012
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House of DreamsAmazon ↗Book 4 · short-fiction · 2013
- 5
The Night of the SalamanderAmazon ↗Book 5 · short-fiction · 2015
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The Pyramid of KrakowAmazon ↗Book 6 · short-fiction · 2015
- 7
The Phantom in the MazeAmazon ↗Book 7 · short-fiction · 2015
- 8
Murder in the Spook HouseAmazon ↗Book 8 · short-fiction · 2019
- 9 The New PrometheusAmazon ↗
Book 9 · short-fiction · 2019
- 10
Halcyon AfternoonAmazon ↗Book 10 · short-fiction · 2024
- 11
Dragons of ParisAmazon ↗Book 11 · short-fiction · 2024
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
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In the DriftAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Vacuum FlowersAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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Griffin's EggAmazon ↗novella · 1991
- Stations of the TideAmazon ↗
novel · 1991
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Jack FaustAmazon ↗novel · 1997
- The Postmodern ArchipelagoAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1997
- Being Gardner Dozois: An Interview by Michael SwanwickAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2001
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Bones of the EarthAmazon ↗novel · 2002
- What Can Be Saved from the Wreckage?: James Branch Cabell in the Twenty-First CenturyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2007
- Hope-in-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope MirrleesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2009
- Being Gardner DozoisAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2018
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City Under the StarsAmazon ↗novel · 2020
- 'She Saved Us From World War Three': Gardner Dozois Remembers James Tiptree Jr.Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 2020
- Life: A User's ManualAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2025
- Basil, Pepper, Salt, and Garlic Greens: A Year in a Witch's KitchenAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2026
Short fiction (2)
Essays and speeches (1)
- October LeavesAmazon ↗
photo-essay · 2010
Other (26)
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Gravity's AngelsAmazon ↗collection · 1991
- A Geography of Unknown LandsAmazon ↗
collection · 1997
- Puck Aleshire's AbecedaryAmazon ↗
collection · 2000
- Moon DogsAmazon ↗
collection · 2000
- Tales of Old EarthAmazon ↗
collection · 2000
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Cigar-Box Faust and Other MiniaturesAmazon ↗collection · 2003
- Michael Swanwick's Field Guide to the Mesozoic MegafaunaAmazon ↗
collection · 2004
- The Periodic Table of Science FictionAmazon ↗
collection · 2005
- The Dog Said Bow-WowAmazon ↗
collection · 2007
- Song of the LoreleiAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2011
- It Came Upon a Midnight: Three Brief Midwinter TalesAmazon ↗
collection · 2011
- Midwinter Elves: Three Brief Midwinter TalesAmazon ↗
collection · 2012
- Solstice FireAmazon ↗
collection · 2013
- Season's GreetingsAmazon ↗
collection · 2014
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Not So Much, Said the CatAmazon ↗collection · 2016
- The Sleep of ReasonAmazon ↗
collection · 2024
- Winter SongsAmazon ↗
collection · 2022
- The Vintner's Guide to Remarkable WinesAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2023
- Red Fox, Blue MoonAmazon ↗
collection · 2023
- Nevermore: An Interview with the RavenAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024
- ComicosmicsAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 2024
- The War with the ZylvAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024
- Winter ConstellationsAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024
- A Fantasist's Guide to VeniceAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2025
- For a Friend of the PressAmazon ↗
collection · 2025
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The Universe BoxAmazon ↗collection · 2026