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James Alan Gardner Books in Order

Find every James Alan Gardner book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 19 books / 5 series

Canadian author James Alan Gardner, best known for the “League of Peoples” science fiction series, won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for his short fiction. This page provides the James Alan Gardner books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All James Alan Gardner Books in Chronological Order

1997 Expendable POoLoPB / 1 Buy
1997 Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream POoSS / 1 Buy
1998 Commitment Hour POoLoPB / 2 Buy
1999 Vigilant POoLoPB / 3 Buy
2000 Hunted POoLoPB / 4 Buy
2001 Tomb Raider Tech Manual(By: Michael Jan Friedman) POoLCTRB / 1 Buy
2001 Ascending POoLoPB / 5 Buy
2002 Trapped POoLoPB / 6 Buy
2003 The Amulet of Power(By: Mike Resnick) POoLCTRB / 2 Buy
2004 Gravity Wells POoC / 1 Buy
2004 The Lost Cult(By: E.E. Knight) POoLCTRB / 3 Buy
2004 The Man of Bronze POoLCTRB / 4 Buy
2004 Radiant POoLoPB / 7 Buy
2008 The Ray-Gun: A Love Story POoSS / 2 Buy
2009 The One With the Interstellar Group Consciousnesses POoSS / 3 Buy
2011 A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings POoSS / 4 Buy
2017 All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault POoDB / 1 Buy
2018 They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded POoDB / 2 Buy
2019 Organisms: Selected Stories POoSS / 5 Buy

James Alan Gardner Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Gravity Wells 2004 Buy
01 Expendable 1997 Buy
02 Commitment Hour 1998 Buy
03 Vigilant 1999 Buy
04 Hunted 2000 Buy
05 Ascending 2001 Buy
06 Trapped 2002 Buy
07 Radiant 2004 Buy
01 Tomb Raider Tech Manual(By: Michael Jan Friedman) 2001 Buy
02 The Amulet of Power(By: Mike Resnick) 2003 Buy
03 The Lost Cult(By: E.E. Knight) 2004 Buy
04 The Man of Bronze 2004 Buy
Dark/Spark Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2017-2018
01 All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault 2017 Buy
02 They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded 2018 Buy
01 Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream 1997 Buy
02 The Ray-Gun: A Love Story 2008 Buy
03 The One With the Interstellar Group Consciousnesses 2009 Buy
04 A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings 2011 Buy
05 Organisms: Selected Stories 2019 Buy

Where to start with James Alan Gardner

What is the best order to read James Alan Gardner books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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