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Steven Barnes Books in Order
Steven Barnes is a renowned African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He has contributed to various iconic television series, penning episodes for <i>The Outer Limits</i> and <i>Baywatch</i>, as well as the critically acclaimed <i>Stargate SG-1</i> episode "Brief Candle" and the <i>Andromeda</i> episode "The Sum of its Parts". A Hugo Award nominee, Barnes' writing career spans multiple mediums, with his first published piece of fiction, the novelette <i>The Locusts</i> (1979), co-authored with Larry Niven. Throughout his career, Barnes has demonstrated a unique ability to blend science fiction and compelling storytelling, captivating audiences worldwide.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Steven Barnes's book series? Steven Barnes has written 18 book series. The most notable is the Assassin's Creed series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Steven Barnes
- #1
The Invisible Imam(2007)
- #1
Streetlethal(1983) - #2
Gorgon Child(1989) - #3
Firedance(1993)
- #1
New Talent Showcase 2017 (By: Scott Snyder,Aaron Gillespie,Owl Goingback,Tony Patrick,David Accampo,Al Letson,Erica Harrell,D. Proctor)(2017) - #2
A Very DC Holiday Sequel (By: Tom King,Jeff Lemire,Mairghread Scott,Denny O'Neil)(2018) - #3
DC Holiday Nightmares (By: Tom King,Phil Hester,Sam Humphries,Paul Dini,Collin Kelly,Cecil Castellucci,Mairghread Scott,Mark Russell,Tom Taylor)(2019) - #4
Catwoman (By: Chuck Dixon,Tom King,Liam Sharp,Ed Brubaker,Ann Nocenti,Jeff Parker,Paul Dini,Will Pfeifer,Mindy Newell,Ram V.)(2020) - #5
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (By: G. Willow Wilson,Wes Craig,Stephanie Phillips,Danny DeVito)(2021) - #6
Milestones In History(2022) - #7
DC's Saved by the Belle Reve (By: Peter J. Tomasi,Brenden Fletcher,Becky Cloonan,Dan Watters)(2022) - #8
DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer (By: Cavan Scott,Scott Bryan Wilson,Michael Conrad,Max Bemis)(2022) - #9
DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun#1 (By: John Arcudi,Soman Chainani,Michael Conrad,Gregory Burnham)(2023) - #10
Spine-Chillers(1978) - #11
Friends of the Horseclans(1987) - #12
Friends of the Horseclans II(1989) - #13
A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora(2000) - #14
The Darker Mask(2008) - #15
The Living Dead 2(2010) - #16
Assassin and Other Stories(2010) - #17
The Burning Maiden(2012) - #18
Super Stories of Heroes and Villains(2013) - #19
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror(2014) - #20
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!(2016) - #21
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection(2017) - #22
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017(2017) - #23
Whose Future Is It?(2018) - #24
If This Goes On(2019) - #25
Mythic Journeys(2019) - #26
Infinite Stars(2019) - #27
The Eightfold Path(2022) - #28
Africa Risen(2022) - #29
Bestiary of Blood: Modern Fables and Dark Tales(2024)
- #1Devil's Wake(2012)
- #2
Domino Falls(2013)
- #1
Dream Park(1981) - #2
The Barsoom Project(1989) - #3
California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game(1992) - #4
The Moon Maze Game(2011)
- #1
Fusion: The Soulstar Commission(2014)
- #1
The Keeper (With: Tananarive Due)(2022) - #2
Black Panther: Sins of the King (With: Tananarive Due,Geoffrey Thorne,Mohale Mashigo,Ira Madison III)(2024)
- #1
Great Sky Woman(2006) - #2
Shadow Valley(2009)
- #1The Legacy of Heorot(1987)
- #2
Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot(1995) - #3
The Secret of Black Ship Island(2012) - #4
Starborn and Godsons(2020)
- #1A Relic of the Empire (By: Larry Niven)(1966)
- #2The Locusts (With: Larry Niven)(1979)
- #3The Return of William Proxmire (By: Larry Niven)(1989)
- #1Lion's Blood(2002)
- #2Zulu Heart(2003)
- #1
The Magic Goes Away(1978) - #2
The Magic May Return(1981) - #3
The Time of the Warlock(1984) - #4
More Magic(1984) - #5
The Seascape Tattoo (With: Larry Niven)(2016)
