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Home / Authors / Ben Bova Ben Bova American author Ben Bova is best known for his Grand Tour science fiction series and his award-winning novel *The Kinsman Saga*. A six-time Hugo Award winner, his works have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Ben Bova books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1959 The Star Conquerors POoWOB · 1 Buy ↗ 1961 The Milky Way Galaxy POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1962 Giants of the Animal World POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1964 Star Watchman POoWOB · 2 Buy ↗ 1964 Reptiles Since the World Began POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1965 The Uses of Space POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1967 The Weather-Makers POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1968 The System POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1968 Out of the Sun POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1969 The Dueling Machine POoWOB · 3 Buy ↗ 1970 Escape! POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1970 Planets, Life & Lgm POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1971 Exiled from Earth POoEB · 1 Buy ↗ 1971 THX 1138(With: George Lucas) POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1971 In Quest of Quasars POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1971 The Amazing Laser POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1972 Flight of Exiles POoEB · 2 Buy ↗ 1972 As On A Darkling Plain POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1973 Forward In Time POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 1973 The Winds of Altair POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1973 When the Sky Burned POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1973 Man Changes the Weather POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1973 The Weather Changes Man POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1973 The New Astronomies POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1973 Starflight and Other Improbabilities POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 1974 Gremlins Go Home(With: Gordon R. Dickson) POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1974 The Fourth State of Matter POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 1974 Analog Science Fact Reader POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 1974 Workshops in Space POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 1975 End of Exile POoEB · 3 Buy ↗ 1975 The Starcrossed POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1975 Through Eyes of Wonder POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 1975 Notes to a Science Fiction Writer POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ 1975 Science--Who Needs It? POoNB · 17 Buy ↗ 1976 Millennium POoKB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 City Of Darkness POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1976 Multiple Man POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1977 Closeup, New Worlds POoNB · 18 Buy ↗ 1977 Viewpoint POoNB · 19 Buy ↗ 1977 The Seeds of Tomorrow POoNB · 20 Buy ↗ 1978 Maxwell's Demons POoSSC · 2 Buy ↗ 1978 Colony POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1979 Kinsman POoKB · 2 Buy ↗ 1981 Voyagers POoVB · 1 Buy ↗ 1981 High Road POoNB · 21 Buy ↗ 1982 Test of Fire POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1982 Vision of the Future POoNB · 22 Buy ↗ 1984 Escape Plus POoSSC · 3 Buy ↗ 1984 Assured Survival POoNB · 23 Buy ↗ 1985 Privateers POoTGTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 The Astral Mirror POoSSC · 4 Buy ↗ 1986 The Alien Within POoVB · 2 Buy ↗ 1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB · 2 Buy ↗ 1986 Prometheans POoSSC · 5 Buy ↗ 1986 Star Peace POoNB · 24 Buy ↗ 1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB · 3 Buy ↗ 1987 Welcome to Moon Base POoNB · 25 Buy ↗ 1988 Vengeance of Orion POoOB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB · 4 Buy ↗ 1988 The Peacekeepers POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1988 Interactions POoNB · 26 Buy ↗ 1988 The Beauty of Light(With: Vonda N. McIntyre) POoNB · 27 Buy ↗ 1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB · 5 Buy ↗ 1989 Cyberbooks POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1990 Orion In The Dying Time POoOB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 Star Brothers POoVB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 Battle Station POoSSC · 6 Buy ↗ 1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB · 6 Buy ↗ 1990 Future Crime POoSSC · 7 Buy ↗ 1990 Immortality POoNB · 28 Buy ↗ 1990 First Contact POoNB · 29 Buy ↗ 1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB · 7 Buy ↗ 1992 Sam Gunn Unlimited POoSGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB · 8 Buy ↗ 1992 The Trikon Deception(With: William R. Pogue) POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1992 Are We Alone In The Cosmos? The Guide To The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence POoNB · 30 Buy ↗ 1993 Empire Builders POoTGTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 Challenges POoSSC · 8 Buy ↗ 1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB · 9 Buy ↗ 1993 Triumph POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1994 Orion and the Conqueror POoOB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 POoSSC · 9 Buy ↗ 1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB · 10 Buy ↗ 1994 Death Dream POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1994 The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells POoNB · 31 Buy ↗ 1995 Orion Among the Stars POoOB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB · 11 Buy ↗ 1995 Brothers POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1996 Aliens and Alien Societies(By: Stanley Schmidt) POoSFWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Moonrise POoTGTB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB · 12 Buy ↗ 1997 Moonwar POoMSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Time Travel(By: Paul J. Nahin) POoSFWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB · 13 Buy ↗ 1997 Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel(With: Anthony R. Lewis) POoNB · 32 Buy ↗ 1998 Sam Gunn Forever POoSGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 Twice Seven POoSSC · 10 Buy ↗ 1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB · 14 Buy ↗ 1999 Return to Mars POoTGTB · 6 Buy ↗ 1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB · 15 Buy ↗ 1999 Are We Alone in the Cosmos?