Order of Stephen Baxter Books
Stephen Baxter is a British author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels. He writes the Xeelee Sequence, Destiny’s Children, NASA Trilogy, Manifold Trilogy, Mammoth Trilogy, Time Odyssey (with Arthur C. Clarke), Time’s Tapestry, Long Earth (with Terry Pratchett) and Proxima series. Baxter earned his degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, his doctorate degree in engineering from Southampton University and his MBA from Henley Management College. Before becoming an author full-time (in 1995), he taught math, physics and IT. Stephen lives in Prestwood, England.
Stephen Baxter became a published author in 1985 with the non-fiction book Deep Future. His fiction writing career began in 1991 when he began the Xeelee Sequence with Raft. Below is a list of Stephen Baxter’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of A Time Odyssey Books
(with Arthur C. Clarke)
Time’s Eye | (2003) | |
Sunstorm | (2005) | |
Firstborn | (2007) |
Publication Order of Adventures of the Second Doctor Books
The Wheel of Ice | (2012) | |
Doctor WhoThe Morton Legacy | (2017) | |
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Publication Order of Anti-Ice Books
Anti-Ice | (1993) | |
Newton’s Aliens | (2015) |
Publication Order of Destiny’s Children Books
Coalescent | (2003) | |
Exultant | (2004) | |
Transcendent | (2005) | |
Resplendent | (2006) |
Publication Order of Évolution Books
Evolution | (2002) |
Publication Order of Flood Books
Flood | (2008) | |
Ark | (2009) | |
Landfall | (2015) |
Publication Order of Imaginings Books
Colder Greyer Stones | (2012) | |
Last and First Contacts | (2012) | |
Stories from the Northern Road | (2012) | |
Objects in Dreams | (2012) | |
Microcosmos | (2013) | |
Feast and Famine | (2013) | |
Twember | (2013) | |
Strange Visitors | (2014) | |
Saint Rebor | (2015) | |
Sleeps With Angels | (2015) | |
The Light Warden | (2015) | |
Mementoes | (2016) | |
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Publication Order of Jones & Bennet Books
The Paradox Conspiracy | (2015) |
Publication Order of Long Earth Books
(with Terry Pratchett)
The Long Earth | (2012) | |
The Long War | (2013) | |
The Long Mars | (2014) | |
The Long Utopia | (2015) | |
The Long Cosmos | (2016) |
Publication Order of Mammoth Books
Silverhair / Mammoth | (1999) | |
Long Tusk | (2000) | |
Icebones | (2002) |
Publication Order of Manifold Books
Time | (1999) | |
Space | (2000) | |
Origin | (2001) | |
Phase Space | (2002) |
Publication Order of NASA Trilogy Books
Voyage | (1996) | |
Titan | (1997) | |
Moonseed | (1998) |
Publication Order of Northland Books
Stone Spring | (2010) | |
The Northland Way | (2011) |
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Bronze Summer | (2011) | |
Iron Winter | (2012) |
Publication Order of Proxima Books
Proxima | (2013) | |
Ultima | (2014) | |
Obelisk | (2016) |
Publication Order of The Medusa Chronicles Books
(with Alastair Reynolds)
The Medusa Chronicles | (2016) |
Publication Order of The Web – 2027 Books
Gulliverzone | (1997) | |
Dreamcastle | (1997) | |
Untouchable | (1997) | |
Spiderbite | (1997) | |
Lightstorm | (1997) | |
Sorceress | (1997) | |
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Publication Order of Time’s Tapestry Books
Emperor | (2006) | |
Conqueror | (2007) | |
Navigator | (2007) | |
Weaver | (2008) |
Publication Order of World Engines Books
Destroyer | (2019) | |
Creator | (2020) |
Publication Order of Xeelee Sequence Books
Raft | (1991) | |
Timelike Infinity | (1992) | |
Flux | (1993) | |
Ring | (1994) | |
Vacuum Diagrams | (1997) | |
Riding the Rock | (2002) | |
Mayflower II | (2004) | |
Xeelee Endurance | (2005) | |
Starfall | (2009) | |
Gravity Dreams | (2011) | |
Vengeance | (2017) | |
Redemption | (2019) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Time Ships | (1995) | |
Reality Dust | (2000) | |
The Light of Other Days | (2000) | |
Omegatropic | (2001) | |
The H-Bomb Girl | (2007) | |
Cilia-of-Gold | (2007) | |
The Massacre of Mankind | (2017) | |
Galaxias | (2021) | |
The Thousand Earths | (2022) | |
Fortress Sol | (2024) |
Publication Order of Collections
(with Eric Brown)
Traces | (1998) | |
The Hunters of Pangaea | (2004) | |
Universes | (2013) | |
Project Clio | (2016) | |
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two | (2018) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Moon Six | (1997) | |
The Gravity Mine | (2000) | |
On the Orion Line | (2000) | |
The Ghost Pit | (2001) | |
Last Contact | (2007) | |
Vacuum Lad | (2010) | |
The Martian in the Wood | (2017) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Deep Future | (1985) | |
Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy | (2001) | |