- #1
Ride The Angry Land(1980) - #2
The Descent of Anansi (With: Larry Niven)(1982) - #3
The Kundalini Equation(1986) - #4
Achilles' Choice (With: Larry Niven)(1991) - #5
Blood Brothers(1996) - #6
Iron Shadows(1998) - #7
Saturn's Race (With: Larry Niven)(2000) - #8
Charisma(2002) - #9
Twelve Days(2017) - #10The Locusts (With: Larry Niven)(1979)
- #11
Star Wars Saved My Life (With: Trey Jackson,Angelina Greenwood)(2015)
- #1
Emissary (By: J.M. Dillard)(1993) - #2
The Siege (By: Peter David)(1993) - #3
Bloodletter (By: K.W. Jeter)(1993) - #4
The Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)(1993) - #5
Fallen Heroes (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1994) - #6
Betrayal (By: Lois Tilton)(1994) - #7
Warchild (By: Esther M. Friesner)(1994) - #8
The Search (By: Diane Carey)(1994) - #9
Antimatter (By: John Vornholt)(1994) - #10
Proud Helios (By: Melissa Scott)(1995) - #11
Warped (By: K.W. Jeter)(1995) - #12
Valhalla (By: Nathan Archer)(1995) - #13
Devil in the Sky (By: Greg Cox)(1995) - #14
The Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition (By: Ira Steven Behr)(1995) - #15
The Laertian Gamble (By: Robert Sheckley)(1995) - #16
The Way of the Warrior (By: Diane Carey)(1995) - #17
Station Rage (By: Diane Carey)(1995) - #18
The Long Night (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(1996) - #19
Objective: Bajor (By: John Peel)(1996) - #20
The Heart of the Warrior (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1996) - #21
Saratoga (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1996) - #22
Trials and Tribble-ations (By: Diane Carey)(1996) - #23
The Tempest (By: Susan Wright)(1997) - #24
Wrath of the Prophets (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1997) - #25
Legends of the Ferengi (By: Ira Steven Behr,Robert Hewitt Wolfe)(1997) - #26
Trial by Error (By: Mark A. Garland)(1997) - #27
Vengeance (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1998) - #28
Far Beyond the Stars (With: Hans Beimler)(1998) - #29
The 34th Rule (By: Armin Shimerman)(1999) - #30
What You Leave Behind (By: Diane Carey)(1999) - #31
Tunnel Through the Stars (By: Esther M. Friesner)(1999) - #32
The Lives of Dax (By: Marco Palmieri)(1999) - #33
A Stitch in Time (By: Andrew Jordt Robinson)(2000) - #34
Section 31: Abyss (By: Jeffrey Lang,David Weddle)(2001) - #35
Rising Son (By: S.D. Perry)(2003) - #36
Unity (By: S.D. Perry)(2003) - #37
Hollow Men (By: Una McCormack)(2005) - #38
Warpath (By: David Mack)(2006) - #39
Twist of Faith (By: S.D. Perry)(2007) - #40
These Haunted Seas (By: Heather Jarman,David R. George III)(2008) - #41
Fearful Symmetry (By: Olivia Woods)(2008) - #42
The Soul Key (By: Olivia Woods)(2009) - #43
The Never Ending Sacrifice (By: Una McCormack)(2009) - #44
Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2014) - #45
Sacraments of Fire (By: David R. George III)(2015) - #46
Ascendance (By: David R. George III)(2015) - #47
Force and Motion (By: Jeffrey Lang)(2016) - #48
Rules of Accusation (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2016) - #49
The Long Mirage (By: David R. George III)(2017) - #50
Enigma Tales (By: Una McCormack)(2017) - #51
Original Sin (By: David R. George III)(2017) - #52
I, The Constable (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2017) - #53
The Peacemakers (By: Una McCormack)(2026)
- #1
Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2003) - #2The Cestus Deception(2004)
- #3
Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg)(2004)
- #1
Splinter of the Mind's Eye (By: Alan Dean Foster)(1978) - #2
The Han Solo Adventures (By: Brian Daley)(1979) - #3
The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (By: L. Neil Smith)(1983) - #4
The Courtship of Princess Leia (By: Dave Wolverton)(1994) - #5
The Truce at Bakura (By: Kathy Tyers)(1994) - #6
The Crystal Star (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)(1994) - #7
Children of the Jedi (By: Barbara Hambly)(1995) - #8
We Don't Do Weddings (By: Kathy Tyers)(1995) - #9
