Author · updated 2026
Madison Smartt Bell Books in Order
Every Madison Smartt Bell book in publication order — 24 in total, spanning 1983–2020.
Publication Order of Haitian Revolutionary Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Souls' Rising | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Master of the Crossroads | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Stone That the Builder Refused | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Washington Square Ensemble | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Waiting for the End of the World | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Straight Cut | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Year of Silence | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Soldier's Joy | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Doctor Sleep | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Save Me, Joe Louis | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Ten Indians | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Anything Goes | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Devil's Dream | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Color of Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Boy With a Coin | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Behind the Moon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero DB and Other Stories | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Barking Man and Other Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Zig Zag Wanderer | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Great Discoveries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lavoisier in the Year One | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narrative Design | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Charm City | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Toussaint Louverture | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 24, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Washington Square Ensemble | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Waiting for the End of the World | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Straight Cut | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Year of Silence | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Zero DB and Other Stories | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Soldier's Joy | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Barking Man and Other Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Doctor Sleep | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Save Me, Joe Louis | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | All Souls' Rising | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Ten Indians | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Narrative Design | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Master of the Crossroads | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Anything Goes | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Stone That the Builder Refused | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Lavoisier in the Year One | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Charm City | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Toussaint Louverture | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Devil's Dream | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Color of Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Boy With a Coin | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Zig Zag Wanderer | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Behind the Moon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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