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Michael Swanwick

American author Michael Swanwick is best known for the award-winning *Stations of the Tide* and the *Iron Dragon’s Daughter* series. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner, his work is celebrated for its literary depth and speculative vision. This page provides Michael Swanwick’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1971Universe 1(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 1Buy ↗

1972Universe 2(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 2Buy ↗

1973Universe 3(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 3Buy ↗

1974Universe 4(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 4Buy ↗

1974Universe 5(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 5Buy ↗

1976Universe 6(By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)POoUB · 6Buy ↗

1977Universe 7(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 7Buy ↗

1978Universe 8(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 8Buy ↗

1979Universe 9(By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)POoUB · 9Buy ↗

1980Universe 10(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 10Buy ↗

1981Universe 11(With: Kim Stanley Robinson,William Gibson,Carter Scholz,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Nancy Kress,Carol Emshwiller,Josephine Saxton,Terry Carr)POoUB · 11Buy ↗

1982The Man Who Met PicassoPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1982Universe 12(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 12Buy ↗

1983Universe 13(By: Kim Stanley Robinson,Lucius Shepard,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Terry Carr,Bruce Sterling,Leanne Frahm,Bill Bickel)POoUB · 13Buy ↗

1984In the DriftPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1984Universe 14(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 14Buy ↗

1985Dogfight (in Omni)(With: William Gibson)POoSS · 2Buy ↗

1985Universe 15(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 15Buy ↗

1986The Winter Market(By: William Gibson)POoWGSS · 2Buy ↗

1986Universe 16(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 16Buy ↗

1987Vacuum FlowersPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1987Universe 17(By: Terry Carr)POoUB · 17Buy ↗

1989The Edge of the WorldPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1991Gravity's AngelsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1991Cigar-Box Faust and Other MiniaturesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1991Stations of the TidePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1991Griffin's EggPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1992Tales of Old EarthPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1993The Iron Dragon's DaughterPOoIDDB · 1Buy ↗

1994The Changeling\'s TalePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1995Walking Out (in Asimov's)POoSS · 6Buy ↗

1995Radio WavesPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

1996Year's Best SFPOoYBSAB · 1Buy ↗

1996The Dead (in Starlight 1)POoSS · 8Buy ↗

1997The Postmodern ArchipelagoPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1997Year's Best SF 2POoYBSAB · 2Buy ↗

1997A Geography of Unknown LandsPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1997Jack FaustPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1998Year's Best SF 3POoYBSAB · 3Buy ↗

1998The Very Pulse of the Machine (in The Best of...)POoSS · 9Buy ↗

1998Wild Minds (in The Best of...)POoSS · 10Buy ↗

1998Radiant Doors (in The Best of...)POoSS · 11Buy ↗

1999Year's Best SF 4POoYBSAB · 4Buy ↗

1999Ancient Engines (in Asimov's)POoSS · 12Buy ↗

1999Scherzo with Tyrannosaur (in Asimov's)POoSS · 13Buy ↗

2000Moon DogsPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2000Year's Best SF 5POoYBSAB · 5Buy ↗

2000The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-OPOoSS · 14Buy ↗

2001Year's Best FantasyPOoYBFB · 1Buy ↗

2001Being Gardner Dozois(With: Gardner Dozois)POoNB · 2Buy ↗

2001Year's Best SF 6POoYBSAB · 6Buy ↗

2002Year's Best Fantasy 2POoYBFB · 2Buy ↗

2002Bones of the EarthPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2002Year's Best SF 7POoYBSAB · 7Buy ↗

2002'Hello,' Said the StickPOoSS · 15Buy ↗

2002The Little Cat Laughed to See Such SportPOoSS · 16Buy ↗

2002Slow LifePOoSS · 17Buy ↗

2003Year's Best Fantasy 3POoYBFB · 3Buy ↗

2003Year's Best SF 8POoYBSAB · 8Buy ↗

2003Legions in TimePOoSS · 18Buy ↗

2004Year's Best Fantasy 4POoYBFB · 4Buy ↗

2004Michael Swanwick's Field Guide to Mesozoic MegafaunaPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2004Year's Best SF 9POoYBSAB · 9Buy ↗

2005Year's Best Fantasy 5POoYBFB · 5Buy ↗

2005The Periodic Table of Science FictionPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2005Year's Best SF 10POoYBSAB · 10Buy ↗

2006Year's Best Fantasy 6POoYBFB · 6Buy ↗

2006Year's Best SF 11POoYBSAB · 11Buy ↗

2006Lord Weary�s EmpirePOoSS · 19Buy ↗

2007Year's Best Fantasy 7POoYBFB · 7Buy ↗

2007The Dog Said Bow-WowPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2007Year's Best SF 12POoYBSAB · 12Buy ↗

