Melissa Scott Books in Order
Melissa Scott is a renowned science fiction and fantasy author, scholar, and educator, known for her meticulous craft and nuanced storytelling. She holds a PhD in comparative history from Harvard College and Brandeis University, where she honed her expertise in historical analysis and narrative structure. Scott's prolific writing career spans over three decades, yielding more than two dozen novels and works of science fiction and fantasy, often co-authored with her partner, Lisa A. Barnett. Her writing is distinguished by richly detailed settings and a thoughtful exploration of diverse identities, including LGBTQ+ themes. A recipient of the John W. Campbell Award and multiple Lambda Literary Awards, Scott is celebrated for her contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres. She also shares her expertise through writing guides and online classes, and remains a respected voice in the literary community.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Melissa Scott
- #1AmazonMore Short Trips(1999)
- #2AmazonShort Trips and Side Steps(2000)
- #3AmazonCompanions(2003)
- #4AmazonReprecussions(2004)
- #5AmazonTales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories(2004)
- #6AmazonDoctor Who: Short Trips: 2040(2004)
- #7AmazonThe Solar System(2005)
- #8AmazonThe Centenarian(2006)
- #9AmazonThe Ghosts of Christmas(2007)
- #10AmazonShort Trips: Transmissions(2008)
- #11AmazonThe Doctor Who Stories(2009)
- #12AmazonQueers Dig Time Lords(2013)
- #13AmazonSummer Falls and Other Stories(2013)
- #14AmazonHeroes and Monsters Collection(2015)
- #15AmazonRed White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America(2017)
- #1AmazonHeiresses of Russ 2014(2014)
- #2AmazonCarmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three(1990)
- #3AmazonImagination Fully Dilated(2003)
- #4AmazonSo Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction(2007)
- #5AmazonHaunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories(2008)
- #6AmazonThe Other Half of the Sky(2013)
- #7AmazonShades of Blue and Gray(2013)
- #8AmazonJaelle Her Book(2013)
- #9AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection(2014)
- #10AmazonDaughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists!(2015)
- #11AmazonThe Rise of the Empire(2015)
- #12AmazonTo Shape the Dark(2016)
- #13AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection(2017)
- #14AmazonRetellings of the Inland Seas(2020)
- #15Writing Career(19)
- #16Point of Sighs(20)
- #17Empress of Earth(19)
- #1AmazonConceiving The Heavens: Creating The Science Fiction Novel(1997)
- #1AmazonThe Game Beyond(1984)
- #2AmazonTerritorial Rights(1984)
- #3AmazonA Choice of Destinies(1986)
- #4AmazonThe Kindly Ones(1987)
- #5AmazonThe Armor of Light (With: Lisa A. Barnett)(1988)
- #6AmazonMighty Good Road(1990)
- #7AmazonBurning Bright(1993)
- #8AmazonTrouble and Her Friends(1994)
- #9AmazonShadow Man(1995)
- #10AmazonNight Sky Mine(1996)
- #11AmazonThe Shapes of Their Hearts(1998)
- #12AmazonThe Jazz(2000)
- #13AmazonWater Horse(2021)
- #14AmazonThe Master of Samar(2023)
- #1AmazonFlipside (By: Sally Malcolm)(2005)
- #2AmazonRising (By: Sally Malcolm)(2005)
- #3AmazonHalcyon (By: James Swallow)(2006)
- #4AmazonReliquary (By: Martha Wells)(2006)
- #5AmazonThe Chosen (By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)(2006)
- #6Choices (By: James Swallow)(2006)
- #7AmazonExogenesis (By: Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen)(2006)
