📖 About This Modern World

This Modern World is a series universe written by Tom Tomorrow. The complete collection runs to 13 books across 1 series, published between 1992 and 2020.

The main series is Publication Order of This Modern World Books with 13 books. It opens with Greetings From This Modern World (1992) and currently runs to Life in the Stupidverse (2020).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with This Modern World

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Greetings From This Modern World (1992), book 1 of Publication Order of This Modern World 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 1 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.

📚 This Modern World Books in Order

Publication Order of This Modern World Books
13 books
1
Greetings From This Modern World book cover1Greetings From This Modern World1992Buy on Amazon
Tune In Tomorrow book cover2Tune In Tomorrow1994Buy on Amazon
The Wrath of Sparky book cover3The Wrath of Sparky1996Buy on Amazon
Penguin Soup for the Soul book cover4Penguin Soup for the Soul1998Buy on Amazon
When Penguins Attack! book cover5When Penguins Attack!2000Buy on Amazon
The Great Big Book of Tomorrow book cover6The Great Big Book of Tomorrow2003Buy on Amazon
Hell in a Handbasket book cover7Hell in a Handbasket2006Buy on Amazon
The Future's So Bright I Can't Bear to Look book cover8The Future's So Bright I Can't Bear to Look2008Buy on Amazon
The Very Silly Mayor book cover9The Very Silly Mayor2009Buy on Amazon
Too Much Crazy book cover10Too Much Crazy2011Buy on Amazon
Crazy Is the New Normal book cover11Crazy Is the New Normal2016Buy on Amazon
Tom Tomorrow: 25 Years of Tomorrow book cover12Tom Tomorrow: 25 Years of Tomorrow2017Buy on Amazon
Life in the Stupidverse book cover13Life in the Stupidverse2020Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many This Modern World books are there?
There are 13 books in the This Modern World collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1992 and 2020.
What is the first This Modern World book?
The first book is Greetings From This Modern World, published in 1992.
What order should I read the This Modern World 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 This Modern World books?
The This Modern World books were written by Tom Tomorrow.
Is the This Modern World series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of This Modern World Books, has 13 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the This Modern World series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1992, and the most recent in 2020.