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Christopher Anvil

American author Christopher Anvil is best known for his humorous, logic-driven science fiction, particularly the *Colonial Survey* series. His work earned a lasting legacy as a master of the short story form. This page provides the Christopher Anvil books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1964The Day The Machines StoppedPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1969Strangers In ParadisePOoSSC · 1Buy ↗
1972Pandora's PlanetPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1975Warlord's WorldPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
1980The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing SunPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
2002Pandora's LegionsPOoSN · 5Buy ↗
2003Interstellar PatrolPOoIPOHB · 1Buy ↗
2005Interstellar Patrol IIPOoIPOHB · 2Buy ↗
2006The Trouble with AliensPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
2007The Trouble with HumansPOoSN · 7Buy ↗
2008War GamesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗
2009Prescription for Chaos/Rx for ChaosPOoSN · 8Buy ↗
2010The Power of IllusionPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Intersellar Patrol/Federation Of Humanity Books2 books · 2003–2005
01Interstellar Patrol2003Buy ↗
02Interstellar Patrol II2005Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 1969–2010
01Strangers In Paradise1969Buy ↗
02War Games2008Buy ↗
03The Power of Illusion2010Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels8 books · 1964–2009
01The Day The Machines Stopped1964Buy ↗
02Pandora's Planet1972Buy ↗
03Warlord's World1975Buy ↗
04The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing Sun1980Buy ↗
05Pandora's Legions2002Buy ↗
06The Trouble with Aliens2006Buy ↗
07The Trouble with Humans2007Buy ↗
08Prescription for Chaos/Rx for Chaos2009Buy ↗

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