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Loss Protocol (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Paul J. McAuley, on February 12th, 2026.

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Paul J. McAuley Stats: The most read book by Paul J. McAuley on Book Notification is Fairyland, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Something Coming Through (Something Coming #1).

Below is a complete list of Paul J. McAuley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Four Hundred Billion Stars Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Four Hundred Billion Stars
1988
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2
Secret Harmonies / Of the Fall
1989
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3
Eternal Light
1991
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List of Confluence Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Child of the River
1997
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2
Ancients of Days
1999
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3
Shrine of Stars
1999
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List of The Quiet War Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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2
The Quiet War
2008
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2
Gardens of the Sun
2009
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3
Stories from the Quiet War
2011
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4
In the Mouth of the Whale
2012
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5
Evening's Empires
2013
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6
Life After Wartime
2013
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List of Something Coming Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Something Coming Through
2015
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2
8
Into Everywhere
2016
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3
Something Happened Here, But We’re Not Quite Sure What It Was
2016
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Red Dust
1993
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2
Pasquale's Angel
1994
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3
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Fairyland
1995
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4
Making History
2000
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5
The Secret of Life
2001
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6
Whole Wide World
2002
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7
White Devils
2004
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8
Mind's Eye
2005
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9
Cowboy Angels
2007
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10
Players
2007
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11
Austral
2017
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12
6
War of the Maps
2020
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13
Beyond the Burn Line
2023
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14
8
Loss Protocol
2026
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Temptation of Dr Stein
1994
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2
Naming the Dead
1999
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3
City of the Dead
2011
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4
Prisoners of the Action (With: Kim Newman)
2012
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5
Dr Pretorius and the Lost Temple
2012
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The King of the Hill
1991
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2
The Invisible Country
1996
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3
Little Machines
2011
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Story Behind the Book (With: Kristijan Meic)
2014
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2
Brazil
2014
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List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of the best sci-fi features tales of wonder and adventure set on distant planets and in the future.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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6
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
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7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
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8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
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9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
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10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
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11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
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12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
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15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
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16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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List of Paul J. McAuley Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
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2
In Dreams
1993
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3
The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
1994
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4
Best New Horror 6
1995
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5
Dark Terrors 2
1996
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6
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
1996
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7
6
Year's Best SF
1996
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8
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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9
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
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10
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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11
Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
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12
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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13
The Furthest Horizon
2000
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14
Vanishing Acts
2000
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15
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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16
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11
2000
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17
Year's Best SF 6
2001
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18
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
2001
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19
Futures
2001
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20
Space Soldiers
2001
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21
Supermen
2002
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22
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
2002
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23
Year's Best SF 7
2002
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24
Asimov's Science Fiction July 2002
2002
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25
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15
2002
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26
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14
2003
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27
Year's Best SF 8
2003
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28
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003
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29
The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
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30
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
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31
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
2004
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32
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
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33
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
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34
Year's Best SF 11
2006
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35
The Space Opera Renaissance
2006
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36
Future Weapons of War
2007
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37
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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38
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
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39
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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40
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
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41
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
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42
Fast Forward 2
2008
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43
Year's Best SF 14
2009
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44
Year's Best SF 15
2010
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45
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
2010
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46
7.3
The Living Dead 2
2010
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47
Zombie Apocalypse!
2010
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48
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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49
10
The Recent Weird
2011
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50
9.5
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
2011
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51
Alien Contact
2011
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52
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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53
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
2012
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54
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
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55
Arc 1.2: Post Human Conditions
2012
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56
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4
2012
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57
Lightspeed Magazine, January 2015
2012
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58
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
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59
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 5
2013
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60
Best New SF 26
2013
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61
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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62
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
2014
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63
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
2016
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64
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
2016
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65
Galactic Empires
2017
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66
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
2017
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67
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017
2017
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68
In the Footsteps of Dracula
2017
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69
2001: An Odyssey in Words
2018
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70
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume One
2019
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71
Burning Brightly
2021
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Paul J. McAuley

Paul J. McAuley was born on April 23rd, 1955 and is currently 70 years old. Paul J. McAuley was born in Stroud, England.

Paul J. McAuley has written 14 standalone novels, starting with Red Dust in 1993. The most recently released novel was Loss Protocol, which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Paul at this time.

Paul J. McAuley has also written The Quiet War series which has 6 books including The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun.

Paul J. McAuley: Awards & Accolades

McAuley's books have won multiple awards, Four Hundred Billion Stars won the Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book, in 1988. Night Shift Sister won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1993. The Temptation of Dr Stein won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1995. Best New Horror 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 1996. Fairyland won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel, in 1996.

The following novels by Paul J. McAuley were nominated for these awards:

  • Eternal Light: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1992).
  • Pasquale's Angel: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1995). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1995).
  • Eleventh Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1998).
  • The Invisible Country: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (1998).
  • Naming the Dead: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2000).
  • Vanishing Acts: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2001).
  • The Secret of Life: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (2002).
  • The Quiet War: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (2009).

Related Authors

Fans of Paul J. McAuley also enjoy these authors:

  1. Andy Weir, author of: Project Hail Mary.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  4. Iain M. Banks, author of the Culture Series.
  5. Neal Stephenson, author of: Snow Crash.

Paul J. McAuley: F.A.Q

When was Paul J. McAuley Born? How old is Paul J. McAuley?

Paul J. McAuley was born on April 23rd, 1955. Paul J. McAuley is currently 70 years old.

Where was Paul J. McAuley Born?

Paul J. McAuley was born in Stroud, England and is English.

What book awards has Paul J. McAuley won?

Four Hundred Billion Stars: Philip K. Dick Award Best Science Fiction Book (1988).
Night Shift Sister: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1993).
The Temptation of Dr Stein: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1995).
Best New Horror 6: International Horror Guild Award Best Anthology (1996).
Fairyland: Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel (1996).

What was the first book Paul J. McAuley wrote?

The first book written by Paul J. McAuley was Four Hundred Billion Stars, published in 1988.

What was the most recent book Paul J. McAuley wrote?

His most recently released work was Loss Protocol on February 12th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Paul J. McAuley?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Paul J. McAuley book is Fairyland. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Fairyland (7.33)
  2. Something Coming Through (6)
  3. War of the Maps (6)
  4. The Quiet War (2)
  5. Into Everywhere (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Paul J. McAuley?

Paul J. McAuley 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 Paul J. McAuley written?

Paul J. McAuley has written 40 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Four Hundred Billion Stars Series
  • 3 books in the Confluence Series
  • 6 books in The Quiet War Series
  • 3 books in the Something Coming Series
  • 14 Standalone Novels
  • 5 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction
  • 1 Doctor Who Short Stories/Novellas

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