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The Adventures of Mary Darling (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Pat Murphy, on May 6th, 2025.

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Pat Murphy Stats: The most read book by Pat Murphy on Book Notification is The Falling Woman, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Rachel in Love, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of Pat Murphy books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Shadow Hunter	1982	Loading... Go
2	7.7 The Falling Woman	1986	Loading... Go
3	8 The City, Not Long After	1989	Loading... Go
4	8.7 Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles	1996	Loading... Go
5	8 There and Back Again	1999	Loading... Go
6	Wild Angel	2000	Loading... Go
7	Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell	2001	Loading... Go
8	The Wild Girls	2007	Loading... Go
9	The Adventures of Mary Darling	2025	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.7 Rachel in Love	1987	Loading... Go
2	6.3 Bones (in Asimov's)	1990	Loading... Go
3	Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates	1990	Loading... Go
4	8 An American Childhood (in Asimov's)	1993	Loading... Go
5	About Fairies	2012	Loading... Go
6	A Cartographic Analysis of the Dream State	2012	Loading... Go
7	Exploding, Like Fireworks	2012	Loading... Go
8	Not Alone	2025	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.7 Points of Departure	1990	Loading... Go
2	Letters From Home	1991	Loading... Go
3	Women Up to No Good	2013	Loading... Go
4	Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality	2014	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Science Explorer	1996	Loading... Go
2	The Brain Explorer	1999	Loading... Go
3	The Math Explorer	2004	Loading... Go

List of Pat Murphy Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Chrysalis 5	1979	Loading... Go
2	Chrysalis 6	1980	Loading... Go
3	Other Worlds Volume 2	1980	Loading... Go
4	Chrysalis 9	1982	Loading... Go
5	The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1	1988	Loading... Go
6	Full Spectrum 1	1988	Loading... Go
7	Time Gate	1989	Loading... Go
8	The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989	1990	Loading... Go
9	Alien Sex	1990	Loading... Go
10	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992	1992	Loading... Go
11	Fifth Annual Collection	1992	Loading... Go
12	Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1993	1993	Loading... Go
13	Omni Best Science Fiction Three	1993	Loading... Go
14	Black Swan, White Raven	1997	Loading... Go
15	Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers	1998	Loading... Go
16	Asimov's Science Fiction, April 2000	2000	Loading... Go
17	Witpunk	2003	Loading... Go
18	In Lands That Never Were	2004	Loading... Go
19	The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales	2007	Loading... Go
20	Alien Contact	2011	Loading... Go
21	Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition	2013	Loading... Go
22	Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology	2013	Loading... Go
23	Sisters of the Revolution	2015	Loading... Go
24	Letters to Tiptree	2015	Loading... Go
25	Bridging Infinity	2016	Loading... Go
26	Worlds Seen in Passing	2018	Loading... Go
27	Edited By	2020	Loading... Go
28	The Year's Best Science Fiction on Earth 3	2025	Loading... Go
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Pat Murphy

Pat Murphy has written 9 standalone novels, starting with The Shadow Hunter in 1982. The most recently released novel was The Adventures of Mary Darling, which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Pat at this time.

Pat Murphy: Awards & Accolades

Murphy's books have won multiple awards, Points of Departure won the Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book, in 1990. Bones (in Asimov's) won the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 1991. Letters to Tiptree won the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2016 as well as the Locus Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2016. Worlds Seen in Passing won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2019.

The following novels by Pat Murphy were nominated for these awards:

The Falling Woman: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1988).
Rachel in Love: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1988).
The City, Not Long After: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1990). Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1991).
Alien Sex: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
Bones (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1991).
An American Childhood (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1994).
Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1996).
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2008).
Edited By: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2021).

Related Authors

Fans of Pat Murphy also enjoy these authors:

Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
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Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars Trilogy Series.
Tad Williams, author of the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Series.

Pat Murphy: F.A.Q

What book awards has Pat Murphy won?

Points of Departure: Philip K. Dick Award Best Science Fiction Book (1990).
Bones (in Asimov's): World Fantasy Award Novella (1991).
Letters to Tiptree: British Fantasy Award Best Non-Fiction (2016), Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2016).
Worlds Seen in Passing: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2019).

What was the first book Pat Murphy wrote?

The first book written by Pat Murphy was The Shadow Hunter, published in 1982.

What was the most recent book Pat Murphy wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Adventures of Mary Darling on May 6th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Pat Murphy?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Pat Murphy book is The Falling Woman. Here are their most popular books:

The Falling Woman (7.67)
Rachel in Love (8.67)
Points of Departure (8.67)
Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles (8.67)
An American Childhood (in Asimov's) (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Pat Murphy?

Pat Murphy does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Pat Murphy written?

Pat Murphy has written 24 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 Standalone Novels, 8 Short Stories/Novellas, 4 Short Story Collections, 3 Non-Fiction Books.

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