Cory Doctorow Books In Order

Publication Order of Little Brother Books

Publication Order of Martin Hench Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Graphic Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Outspoken Authors Books

Publication Order of Jen Wang Graphic Novels

Publication Order of Anthologies

Cory Doctorow is a Canadian author best known for writing the Little Brother series of books. That series debuted in 2008 with the release of Little Brother, the first in the series. Doctorow has also written numerous standalone novels, short stories, and graphic novels.

Doctorow is of British ancestry; he traces his antecedents to Jewish communities domiciled in Eastern Europe through his grandparents who, in the run-up to relocating to Canada, originated from Eastern Europe. His birthname is Cory Efram Doctorow and he was born in July 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Doctorow, who co-founded an ill-fated software company, juggles various occupations in addition to his work as an author. He is also a cyber rights activist, blogger, public speaker, and journalist.

For his early education, Cory Doctorow attended SEED School. For his undergraduate studies, Cory Doctorow drifted from one university to another and, eventually, ended up attending four different universities. However, he did not graduate from any of those universities. The last university that he attended was the Ontario-based University of Waterloo until he dropped out in the early 1990s and started working in technology companies.

Doctorow is a recipient of a degree honoris causa (in the field of computer science) proffered by the UK-based The Open University. He has also chaired University of Southern California’s Center for Public Diplomacy.

Cory Doctorow has been writing since he was aged twelve started cashing in on his short story writing skills at the age of seventeen. Doctorow has written standalone novels, graphic novels, series of books, collections, several short stories, and non-fiction work. He has co-authored literary work with writers such as Canadian author Holy Phillips, English author Charles Stross, and American novelist Shelley Powers.

Cory Doctorow debuted in the early 2000s, aged 31, and his debut book was a standalone novel. However, it was not until the late 2000s when he wrote his first book in a series. The first edition was originally published in January 2008, titled Little Brother; and the series it is contained in, also titled Little Brother, is shelved under the young-adult fiction, science fiction (especially the dystopia sub-genre), and general fiction genres.

Marcus Yallow is the featured protagonist in Little Brother written by Cory Doctorow. Marcus Yallow is nicknamed w1n5ton and aged seventeen. He hails from San Francisco. His rebellious streak aside, Yallow is an a shadowy gifted computer guru, albeit one with a penchant for hacking systems. His now aging parents were revolutionaries in their heydays, a trait that the mischievous Yallow has clearly inherited.

In Cory Doctorow’s first book in the series, Little Brother, the bubble bursts when Marcus Yallow and his notorious friends sneak from their school to participate in a scavenger hunt. Unbeknownst to them, terrorists strike in San Francisco, destroying the Bay Bridge.

This prompts Homeland Security to arrest them on suspicions of terrorist connections wherein they are taken to a covert detention camp. The cruel and injurious interrogation technique that they undergo irks Yallow. When the authorities finally release him, a furious Yallow declares cyber warfare on Homeland Security. The unfolding story in this techno-thriller is mind-blowing and proof that it deserved the many literary awards it clinched or got nominated for.

Cory Doctorow Books into Movies
Cory Doctorow’s book Little Brother has been option twice for film adaptation. In 2010, AngryFilms, an American production company, optioned it. However, Paramount Pictures has since secured the film rights wherein Don Murphy and Susan Montford are the producers.

Cory Doctorow Awards
The following are literary awards which author Cory Doctorow has won many awards or been nominated for. First, the following are the awards which Cory Doctorow has clinched or been nominated for, courtesy of his 2008 book titled Little Brother. In 2009, Cory Doctorow was nominated for the Hugo Award, under the Best Novel category. In 2008, Doctorow was nominated for the Nebula Award under the Best Novel category. In 2009, Doctorow was nominated for the Locus Award in the Best Young Adult Book category. In 2009, Doctorow clinched the Golden Duck Award for Hal Clement Award in the Young Adult section.

In 2009, Doctorow’s Little Brother clinched: the Sunburst Award in the Young Adult category, White Pine Award, John W. Campbell Award in the Best Science Fiction Novel category, and Prometheus Award in the Best Novel category. In 2008, he bagged the Emperor Norton Award. In 2010, Cory Doctorow was nominated for the Sakura Medal in the High School Book category. He has also been nominated for the Florida Teens Read Award and Lincoln Award in 2009 and 2013, respectively.

In 2013, Cory Doctorow published Homeland. In 2014, the said book clinched: the Prometheus Award in the Best Novel category, the Copper Cylinder Award in the Young Adult category, and got nominated for the Sunburst Award in the Young Adult category. In 2009, Doctorow was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award, in the Science Fiction category, courtesy of his 2009 novel entitled Makers. In 2004, Doctorow was awarded Locus Award in the Best First Novel category, thanks to his 2003 novel called Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.

In 2013, Cory Doctorow clinched the Prometheus Award in the Best Novel category; he was also nominated twice: for the Locus Award and Sunburst Award. In the three cases, it was courtesy of the 2012 book titled Pirate Cinema. Cory Doctorow’s 2014 book named In Real Life has been nominated twice: Milwaukee County Teen Book Award and Goodreads Choice Award, in 2016 and 2014, respectively.

Other awards include: in 2000, John W. Campbell Award, 0wnz0red (Nebula Award nominee); he won the Sunburst Award in 2004, courtesy of another short story; and, between 2006 and 2007, was nominated twice for the Locus Award, in the Best Novelette categories for his 2005 novelette I, Robot, and 2008 novelette When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.

Best Cory Doctorow Books
The following are the best books authored by Cory Doctorow. The first one is the multi-award-winning Little Brother.

The second one is called Pirate Cinema. This standalone book features protagonist Trent McCauley, an intelligent teenager who illegally downloads and recreates films exclusively based on parts featuring his favorite actors. The government notices and punishes his family with a devastating yearlong Internet blackout. The disgraced Trent becomes a lobbyist, lobbying against a bill oppressing the mainstream society.

The third one is Homeland. This is the second book in the Little Brother series. Following his run-in with the authorities in the previous book, Marcus Yallow starts lobbying for reforms in a country that has morphed into a police state. Hereby, he leads teenage technologists in their quest for bringing down a tyrannical administration, crusades for reformist politicians, and gets a political mileage when someone hands over a database, which contains anti-government news leaks, for safekeeping.

Other Book Series You May Like
Readers who liked the books authored by Cory Doctorow also liked the following series of books. The first is called Penny Arcade series, authored by Jerry Holkins. This series of comic strips features protagonist Penny Arcade, a heroic and gallant character.

The second is titled Dagmar series, penned by Walter Jon Williams. This trilogy features protagonist Dagmar Shaw, a game developer caught amid an uprising in Jakarta and military junta in Turkey.

The third is called The Secret World Chronicles series authored by Mercedes Lackey. This series is all about super-villains, military superheroes, superpowers, and meta-heroes.

2 Responses to “Cory Doctorow”

1. Katelyn Poole: 2 years ago

   I didn’t see the book

   Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age

   Can you add that?

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   • Graeme: 2 years ago

     Hi Katelyn it’s already listed above under the non-fiction section.

     Reply