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Ted Chiang Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 32 books / 3 series

American author Ted Chiang is best known for his acclaimed short story collections, including *Stories of Your Life and Others*, which inspired the film *Arrival*. His work has won numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards. This page provides Ted Chiang’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Ted Chiang in Publication Order

1990 Tower of Babylon POoSS / 1 Buy
1991 Understand (in Asimov's) POoSS / 2 Buy
1996 Year's Best SF POoYBSAB / 1 Buy
1997 Year's Best SF 2 POoYBSAB / 2 Buy
1998 Story of Your Life (in Stories of Your Life and Others) POoSS / 3 Buy
1998 Year's Best SF 3 POoYBSAB / 3 Buy
1999 Year's Best SF 4 POoYBSAB / 4 Buy
2000 Seventy-Two Letters (in Vanishing Acts) POoSS / 4 Buy
2000 Year's Best SF 5 POoYBSAB / 5 Buy
2001 Hell Is the Absence of God POoSS / 5 Buy
2001 Year's Best SF 6 POoYBSAB / 6 Buy
2002 Stories of Your Life and Others / Arrival POoSSC / 1 Buy
2002 Year's Best SF 7 POoYBSAB / 7 Buy
2003 Year's Best SF 8 POoYBSAB / 8 Buy
2004 Year's Best SF 9 POoYBSAB / 9 Buy
2005 What's Expected of Us POoSS / 6 Buy
2005 Year's Best SF 10 POoYBSAB / 10 Buy
2006 Year's Best SF 11 POoYBSAB / 11 Buy
2007 The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate POoSS / 7 Buy
2007 Year's Best SF 12 POoYBSAB / 12 Buy
2008 Year's Best SF 13 POoYBSAB / 13 Buy
2009 Year's Best SF 14 POoYBSAB / 14 Buy
2010 The Lifecycle of Software Objects POoSS / 8 Buy
2010 Year's Best SF 15 POoYBSAB / 15 Buy
2011 Year's Best SF 16 POoYBSAB / 16 Buy
2012 Year's Best SF 17 POoYBSAB / 17 Buy
2013 The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling POoSS / 9 Buy
2013 Year's Best SF 18 POoYBSAB / 18 Buy
2015 The Great Silence POoSS / 10 Buy
2019 Exhalation POoSSC / 2 Buy
2019 Omphalos POoSS / 11 Buy
2019 Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom POoSS / 12 Buy

Complete Ted Chiang Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Tower of Babylon 1990 Buy
02 Understand (in Asimov's) 1991 Buy
03 Story of Your Life (in Stories of Your Life and Others) 1998 Buy
04 Seventy-Two Letters (in Vanishing Acts) 2000 Buy
05 Hell Is the Absence of God 2001 Buy
06 What's Expected of Us 2005 Buy
07 The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate 2007 Buy
08 The Lifecycle of Software Objects 2010 Buy
09 The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling 2013 Buy
10 The Great Silence 2015 Buy
11 Omphalos 2019 Buy
12 Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom 2019 Buy
01 Stories of Your Life and Others / Arrival 2002 Buy
02 Exhalation 2019 Buy
01 Year's Best SF 1996 Buy
02 Year's Best SF 2 1997 Buy
03 Year's Best SF 3 1998 Buy
04 Year's Best SF 4 1999 Buy
05 Year's Best SF 5 2000 Buy
06 Year's Best SF 6 2001 Buy
07 Year's Best SF 7 2002 Buy
08 Year's Best SF 8 2003 Buy
09 Year's Best SF 9 2004 Buy
10 Year's Best SF 10 2005 Buy
11 Year's Best SF 11 2006 Buy
12 Year's Best SF 12 2007 Buy
13 Year's Best SF 13 2008 Buy
14 Year's Best SF 14 2009 Buy
15 Year's Best SF 15 2010 Buy
16 Year's Best SF 16 2011 Buy
17 Year's Best SF 17 2012 Buy
18 Year's Best SF 18 2013 Buy

Where to start with Ted Chiang

What is the best order to read Ted Chiang 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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