(With: Byron Preiss) POoNB · 33 Buy ↗ 2000 Venus POoTGTB · 7 Buy ↗ 2000 Jupiter POoTGTB · 8 Buy ↗ 2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB · 16 Buy ↗ 2001 The Precipice POoTAWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB · 17 Buy ↗ 2001 The Story of Light POoNB · 34 Buy ↗ 2002 The Rock Rats POoTAWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB · 18 Buy ↗ 2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB · 19 Buy ↗ 2002 The Living Universe POoNB · 35 Buy ↗ 2003 Saturn POoTGTB · 11 Buy ↗ 2004 The Silent War POoTAWB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 Tales of the Grand Tour POoTGTB · 12 Buy ↗ 2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB · 20 Buy ↗ 2004 Faint Echoes, Distant Stars POoNB · 36 Buy ↗ 2005 Mercury POoTGTB · 14 Buy ↗ 2005 Powersat POoTGTB · 15 Buy ↗ 2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB · 21 Buy ↗ 2006 Titan POoTGTB · 16 Buy ↗ 2006 The Green Trap POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB · 22 Buy ↗ 2007 The Sam Gunn Omnibus: New Stories POoSGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 Aftermath POoTAWB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB · 23 Buy ↗ 2008 Mars Life POoTGTB · 18 Buy ↗ 2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB · 24 Buy ↗ 2009 The Return POoVB · 4 Buy ↗ 2009 The Immortality Factor POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB · 25 Buy ↗ 2010 The Next Logical Step POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 The Towers of Titan and Other Stories POoSSC · 11 Buy ↗ 2010 Able One POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 2010 The Hittite POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB · 26 Buy ↗ 2011 To Fear the Light(With: A.J. Austin) POoTStSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Orion and King Arthur POoOB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 Leviathans of Jupiter POoTGTB · 20 Buy ↗ 2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB · 27 Buy ↗ 2012 Power Play POoJRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB · 28 Buy ↗ 2013 Mars, Inc. POoBCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Farside POoTGTB · 21 Buy ↗ 2013 New Earth POoTGTB · 22 Buy ↗ 2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB · 29 Buy ↗ 2014 New Frontiers POoSSC · 12 Buy ↗ 2014 Transhuman POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 2014 Rescue Mode(With: Les Johnson) POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB · 30 Buy ↗ 2015 Power Surge POoJRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Mercury and Prometheans POoSSC · 13 Buy ↗ 2015 Death Wave POoTGTB · 23 Buy ↗ 2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB · 31 Buy ↗ 2016 Apes and Angels POoSQTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 The Best of Bova POoSSC · 14 Buy ↗ 2016 The Best of Bova, Volume II POoSSC · 15 Buy ↗ 2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB · 32 Buy ↗ 2017 Survival POoSQTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 The Best of Bova, Volume III POoSSC · 16 Buy ↗ 2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB · 33 Buy ↗ 2018 Power Failure POoJRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB · 34 Buy ↗ 2019 Earth POoTGTB · 24 Buy ↗ 2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB · 35 Buy ↗ 2020 Uranus POoOPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 My Favorites POoSSC · 17 Buy ↗ 2020 Space Station Down POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB · 36 Buy ↗ 2021 Power Challenges POoJRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 Neptune POoTGTB · 26 Buy ↗ 2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB · 37 Buy ↗ 2022 Sam Gunn Jr. POoSGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB · 38 Buy ↗ 2023 Answer, Please Answer(With: John Betancourt) POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB · 39 Buy ↗ 2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB · 40 Buy ↗ 2025 Pluto(With: Les Johnson) POoTGTB · 27 Buy ↗ 2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB · 41 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of To Save the Sun Books 1 book · 2011
01 To Fear the Light(With: A.J. Austin) 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Outer Planets Books 1 book · 2020
Publication Order of Jake Ross Books 4 books · 2012–2021
04 Power Challenges 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Orion Books 6 books · 1984–2011
02 Vengeance of Orion 1988 Buy ↗ 03 Orion In The Dying Time 1990 Buy ↗ 04 Orion and the Conqueror 1994 Buy ↗ 05 Orion Among the Stars 1995 Buy ↗ 06 Orion and King Arthur 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Story Collections 17 books · 1973–2020
01 Forward In Time 1973 Buy ↗ 02 Maxwell's Demons 1978 Buy ↗ 04 The Astral Mirror 1985 Buy ↗ 06 Battle Station 1990 Buy ↗ 09 The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 1994 Buy ↗ 11 The Towers of Titan and Other Stories 2010 Buy ↗ 13 Mercury and Prometheans 2015 Buy ↗ 14 The Best of Bova 2016 Buy ↗ 15 The Best of Bova, Volume II 2016 Buy ↗ 16 The Best of Bova, Volume III 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 26 books · 1967–2020
