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Gregory Benford Books in Order
Gregory Benford is a renowned American science fiction author and astrophysicist, currently a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. As a science fiction author, Benford is celebrated for his thought-provoking works, particularly the Galactic Center Saga novels, which debuted with the critically acclaimed <i>In the Ocean of Night</i> in 1977. This groundbreaking series explores a galaxy beset by a perpetual conflict between sentient organic and mechanical life, sparking profound questions about the nature of existence and the potential consequences of emerging technologies. With his unique blend of scientific expertise and imaginative storytelling, Benford continues to captivate readers and inspire new generations of science fiction enthusiasts.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Gregory Benford's book series? Gregory Benford has written 15 book series. The most notable is the Best Science Fiction of the Year series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Gregory Benford
- #1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1(1972) - #2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2(1973) - #3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3(1974) - #4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4(1975) - #5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5(1976) - #6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6(1977) - #7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7(1978) - #8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8(1979) - #9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9(1980) - #10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10(1981) - #11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11(1982) - #12
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12(1983) - #13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13(1984) - #14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14(1984) - #15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15(1986) - #16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16(1987)
- #1
Bowl of Heaven(2012) - #2
Shipstar(2014) - #3
Glorious(2020)
- #1In the Ocean of Night(1977)
- #2
Across the Sea of Suns(1984) - #3Great Sky River(1987)
- #4Tides of Light(1989)
- #5
Furious Gulf(1994) - #6
Sailing Bright Eternity(1995) - #7
A Hunger for the Infinite(1999) - #8
The Galactic Center Companion(2014)
- #1
Rebels In Hell (By: Janet Morris)(1986) - #2
Heroes in Hell (With: C.J. Cherryh,David Drake,Janet Morris)(1986) - #3
The Gates of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh,Janet Morris)(1986) - #4
Masters in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh,David Drake)(1987) - #5
Kings in Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh,Janet Morris)(1987) - #6
Crusaders in Hell (With: C.J. Cherryh,David Drake,Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Michael Amstrong,Bill Kerby)(1987) - #7
Legions of Hell (By: C.J. Cherryh)(1987) - #8
Angels in Hell (By: Janet Morris)(1987) - #9
The Little Helliad (By: Janet Morris,Chris Morris)(1988) - #10
War in Hell (By: Janet Morris)(1988) - #11
Explorers in Hell (By: David Drake)(1989) - #12
Bridge Over Hell (By: Janet Morris,Michael A. Armstrong)(2009) - #13
Hell Bound (By: Janet Morris,Andrew P. Weston)(2015) - #14
Hell Hounds (By: Andrew P. Weston)(2017) - #15
Hell Gate (By: Andrew P. Weston)(2019) - #16
Monsters in Hell (By: Janet Morris,Joe Bonadonna,S.E. Lindberg,Chris Morris,A. L. Butcher)(2024)
- #1
Jupiter Project(1975) - #2
Against Infinity(1983)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987)
- #4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988) - #5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989) - #6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990) - #7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991) - #8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992) - #9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993) - #10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994) - #11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995) - #12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996) - #13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997) - #14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998) - #15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999) - #16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000) - #17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001) - #18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002) - #19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002) - #20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004) - #21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005) - #22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006) - #23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007) - #24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008) - #25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009) - #26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010) - #27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011) - #28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012) - #29