Author guide
Scott Meyer Books in Order
Scott Meyer is an American author, cartoonist, comedian, and writer whose career has included radio, stand-up comedy, video-game writing, and the long-running Basic Instructions comic strip. He is best known for the Magic 2.0 comic-fantasy novels, along with science-fiction, mystery, and humorous speculative-fiction novels.
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Scott Meyer's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Off to Be the Wizard
First book in the Magic 2.0 series and Meyer's best-known novel.
The Authorities
First book in the Sinclair Rutherford mystery series.
Help Is on the Way: A Collection of Basic Instructions
First published collection of the Basic Instructions comic strip.
Master of Formalities
Standalone science-fiction novel.
Read in order
Books by series
comic-collection · completed
Basic Instructions
Collections of Scott Meyer's humorous Basic Instructions comic strip.
- 1 Help Is on the Way: A Collection of Basic InstructionsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · comic_collection · 2008
- 2 Made with 90% Recycled Art: A Collection of Basic Instructions Volume 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · comic_collection · 2010
- 3
The Curse of the Masking Tape Mummy: Basic Instructions Volume 3Amazon ↗Book 3 · comic_collection · 2012
- 4
Dignified Hedonism: A Collection of Basic Instructions Volume 4Amazon ↗Book 4 · comic_collection · 2013
novel-series · ongoing
Magic 2.0
A comic-fantasy series about programmers who discover that reality can be manipulated like computer code.
- 1 Off to Be the WizardAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
- 2
Spell or High WaterAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2014
- 3
An Unwelcome QuestAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4
Fight and FlightAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2017
- 5
Out of Spite, Out of MindAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2018
- 6
The Vexed GenerationAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2019
novel-series · ongoing
The Authorities
A police-procedural mystery series featuring Seattle police officer Sinclair Rutherford.
Outside the series
