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Kate Wilhelm Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Kate Wilhelm in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 6 series

American author Kate Wilhelm is best known for her science fiction and mystery novels, including the acclaimed *Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang* and the Barbara Holloway legal thriller series. A Hugo and Nebula Award winner, her work profoundly shaped speculative fiction. This page provides the Kate Wilhelm books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Kate Wilhelm in Publication Order

1963 The Mile-Long Spaceship POoSN / 1 Buy
1963 More Bitter Than Death POoSN / 2 Buy
1965 The Clone(With: Theodore L. Thomas) POoSN / 3 Buy
1966 Andover and the Android POoSN / 4 Buy
1966 The Nevermore Affair POoSN / 5 Buy
1967 The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing POoSN / 6 Buy
1969 Let the Fire Fall POoSN / 7 Buy
1970 Downstairs Room, The POoSSC / 1 Buy
1971 Margaret and I POoSN / 8 Buy
1973 Abyss POoSSC / 2 Buy
1974 City of Cain POoSN / 9 Buy
1975 The Infinity Box POoSN / 10 Buy
1975 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang POoSN / 11 Buy
1976 The Clewiston Test POoSN / 12 Buy
1977 Fault Lines POoSN / 13 Buy
1978 Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions POoSSC / 3 Buy
1979 Juniper Time POoSN / 14 Buy
1980 Better Than One(With: Damon Knight) POoSSC / 4 Buy
1981 Listen, Listen POoSSC / 5 Buy
1981 A Sense of Shadow POoSN / 15 Buy
1981 The Winter Beach POoSN / 16 Buy
1982 Oh, Susannah! POoSN / 17 Buy
1983 Welcome, Chaos POoSN / 18 Buy
1985 Huysman's Pets POoSN / 19 Buy
1986 The Gorgon Field POoCaCB / 1 Buy
1986 The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky POoSS / 1 Buy
1986 The Hills Are Dancing POoNB / 1 Buy
1987 The Hamlet Trap POoCaCB / 2 Buy
1987 Forever Yours, Anna (in Omni) POoSS / 2 Buy
1988 The Dark Door POoCaCB / 3 Buy
1988 Crazy Time POoSN / 20 Buy
1989 Smart House POoCaCB / 4 Buy
1989 Children of the Wind POoSSC / 6 Buy
1990 Sweet, Sweet Poison POoCaCB / 5 Buy
1990 Cambio Bay POoSN / 21 Buy
1991 Death Qualified POoBHB / 1 Buy
1992 Naming the Flowers POoSS / 3 Buy
1992 Seven Kinds of Death POoCaCB / 6 Buy
1992 And the Angels Sing POoSSC / 7 Buy
1993 Justice for Some POoSN / 22 Buy
1994 The Best Defense POoBHB / 2 Buy
1994 I Know What You’re Thinking (in Asimov's) POoSS / 4 Buy
1995 A Flush of Shadows POoCaCB / 7 Buy
1996 Malice Prepense / For the Defense POoBHB / 3 Buy
1998 The Good Children POoSN / 23 Buy
1999 Defense for the Devil POoBHB / 4 Buy
2000 No Defense POoBHB / 5 Buy
2000 Moongate POoSS / 5 Buy
2000 The Deepest Water POoSN / 24 Buy
2001 Desperate Measures POoBHB / 6 Buy
2002 Skeletons POoSN / 25 Buy
2003 Clear and Convincing Proof POoBHB / 7 Buy
2004 The Unbidden Truth POoBHB / 8 Buy
2005 Storyteller POoNB / 2 Buy
2005 The Price of Silence POoSN / 26 Buy
2006 Sleight of Hand POoBHB / 9 Buy
2007 A Wrongful Death POoBHB / 10 Buy
2008 Cold Case POoBHB / 11 Buy
2010 Fear is a Cold Black POoSSC / 8 Buy
2011 Heaven is High POoBHB / 12 Buy
2012 All For One POoCaCB / 8 Buy
2012 The Bird Cage POoSSC / 9 Buy
2012 Sister Angel POoCaCB / 9 Buy
2012 Torch Song POoCaCB / 10 Buy
2012 Music Makers POoSSC / 10 Buy
2012 With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope POoCaCB / 11 Buy
2012 Whisper Her Name POoCaCB / 12 Buy
2012 By Stone By Blade By Fire POoBHB / 13 Buy
2012 Death of an Artist POoSN / 27 Buy
2012 The Fullness of Time POoSN / 28 Buy
2014 In Between POoSS / 6 Buy
2015 Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One POoSSC / 11 Buy
2015 Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two POoSSC / 12 Buy
2015 Yesterday's Tomorrows POoSSC / 13 Buy
2017 Mirror, Mirror POoBHB / 14 Buy
2022 The House Share POoSS / 7 Buy