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013) - #30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014) - #31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015) - #32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016) - #33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017) - #34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018) - #35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019) - #36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020) - #37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021) - #38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022) - #39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023) - #40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024) - #41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1
The Man-Kzin Wars (By: Larry Niven)(1988) - #2
Man-Kzin Wars II (By: Larry Niven,S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)(1989) - #3
Man-Kzin Wars III (By: Larry Niven)(1990) - #4
Man-Kzin Wars IV (By: S.M. Stirling)(1991) - #5
The Children's Hour (By: S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)(1991) - #6
Man-Kzin Wars V (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1992) - #7
Man-Kzin Wars VI (With: Mark O. Martin)(1994) - #8
Man-Kzin Wars VII (With: Larry Niven,Paul Chafe)(1995) - #9
A Darker Geometry(1996) - #10
The Best of All Possible Wars (By: S.M. Stirling,Robert Sheckley)(1998) - #11
Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (By: Larry Niven)(1998) - #12
Man-Kzin Wars IX (By: Jim Baen)(2001) - #13
The House of the Kzinti (By: Jerry Pournelle)(2002) - #14
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (By: Larry Niven)(2003) - #15
Man-Kzin Wars XI (By: Matthew Harrington)(2005) - #16
Destiny's Forge (By: Paul Chafe)(2006) - #17
Man-Kzin Wars XII (By: Larry Niven)(2009) - #18
Man-Kzin Wars XIII (By: Larry Niven)(2012) - #19
Man-Kzin Wars XIV (By: Larry Niven)(2013) - #20
Treasure Planet (By: Larry Niven,Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox)(2014) - #21
Man-Kzin Wars XV (By: Larry Niven)(2019)
- #1
The Martian Race(1999) - #2
The Sunborn(2005)
- #1
Habitats in Space(1998) - #2
Deep Time(1999) - #3
Skylife(2000) - #4
Beyond Human(2003)
- #1
Foundation's Fear(1997) - #2
Foundation and Chaos (By: Greg Bear)(1998) - #3
Foundation's Triumph (By: David Brin)(2000)
- #1
The Stars in Shroud / Deeper than the Darkness(1969) - #2If the Stars Are Gods(1974)
- #3
Shiva Descending(1980) - #4
Find the Changeling(1980) - #5
Time's Rub(1984) - #6Artifact(1985)
- #7
Beyond the Fall of Night (With: Arthur C. Clarke)(1990) - #8Cosm(1993)
- #9
Chiller(1993) - #10Eater(2000)
- #11
Beyond Infinity(2004) - #12
The Berlin Project(2017) - #13
Shadows of Eternity(2021) - #14The Final Now(2011)
- #15
Grace Immaculate(2011) - #16
Down The River Road(2012) - #17
Backscatter(2013) - #18
Mammoth Dawn (With: Kevin J. Anderson)(2015) - #19
In Alien Flesh(1986) - #20
Matter's End(1991) - #21
Worlds Vast and Various(2000) - #22
Immersion & Other Short Novels(2002) - #23Anomalies(2012)
- #24
New Ball Games for the Future (With: Gordon Eklund)(2018)
- #1
New World Blues (By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.)(2012) - #2Dormanna (By: Gene Wolfe)(2012)
- #3Thanatos Beach (By: James K. Morrow)(2012)
- #4The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree (By: Michael Swanwick)(2012)
- #5The Sigma Structure Symphony(2012)
- #1Timescape(1980)
- #2
Rewrite(2018)
- #1
Alternate Empires (With: Martin H. Greenberg)(1989) - #2
Alternate Heroes(1989) - #3
Alternate Wars(1991) - #4
Alternate Americas (With: Martin H. Greenberg)(1992)
- #1Year's Best SF(1996)
- #2
Year's Best SF 2(1997) - #3
Year's Best SF 3(1998) - #4
Year's Best SF 4(1999) - #5
Year's Best SF 5(2000) - #6
Year's Best SF 6(2001) - #7
Year's Best SF 7(2002) - #8
Year's Best SF 8(2003) - #9
Year's Best SF 9(2004) - #10Year's Best SF 10(2005)
- #11Year's Best SF 11(2006)
- #12Year's Best SF 12(2007)
- #13Year's Best SF 13(2008)
- #14
Year's Best SF 14(2009) - #15
Year's Best SF 15(2010) - #16Year's Best SF 16(2011)
- #17
Year's Best SF 17(2012) - #18
Year's Best SF 18(2013) - #19
Under the Wheel (With: John M. Ford,Nancy Springer,Elizabeth Mitchell)(1987) - #20
Casting Fortune (By: John M. Ford)(1989) - #21
From the End of the Twentieth Century (By: John M. Ford)(1997) - #22
Heat of Fusion and Other Stories (By: John M. Ford)(2004)
About Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is a renowned American science fiction author and astrophysicist, currently a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. As a science fiction author, Benford is celebrated for his thought-provoking works, particularly the Galactic Center Saga novels, which debuted with the critically acclaimed <i>In the Ocean of Night</i> in 1977. This groundbreaking series explores a galaxy beset by a perpetual conflict between sentient organic and mechanical life, sparking profound questions about the nature of existence and the potential consequences of emerging technologies. With his unique blend of scientific expertise and imaginative storytelling, Benford continues to captivate readers and inspire new generations of science fiction enthusiasts.
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