📖 About Laundry Files

Laundry Files is a series universe written by Charles Stross. The complete collection runs to 20 books across 2 series, published between 2004 and 2026.

The main series is Publication Order of Laundry Files Books with 19 books. It opens with The Atrocity Archives (2004) and currently runs to The Regicide Report (2026).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Laundry Files

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Atrocity Archives (2004), book 1 of Publication Order of Laundry Files Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Laundry Files Books in Order

Publication Order of Laundry Files Books
19 books
1
The Atrocity Archives book cover1The Atrocity Archives2004Buy on Amazon
The Jennifer Morgue book cover2The Jennifer Morgue2006Buy on Amazon
3Pimpf2006Buy on Amazon
Down on the Farm book cover4Down on the Farm2010Buy on Amazon
Equoid book cover5Equoid2010Buy on Amazon
Overtime book cover6Overtime2010Buy on Amazon
The Fuller Memorandum book cover7The Fuller Memorandum2010Buy on Amazon
The Apocalypse Codex book cover8The Apocalypse Codex2012Buy on Amazon
The Rhesus Chart book cover9The Rhesus Chart2014Buy on Amazon
The Annihilation Score book cover10The Annihilation Score2015Buy on Amazon
The Nightmare Stacks book cover11The Nightmare Stacks2016Buy on Amazon
The Delirium Brief book cover12The Delirium Brief2017Buy on Amazon
The Labyrinth Index book cover13The Labyrinth Index2018Buy on Amazon
Dead Lies Dreaming book cover14Dead Lies Dreaming2020Buy on Amazon
Quantum of Nightmares book cover15Quantum of Nightmares2022Buy on Amazon
Escape from Yokai Land book cover16Escape from Yokai Land2022Buy on Amazon
Season of Skulls book cover17Season of Skulls2023Buy on Amazon
A Conventional Boy book cover18A Conventional Boy2025Buy on Amazon
The Regicide Report book cover19The Regicide Report2026Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Laundry Files Collections
1 books
2
Three Tales from the Laundry Files book cover1Three Tales from the Laundry Files2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Laundry Files books are there?
There are 20 books in the Laundry Files collection, organised into 2 series and published between 2004 and 2026.
What is the first Laundry Files book?
The first book is The Atrocity Archives, published in 2004.
What order should I read the Laundry Files books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Laundry Files books?
The Laundry Files books were written by Charles Stross.
Is the Laundry Files series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Laundry Files Books, has 19 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Laundry Files series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2004, and the most recent in 2026.