Nancy Kress Books in Order
Nancy Kress is a celebrated American science fiction writer, acclaimed for her thought-provoking and award-winning novels and short stories. Since 1976, she has established herself as a prominent voice in the genre, with her breakthrough success coming in 1991 with the Hugo and Nebula-winning novella "Beggars in Spain." This critically acclaimed work was later expanded into a novel, cementing her reputation as a masterful storyteller. In addition to her novels, Kress has penned numerous short stories, and her insightful columns appear regularly in Writer's Digest. A sought-after instructor, she frequently participates in Clarion writing workshops and at The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Her international reputation was further solidified when she served as the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in 2008/09.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Nancy Kress
- #1AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 1(1972)
- #2AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 2(1973)
- #3AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 3(1974)
- #4AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 4(1975)
- #5AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 5(1976)
- #6AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 6(1977)
- #7AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 7(1978)
- #8AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 8(1979)
- #9AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 9(1980)
- #10AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 10(1981)
- #11AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 11(1982)
- #12AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 12(1983)
- #13AmazonBest Science Fiction of the Year 13(1984)
- #14AmazonBest Science Fiction of the Year 14(1984)
- #15AmazonBest Science Fiction of the Year 15(1986)
- #16AmazonBest Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16(1987)
- #1AmazonIsaac Asimov's Aliens (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1991)
- #2AmazonIsaac Asimov's Robots (By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson)(1991)
- #3AmazonIsaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford)(1993)
- #4AmazonIsaac Asimov's War (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1993)
- #5AmazonIsaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1994)
- #6AmazonIsaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1995)
- #7AmazonIsaac Asimov's Ghosts (By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson)(1995)
- #8AmazonIsaac Asimov's Christmas (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1997)
- #9AmazonIsaac Asimov's Camelot (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason)(1998)
- #10AmazonIsaac Asimov's Detectives (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1998)
- #11AmazonIsaac Asimov's Werewolves (By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois)(1999)
- #12AmazonIsaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner Dozois)(1999)
- #13AmazonIsaac Asimov's Utopias (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(2000)
- #14AmazonIsaac Asimov's Father Day (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(2001)
- #15AmazonIsaac Asimov's Halloween (By: Isaac Asimov)(2001)
- #16AmazonIsaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction(1979)
- #17AmazonUniverse 11(1981)
- #18AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year 12(1983)
- #19AmazonAge of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction(1984)
- #20AmazonThe Third Omni Book of Science Fiction(1985)
- #21AmazonIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987(1987)
- #22AmazonFull Spectrum 1(1988)
- #23AmazonSecond Annual Collection(1989)
- #24AmazonThe Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams(1990)
- #25AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection(1990)
- #26AmazonAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991(1991)
- #27AmazonIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1991(1991)
- #28AmazonIsaac Asimov's Earth(1992)
- #29AmazonAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992(1992)
- #30AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection(1993)
- #31AmazonSnow White, Blood Red(1993)
- #32AmazonAsimov\'s Science Fiction Magazine, September 1993(1993)
- #33AmazonBlack Thorn, White Rose(1994)
- #34AmazonAsimov's Science Fiction, October 1995(1995)
- #35AmazonRuby Slippers, Golden Tears(1995)
- #36AmazonParagons(1996)
- #37AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection(1996)
- #38AmazonBlack Swan, White Raven(1997)
- #39AmazonAsimov's Science Fiction, April 1998(1998)
- #40AmazonBending the Landscape: Science Fiction(1998)
- #41AmazonFar Horizons(1999)
- #42AmazonSilver Birch, Blood Moon(1999)
- #43AmazonNebula Awards 33(1999)
- #44AmazonYear's Best SF 4(1999)
- #45AmazonArmageddons(1999)
- #46AmazonA Woman's Liberation(2001)
- #47AmazonScience Fiction: The Best of 2001(2002)
- #48AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15(2002)
- #49AmazonYear's Best SF 8(2003)
- #50AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16(2003)
- #51AmazonNebula Awards 37 (2003)(2003)
- #52AmazonNew Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction(2003)
- #53AmazonStars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian(2003)
- #54AmazonThe Hard SF Renaissance(2003)
- #55AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition(2004)
- #56AmazonA.I.s(2004)
- #57AmazonOne Million A.D.(2005)
- #58AmazonThe Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels(2005)
- #59AmazonThe Best of the Best, Vol 2(2007)
- #60AmazonNebula Awards Showcase 2007(2007)
- #61AmazonScience Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition(2008)
