Cadwell Turnbull

Cadwell Turnbull

5 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Convergence Saga Books
Start with: No Gods, No Monsters (2021)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Lesson (2019)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: All the Hidden Places (2026)

ⓘ About Cadwell Turnbull

Cadwell Turnbull is a science fiction novelist best known for his debut novel “The Lesson.” He went to North Carolina State University from where he got his MA in Linguistics and a Creative Writing MFA. He was brought up in the US Virgin Islands and lived all over the place ever since he went to college. He got his bachelors from Pittsburgh’s La Roche University which is where he met Anju, his wife. Soon after graduation he went back home and for a time taught high school English before he went on to teach English as a Second Language in South Korea. After coming back to the US he served on Americorps and then proceeded to grad school at North Carolina.

All Book Series by Cadwell Turnbull

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No Gods, No Monsters book cover

No Gods, No Monsters

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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We Are the Crisis

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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A Ruin, Great and Free

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025

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2025
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The Lesson

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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All the Hidden Places

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026
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Shock of Birth

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021
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Many Worlds: Or, the Simulacra

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror book cover

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Cadwell Turnbull?

Cadwell Turnbull is a science fiction novelist best known for his debut novel “The Lesson.” He went to North Carolina State University from where he got his MA in Linguistics and a Creative Writing MFA. He was brought up in the US Virgin Islands and lived all over the place ever since he went to college. He got his bachelors from Pittsburgh’s La Roche University which is where he met Anju, his wife.

Which Cadwell Turnbull series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Convergence Saga series, the earliest of Cadwell Turnbull's multi-book series: it opens with No Gods, No Monsters (2021) and runs to 3 books across 2021–2025, ending with A Ruin, Great and Free (2025).

How many books has Cadwell Turnbull written?

Cadwell Turnbull has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Convergence Saga series with 3 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Cadwell Turnbull's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Cadwell Turnbull's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Convergence Saga (2021–2025, 3 books).

How are Cadwell Turnbull's books organised into series?

This guide splits Cadwell Turnbull's 8 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Convergence Saga (3 books, 2021–2025).