Author guide
Mur Lafferty Books in Order
Mur Lafferty is an American author and podcaster whose fiction ranges from superhero satire and afterlife fantasy to urban fantasy and science-fiction mysteries. Her books include the Afterlife novellas, The Shambling Guides, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Midsolar Murders. She is also a nonfiction writer, editor, and longtime host of I Should Be Writing.
science fictionfantasymysteryurban fantasynonfictionrole-playing games
Mur Lafferty's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Six Wakes
A self-contained, acclaimed science-fiction murder mystery.
The Shambling Guide to New York City
The first book in The Shambling Guides and an accessible urban-fantasy introduction.
Station Eternity
The first book in The Midsolar Murders.
Heaven
The first book in the six-novella Afterlife sequence.
Read in order
Books by series
novella-sequence · completed
The Afterlife Series
A six-novella fantasy sequence following Kate and Daniel through different afterlives and worlds.
novel-series · ongoing
The Shambling Guides
An urban-fantasy series about Zoe Norris, a travel-guide editor for supernatural beings.
novel-series · ongoing
The Midsolar Murders
A science-fiction mystery series following amateur detective Mallory Viridian on the sentient space station Eternity.
shared-world-serial · ongoing
Bookburners
A shared-world serial fantasy series created by Max Gladstone.
- 1 Bookburners Episode 4: A Sorcerer's ApprenticeAmazon ↗
Book season-1-episode-4 · serial-episode · 2015
- 2 Bookburners Episode 8: Under My SkinAmazon ↗
Book season-1-episode-8 · serial-episode · 2015
- 3 Bookburners Episode 10: Shore LeaveAmazon ↗
Book season-1-episode-10 · serial-episode · 2015
- 4 Bookburners Episode 13: Keeping Friends CloseAmazon ↗
Book season-1-episode-13 · serial-episode · 2015
- 5 Bookburners: Season 2, Episode 5: Debtor's PrisonAmazon ↗
Book season-2-episode-5 · serial-episode · 2016
- 4 Bookburners Episode 4: A Sorcerer's ApprenticeAmazon ↗
Book 4 · serial-episode · 2015
- 8 Bookburners Episode 8: Under My SkinAmazon ↗
Book 8 · serial-episode · 2015
- 10 Bookburners Episode 10: Shore LeaveAmazon ↗
Book 10 · serial-episode · 2015
- 13 Bookburners Episode 13: Keeping Friends CloseAmazon ↗
Book 13 · serial-episode · 2015
- 5 Bookburners: Season 2, Episode 5: Debtor's PrisonAmazon ↗
Book 5 · serial-episode · 2016
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (8)
- Tricks of the Podcasting MastersAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2006
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Playing for KeepsAmazon ↗novel · 2007
- Nanovor: HackedAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
- Six WakesAmazon ↗
novel · 2017
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I Should Be WritingAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2017
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Solo: A Star Wars StoryAmazon ↗novel · 2018
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Minecraft: The Lost JournalsAmazon ↗novel · 2019
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The Ophelia NetworkAmazon ↗novella · 2022
Short fiction (1)
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The ReporterAmazon ↗short-story · 2012
Essays and speeches (1)
- Lessons from a Geek Fu MasterAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 2006