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Joan D. Vinge Books in Order

Find every Joan D. Vinge book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 43 books / 6 series

American author best known for the Hugo Award-winning novel *The Snow Queen* and its sequels. Her acclaimed works blend science fiction with mythic themes. This page provides the Joan D. Vinge books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Joan D. Vinge Books in Chronological Order

1977 Eyes of Amber and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1978 Outcasts of Heaven Belt POoHCB / 1 Buy
1978 Fireship POoSSC / 2 Buy
1980 The Snow Queen POoSQCB / 1 Buy
1980 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) POoIAAB / 1 Buy
1980 Legacy POoHCB / 2 Buy
1981 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) POoIAAB / 2 Buy
1982 Psion POoCB / 1 Buy
1983 Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie POoSN / 1 Buy
1983 Tarzan, King of Apes POoSN / 2 Buy
1983 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) POoIAAB / 3 Buy
1984 World's End POoSQCB / 2 Buy
1984 The Dune Storybook POoSN / 3 Buy
1985 Phoenix in the Ashes POoSSC / 3 Buy
1985 Ladyhawke POoSN / 4 Buy
1985 Return to Oz POoSN / 5 Buy
1985 Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome POoSN / 6 Buy
1985 Santa Claus the Movie Storybook POoSN / 7 Buy
1988 Catspaw POoCB / 2 Buy
1988 Willow POoSN / 8 Buy
1989 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) POoIAAB / 4 Buy
1991 The Summer Queen POoSQCB / 3 Buy
1991 Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 5 Buy
1991 Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) POoIAAB / 6 Buy
1993 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) POoIAAB / 7 Buy
1993 Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 8 Buy
1994 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 9 Buy
1995 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 10 Buy
1995 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) POoIAAB / 11 Buy
1996 Dreamfall POoCB / 3 Buy
1997 Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 12 Buy
1998 Lost in Space Novelization POoSN / 9 Buy
1998 Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) POoIAAB / 13 Buy
1998 Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 14 Buy
1999 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 15 Buy
1999 Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 16 Buy
2000 Tangled Up in Blue POoSQCB / 4 Buy
2000 Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 17 Buy
2001 Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) POoIAAB / 18 Buy
2001 Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) POoIAAB / 19 Buy
2011 Cowboys and Aliens POoSN / 10 Buy
2012 47 Ronin POoSN / 11 Buy
2012 Ladysmith POoSN / 12 Buy

Joan D. Vinge Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1977 Buy
02 Fireship 1978 Buy
03 Phoenix in the Ashes 1985 Buy
01 The Snow Queen 1980 Buy
02 World's End 1984 Buy
03 The Summer Queen 1991 Buy
04 Tangled Up in Blue 2000 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 12 books / 1983-2012
01 Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie 1983 Buy
02 Tarzan, King of Apes 1983 Buy
03 The Dune Storybook 1984 Buy
04 Ladyhawke 1985 Buy
05 Return to Oz 1985 Buy
06 Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome 1985 Buy
07 Santa Claus the Movie Storybook 1985 Buy
08 Willow 1988 Buy
09 Lost in Space Novelization 1998 Buy
10 Cowboys and Aliens 2011 Buy
11 47 Ronin 2012 Buy
12 Ladysmith 2012 Buy
Cat Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1982-1996
01 Psion 1982 Buy
02 Catspaw 1988 Buy
03 Dreamfall 1996 Buy
01 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) 1980 Buy
02 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) 1981 Buy
03 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) 1983 Buy
04 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) 1989 Buy
05 Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1991 Buy
06 Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) 1991 Buy
07 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) 1993 Buy
08 Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1993 Buy
09 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1994 Buy
10 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1995 Buy
11 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) 1995 Buy
12 Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1997 Buy
13 Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) 1998 Buy
14 Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1998 Buy
15 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) 1999 Buy
16 Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) 1999 Buy
17 Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2000 Buy
18 Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2001 Buy
19 Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) 2001 Buy
01 Outcasts of Heaven Belt 1978 Buy
02 Legacy 1980 Buy

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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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