Ian Tregillis books

Ian Tregillis is an American science fiction and fantasy author with a PhD in physics, known for the Milkweed Triptych and Alchemy Wars trilogies.

Anthologies

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After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar 2011 Buy
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5 2011 Buy

Raybould Marsh Reading Order

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Bitter Seeds 2010 Buy
What Doctor Gottlieb Saw 2010 Buy
The Coldest War 2012 Buy
Necessary Evil 2013 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Something More Than Night 2013 Buy

The Alchemy Wars Reading Order

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2020 2020 N/A
L’Obbligo 2015 N/A
The Mechanical 2015 Buy
The Rising 2015 Buy
The Liberation 2016 Buy

The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Reading Order

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The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One 2016 Buy
Anchises 2016 N/A
King’s Gambit Accepted 2016 N/A
She’ll Lie Down in the Snow 2016 N/A
Company Time 2016 N/A
A Voice on The Radio 2016 N/A
Double Blind 2016 N/A
Stasis 2016 N/A
The Golem 2016 N/A
A Week Without Magic 2016 N/A
Radio Free Trismegistus 2016 N/A
The Witch Who Came in From the Cold - Season One Volume Two 2016 N/A
Head Case 2016 N/A
The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Book 2 2017 N/A
Absent Friends 2017 N/A
Zügzwang 2017 N/A
We All Fall Down 2017 N/A
Complicating Factors 2017 N/A
Old Game, New Players 2017 N/A
Earth and Salt, Fire and Mercury 2017 N/A
Trust, But Verify 2017 N/A
Talisman 2017 N/A
Bishop Takes Queen 2017 N/A
What’s Gone, What’s Left Behind 2017 N/A
Aftermath 2017 N/A
The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2 2023 Buy

Ian Tregillis brings a scientist’s precision to his fiction. With a PhD in physics and experience at Los Alamos, he writes speculative fiction grounded in real science while reaching into alternate history and fantasy. His work has been praised for its meticulous world-building and morally complex characters.

His best-known works are the Milkweed Triptych, beginning with Bitter Seeds, which imagines World War II fought with superhuman abilities and dark magic, and the Alchemy Wars trilogy, set in a world where the Dutch created mechanical servants centuries ago. He is also a regular contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Ian Tregillis written?

Ian Tregillis has written 39 books across six series.

What was Ian Tregillis's first book?

Ian Tregillis’s first book is Bitter Seeds, published in 2010.

What is Ian Tregillis's background?

Tregillis holds a PhD in physics and has worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He is a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and a contributor to George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards shared-world anthology series.

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