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Robert A. Heinlein Books in Order

Find every Robert A. Heinlein book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 118 books / 11 series

American author best known for the *Stranger in a Strange Land* and *Starship Troopers*. A multiple Hugo Award winner, Heinlein is considered one of the "Big Three" of science fiction. This page provides the Robert A. Heinlein books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Robert A. Heinlein Books in Chronological Order

1939 Misfit POoFHTB / 1 Buy
1939 Life Line POoSSC / 1 Buy
1940 The Roads Must Roll POoSS / 1 Buy
1940 Let There Be Light POoFHTB / 2 Buy
1940 And He Built A Crooked House POoSS / 2 Buy
1940 Blowups Happen POoFHTB / 3 Buy
1941 Sixth Column / The Day After Tomorrow(As: Anson MacDonald) POoSN / 1 Buy
1941 Universe POoSS / 3 Buy
1941 Methuselah's Children POoFHTB / 4 Buy
1941 We Also Walk Dogs POoFHTB / 5 Buy
1947 Rocket Ship Galileo POoHJB / 1 Buy
1948 Ordeal in Space POoSSC / 2 Buy
1948 Beyond This Horizon(As: Anson MacDonald) POoSN / 2 Buy
1948 Space Cadet POoHJB / 2 Buy
1949 Red Planet POoHJB / 3 Buy
1949 The Long Watch POoFHTB / 6 Buy
1950 Waldo & Magic, Inc. POoSSC / 3 Buy
1950 Destination Moon POoSS / 4 Buy
1950 Farmer in the Sky / Satellite Scout POoHJB / 4 Buy
1950 The Man Who Sold the Moon POoFHTB / 7 Buy
1951 The Puppet Masters POoSN / 3 Buy
1951 Between Planets / Planets in Combat POoHJB / 5 Buy
1951 The Green Hills of Earth POoFHTB / 8 Buy
1952 The Year of the Jackpot POoSS / 5 Buy
1952 The Rolling Stones / Tramp Space Ship / Space Family Stone POoHJB / 6 Buy
1953 Assignment in Eternity POoSSC / 4 Buy
1953 Starman Jones POoHJB / 7 Buy
1953 Revolt in 2100 POoFHTB / 9 Buy
1954 The Star Beast / Star Lummox POoHJB / 8 Buy
1955 Tunnel in the Sky POoHJB / 9 Buy
1956 Double Star POoSN / 4 Buy
1956 Time for the Stars POoHJB / 10 Buy
1957 The Door into Summer POoSN / 5 Buy
1957 Citizen of the Galaxy POoHJB / 11 Buy
1958 Have Space Suit’Will Travel POoHJB / 12 Buy
1959 The Science Fiction Novel(With: Robert Bloch,C.M. Kornbluth,Alfred Bester,Basil Davenport) POoNB / 1 Buy
1959 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag POoSSC / 5 Buy
1959 'All You Zombies--' POoSS / 6 Buy
1959 Starship Troopers / Starship Soldier POoSN / 6 Buy
1959 The Menace from Earth POoSSC / 6 Buy
1960 Lost Legacy POoSSC / 7 Buy
1961 Stranger in a Strange Land POoSN / 7 Buy
1963 Podkayne of Mars POoSN / 8 Buy
1963 Glory Road POoSN / 9 Buy
1963 Orphans of the Sky POoFHTB / 10 Buy
1964 Farnham's Freehold POoSN / 10 Buy
1965 Three by Heinlein / Heinlein Triad POoSSC / 8 Buy
1966 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress POoSN / 11 Buy
1967 The Past Through Tomorrow POoFHTB / 11 Buy
1969 Cliffsnotes Heinlein's Works(With: CliffsNotes,Baird Searles) POoNB / 2 Buy
1969 6 x H POoSSC / 9 Buy
1970 I Will Fear No Evil POoSN / 12 Buy
1972 The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein POoSSC / 10 Buy
1973 Time Enough for Love POoWAMB / 1 Buy
1973 The Best of Robert Heinlein, 1947-1959 POoSSC / 11 Buy
1975 The Notebooks of Lazarus Long POoC / 1 Buy
1980 The Number of the Beast POoWAMB / 2 Buy
1980 Expanded Universe POoNB / 3 Buy
1982 Friday POoSN / 13 Buy
1984 Job POoSN / 14 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1985 The Cat Who Walks Through Walls POoWAMB / 3 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein POoSSC / 12 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1987 To Sail Beyond the Sunset POoWAMB / 4 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 Grumbles from the Grave POoNB / 4 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 1 Buy
1992 Tramp Royale POoNB / 5 Buy
1992 Take Back Your Government POoNB / 6 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(With: David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) POoFoFAB / 2 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes) POoFoFAB / 3 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 4 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2003 For Us, the Living POoSN / 15 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Off the Main Sequence POoSSC / 13 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 Outward Bound POoSSC / 14 Buy
2006 Variable Star(With: Spider Robinson) POoSN / 16 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 Project Moonbase and Others POoSSC / 15 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 The Virginia Edition (46 Volume Collectors Set) POoC / 1 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 The Pursuit of the Pankera POoSN / 17 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy

