Order of Gene Wolfe Books

Gene Wolfe is an American writer known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and stories, particularly the Urth/Solar Cycle series. His writing is characterized by dense, allusive prose and reflects the influence of his Catholic faith. Unlike many conventions, his first-person narrators can be unreliable. Wolfe once told Neil Gaiman, “My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.” He has received numerous Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards, among others. Wolfe continues to live in his home state of Illinois. He published his first novel, Operation Ares, in 1970. Below is a list of Gene Wolfe’s books in the order of their original release:

Gene Wolfe became a published novelist in 1967 with the novel Orbit 3. Below is a list of Gene Wolfe's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Urth: Book of the New Sun Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Shadow of the Torturer	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Claw of the Conciliator	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sword of the Lictor	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Citadel of the Autarch	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Urth of the New Sun	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Soldier Of The Mist Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Soldier of the Mist	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Soldier of Arete	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Latro in the Mist	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Soldier of Sidon	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Urth: Book of the Long Sun Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Nightside the Long Sun	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Litany of the Long Sun	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cald�� of the Long Sun	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lake of the Long Sun	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Epiphany of the Long Sun	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exodus from the Long Sun	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Urth: Book of the Short Sun Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
On Blue's Waters	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In Green's Jungles	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Book of the Short Sun	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Return to the Whorl	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Wizard Knight Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Wizard	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Knight	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of A Borrowed Man Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Borrowed Man	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Interlibrary Loan	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Operation Ares	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peace	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil in a Forest	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Free Live Free	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
There Are Doors	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Castleview	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pandora by Holly Hollander	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pirate Freedom	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Evil Guest	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sorcerer's House	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Home Fires	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Land Across	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Of Relays and Roses	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the House of Gingerbread	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Planets Strike (in Strange Travelers)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Golden City Far	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Memorare	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Fifth Head of Cerberus	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Atlantis and Other Novellas of Science Fiction	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Wake of Man (With: R.A. Lafferty)	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gene Wolfe's Book of Days	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bibliomen	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Plan(e)t Engineering	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Storeys from the Old Hotel	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
For Rosemary	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Endangered Species	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Castle of Days	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Young Wolfe	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strange Travelers	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Starwater Strains	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Innocents Aboard: New Fantasy Stories	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wolfe at the Door	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Castle of the Otter	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Letters Home	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gate of Horn, Book of Silk: A Guide to Gene Wolfe's The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of R.A. Lafferty Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strange Doings (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add? (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Wake of Man (With: R.A. Lafferty)	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Apocalypses (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ringing Changes (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Golden Gate and Other Stories (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Snake In His Bosom And Other Stories (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Man Who Made Models and Other Stories (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Slippery And Other Stories (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
East of Laughter (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dotty (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lafferty in Orbit (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Made Models (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Walked Through Cracks (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of R. A. Lafferty (By: R.A. Lafferty)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Palencar Project Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
New World Blues (By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dormanna	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thanatos Beach (By: James K. Morrow)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree (By: Michael Swanwick)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sigma Structure Symphony (By: Gregory Benford)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (With: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,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 on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Orbit 3	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Orbit 6	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nova 1	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Alchemy and Academe	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Orbit 11	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Orbit 12	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Continuum 1	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
TriQuarterly 49: Science Fiction	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Changes \| Stories of Metamorphosis	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Drabble Project	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Separate Star: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Second Annual Collection	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Now We Are Sick	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best New Horror 2	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Architecture of Fear	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Walls of Fear	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dante's Disciples	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Christmas Stars	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Giant Book of Best New Horror	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Christmas Forever	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ascent of Wonder	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Love in Vein	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spirits Of Christmas: Twenty Other-Worldly Tales	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cthulhu 2000	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Year's Best SF	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1996	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Space Opera	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wild Women	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Furthest Horizon	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Such a Pretty Face: Tales of Power and Abundance	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Graven Images	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dark Masques	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Supermen	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fifteenth Annual Collection	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Year's Best SF 8	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cross Plains Universe	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best New Horror 18	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
This Is My Funniest 2	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
TwentiethAnnual Collection	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Secret History of Science Fiction	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Book of Cthulhu	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghosts by Gaslight	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Palencar Project	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wildside Book of Fantasy	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Season of Wonder	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Super Stories of Heroes and Villains	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shadows of the New Sun	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Time Traveler's Almanac	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Worst Contact	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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