Kate Wilhelm Books in Order

Kate Wilhelm is a renowned author whose career spans multiple genres, including science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, magical realism, psychological suspense, comedy, and family sagas. Her writing has been published in numerous prestigious magazines and journals, such as Quark, Orbit, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Locus, Amazing Stories, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Wilhelm’s novels have been adapted into television shows and movies in various countries, and her works have been translated into over a dozen languages. She is the widow of acclaimed science fiction author and editor Damon Knight, with whom she founded the Clarion Writers’ Workshop and the Milford Writers’ Conference. Wilhelm has received two Hugo awards, three Nebulas, and several other prestigious honors, including Jupiter, Locus, Spotted Owl, and Prix Aurora awards.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Kate Wilhelm

  • #1
    Death Qualified(1991)
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  • #2
    The Best Defense(1994)
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  • #3
    Malice Prepense / For the Defense(1996)
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  • #4
    Defense for the Devil(1999)
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  • #5
    No Defense(2000)
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  • #6
    Desperate Measures(2001)
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  • #7
    Clear and Convincing Proof(2003)
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  • #8
    The Unbidden Truth(2004)
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  • #9
    Sleight of Hand(2006)
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  • #10
    A Wrongful Death(2007)
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  • #11
    Cold Case(2008)
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    Heaven is High(2011)
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  • #13
    By Stone By Blade By Fire(2012)
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  • #14
    Mirror, Mirror(2017)
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    The Gorgon Field(1986)
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    The Hamlet Trap(1987)
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    The Dark Door(1988)
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  • #4
    Smart House(1989)
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  • #5
    Sweet, Sweet Poison(1990)
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  • #6
    Seven Kinds of Death(1992)
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  • #7
    A Flush of Shadows(1995)
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  • #8
    All For One(2012)
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  • #9
    Sister Angel(2012)
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  • #10
    Torch Song(2012)
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  • #11
    With Thimbles, With Forks, and Hope(2012)
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  • #12
    Whisper Her Name(2012)
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  • #1
    The Hills Are Dancing(1986)
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  • #2
    Storyteller(2005)
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  • #3
    Orbit 3(1967)
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  • #4
    Orbit 6(1970)
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  • #5
    Orbit 11(1972)
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  • #6
    Orbit 12(1973)
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  • #7
    Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader(1973)
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    Alpha 5(1974)
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  • #9
    Nebula Awards 9(1974)
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  • #10
    Clarion SF(1977)
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  • #11
    Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection(1977)
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    The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969(1981)
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    Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders(1983)
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  • #14
    Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986(1986)
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  • #15
    Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr(1987)
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  • #16
    The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1(1988)
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  • #17
    The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction(1989)
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    Best New Horror 4(1993)
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  • #19
    The Giant Book of Terror(1994)
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  • #20
    Omni Visions Two(1994)
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  • #21
    Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994(1994)
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  • #22
    Angels!(1995)
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  • #23
    The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women(1995)
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  • #24
    The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology(1999)
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  • #25
    The Secret History of Science Fiction(2009)
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    The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction(2010)
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  • #27
    Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012(2012)
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    She has also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story(1968)
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    The Mile-Long Spaceship(1963)
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  • #2
    More Bitter Than Death(1963)
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  • #3
    The Clone (With: Theodore L. Thomas)(1965)
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  • #4
    Andover and the Android(1966)
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  • #5
    The Nevermore Affair(1966)
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  • #6
    The Killer Thing / The Killing Thing(1967)
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  • #7
    Let the Fire Fall(1969)
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  • #8
    Margaret and I(1971)
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  • #9
    City of Cain(1974)
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  • #10
    The Infinity Box(1975)
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  • #11
    Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang(1975)
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  • #12
    The Clewiston Test(1976)
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  • #13
    Fault Lines(1977)
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  • #14
    Juniper Time(1979)
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  • #15
    A Sense of Shadow(1981)
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  • #16
    The Winter Beach(1981)
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  • #17
    Oh, Susannah!(1982)
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  • #18
    Welcome, Chaos(1983)
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  • #19
    Huysman's Pets(1985)
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  • #20
    Crazy Time(1988)
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  • #21
    Cambio Bay(1990)
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  • #22
    Justice for Some(1993)
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  • #23
    The Good Children(1998)
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  • #24
    The Deepest Water(2000)
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  • #25
    Skeletons(2002)
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  • #26
    The Price of Silence(2005)
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  • #27
    Death of an Artist(2012)
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    The Fullness of Time(2012)
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  • #29
    The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky(1986)
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  • #30
    Forever Yours, Anna (in Omni)(1987)
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  • #31
    Naming the Flowers(1992)
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  • #32
    I Know What You’re Thinking (in Asimov's)(1994)
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  • #33
    Moongate(2000)
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  • #34
    In Between(2014)
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  • #35
    The House Share(2022)
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  • #36
    Downstairs Room, The(1970)
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  • #37
    Abyss(1973)
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  • #38
    Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions(1978)
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  • #39
    Better Than One (With: Damon Knight)(1980)
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  • #40
    Listen, Listen(1981)
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  • #41
    Children of the Wind(1989)
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  • #42
    And the Angels Sing(1992)
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  • #43
    Fear is a Cold Black(2010)
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  • #44
    The Bird Cage(2012)
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  • #45
    Music Makers(2012)
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  • #46
    Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One(2015)
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  • #47
    Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two(2015)
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  • #48
    Yesterday's Tomorrows(2015)
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About Kate Wilhelm

Kate Wilhelm is a renowned author whose career spans multiple genres, including science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, magical realism, psychological suspense, comedy, and family sagas. Her writing has been published in numerous prestigious magazines and journals, such as Quark, Orbit, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Locus, Amazing Stories, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Wilhelm’s novels have been adapted into television shows and movies in various countries, and her works have been translated into over a dozen languages. She is the widow of acclaimed science fiction author and editor Damon Knight, with whom she founded the Clarion Writers’ Workshop and the Milford Writers’ Conference. Wilhelm has received two Hugo awards, three Nebulas, and several other prestigious honors, including Jupiter, Locus, Spotted Owl, and Prix Aurora awards.

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