Complete Kate Wilhelm Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Gorgon Field 1986 Buy
02 The Hamlet Trap 1987 Buy
03 The Dark Door 1988 Buy
04 Smart House 1989 Buy
05 Sweet, Sweet Poison 1990 Buy
06 Seven Kinds of Death 1992 Buy
07 A Flush of Shadows 1995 Buy
08 All For One 2012 Buy
09 Sister Angel 2012 Buy
10 Torch Song 2012 Buy
11 With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope 2012 Buy
12 Whisper Her Name 2012 Buy
01 The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky 1986 Buy
02 Forever Yours, Anna (in Omni) 1987 Buy
03 Naming the Flowers 1992 Buy
04 I Know What You’re Thinking (in Asimov's) 1994 Buy
05 Moongate 2000 Buy
06 In Between 2014 Buy
07 The House Share 2022 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 28 books / 1963-2012
01 The Mile-Long Spaceship 1963 Buy
02 More Bitter Than Death 1963 Buy
03 The Clone(With: Theodore L. Thomas) 1965 Buy
04 Andover and the Android 1966 Buy
05 The Nevermore Affair 1966 Buy
06 The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing 1967 Buy
07 Let the Fire Fall 1969 Buy
08 Margaret and I 1971 Buy
09 City of Cain 1974 Buy
10 The Infinity Box 1975 Buy
11 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 1975 Buy
12 The Clewiston Test 1976 Buy
13 Fault Lines 1977 Buy
14 Juniper Time 1979 Buy
15 A Sense of Shadow 1981 Buy
16 The Winter Beach 1981 Buy
17 Oh, Susannah! 1982 Buy
18 Welcome, Chaos 1983 Buy
19 Huysman's Pets 1985 Buy
20 Crazy Time 1988 Buy
21 Cambio Bay 1990 Buy
22 Justice for Some 1993 Buy
23 The Good Children 1998 Buy
24 The Deepest Water 2000 Buy
25 Skeletons 2002 Buy
26 The Price of Silence 2005 Buy
27 Death of an Artist 2012 Buy
28 The Fullness of Time 2012 Buy
01 Downstairs Room, The 1970 Buy
02 Abyss 1973 Buy
03 Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions 1978 Buy
04 Better Than One(With: Damon Knight) 1980 Buy
05 Listen, Listen 1981 Buy
06 Children of the Wind 1989 Buy
07 And the Angels Sing 1992 Buy
08 Fear is a Cold Black 2010 Buy
09 The Bird Cage 2012 Buy
10 Music Makers 2012 Buy
11 Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One 2015 Buy
12 Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two 2015 Buy
13 Yesterday's Tomorrows 2015 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 1986-2005
01 The Hills Are Dancing 1986 Buy
02 Storyteller 2005 Buy
Barbara Holloway Reading Order 14 books / 1991-2017
01 Death Qualified 1991 Buy
02 The Best Defense 1994 Buy
03 Malice Prepense / For the Defense 1996 Buy
04 Defense for the Devil 1999 Buy
05 No Defense 2000 Buy
06 Desperate Measures 2001 Buy
07 Clear and Convincing Proof 2003 Buy
08 The Unbidden Truth 2004 Buy
09 Sleight of Hand 2006 Buy
10 A Wrongful Death 2007 Buy
11 Cold Case 2008 Buy
12 Heaven is High 2011 Buy
13 By Stone By Blade By Fire 2012 Buy
14 Mirror, Mirror 2017 Buy

Where to start with Kate Wilhelm

What is the best order to read Kate Wilhelm 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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