H.G. Wells
British author best known for pioneering science fiction classics such as *The War of the Worlds* and *The Time Machine*. A foundational figure in the genre, his works have sold millions of copies and inspired countless adaptations. This page provides the H.G. Wells books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Publication Order of Short Story Collections24 books · 1895–2017
01Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences1895Buy ↗ 02The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents1896Buy ↗ 03The Crystal Egg and Other Tales1897Buy ↗ 04Thirty Strange Stories1897Buy ↗ 05The Plattner Story and Others1897Buy ↗ 06Tales of Space and Time1899Buy ↗ 07Twelve Stories and a Dream1906Buy ↗ 08The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories1909Buy ↗ 09Tales of Wonder1910Buy ↗ 10Selected Stories of H.G. Wells1927Buy ↗ 11The Complete Short Stories1927Buy ↗ 12The Moth and Other Stories1962Buy ↗ 13Early Writings in Science and Science Fiction1975Buy ↗ 14The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories1977Buy ↗ 15The Collector's Book of Science Fiction1978Buy ↗ 16The Man With a Nose1984Buy ↗ 17In the Days of the Comet & Seventeen Short Stories1999Buy ↗ 18The Red Room and Other Stories2000Buy ↗ 19The Grisly Folk, and the Wild Asses of the Devil2008Buy ↗ 20Collected Short Stories2008Buy ↗ 21Tales of the Weird and Supernatural2011Buy ↗ 22The Best Short Stories of H.G. Wells2015Buy ↗ 23The Argonauts of the Air & 15 Short Stories2015Buy ↗ 24The Door in the Wall? And Other Stories2017Buy ↗