- #62AmazonAsimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, February 2008(2008)
- #63AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21(2008)
- #64AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22(2008)
- #65AmazonFast Forward 2(2008)
- #66AmazonUnplugged(2009)
- #67AmazonThe Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction(2010)
- #68AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection(2010)
- #69AmazonEnter a Future: Fantastic Tales from Asimov's Science Fiction(2010)
- #70AmazonStarship Vectors(2010)
- #71AmazonHappily Ever After(2011)
- #72AmazonLightspeed: Year One(2011)
- #73AmazonTimeless Time Travel Tales(2012)
- #74AmazonOnce Upon a Curse(2012)
- #75AmazonThe Sixth Science Fiction Megapack(2013)
- #76AmazonSolaris Rising 2(2013)
- #77AmazonTelling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology(2013)
- #78AmazonAliens: Recent Encounters(2013)
- #79AmazonShadows of the New Sun(2013)
- #80AmazonComing Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology's Future(2014)
- #81AmazonNow Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror(2014)
- #82AmazonThe End is Nigh(2014)
- #83AmazonMultiverse(2014)
- #84AmazonThe Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6(2014)
- #85AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection(2014)
- #86AmazonThe End is Now(2014)
- #87AmazonThe Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women(2014)
- #88AmazonThe Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014(2014)
- #89AmazonThe End Has Come(2015)
- #90AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015(2015)
- #91AmazonLoosed Upon the World(2015)
- #92AmazonFuture Visions(2015)
- #93Amazon2016 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide(2015)
- #94AmazonWarrior Women(2015)
- #95AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One(2016)
- #96AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection(2016)
- #97AmazonWomen of Futures Past(2016)
- #98AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three(2017)
- #99AmazonInfinity Wars(2017)
- #100AmazonA Year Without a Winter(2018)
- #101AmazonThe Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10(2018)
- #102AmazonThe Final Frontier(2018)
- #103AmazonGalaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 40, September 2019(2019)
- #104AmazonYoung Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 6(2019)
- #105AmazonDevil's Ways(2020)
- #106AmazonThe Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five(2020)
- #107AmazonShapers of Worlds Volume II(2021)
- #108AmazonThe Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 6(2022)
- #109AmazonUnrivalled(2023)
- #1AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985)
- #2AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986)
- #3AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987)
- #4AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988)
- #5AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989)
- #6AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990)
- #7AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991)
- #8AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992)
- #9AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993)
- #10AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994)
- #11AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995)
- #12AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996)
- #13AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997)
- #14AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998)
- #15AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999)
- #16AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000)
- #17AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001)
- #18AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002)
- #19AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002)
- #20AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004)
- #21AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005)
- #22AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006)
- #23AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007)
- #24AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008)
- #25AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009)
- #26AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010)
- #27AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011)
- #28AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012)
- #29AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013)
- #30AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014)
- #31AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015)
- #32AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016)
- #33AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017)
- #34AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018)
- #35AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019)
- #36AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020)
- #37AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021)
- #38AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022)
- #39AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023)
- #40AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024)
- #41AmazonL. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1AmazonDynamic Characters(1998)
- #1AmazonThe Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)(2001)
- #2AmazonThe Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason)(2009)
- #3AmazonLucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)(2009)
- #4AmazonThe Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #5AmazonMammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #6AmazonThe Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #7AmazonModem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #8AmazonThe Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #9AmazonReport from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason)(2012)