- #8AmazonBlood Ties (By: Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen)(2007)
- #9AmazonEntanglement (By: Martha Wells)(2007)
- #10AmazonCasualties of War (By: Elizabeth Christensen)(2007)
- #11AmazonMirror, Mirror (By: Sabine C. Bauer)(2008)
- #12AmazonNightfall (By: James Swallow)(2008)
- #13AmazonAngelus (By: Peter J. Evans)(2008)
- #14AmazonBrimstone (By: Patricia Lee Macomber)(2009)
- #15AmazonDead End (By: Chris Wraight)(2009)
- #16AmazonHunt and Run (By: Aaron Rosenberg)(2010)
- #17AmazonAllegiance (With: Amy Griswold)(2011)
- #18AmazonHomecoming (With: Jo Graham)(2011)
- #19AmazonDeath Game (By: Jo Graham)(2011)
- #20AmazonThe Lost (By: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)(2011)
- #21AmazonSecrets (With: Jo Graham)(2012)
- #22AmazonThe Furies (By: Jo Graham)(2012)
- #23AmazonInheritors (With: Amy Griswold,Jo Graham)(2013)
- #24AmazonPride of the Genii(2018)
- #25AmazonUnascended (By: Jo Graham)(2020)
- #1AmazonTrial by Fire (By: Sabine C. Bauer)(2004)
- #2AmazonSacrifice Moon (By: Julie Fortune)(2004)
- #3AmazonCity of the Gods (By: Sonny Whitelaw)(2005)
- #4AmazonThe Cost of Honor (By: Sally Malcolm)(2005)
- #5AmazonSiren Song (By: Holly Scott,Jaimie Duncan)(2006)
- #6AmazonSurvival of the Fittest (By: Sabine C. Bauer)(2006)
- #7AmazonAlliances (By: Karen Miller)(2006)
- #8AmazonThe Barque of Heaven (By: Suzanne Wood)(2007)
- #9AmazonA Matter of Honor (By: Sally Malcolm)(2007)
- #10AmazonRoswell (By: Jennifer Fallon,Sonny Whitelaw)(2007)
- #11AmazonRelativity (By: James Swallow)(2007)
- #12AmazonDo No Harm (By: Karen Miller)(2008)
- #13AmazonHydra (By: Holly Scott,Jaimie Duncan)(2008)
- #14AmazonValhalla (By: Tim Waggoner)(2009)
- #15AmazonI Ba'al (By: Sally Malcolm)(2009)
- #16AmazonFour Dragons (By: Diana Dru Botsford)(2010)
- #17AmazonThe Power Behind the Throne (By: Steven Savile)(2010)
- #18AmazonSunrise (By: J. Frances Crane)(2010)
- #19AmazonTransitions (By: Sabine C. Bauer)(2010)
- #20AmazonOceans of Dust (By: Peter J. Evans)(2011)
- #21AmazonMoebius Squared (With: Jo Graham)(2012)
- #22AmazonHeart's Desire (By: Amy Griswold)(2012)
- #23AmazonThe Drift (By: Diana Dru Botsford)(2012)
- #24AmazonOuroboros (With: Sally Malcolm)(2013)
- #25AmazonTwo Roads (By: Geonn Cannon)(2014)
- #26AmazonHostile Ground (By: Sally Malcolm,LauraHarper)(2014)
- #27AmazonMurder at the SGC (By: Amy Griswold)(2015)
- #28AmazonExile (By: Sally Malcolm,Laura Harper)(2015)
- #29AmazonKali's Wrath (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2016)
- #30AmazonHall of the Two Truths (By: Susannah Parker Sinard)(2016)
- #31AmazonBehind Enemy Lines (By: Sally Malcolm)(2017)
- #32AmazonFemale of the Species (By: Geonn Cannon)(2018)
- #33AmazonInfiltration (By: Susannah Parker Sinard)(2019)
- #34AmazonInsurrection (By: Sally Malcolm)(2020)
- #1AmazonEmissary (By: J.M. Dillard)(1993)
- #2AmazonThe Siege (By: Peter David)(1993)
- #3AmazonBloodletter (By: K.W. Jeter)(1993)
- #4AmazonThe Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)(1993)
- #5AmazonFallen Heroes (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1994)
- #6AmazonBetrayal (By: Lois Tilton)(1994)
- #7AmazonWarchild (By: Esther M. Friesner)(1994)
- #8AmazonThe Search (By: Diane Carey)(1994)
- #9AmazonAntimatter (By: John Vornholt)(1994)
- #10AmazonProud Helios(1995)
- #11AmazonWarped (By: K.W. Jeter)(1995)
- #12AmazonValhalla (By: Nathan Archer)(1995)
- #13AmazonDevil in the Sky (By: Greg Cox)(1995)
- #14AmazonThe Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition (By: Ira Steven Behr)(1995)
