Author · updated 2026
Kurt Vonnegut Books in Order
Every Kurt Vonnegut book in publication order — 40 in total, spanning 1952–2020.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player Piano | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sirens of Titan | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cat's Cradle | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Canary in a Cat House | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mother Night | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Slaughterhouse-Five | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Happy Birthday, Wanda June | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Who Am I This Time? For Romeos and Juliets | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Between Time and Timbuktu | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Breakfast of Champions | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Jailbird | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Deadeye Dick | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Gal叩pagos | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Bluebeard | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Hocus Pocus | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Timequake | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Kurt Vonnegut on Mark Twain, Lincoln, Imperialist Wars and the Weather | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Big Trip Up Yonder | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2BR02B | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Welcome to the Monkey House | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bagombo Snuff Box | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Armageddon in Retrospect | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Look at the Birdie | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | While Mortals Sleep | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Sucker's Portfolio | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Complete Stories | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Palm Sunday | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fates Worse Than Death | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Like Shaking Hands with God | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Man Without a Country | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Letters | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | We Are What We Pretend To Be | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | If This Isn't Nice What Is? | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Moon, Star | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grave Predictions | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 40, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Player Piano | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sirens of Titan | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cat's Cradle | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Canary in a Cat House | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mother Night | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | 2BR02B | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Welcome to the Monkey House | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Slaughterhouse-Five | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Happy Birthday, Wanda June | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Who Am I This Time? For Romeos and Juliets | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Between Time and Timbuktu | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Breakfast of Champions | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Jailbird | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Sun, Moon, Star | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Palm Sunday | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Deadeye Dick | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Fates Worse Than Death | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Gal叩pagos | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Bluebeard | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Hocus Pocus | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Timequake | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Bagombo Snuff Box | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Like Shaking Hands with God | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Kurt Vonnegut on Mark Twain, Lincoln, Imperialist Wars and the Weather | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | A Man Without a Country | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Armageddon in Retrospect | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Big Trip Up Yonder | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Look at the Birdie | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | While Mortals Sleep | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Sucker's Portfolio | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Letters | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | We Are What We Pretend To Be | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | If This Isn't Nice What Is? | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Grave Predictions | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Complete Stories | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.