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ⓘ About M.T. Anderson
M.T. Anderson is an American author of fiction. Born in 1968, he grew up just outside Boston in Massachusetts. He went to Harvard University and studied English literature there and also at Cambridge University. He also earned his masters in Creative Writing when he graduated from Syracuse University. Anderson has written many different types of books in a wide range of genre and audience going from satire to fantasy. Anderson has worked several different jobs before becoming a writer and has even used some of them as inspiration for his novels. He has worked as a cashier at a department store, a radio DJ, and a burger flipper, to name a few. He is the author of Thirsty, a vampire novel for young adults.
All Book Series by M.T. Anderson
He Laughed with His Other Mouths
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2014
Me, All Alone, At The End Of The World
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2005
Horizon
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017 Anthology · Scott Westerfeld
Liferaft
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019 Anthology · Aditi Khorana
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection
Book 4 of 10 · published 2005
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2014
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is M.T. Anderson?
M.T. Anderson is an American author of fiction. Born in 1968, he grew up just outside Boston in Massachusetts. He went to Harvard University and studied English literature there and also at Cambridge University.
Which M.T. Anderson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Norumbegan Quartet series, the earliest of M.T. Anderson's multi-book series: it opens with The Game of Sunken Places (2004) and runs to 4 books across 2004–2012, ending with The Chamber in the Sky (2012). M.T. Anderson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has M.T. Anderson written?
M.T. Anderson has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Pals in Peril series with 6 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should M.T. Anderson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. M.T. Anderson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Norumbegan Quartet (2004–2012, 4 books), Pals in Peril (2005–2014, 6 books) and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (2006–2008, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are M.T. Anderson's books organised into series?
This guide splits M.T. Anderson's 44 books into 5 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pals in Peril (6 books, 2005–2014); Horizon (5 books, 2017–2019); Norumbegan Quartet (4 books, 2004–2012); The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (2 books, 2006–2008); Horizon (1 book, 2018).