2007A Small Room in KoboldtownPOoSS · 20Buy ↗

2008The Dragons of BabelPOoIDDB · 2Buy ↗

2008Year's Best Fantasy 8POoYBFB · 8Buy ↗

2008The Best of Michael SwanwickPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2008Year's Best SF 13POoYBSAB · 13Buy ↗

2008From Babel�s Fall�n Glory We FledPOoSS · 21Buy ↗

2009Hope-in-the-MistPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2009Year's Best Fantasy 9POoYBFB · 9Buy ↗

2009Year's Best SF 14POoYBSAB · 14Buy ↗

2010Year's Best SF 15POoYBSAB · 15Buy ↗

2011Dancing with BearsPOoDaSB · 1Buy ↗

2011Year's Best SF 16POoYBSAB · 16Buy ↗

2011Zeppelin CityPOoSS · 22Buy ↗

2011The Trains That Climb the Winter TreePOoSS · 23Buy ↗

2012The Mongolian WizardPOoMWB · 1Buy ↗

2012New World Blues(By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.)POoTPPB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Fire GownPOoMWB · 2Buy ↗

2012Dormanna(By: Gene Wolfe)POoTPPB · 2Buy ↗

2012Day of the KrakenPOoMWB · 3Buy ↗

2012Thanatos Beach(By: James K. Morrow)POoTPPB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Woman Who Shook the World-TreePOoTPPB · 4Buy ↗

2012The Sigma Structure Symphony(By: Gregory Benford)POoTPPB · 5Buy ↗

2012Year's Best SF 17POoYBSAB · 17Buy ↗

2013House of DreamsPOoMWB · 4Buy ↗

2013Year's Best SF 18POoYBSAB · 18Buy ↗

2015Chasing the PhoenixPOoDaSB · 2Buy ↗

2015The Night of the SalamanderPOoMWB · 5Buy ↗

2015The Pyramid of KrakowPOoMWB · 6Buy ↗

2015The Phantom in the MazePOoMWB · 7Buy ↗

2016The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One(With: Ian Tregillis,Max Gladstone,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)POoTWWCIFTCB · 1Buy ↗

2016Not So Much, Said the CatPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2016The Dala HorsePOoSS · 24Buy ↗

2019The Iron Dragon's MotherPOoIDDB · 3Buy ↗

2019Murder in the Spook HousePOoMWB · 8Buy ↗

2019The New PrometheusPOoMWB · 9Buy ↗

2020The Postutopian Adventures of Darger and SurplusPOoDaSB · 3Buy ↗

2021Annie Without CrowPOoSS · 25Buy ↗

2023The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2(By: Ian Tregillis,Fran Wilde,Max Gladstone,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)POoTWWCIFTCB · 2Buy ↗

2023The Star-BearPOoSS · 26Buy ↗

2024Halcyon AfternoonPOoMWB · 10Buy ↗

2024Dragons of ParisPOoMWB · 11Buy ↗

2026The Universe BoxPOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections11 books · 1991–2026

01Gravity's Angels1991Buy ↗

02Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures1991Buy ↗

03Tales of Old Earth1992Buy ↗

04A Geography of Unknown Lands1997Buy ↗

05Moon Dogs2000Buy ↗

06Michael Swanwick's Field Guide to Mesozoic Megafauna2004Buy ↗

07The Periodic Table of Science Fiction2005Buy ↗

08The Dog Said Bow-Wow2007Buy ↗

09The Best of Michael Swanwick2008Buy ↗

10Not So Much, Said the Cat2016Buy ↗

11The Universe Box2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Iron Dragon's Daughter Books3 books · 1993–2019

01The Iron Dragon's Daughter1993Buy ↗

02The Dragons of Babel2008Buy ↗

03The Iron Dragon's Mother2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas26 books · 1982–2023

01The Man Who Met Picasso1982Buy ↗

02Dogfight (in Omni)(With: William Gibson)1985Buy ↗

03The Edge of the World1989Buy ↗

04Griffin's Egg1991Buy ↗

05The Changeling\'s Tale1994Buy ↗

06Walking Out (in Asimov's)1995Buy ↗

07Radio Waves1995Buy ↗

08The Dead (in Starlight 1)1996Buy ↗

09The Very Pulse of the Machine (in The Best of...)1998Buy ↗

10Wild Minds (in The Best of...)1998Buy ↗

11Radiant Doors (in The Best of...)1998Buy ↗

12Ancient Engines (in Asimov's)1999Buy ↗

13Scherzo with Tyrannosaur (in Asimov's)1999Buy ↗

14The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O2000Buy ↗

15'Hello,' Said the Stick2002Buy ↗

16The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport2002Buy ↗

17Slow Life2002Buy ↗

18Legions in Time2003Buy ↗

19Lord Weary�s Empire2006Buy ↗

20A Small Room in Koboldtown2007Buy ↗

21From Babel�s Fall�n Glory We Fled2008Buy ↗

22Zeppelin City2011Buy ↗

23The Trains That Climb the Winter Tree2011Buy ↗

24The Dala Horse2016Buy ↗

25Annie Without Crow2021Buy ↗

26The Star-Bear2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Books2 books · 2016–2023

