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ⓘ About Mur Lafferty
Author Mur Lafferty was born July 25, 1973 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Besides writing, she also makes award winning podcasts, which she started doing in late 2004. Lafferty has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for podcasters, and her longest running show is called I Should Be Writing. She won a Parsec for Best Novella Podcast she did for her novella called “Wasteland”. She began her writing career writing for different role playing game companies, like White Wolf. She would write about games for many publications. “Playing for Keeps”, her podcast novel, was published in the year 2008. Besides writing the “Afterlife” series, she also writes “The Shambling Guides” series.
All Book Series by Mur Lafferty
Bookburners
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2016 Anthology · Max Gladstone
The Rookie
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2007 Anthology · Scott Sigler
The Detective
Book 7 of 12 · published 2012 Anthology · Scott Sigler,Matt Wallace
The Stone Wolves
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2023 Anthology · Scott Sigler
The Rise of the Arch-Illager
Book 6 of 26 · published 2020 Anthology · Matt Forbeck
Don't Fear the Creeper
Book 14 of 26 · published 2022 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
Minecraft: The Outsider
Book 19 of 26 · published 2023 Anthology · Danica Davidson
Minecraft: The Tournament
Book 20 of 26 · published 2024 Anthology · DaVaun Sanders
Minecraft: Zombies Unleashed!
Book 21 of 26 · published 2024 Anthology · Nick Eliopulos
Minecraft: Journey to the Ancient City
Book 22 of 26 · published 2024 Anthology · Danny Lore
Minecraft: House of Horrors
Book 23 of 26 · published 2025 Anthology · Angel Luis Colón
Minecraft: One Last Quest
Book 24 of 26 · published 2025 Anthology · Brandon Hoàng
Minecraft: Adventure School
Book 25 of 26 · published 2026 Anthology · Monica Sanz
Minecraft: Battle of the Block
Latest in the series · book 26 of 26 · published 2026 Anthology · Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
The Shambling Guide to New York City
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013
The Ghost Train to New Orleans
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014
Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers and Other Stories
Single-title series · published 2012
Tricks of the Podcasting Masters
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2006 Co-authored · Rob Walch
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1976 Anthology · Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas
The Empire Strikes Back
Book 2 of 11 · published 1980 Anthology · Donald F. Glut
The Phantom Menace
Book 4 of 11 · published 1999 Anthology · Terry Brooks,George Lucas
Revenge of the Sith
Book 6 of 11 · published 2005 Anthology · Matthew Woodring Stover
The Rise of Skywalker
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Rae Carson
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mur Lafferty?
Author Mur Lafferty was born July 25, 1973 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Besides writing, she also makes award winning podcasts, which she started doing in late 2004. Lafferty has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for podcasters, and her longest running show is called I Should Be Writing.
Which Mur Lafferty series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series, the earliest of Mur Lafferty's multi-book series: it opens with A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV (1976) and runs to 11 books across 1976–2020, ending with The Rise of Skywalker (2020). Mur Lafferty's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Mur Lafferty written?
Mur Lafferty has 88 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2026. 67 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Galactic Football League series with 12 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Mur Lafferty's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mur Lafferty's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (1976–2020, 11 books), The Afterlife (2006–2015, 6 books) and Galactic Football League (2007–2023, 12 books), plus 4 more.
How are Mur Lafferty's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mur Lafferty's 88 books into 8 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Galactic Football League (12 books, 2007–2023); Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (11 books, 1976–2020); The Afterlife (6 books, 2006–2015); Bookburners (6 books, 2015–2016); The Midsolar Murders (3 books, 2022–2025), plus 3 further series.