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Walter Jon Williams Books in Order
Walter Jon Williams is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author, with a diverse body of work that spans over two decades. His notable novels include Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Aristoi, Metropolitan, and City on Fire, among others. Williams has also ventured into historical adventures and disaster fiction, as seen in his recent novel, The Rift, where he masterfully depicts catastrophic events. In addition to his writing career, Williams is a skilled martial artist, holding a fourth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate. He enjoys a variety of outdoor pursuits, including sailing and scuba diving, and resides in New Mexico with his wife, Kathy Hedges.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Walter Jon Williams's book series? Walter Jon Williams has written 11 book series. The most notable is the Dagmar series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Walter Jon Williams
- #1
This is Not a Game(2009) - #2
Deep State(2011) - #3
The Fourth Wall(2012) - #4
Diamonds from Tequila(2017)
- #1
The Praxis(2002) - #2
The Sundering(2003) - #3
Conventions of War(2005) - #4
Investments(2012) - #5
Impersonations(2016) - #6
The Accidental War(2018) - #7
Investments plus The Stickpin(2018) - #8
Fleet Elements(2020) - #9
Imperium Restored(2022)
- #1
Baby Shoes (With: Joe R. Lansdale,Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Wes Choc,Katherine Valdez,Linda Needham)(2015) - #2
Flash! (By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,David E. Sharp,Michelle Simkins)(2017) - #3
Itty Bitty Writing Space (By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Peter J. Foote,Christine Hanolsy,TerriClifton,Jean Harkin)(2019) - #4
Worth 1,000 Words (By: Jason Brick,Dani Caile)(2020) - #5
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986(1986) - #6
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989(1989) - #7
Epic: An Anthology, Book One(1992) - #8The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection(1993)
- #9
The Furthest Horizon(2000) - #10
Nebula Awards 34 (2000)(2000) - #11
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000(2000) - #12
Worlds that Weren't(2002) - #13
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16(2003) - #14
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition(2004) - #15The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels(2005)
- #16
Escape from Earth(2006) - #17Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition(2007)
- #18
The Best of the Best, Vol 2(2007) - #19
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection(2007) - #20
Rewired(2007) - #21
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance(2009) - #22
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars(2012) - #23
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3(2013) - #24
Dead Man's Hand(2014) - #25
Rogues(2014) - #26
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016(2016) - #27
The Book of Swords: Part 1(2017) - #28
George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle in Stories(2024) - #29
Bullet Points 9(2025)
- #1Hardwired(1986)
- #2
Voice of the Whirlwind (By: Luis Royo)(1987) - #3
Solip(1989)
- #1The Crown Jewels(1987)
- #2
House of Shards(1988) - #3
Ten Points for Style(1995) - #4
Rock of Ages(1995)
- #1Metropolitan(1995)
- #2
City on Fire(1997)
- #1
The Privateer(1981) - #2
To Glory Arise(1981) - #3
The Tern Schooner(1981) - #4
The Yankee(1981) - #5
Brig of War(1981) - #6
The Raider(1981) - #7
The Macedonian(1984) - #8
Cat Island(1984)
- #1
Quillifer(2017) - #2
Quillifer the Knight(2019) - #3
Lord Quillifer(2022)
- #1
Ambassador of Progress(1984) - #2Knight Moves(1985)
- #3Angel Station(1989)
- #4Days of Atonement(1991)
- #5
Aristoi(1992) - #6
Wall, Stone, Craft(1993) - #7
The Rift(1999) - #8Implied Spaces(2008)
- #9
Video Star(1986) - #10
Wolf Time(1987) - #11
Dinosaurs(1987) - #12
Prayers on the Wind(1991) - #13
Daddy's World(1999) - #14
The Last Ride of German Freddie(2002) - #15
The Green Leopard Plague(2003) - #16
The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid(2004) - #17
The Boolean Gate(2012) - #18
No Spot of Ground(2014) - #19
Surfacing(2014) - #20Facets(1990)
- #21Frankensteins and Foreign Devils(1998)
- #22
The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories(2010)
- #1
Vector Prime (By: R.A. Salvatore)(1999) - #2
Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(1999) - #3
Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(2000) - #4
Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)(2000) - #5
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)(2000) - #6
Balance Point (By: Kathy Tyers,Michael Cumpsty)(2000) - #7
Dark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(2000) - #8
Recovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)(2001) - #9
Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)(2001) - #10
Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)(2001) - #11
