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Borne · Jeff VanderMeer
Borne books in order
There are 2 books in Borne. The latest, Dead Astronauts, came out in 2019, and Jeff VanderMeer hasn't announced another one yet.
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Release information last checked 25 October 2026.
Borne books in order
2017Book 1Borne
2019Book 2Dead Astronauts
Companion stories
2017CompanionThe Strange Bird: A Borne Story
What Borne is about
From the description of Borne, the first book.
A novel that is simultaneously harrowing, dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting from the author of the Southern Reach trilogy "Am I a person?" Borne asks Rachel, in extremis. "Yes, you are a person," Rachel tells him. "But like a person, you can be a weapon, too." In a ruined, nameless city of the future, Rachel makes her living as a scavenger. She finds a creature she names Borne entangled in the fur of Mord, a gigantic despotic bear that once prowled the corridors of a biotech firm, the Company, until he was experimented on, grew large, learned to fly, and broke free. Made insane by the company's torture of him, Mord terrorizes the city even as he provides sustenance for scavengers. At first, Borne looks like nothing at all―just a green lump that might be a discard from the Company, which, although severely damaged, is rumored to still make creatures and send them to far-distant places that have not yet suffered collapse. Borne reminds Rachel of the island nation of her birth, now long lost to rising seas. She feels an attachment that she resents: attachments are traps, and in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet when she takes Borne to her subterranean sanctuary, Rachel convinces her lover, Wick―a special kind of dealer―not to render down Borne as raw genetic material for the drugs he sells. But nothing is quite the way it seems: not the past, not the present, not the future. If Wick is hiding secrets, so is Rachel―and Borne most of all. What Rachel finds hidden deep within the Company will change everything and everyone. There, lost and forgotten things have lingered and grown. What they have grown into is mighty indeed.
Borne at a glance
- Author
- Jeff VanderMeer
- Books published
- 2
- Companion stories
- 1
- Still to come
- None announced yet
- First book published
- 2017
Questions readers ask
Is there going to be another Borne book?
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How many books are in Borne?
2 books have been published in Borne so far, plus 1 companion story.
What order should I read Borne in?
Read the main books in order: 1. Borne, 2. Dead Astronauts. The 1 companion can be read alongside them.
Is Borne finished?
Jeff VanderMeer hasn't announced another Borne book, so it may be finished. Series do come back, though, and AuthorPing will let you know if a new one is announced.
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