Robert A. Heinlein Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Notebooks of Lazarus Long 1975 Buy
01 The Science Fiction Novel(With: Robert Bloch,C.M. Kornbluth,Alfred Bester,Basil Davenport) 1959 Buy
02 Cliffsnotes Heinlein's Works(With: CliffsNotes,Baird Searles) 1969 Buy
03 Expanded Universe 1980 Buy
04 Grumbles from the Grave 1989 Buy
05 Tramp Royale 1992 Buy
06 Take Back Your Government 1992 Buy
01 Rocket Ship Galileo 1947 Buy
02 Space Cadet 1948 Buy
03 Red Planet 1949 Buy
04 Farmer in the Sky / Satellite Scout 1950 Buy
05 Between Planets / Planets in Combat 1951 Buy
06 The Rolling Stones / Tramp Space Ship / Space Family Stone 1952 Buy
07 Starman Jones 1953 Buy
08 The Star Beast / Star Lummox 1954 Buy
09 Tunnel in the Sky 1955 Buy
10 Time for the Stars 1956 Buy
11 Citizen of the Galaxy 1957 Buy
12 Have Space Suit’Will Travel 1958 Buy
01 Misfit 1939 Buy
02 Let There Be Light 1940 Buy
03 Blowups Happen 1940 Buy
04 Methuselah's Children 1941 Buy
05 We Also Walk Dogs 1941 Buy
06 The Long Watch 1949 Buy
07 The Man Who Sold the Moon 1950 Buy
08 The Green Hills of Earth 1951 Buy
09 Revolt in 2100 1953 Buy
10 Orphans of the Sky 1963 Buy
11 The Past Through Tomorrow 1967 Buy
01 Time Enough for Love 1973 Buy
02 The Number of the Beast 1980 Buy
03 The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 1985 Buy
04 To Sail Beyond the Sunset 1987 Buy
01 Life Line 1939 Buy
02 Ordeal in Space 1948 Buy
03 Waldo & Magic, Inc. 1950 Buy
04 Assignment in Eternity 1953 Buy
05 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1959 Buy
06 The Menace from Earth 1959 Buy
07 Lost Legacy 1960 Buy
08 Three by Heinlein / Heinlein Triad 1965 Buy
09 6 x H 1969 Buy
10 The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein 1972 Buy
11 The Best of Robert Heinlein, 1947-1959 1973 Buy
12 The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1986 Buy
13 Off the Main Sequence 2005 Buy
14 Outward Bound 2006 Buy
15 Project Moonbase and Others 2008 Buy
01 The Roads Must Roll 1940 Buy
02 And He Built A Crooked House 1940 Buy
03 Universe 1941 Buy
04 Destination Moon 1950 Buy
05 The Year of the Jackpot 1952 Buy
06 'All You Zombies--' 1959 Buy
01 The Virginia Edition (46 Volume Collectors Set) 2010 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 17 books / 1941-2020
01 Sixth Column / The Day After Tomorrow(As: Anson MacDonald) 1941 Buy
02 Beyond This Horizon(As: Anson MacDonald) 1948 Buy
03 The Puppet Masters 1951 Buy
04 Double Star 1956 Buy
05 The Door into Summer 1957 Buy
06 Starship Troopers / Starship Soldier 1959 Buy
07 Stranger in a Strange Land 1961 Buy
08 Podkayne of Mars 1963 Buy
09 Glory Road 1963 Buy
10 Farnham's Freehold 1964 Buy
11 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 1966 Buy
12 I Will Fear No Evil 1970 Buy
13 Friday 1982 Buy
14 Job 1984 Buy
15 For Us, the Living 2003 Buy
16 Variable Star(With: Spider Robinson) 2006 Buy
17 The Pursuit of the Pankera 2020 Buy
01 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) 1992 Buy
02 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(With: David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) 1994 Buy
03 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(By: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes) 1994 Buy
04 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell) 1994 Buy

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