Mike McCormack Standalone Novels books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series?"

"There are four books in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series, published between 1998 and 2024."

Q: "What is the first book in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series?"

"The first book in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series is Crowe's Requiem, published in 1998."

Q: "Which Mike McCormack novel should I read first?"

"Solar Bones is the most widely read and acclaimed of McCormack's novels, and it works well as a starting point. For readers who prefer conventional narrative structure, Notes from a Coma might be more accessible, as Solar Bones is written as a single continuous sentence."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Crowe’s Requiem	1998	Mike McCormack	Buy
2	Notes from a Coma	2005	Mike McCormack	Buy
3	Solar Bones	2016	Mike McCormack	Buy
4	This Plague of Souls	2024	Mike McCormack	Buy

Mike McCormack’s four standalone novels span from 1998 to 2024, each showing his interest in formal experimentation. Crowe’s Requiem (1998) was his debut, followed by Notes from a Coma (2005), a novel about an Eastern European orphan in Ireland that uses footnotes and documentary fragments. Solar Bones (2016) is his masterpiece, a single-sentence novel narrated by a dead engineer on All Souls’ Day.

This Plague of Souls (2024) is his most recent novel and continues the formal ambition of Solar Bones. McCormack publishes infrequently, but each novel represents a significant step in his thinking about what fiction can do. His work rewards patient, attentive readers who appreciate prose as craft.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series?

There are four books in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series, published between 1998 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Mike McCormack Standalone Novels series is Crowe’s Requiem, published in 1998.

Which Mike McCormack novel should I read first?

Solar Bones is the most widely read and acclaimed of McCormack’s novels, and it works well as a starting point. For readers who prefer conventional narrative structure, Notes from a Coma might be more accessible, as Solar Bones is written as a single continuous sentence.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order