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John Joseph Adams Books in Order
John Joseph Adams is an American science fiction and fantasy editor, critic, and publisher.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of John Joseph Adams's book series? John Joseph Adams has written 3 book series. The most notable is the The Dystopia Triptych series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by John Joseph Adams
- #1
Ignorance Is Strength(2020) - #2
Burn the Ashes(2020) - #3
Or Else the Light(2020)
- #1
The Living Dead 2 (By: Paul McAuley)(2010) - #2
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011(1998) - #3The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(2007)
- #4
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse(2008) - #5The Living Dead(2008)
- #6Federations(2009)
- #7Epic(2010)
- #8
Brave New Worlds(2010) - #9
The Living Dead 2(2010) - #10The Way of the Wizard(2010)
- #11
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2011(2011) - #12
Fantasy Magazine, July 2011(2011) - #13
Lightspeed: Year One(2011) - #14
Under the Moons of Mars(2012) - #15
Armored(2012) - #16
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012(2012) - #17
Other Worlds Than These(2012) - #18Lightspeed Magazine, January 2015(2012)
- #19
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2012(2012) - #20
Lightspeed Magazine, November 2012(2012) - #21
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012(2012) - #22
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination(2013) - #23
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013(2013) - #24
Oz Reimagined(2013) - #25
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2013(2013) - #26
Nightmare Magazine 13: October 2013(2013) - #27
The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy #82-84(2013) - #28
Nightmare Magazine, January 2014(2013) - #29
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014(2014) - #30
The End is Nigh(2014) - #31
Nightmare Magazine 19: April 2014(2014) - #32
Robot Uprisings(2014) - #33
Dead Man's Hand(2014) - #34
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014(2014) - #35
The End is Now(2014) - #36
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014(2014) - #37
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014(2014) - #38Wastelands - Stories of the Apocalypse(2015)
- #39
Operation Arcana(2015) - #40
The End Has Come(2015) - #41Lightspeed Magazine, July 2015(2015)
- #42
Press Start to Play(2015) - #43
Loosed Upon the World(2015) - #44Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015(2015)
- #45The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015(2015)
- #46
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2015(2015) - #47
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016(2016) - #48
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!(2016) - #49
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016(2016) - #50
Nightmare Magazine 48: September 2016(2016) - #51The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016(2016)
- #52
What the #@&% Is That?(2016) - #53
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017(2017) - #54
Nightmare Magazine 60: September 2017(2017) - #55
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 77(2018) - #56
Nightmare Magazine 67: April 2018(2018) - #57
Lightspeed Magazine, September 2018(2018) - #58
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 73(2018) - #59
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018(2018) - #60
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 74(2018) - #61
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 75(2018) - #62
Futures & Fantasies(2018) - #63
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105, February 2019(2019) - #64
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers(2019) - #65
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 80(2019) - #66
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 83(2019) - #67
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019(2019) - #68
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 86(2019) - #69Ignorance Is Strength(2020)
- #70Burn the Ashes(2020)
- #71Or Else the Light(2020)
- #72
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 98(2020) - #73
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020(2020) - #74
One Stormy Night(2021) - #75
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021(2021) - #76
Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms(2022) - #77
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 143, April 2022(2022) - #78
Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2(2022) - #79
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022(2022) - #80
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 153, February 2023(2023) - #81
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 155, April 2023(2023) - #82
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 161(2023) - #83
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror(2023) - #84
Kobold Guide to Roleplaying(2024) - #85
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 169(2024) - #86
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 185(2025) - #87
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025(2025)
- #1
Wastelands(2007) - #2
Wastelands 2(2015) - #3
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse(2019)
About John Joseph Adams
John Joseph Adams is an American science fiction and fantasy editor, critic, and publisher.
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