Revolutions In The Earth | (2004) | |
Ages in Chaos | (2004) | |
The Science of Avatar | (2010) |
Publication Order of The Web – 2028 Books
Webcrash | (1998) | |
Cydonia | (1998) | |
Spindrift | (1998) | |
Computopia | (1998) | |
Avatar | (1998) | |
Walkabout | (1998) | |
The Web: 2028 | (1999) | |
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Publication Order of Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction Books
(with Lisa Tuttle, Garry Douglas Kilworth, Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine, Brian M. Stableford, Ian Macdonald, Colin Greenland, Eric Brown, John Gribbin, David S. Garnett, Simon D. Ings, Jojo Bling, Elizabeth Sourbut)
Zenith | (1989) | |
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction | (1989) | |
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Publication Order of Solaris Rising Anthology Books
Solaris Rising | (2011) | |
Solaris Rising 1.5 | (2012) | |
Solaris Rising 2 | (2013) | |
Solaris Rising 3 | (2014) | |
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Publication Order of The Lovecraft Squad Books
All Hallows Horror | (2017) | |
Waiting | (2017) | |
Dreaming | (2018) | |
Rising | (2020) | |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction | (1989) | |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | (1993) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 1994 | (1994) | |
Shakespearean Whodunnits | (1997) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 1997 | (1997) | |
Year’s Best SF 2 | (1997) | |
Dark Terrors 4 | (1998) | |
Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction | (1998) | |
Nanotech | (1998) | |
The Ant-Men of Tibet and Other Stories | (1999) | |
Year’s Best SF 4 | (1999) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999 | (1999) | |
Explorers | (2000) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction, April 2000 | (2000) | |
Year’s Best SF 5 | (2000) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000 | (2000) | |
Futures | (2001) | |
Space Soldiers | (2001) | |
Starlight 3 | (2001) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction: August 2001, Vol. 25, No. 8 | (2001) | |
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction | (2002) | |
Dark Terrors 6 | (2002) | |
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | (2003) | |
The Hard SF Renaissance | (2003) | |
A.I.s | (2004) | |
The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | (2005) | |
The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives | (2005) | |
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels | (2005) | |
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction | (2006) | |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection | (2006) | |
Year’s Best SF 11 | (2006) | |
The Space Opera Renaissance | (2006) | |
Forbidden Planets | (2006) | |
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction | (2007) | |
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge | (2007) | |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection | (2007) | |
Year’s Best SF 13 | (2008) | |
Sideways In Crime | (2008) | |
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21 | (2008) | |
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22 | (2008) | |
Golden Age SF | (2009) | |
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | (2009) | |
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded | (2010) | |
Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2010 | (2010) | |
Masked | (2010) | |
Starship Vectors | (2010) | |
Fables from the Fountain | (2011) | |
Lightspeed: Year One | (2011) | |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection | (2012) | |
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 | (2013) | |
Multiverse | (2014) | |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection | (2014) | |
Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder | (2014) | |
Darker Terrors 7 | (2016) | |
Bridging Infinity | (2016) | |
Infinity’s End | (2018) | |
Scarlet Traces | (2019) | |
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK’s Healthcare Workers | (2020) | |
The 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book | (2020) | |
The 2020 Look at Space Opera Book | (2020) | |
Burning Brightly | (2021) | |
Collision: Stories From the Science of CERN | (2023) | |
Life Beyond Us | (2023) | |
Best of British Science Fiction 2023 | (2024) |
Notes: Silverhair was also published under the title Mammoth. The Time Odyssey series and the novel The Light of Other Days were written with Arthur C. Clarke. The Long Earth series was written by Terry Pratchett. The Sekret Machines series is a sequel to A Meeting with Medusa by Arthur C. Clarke.