Scarlett Thomas

Scarlett Thomas

5 Series • 21 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Lily Pascale Books
Start with: In Your Face (1999)
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Publication Order of Worldquake Sequence Books
Start with: Dragon's Green (2017)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Bright Young Things (2001)

ⓘ About Scarlett Thomas

Scarlett Thomas is a published author. She was born in 1972 in London. She has written several books including Bright Young Things, Going Out, PopCo, The Seed Collectors, and The End of Mr. Y, which was long listed for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007. Scarlett teaches creative writing and contemporary fiction at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. In addition to writing fiction for adults, Thomas has also written for younger minds. She had written a literary fantasy series for children as well as a book about writing that was titled Monkeys with Typewriters. She has done well domestically and internationally. As a result, her work has been translated into over twenty-five languages.

All Book Series by Scarlett Thomas

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In Your Face book cover

In Your Face

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1999

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1999
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Seaside

Book 2 of 4 · published 2000

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2000
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Dead Clever

Book 3 of 4 · published 2000

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2000
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Gamerz book cover

Gamerz

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2001

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2001
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Dragon's Green

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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De Magiërs

Book 2 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
3
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De Ware Held

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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Bright Young Things book cover

Bright Young Things

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2001

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2001
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Going Out book cover

Going Out

Book 2 of 9 · published 2002

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2002
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PopCo

Book 3 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
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The End of Mr. Y

Book 4 of 9 · published 2006

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2006
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Our Tragic Universe

Book 5 of 9 · published 2010

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2010
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The Seed Collectors

Book 6 of 9 · published 2015

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2015
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Oligarchy

Book 7 of 9 · published 2020

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2020
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The Sleepwalkers

Book 8 of 9 · published 2024

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2024
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The Runner

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2026

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2026
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Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories book cover

Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
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The Great Oak

Book 2 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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41-Love

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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All Hail the New Puritans

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2000

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2000
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The Tomorrow Project book cover

The Tomorrow Project

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Scarlett Thomas?

Scarlett Thomas is a published author. She was born in 1972 in London. She has written several books including Bright Young Things, Going Out, PopCo, The Seed Collectors, and The End of Mr.

Which Scarlett Thomas series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Lily Pascale series, the earliest of Scarlett Thomas's multi-book series: it opens with In Your Face (1999) and runs to 4 books across 1999–2001, ending with Gamerz (2001). Scarlett Thomas's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Scarlett Thomas written?

Scarlett Thomas has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Lily Pascale series with 4 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Scarlett Thomas's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Scarlett Thomas's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lily Pascale (1999–2001, 4 books) and Worldquake Sequence (2017–2019, 3 books).

How are Scarlett Thomas's books organised into series?

This guide splits Scarlett Thomas's 21 books into 2 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lily Pascale (4 books, 1999–2001); Worldquake Sequence (3 books, 2017–2019).