Star by Star (By: Troy Denning)(2001) - #12
Ylesia(2002) - #13
Dark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)(2002) - #14The Apprentice (By: Elaine Cunningham)(2002)
- #15
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)(2002) - #16
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)(2002) - #17
Traitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2002) - #18
Destiny's Way(2002) - #19Emissary of the Void (By: Greg Keyes)(2002)
- #20
Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003) - #21
Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003) - #22
Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003) - #23
The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)(2003) - #24
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)(2003) - #25
The Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)(2003) - #26
Boba Fett: A Practical Man (By: Karen Traviss)(2006) - #27
Enemy Lines II Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)(2012)
- #1
Wild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin)(1986) - #2
Aces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987) - #3
Jokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987) - #4
Aces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988) - #5
Down and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988) - #6
Ace in the Hole (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990) - #7
Dead Man's Hand (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990) - #8
One-Eyed Jacks (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991) - #9
Jokertown Shuffle (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991) - #10
Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1992) - #11
Dealer's Choice (By: George R.R. Martin)(1992) - #12
Turn of the Cards (By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán)(1993) - #13
Deuces Down (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2002) - #14
Death Draws Five (By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)(2006) - #15
Busted Flush (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)(2008) - #16
Inside Straight (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2008) - #17
Suicide Kings (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2009) - #18Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2010)
- #19
Fort Freak (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2011) - #20
The Button Man and the Murder Tree (By: Cherie Priest)(2013) - #21
The Elephant in the Room (By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)(2013) - #22
Lowball (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2014) - #23
Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2014) - #24Prompt. Professional. Pop!(2014)
- #25
Discards (By: David D. Levine)(2016) - #26
High Stakes (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2016) - #27
The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (By: George R.R. Martin)(2016) - #28The Atonement Tango (By: Stephen Leigh)(2017)
- #29
When the Devil Drives (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2017) - #30
Evernight (By: Victor Milán)(2018) - #31
The Flight of Morpho Girl (By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)(2018) - #32
Knaves Over Queens (By: George R.R. Martin)(2018) - #33
Long is the Way (By: George R.R. Martin)(2019) - #34
The City That Never Sleeps (By: Walton Simons)(2019) - #35
Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed (By: Bradley Denton)(2019) - #36
Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2019) - #37
American Hero (By: George R.R. Martin)(2020) - #38
Three Kings (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2020) - #39Ripple Effects (By: Laura J. Mixon)(2021)
- #40
Joker Moon (By: George R.R. Martin)(2021) - #41
Skin Deep (By: Alan Brennert)(2021) - #42
Hearts of Stone (By: Emma Newman)(2022) - #43
Grow (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2022) - #44
Full House (By: George R.R. Martin)(2022) - #45
Now & Then (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2023) - #46
Sleeper Straddle (With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Christopher Rowe,Max Gladstone)(2024) - #47
House Rulesin Stories (By: George R.R. Martin)(2025) - #48
Ante Up (By: John Jos. Miller)(2025)
About Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author, with a diverse body of work that spans over two decades. His notable novels include Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Aristoi, Metropolitan, and City on Fire, among others. Williams has also ventured into historical adventures and disaster fiction, as seen in his recent novel, The Rift, where he masterfully depicts catastrophic events. In addition to his writing career, Williams is a skilled martial artist, holding a fourth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate. He enjoys a variety of outdoor pursuits, including sailing and scuba diving, and resides in New Mexico with his wife, Kathy Hedges.
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