- #15AmazonThe Laertian Gamble (By: Robert Sheckley)(1995)
- #16AmazonThe Way of the Warrior (By: Diane Carey)(1995)
- #17AmazonStation Rage (By: Diane Carey)(1995)
- #18AmazonThe Long Night (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(1996)
- #19AmazonObjective: Bajor (By: John Peel)(1996)
- #20AmazonThe Heart of the Warrior (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1996)
- #21AmazonSaratoga (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1996)
- #22AmazonTrials and Tribble-ations (By: Diane Carey)(1996)
- #23AmazonThe Tempest (By: Susan Wright)(1997)
- #24AmazonWrath of the Prophets (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1997)
- #25AmazonLegends of the Ferengi (By: Ira Steven Behr,Robert Hewitt Wolfe)(1997)
- #26AmazonTrial by Error (By: Mark A. Garland)(1997)
- #27AmazonVengeance (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1998)
- #28AmazonFar Beyond the Stars (By: Steven Barnes,Hans Beimler)(1998)
- #29AmazonThe 34th Rule (By: Armin Shimerman)(1999)
- #30AmazonWhat You Leave Behind (By: Diane Carey)(1999)
- #31AmazonTunnel Through the Stars (By: Esther M. Friesner)(1999)
- #32AmazonThe Lives of Dax (By: Marco Palmieri)(1999)
- #33AmazonA Stitch in Time (By: Andrew Jordt Robinson)(2000)
- #34AmazonSection 31: Abyss (By: Jeffrey Lang,David Weddle)(2001)
- #35AmazonRising Son (By: S.D. Perry)(2003)
- #36AmazonUnity (By: S.D. Perry)(2003)
- #37AmazonHollow Men (By: Una McCormack)(2005)
- #38AmazonWarpath (By: David Mack)(2006)
- #39AmazonTwist of Faith (By: S.D. Perry)(2007)
- #40AmazonThese Haunted Seas (By: Heather Jarman,David R. George III)(2008)
- #41AmazonFearful Symmetry (By: Olivia Woods)(2008)
- #42AmazonThe Soul Key (By: Olivia Woods)(2009)
- #43AmazonThe Never Ending Sacrifice (By: Una McCormack)(2009)
- #44AmazonLust's Latinum Lost (and Found) (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2014)
- #45AmazonSacraments of Fire (By: David R. George III)(2015)
- #46AmazonAscendance (By: David R. George III)(2015)
- #47AmazonForce and Motion (By: Jeffrey Lang)(2016)
- #48AmazonRules of Accusation (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2016)
- #49AmazonThe Long Mirage (By: David R. George III)(2017)
- #50AmazonEnigma Tales (By: Una McCormack)(2017)
- #51AmazonOriginal Sin (By: David R. George III)(2017)
- #52AmazonI, The Constable (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2017)
- #53AmazonThe Peacemakers (By: Una McCormack)(2026)
About Melissa Scott
Melissa Scott is a renowned science fiction and fantasy author, scholar, and educator, known for her meticulous craft and nuanced storytelling. She holds a PhD in comparative history from Harvard College and Brandeis University, where she honed her expertise in historical analysis and narrative structure. Scott's prolific writing career spans over three decades, yielding more than two dozen novels and works of science fiction and fantasy, often co-authored with her partner, Lisa A. Barnett. Her writing is distinguished by richly detailed settings and a thoughtful exploration of diverse identities, including LGBTQ+ themes. A recipient of the John W. Campbell Award and multiple Lambda Literary Awards, Scott is celebrated for her contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres. She also shares her expertise through writing guides and online classes, and remains a respected voice in the literary community.
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