01The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One(With: Ian Tregillis,Max Gladstone,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)2016Buy ↗

02The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: The Complete Season 2(By: Ian Tregillis,Fran Wilde,Max Gladstone,Lindsay Smith,Cassandra Rose Clarke)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels5 books · 1984–2002

01In the Drift1984Buy ↗

02Vacuum Flowers1987Buy ↗

03Stations of the Tide1991Buy ↗

04Jack Faust1997Buy ↗

05Bones of the Earth2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Year's Best Fantasy Books9 books · 2001–2009

01Year's Best Fantasy2001Buy ↗

02Year's Best Fantasy 22002Buy ↗

03Year's Best Fantasy 32003Buy ↗

04Year's Best Fantasy 42004Buy ↗

05Year's Best Fantasy 52005Buy ↗

06Year's Best Fantasy 62006Buy ↗

07Year's Best Fantasy 72007Buy ↗

08Year's Best Fantasy 82008Buy ↗

09Year's Best Fantasy 92009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 1997–2009

01The Postmodern Archipelago1997Buy ↗

02Being Gardner Dozois(With: Gardner Dozois)2001Buy ↗

03Hope-in-the-Mist2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of William Gibson Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 1986

02The Winter Market(By: William Gibson)1986Buy ↗

Publication Order of Darger and Surplus Books3 books · 2011–2020

01Dancing with Bears2011Buy ↗

02Chasing the Phoenix2015Buy ↗

03The Postutopian Adventures of Darger and Surplus2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Universe Books17 books · 1971–1987

01Universe 1(By: Terry Carr)1971Buy ↗

02Universe 2(By: Terry Carr)1972Buy ↗

03Universe 3(By: Terry Carr)1973Buy ↗

04Universe 4(By: Terry Carr)1974Buy ↗

05Universe 5(By: Terry Carr)1974Buy ↗

06Universe 6(By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)1976Buy ↗

07Universe 7(By: Terry Carr)1977Buy ↗

08Universe 8(By: Terry Carr)1978Buy ↗

09Universe 9(By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)1979Buy ↗

10Universe 10(By: Terry Carr)1980Buy ↗

11Universe 11(With: Kim Stanley Robinson,William Gibson,Carter Scholz,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Nancy Kress,Carol Emshwiller,Josephine Saxton,Terry Carr)1981Buy ↗

12Universe 12(By: Terry Carr)1982Buy ↗

13Universe 13(By: Kim Stanley Robinson,Lucius Shepard,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Terry Carr,Bruce Sterling,Leanne Frahm,Bill Bickel)1983Buy ↗

14Universe 14(By: Terry Carr)1984Buy ↗

15Universe 15(By: Terry Carr)1985Buy ↗

16Universe 16(By: Terry Carr)1986Buy ↗

17Universe 17(By: Terry Carr)1987Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Palencar Project Books5 books · 2012–2012

01New World Blues(By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.)2012Buy ↗

02Dormanna(By: Gene Wolfe)2012Buy ↗

03Thanatos Beach(By: James K. Morrow)2012Buy ↗

04The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree2012Buy ↗

05The Sigma Structure Symphony(By: Gregory Benford)2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Year's Best SF Anthology Books18 books · 1996–2013

01Year's Best SF1996Buy ↗

02Year's Best SF 21997Buy ↗

03Year's Best SF 31998Buy ↗

04Year's Best SF 41999Buy ↗

05Year's Best SF 52000Buy ↗

06Year's Best SF 62001Buy ↗

07Year's Best SF 72002Buy ↗

08Year's Best SF 82003Buy ↗

09Year's Best SF 92004Buy ↗

10Year's Best SF 102005Buy ↗

11Year's Best SF 112006Buy ↗

12Year's Best SF 122007Buy ↗

13Year's Best SF 132008Buy ↗

14Year's Best SF 142009Buy ↗

15Year's Best SF 152010Buy ↗

16Year's Best SF 162011Buy ↗

17Year's Best SF 172012Buy ↗

18Year's Best SF 182013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mongolian Wizard Books11 books · 2012–2024

01The Mongolian Wizard2012Buy ↗

02The Fire Gown2012Buy ↗

03Day of the Kraken2012Buy ↗

04House of Dreams2013Buy ↗

05The Night of the Salamander2015Buy ↗

06The Pyramid of Krakow2015Buy ↗

07The Phantom in the Maze2015Buy ↗

08Murder in the Spook House2019Buy ↗

09The New Prometheus2019Buy ↗

10Halcyon Afternoon2024Buy ↗

11Dragons of Paris2024Buy ↗

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