- #10AmazonThe Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason)(2013)
- #11AmazonPatty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner)(2013)
- #12AmazonNew Taboos (By: John Shirley)(2013)
- #13AmazonRaising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason)(2014)
- #14AmazonMy Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)(2015)
- #15AmazonGypsy (By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason)(2015)
- #16AmazonMiracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason)(2016)
- #17AmazonFire. (By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason)(2017)
- #18AmazonTotalitopia (By: John Crowley)(2017)
- #19AmazonThe Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason)(2018)
- #20AmazonThoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason)(2018)
- #21AmazonThe Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)(2019)
- #22AmazonA City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)(2019)
- #23AmazonBig Girl (By: Meg Elison)(2020)
- #24AmazonNot What I Intended(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Prince of Morning Bells(1981)
- #2AmazonThe Golden Grove(1984)
- #3AmazonThe White Pipes(1985)
- #4AmazonAn Alien Light(1987)
- #5AmazonBrain Rose(1990)
- #6AmazonThe Price of Oranges(1992)
- #7AmazonMaximum Light(1997)
- #8AmazonBeaker's Dozen(1998)
- #9AmazonNothing Human(2003)
- #10AmazonDogs(2008)
- #11AmazonSteal Across the Sky(2009)
- #12AmazonAfter the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall(2012)
- #13AmazonFlash Point(2012)
- #14AmazonSea Change(2020)
- #15AmazonThe Eleventh Gate(2020)
- #16AmazonObserver (With: Robert Lanza)(2023)
- #17AmazonThe Price of Oranges (novelette)(1989)
- #18AmazonBeggars in Spain (novella; in Asimov's)(1991)
- #19AmazonAnd Wild for to Hold (in Asimov's)(1991)
- #20AmazonThe Mountain to Mohammed (in Asimov's)(1992)
- #21AmazonFault Lines (in Asimov's)(1995)
- #22AmazonDancing on Air(1997)
- #23AmazonSteamship Soldier on the Information Front (in Asimov's)(1998)
- #24AmazonThe Erdmann Nexus(2008)
- #25AmazonAct One(2010)
- #26AmazonOne(2013)
- #27AmazonEnd Game(2020)
- #28AmazonThe Alice Run(2024)
- #29AmazonTrinity And Other Stories(1984)
- #30AmazonTrinity(1984)
- #31AmazonThe Aliens of Earth(1993)
- #32AmazonFountain of Age(2007)
- #33AmazonNano Comes to Clifford Falls(2008)
- #34AmazonFive Stories(2011)
- #35AmazonFuture Perfect(2012)
- #36AmazonThe Body Human(2012)
- #37AmazonAI Unbound(2012)
- #38AmazonThe Best of Nancy Kress(2015)
- #1AmazonTau Ceti (By: Kevin J. Anderson,Steven Savile)(2011)
- #2AmazonOn the Train (By: Rachel Turtledove)(2012)
- #3AmazonWhen the Blue Shift Comes (By: Robert Silverberg,Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)(2012)
- #4AmazonNew Under the Sun(2013)
- #5AmazonThe Aethers of Mars (By: Eric Flint)(2014)
- #6AmazonRed Tide (By: Larry Niven,Matthew Joseph Harrington,Brad R. Torgersen)(2014)
- #7AmazonInci (By: Mike Resnick,Tina Gower)(2015)
- #8AmazonWishing on a Star (By: Jody Lynn Nye)(2015)
- #1AmazonUniverse 1 (By: Terry Carr)(1971)
- #2AmazonUniverse 2 (By: Terry Carr)(1972)
- #3AmazonUniverse 3 (By: Terry Carr)(1973)
- #4AmazonUniverse 4 (By: Terry Carr)(1974)
- #5AmazonUniverse 5 (By: Terry Carr)(1974)
- #6AmazonUniverse 6 (By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)(1976)
- #7AmazonUniverse 7 (By: Terry Carr)(1977)
- #8AmazonUniverse 8 (By: Terry Carr)(1978)
- #9AmazonUniverse 9 (By: John Shirley,Terry Carr)(1979)
- #10AmazonUniverse 10 (By: Terry Carr)(1980)
- #11AmazonUniverse 11 (With: Kim Stanley Robinson,William Gibson,Michael Swanwick,Carter Scholz,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Carol Emshwiller,Josephine Saxton,Terry Carr)(1981)
- #12AmazonUniverse 12 (By: Terry Carr)(1982)
- #13AmazonUniverse 13 (By: Kim Stanley Robinson,Lucius Shepard,Michael Bishop,Ian Watson,Terry Carr,Bruce Sterling,Leanne Frahm,Bill Bickel)(1983)
- #14AmazonUniverse 14 (By: Terry Carr)(1984)
- #15AmazonUniverse 15 (By: Terry Carr)(1985)
- #16AmazonUniverse 16 (By: Terry Carr)(1986)
- #17AmazonUniverse 17 (By: Terry Carr)(1987)
- #1AmazonCharacters, Emotion & Viewpoint(2005)
- #1AmazonYear's Best SF(1996)
- #2AmazonYear's Best SF 2(1997)
- #3AmazonYear's Best SF 3(1998)
- #4AmazonYear's Best SF 4(1999)
- #5AmazonYear's Best SF 5(2000)
- #6AmazonYear's Best SF 6(2001)
- #7AmazonYear's Best SF 7(2002)
- #8AmazonYear's Best SF 8(2003)
- #9AmazonYear's Best SF 9(2004)
- #10AmazonYear's Best SF 10(2005)
- #11AmazonYear's Best SF 11(2006)
- #12AmazonYear's Best SF 12(2007)
- #13AmazonYear's Best SF 13(2008)
- #14AmazonYear's Best SF 14(2009)
- #15AmazonYear's Best SF 15(2010)
- #16AmazonYear's Best SF 16(2011)
- #17AmazonYear's Best SF 17(2012)
- #18AmazonYear's Best SF 18(2013)
About Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is a celebrated American science fiction writer, acclaimed for her thought-provoking and award-winning novels and short stories. Since 1976, she has established herself as a prominent voice in the genre, with her breakthrough success coming in 1991 with the Hugo and Nebula-winning novella "Beggars in Spain." This critically acclaimed work was later expanded into a novel, cementing her reputation as a masterful storyteller. In addition to her novels, Kress has penned numerous short stories, and her insightful columns appear regularly in Writer's Digest. A sought-after instructor, she frequently participates in Clarion writing workshops and at The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Her international reputation was further solidified when she served as the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in 2008/09.
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