Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bedlam Stacks | 2017 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
| 2 | The Kingdoms | 2021 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
| 3 | The Half Life of Valery K | 2022 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
| 4 | The Mars House | 2024 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
| 5 | The Hymn to Dionysus | 2025 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
| 6 | The Salt King | 2026 | Natasha Pulley | Buy |
Natasha Pulley’s standalone novels cover an impressive range of settings and time periods. The Bedlam Stacks (2017) sends a former East India Company smuggler to the Peruvian Andes in search of quinine trees, where the landscape itself seems alive. The Kingdoms (2021) is an alternate history where Napoleonic France rules Britain, anchored by a lighthouse keeper with no memory of his past. The Half Life of Valery K (2022) takes place inside a secretive Soviet nuclear city, where a biologist is tasked with studying radiation’s effects on the local population.
The Mars House (2024) marked a shift to science fiction, telling the story of January Stirling, a former Royal Ballet dancer and climate refugee, who enters a marriage of convenience with a Mars politician. It was named a Best Book of 2024 by The Washington Post, Amazon, and other outlets. The Hymn to Dionysus (2025) goes back in time to ancient Thebes, retelling the myth of Dionysus through a soldier struggling with trauma. The Salt King (2026) follows a Jesuit priest returning to his isolated English hometown, where a mysterious substance in a salt mine is turning people to salt. Across all six books, Pulley pairs unusual historical or speculative settings with character-driven stories about belief, power, and human connection.