01 The Weather-Makers 1967 Buy ↗ 02 Out of the Sun 1968 Buy ↗ 04 THX 1138(With: George Lucas) 1971 Buy ↗ 05 As On A Darkling Plain 1972 Buy ↗ 06 The Winds of Altair 1973 Buy ↗ 07 When the Sky Burned 1973 Buy ↗ 08 Gremlins Go Home(With: Gordon R. Dickson) 1974 Buy ↗ 09 The Starcrossed 1975 Buy ↗ 10 City Of Darkness 1976 Buy ↗ 14 The Peacekeepers 1988 Buy ↗ 16 The Trikon Deception(With: William R. Pogue) 1992 Buy ↗ 20 The Green Trap 2006 Buy ↗ 21 The Immortality Factor 2009 Buy ↗ 25 Rescue Mode(With: Les Johnson) 2014 Buy ↗ 26 Space Station Down 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Moonbase Saga Books 1 book · 1997
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 3 books · 1968–2023
02 The Next Logical Step 2010 Buy ↗ 03 Answer, Please Answer(With: John Betancourt) 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Kinsman Books 2 books · 1976–1979
Publication Order of Watchmen/The Others Books 3 books · 1959–1969
01 The Star Conquerors 1959 Buy ↗ 03 The Dueling Machine 1969 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Asteroid Wars Books 4 books · 2001–2007
03 The Silent War 2004 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Science Fiction Writing Books 2 books · 1996–1997
01 Aliens and Alien Societies(By: Stanley Schmidt) 1996 Buy ↗ 02 Time Travel(By: Paul J. Nahin) 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books 20 books · 1985–2025
03 Empire Builders 1993 Buy ↗ 06 Return to Mars 1999 Buy ↗ 12 Tales of the Grand Tour 2004 Buy ↗ 20 Leviathans of Jupiter 2011 Buy ↗ 27 Pluto(With: Les Johnson) 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Star Quest Trilogy Books 2 books · 2016–2017
02 Apes and Angels 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Voyagers Books 4 books · 1981–2009
02 The Alien Within 1986 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sam Gunn Books 4 books · 1992–2022
01 Sam Gunn Unlimited 1992 Buy ↗ 02 Sam Gunn Forever 1998 Buy ↗ 03 The Sam Gunn Omnibus: New Stories 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Books 41 books · 1985–2025
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy ↗ 02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy ↗ 03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy ↗ 04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy ↗ 05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy ↗ 06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy ↗ 07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy ↗ 08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy ↗ 09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy ↗ 10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy ↗ 11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy ↗ 12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy ↗ 13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy ↗ 14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy ↗ 15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy ↗ 16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy ↗ 17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy ↗ 18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy ↗ 19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy ↗ 20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy ↗ 21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy ↗ 22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy ↗ 23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy ↗ 24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy ↗ 25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy ↗ 26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy ↗ 27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy ↗ 28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy ↗ 29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy ↗ 30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy ↗ 31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy ↗ 32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy ↗ 33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy ↗ 34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy ↗ 35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy ↗ 36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy ↗ 37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy ↗ 38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy ↗ 39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy ↗ 40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy ↗ 41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Billionaire's Club Books 1 book · 2013
Publication Order of Exiles Books 3 books · 1971–1975
01 Exiled from Earth 1971 Buy ↗ 02 Flight of Exiles 1972 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 36 books · 1961–2004
01 The Milky Way Galaxy 1961 Buy ↗ 02 Giants of the Animal World 1962 Buy ↗ 03 Reptiles Since the World Began 1964 Buy ↗ 04 The Uses of Space 1965 Buy ↗ 05 Planets, Life & Lgm 1970 Buy ↗ 06 In Quest of Quasars 1971 Buy ↗ 07 The Amazing Laser 1971 Buy ↗ 08 Man Changes the Weather 1973 Buy ↗ 09 The Weather Changes Man 1973 Buy ↗ 10 The New Astronomies 1973 Buy ↗ 11 Starflight and Other Improbabilities 1973 Buy ↗ 12 The Fourth State of Matter 1974 Buy ↗ 13 Analog Science Fact Reader 1974 Buy ↗ 14 Workshops in Space 1974 Buy ↗ 15 Through Eyes of Wonder 1975 Buy ↗ 16 Notes to a Science Fiction Writer 1975 Buy ↗ 17 Science--Who Needs It? 1975 Buy ↗ 18 Closeup, New Worlds 1977 Buy ↗ 20 The Seeds of Tomorrow 1977 Buy ↗ 22 Vision of the Future 1982 Buy ↗ 23 Assured Survival 1984 Buy ↗ 25 Welcome to Moon Base 1987 Buy ↗ 27 The Beauty of Light(With: Vonda N. McIntyre) 1988 Buy ↗ 30 Are We Alone In The Cosmos? The Guide To The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence 1992 Buy ↗ 31 The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells 1994 Buy ↗ 32 Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel(With: Anthony R. Lewis) 1997 Buy ↗ 33 Are We Alone in the Cosmos?(With: Byron Preiss) 1999 Buy ↗ 34 The Story of Light 2001 Buy ↗ 35 The Living Universe 2002 Buy ↗ 36 Faint Echoes, Distant Stars 2004 Buy ↗