Darksaber (By: Kevin J. Anderson)(1995) - #10
The New Rebellion (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch)(1996) - #11
Planet of Twilight (By: Barbara Hambly)(1997) - #12
I, Jedi (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(1998) - #13
Star Wars Junior: Podrace! (By: Lara Bergen)(1999) - #14
Star Wars Junior: General Jar Jar (By: Lara Bergen)(1999) - #15
Star Wars Junior: Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure (By: Gail Herman)(1999) - #16
Star Wars: Episode I - Dangers of the Core (By: Jim Thomas)(1999) - #17
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (By: John Whitman)(1999) - #18
Star Wars Junior: Save Naboo! (By: Gail Herman)(2000) - #19
Rogue Planet (By: Greg Bear)(2000) - #20
Star Wars Junior: Sith Attack (By: Lara Bergen)(2000) - #21
Star Wars Junior: Droid to the Rescue (By: Gail Herman)(2000) - #22
Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin's Pit Droid (By: Justine Korman Fontes)(2000) - #23
Cloak of Deception (By: James Luceno)(2000) - #24
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter (By: Michael Reaves)(2001) - #25
The Approaching Storm (By: Alan Dean Foster)(2002) - #26
A Forest Apart (By: Troy Denning)(2003) - #27
Tatooine Ghost (By: Troy Denning)(2003) - #28Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2003)
- #29
The Ruins of Dantooine (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman)(2003) - #30The Cestus Deception(2004)
- #31
Survivor's Quest (By: Timothy Zahn)(2004) - #32
Fool's Bargain (By: Timothy Zahn)(2004) - #33Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg)(2004)
- #34
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (By: Sean Stewart)(2004) - #35
Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)(2005) - #36
Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)(2005) - #37
Outbound Flight (By: Timothy Zahn)(2006) - #38
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (By: James Luceno)(2006) - #39
Allegiance (By: Timothy Zahn)(2007) - #40
Death Star (By: Steve Perry,Michael Reaves)(2007) - #41
Millennium Falcon (By: James Luceno)(2008) - #42
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2008) - #43
Death Troopers (By: Joe Schreiber)(2009) - #44
Crosscurrent (By: Paul S. Kemp)(2010) - #45
Red Harvest (By: Joe Schreiber)(2010) - #46
Choices of One (By: Timothy Zahn)(2011) - #47
Shadow Games (By: Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)(2011) - #48
Riptide (By: Paul S. Kemp)(2011) - #49
Knight Errant (By: John Jackson Miller)(2011) - #50
Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)(2011) - #51Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)(2011)
- #52
Lost Tribe of the Sith (By: John Jackson Miller)(2012) - #53
Winner Lose All (By: Timothy Zahn)(2012) - #54
Scourge (By: Jeff Grubb)(2012) - #55
Maul: Lockdown (By: Joe Schreiber)(2012) - #56
Darth Plagueis (By: James Luceno)(2012) - #57
Scoundrels (By: Timothy Zahn)(2013) - #58
Kenobi (By: John Jackson Miller)(2013) - #59
Crucible (By: Troy Denning)(2013) - #60
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (By: Tim Lebbon)(2013)
- #1
The Glass Abyss(2024)
- #1
Casanegra(2007) - #2
In the Night of the Heat(2008) - #3
From Cape Town with Love(2010) - #4
South by Southeast(2012)
About Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes is a renowned African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He has contributed to various iconic television series, penning episodes for <i>The Outer Limits</i> and <i>Baywatch</i>, as well as the critically acclaimed <i>Stargate SG-1</i> episode "Brief Candle" and the <i>Andromeda</i> episode "The Sum of its Parts". A Hugo Award nominee, Barnes' writing career spans multiple mediums, with his first published piece of fiction, the novelette <i>The Locusts</i> (1979), co-authored with Larry Niven. Throughout his career, Barnes has demonstrated a unique ability to blend science fiction and compelling storytelling, captivating audiences worldwide.
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