Reading Order
21 series · 216 booksWatchmen/The Others Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Star Conquerors | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Star Watchman | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Dueling Machine | 1969 | Buy from Amazon |
Exiles Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exiled from Earth | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Flight of Exiles | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | End of Exile | 1975 | Buy from Amazon |
Kinsman Series
0 of 2 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Kinsman | 1979 | Buy from Amazon |
Kinsman SeriesChronological
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Kinsman | 1979 | Buy from Amazon |
Voyagers Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voyagers | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Alien Within | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Star Brothers | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Return | 2009 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orion | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Vengeance of Orion | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Orion In The Dying Time | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Orion and the Conqueror | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Orion Among the Stars | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Orion and King Arthur | 2011 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Privateers | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Mars | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Empire Builders | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Moonrise | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Moonwar | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Return to Mars | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Venus | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Jupiter | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Precipice | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Rock Rats | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Saturn | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Silent War | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Mercury | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Powersat | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Titan | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Aftermath | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Mars Life | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Return | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Leviathans of Jupiter | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Farside | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | New Earth | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Death Wave | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Earth | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Uranus | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Neptune | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
The Grand Tour SeriesChronological
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Privateers | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Mars | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Empire Builders | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Moonrise | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Moonwar | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Return to Mars | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Jupiter | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Venus | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Precipice | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Rock Rats | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Saturn | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Silent War | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Powersat | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Mercury | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Titan | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Aftermath | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Mars Life | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Return | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Leviathans of Jupiter | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Farside | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | New Earth | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Death Wave | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Earth | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Uranus | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Neptune | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Star Quest Trilogy Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Wave | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Apes and Angels | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Survival | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
Outer Planets Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranus | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Neptune | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Sam Gunn Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Gunn Unlimited | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Sam Gunn Forever | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Sam Gunn Omnibus: New Stories | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Sam Gunn Jr. | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Moonbase Saga Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Moonwar | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
The Asteroid Wars Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Precipice | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Rock Rats | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Silent War | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Aftermath | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
Billionaire's Club Series
0 of 1 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars, Inc. | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Jake Ross Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Play | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Power Surge | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Power Failure | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Power Challenges | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Ben Bova Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Weather-Makers | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Out of the Sun | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Escape! (Short Story) | 1970 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | THX 1138 ( With: George Lucas) | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | As On A Darkling Plain | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Winds of Altair | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | When the Sky Burned | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Gremlins Go Home ( With: Gordon R. Dickson) | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Starcrossed | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | City Of Darkness | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Multiple Man | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Colony | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Test of Fire | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Peacekeepers | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Cyberbooks | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Trikon Deception ( With: William R. Pogue) | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Triumph | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Death Dream | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Brothers | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Green Trap | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Immortality Factor | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Able One | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | The Hittite | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Transhuman | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Rescue Mode ( With: Les Johnson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Space Station Down | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Ben Bova Short Stories/Novellas
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Next Logical Step (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Answer, Please Answer (Short Story) ( With: John Betancourt) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Ben Bova Short Story Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forward In Time | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Maxwell's Demons | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Escape Plus | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Astral Mirror | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Prometheans | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Battle Station | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Future Crime | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Challenges | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Twice Seven | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Towers of Titan and Other Stories | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | New Frontiers | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Mercury and Prometheans | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Best of Bova | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Best of Bova, Volume II | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Best of Bova, Volume III | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | My Favorites | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Ben Bova Non-Fiction
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Milky Way Galaxy | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Giants of the Animal World (Short Story) | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Reptiles Since the World Began (Short Story) | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Uses of Space | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Planets, Life & Lgm | 1970 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | In Quest of Quasars | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Amazing Laser | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Man Changes the Weather | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Weather Changes Man (Short Story) | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The New Astronomies | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Starflight and Other Improbabilities (Short Story) | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Fourth State of Matter | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Analog Science Fact Reader | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Workshops in Space (Short Story) | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Through Eyes of Wonder (Short Story) | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Notes to a Science Fiction Writer | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Science--Who Needs It? (Short Story) | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Closeup, New Worlds | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Viewpoint (Short Story) | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Seeds of Tomorrow (Short Story) | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | High Road | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Vision of the Future | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Assured Survival | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Star Peace | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Welcome to Moon Base | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Interactions | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | The Beauty of Light ( With: Vonda N. McIntyre) | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Immortality | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | First Contact | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Are We Alone In The Cosmos? The Guide To The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel ( With: Anthony R. Lewis) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Are We Alone in the Cosmos? ( With: Byron Preiss) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | The Story of Light | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | The Living Universe | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Faint Echoes, Distant Stars | 2004 | Buy from Amazon |
Science Fiction Writing Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliens and Alien Societies ( By: Stanley Schmidt) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Time Travel ( By: Paul J. Nahin) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel ( With: Anthony R. Lewis) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
Ben Bova Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Best of Science Fiction: No. 10 | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1968 | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact, July 1971 | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Many Worlds of Science Fiction | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Science Fiction Hall Of Fame: The Novellas Book 2 | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Analog 9 | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Novellas Book 1 | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Analog Annual | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Aliens: 3 Novellas | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Aliens | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Study War No More | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Weird Heroes Volume 6 | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Analog Yearbook | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Novella 3 | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Rod Serling's Other Worlds | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Best of Omni Science Fiction | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Alien Encounters | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Analog: Writers' Choice Volume II | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | The Best of the Nebulas | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Power | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1997 | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Are We Alone in the Cosmos? | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2001 | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | The Best Of Analog | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | The Hard SF Renaissance | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Analog, January/February 2005 | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Nebula Awards 42 (2008) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2 | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | Going Interstellar | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Science Fiction Gems, Volume Four, Jack Sharkey and Others | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | The Callahan Kids | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Writers for Relief | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Carbide Tipped Pens | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Visions of the Future | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XV | 2018 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Ben Bova was born on November 8, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a highly prolific American science fiction author and editor. He has written 120 novels and 100 short stories, as well as many nonfiction books and articles on science, technology, and the future of humanity. He is best known for his "Grand Tour" series of novels, which explore the first human expeditions to other planets in our solar system. His work has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. He served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 1975-1977. He is a member of the National Space Society and the American Philosophical Society. He remains an influential figure in the science fiction community, admired for his extensive knowledge of science and his ability to write both engaging and thought-provoking stories. Today, he lives in Florida and continues to be creatively active.