Mammoth

Q: "How many books are in the Mammoth series?"

"There are five books in the Mammoth series, published between 1999 and 2022."

Q: "What is the first book in the Mammoth series?"

"The first book in the Mammoth series is Silverhair / Mammoth, published in 1999."

Q: "Are the Mammoth books told from a human or animal perspective?"

"Primarily from the mammoths' perspective. Baxter gives the animals an inner life and a social structure, and the humans in the story are often secondary to the main mammoth characters."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Silverhair / Mammoth	1999	Stephen Baxter	Buy
2	Mammoth	2022	Stephen Baxter	N/A
3	Titan	-	Stephen Baxter	N/A
4	Long Tusk	2000	Stephen Baxter	Buy
5	Icebones	2002	Stephen Baxter	Buy

Silverhair introduces the last surviving woolly mammoths on an Arctic island in the near future, pursued by humans. It is the most accessible book in the series and works well as a standalone. Long Tusk reaches back into the deep past to the Pleistocene, while Icebones brings the timeline forward into a far future where mammoths have been revived and transported to a terraformed Mars.

The series is an unusual achievement: serious science fiction told through animal protagonists without sentimentality. Baxter researched mammoth behavior and social structure carefully, and the books treat their subjects with the same rigorous attention he brings to physics in his other work. Later additions to the series extend the timeline further and bring in genetic resurrection as a theme.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Mammoth series?

There are five books in the Mammoth series, published between 1999 and 2022.

What is the first book in the Mammoth series?

The first book in the Mammoth series is Silverhair / Mammoth, published in 1999.

Are the Mammoth books told from a human or animal perspective?

Primarily from the mammoths’ perspective. Baxter gives the animals an inner life and a social structure, and the humans in the story are often secondary to the main mammoth characters.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order