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: January 2026
Book Series by Walter Jon Williams
- #1AmazonBaby Shoes (With: Joe R. Lansdale,Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Wes Choc,Katherine Valdez,Linda Needham)(2015)
- #2AmazonFlash! (By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,David E. Sharp,Michelle Simkins)(2017)
- #3AmazonItty Bitty Writing Space (By: Jason Brick,Dani J. Caile,Peter J. Foote,Christine Hanolsy,TerriClifton,Jean Harkin)(2019)
- #4AmazonWorth 1,000 Words (By: Jason Brick,Dani Caile)(2020)
- #5AmazonIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986(1986)
- #6AmazonIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989(1989)
- #7AmazonEpic: An Anthology, Book One(1992)
- #8AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection(1993)
- #9AmazonThe Furthest Horizon(2000)
- #10AmazonNebula Awards 34 (2000)(2000)
- #11AmazonAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000(2000)
- #12AmazonWorlds that Weren't(2002)
- #13AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16(2003)
- #14AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition(2004)
- #15AmazonThe Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels(2005)
- #16AmazonEscape from Earth(2006)
- #17AmazonScience Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition(2007)
- #18AmazonThe Best of the Best, Vol 2(2007)
- #19AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection(2007)
- #20AmazonRewired(2007)
- #21AmazonSongs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance(2009)
- #22AmazonThe Mammoth Book of SF Wars(2012)
- #23AmazonThe Year's Top Short SF Novels 3(2013)
- #24AmazonDead Man's Hand(2014)
- #25AmazonRogues(2014)
- #26AmazonLightspeed Magazine, July 2016(2016)
- #27AmazonThe Book of Swords: Part 1(2017)
- #28AmazonGeorge R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle in Stories(2024)
- #29AmazonBullet Points 9(2025)
- #1AmazonAmbassador of Progress(1984)
- #2AmazonKnight Moves(1985)
- #3AmazonAngel Station(1989)
- #4AmazonDays of Atonement(1991)
- #5AmazonAristoi(1992)
- #6AmazonWall, Stone, Craft(1993)
- #7AmazonThe Rift(1999)
- #8AmazonImplied Spaces(2008)
- #9AmazonVideo Star(1986)
- #10AmazonWolf Time(1987)
- #11AmazonDinosaurs(1987)
- #12AmazonPrayers on the Wind(1991)
- #13AmazonDaddy's World(1999)
- #14AmazonThe Last Ride of German Freddie(2002)
- #15AmazonThe Green Leopard Plague(2003)
- #16AmazonThe Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid(2004)
- #17AmazonThe Boolean Gate(2012)
- #18AmazonNo Spot of Ground(2014)
- #19AmazonSurfacing(2014)
- #20AmazonFacets(1990)
- #21AmazonFrankensteins and Foreign Devils(1998)
- #22AmazonThe Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories(2010)
- #1AmazonVector Prime (By: R.A. Salvatore)(1999)
- #2AmazonDark Tide, Book I: Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(1999)
- #3AmazonDark Tide, Book II: Ruin (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(2000)
- #4AmazonAgents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)(2000)
- #5AmazonAgents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)(2000)
- #6AmazonBalance Point (By: Kathy Tyers,Michael Cumpsty)(2000)
- #7AmazonDark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(2000)
- #8AmazonRecovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)(2001)
- #9AmazonEdge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)(2001)
- #10AmazonEdge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)(2001)
- #11AmazonStar by Star (By: Troy Denning)(2001)
- #12AmazonYlesia(2002)
- #13AmazonDark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)(2002)
- #14AmazonThe Apprentice (By: Elaine Cunningham)(2002)
- #15AmazonEnemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)(2002)
- #16AmazonEnemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)(2002)
- #17AmazonTraitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2002)
- #18AmazonDestiny's Way(2002)
- #19AmazonEmissary of the Void (By: Greg Keyes)(2002)
- #20AmazonForce Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003)
- #21AmazonForce Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003)
- #22AmazonForce Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams,Shane Dix)(2003)
- #23AmazonThe Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)(2003)
- #24AmazonStar Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)(2003)
- #25AmazonThe Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)(2003)
- #26AmazonBoba Fett: A Practical Man (By: Karen Traviss)(2006)
- #27AmazonEnemy Lines II Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)(2012)
- #1AmazonWild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin)(1986)
- #2AmazonAces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987)
- #3AmazonJokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1987)
- #4AmazonAces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988)
- #5AmazonDown and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1988)
- #6AmazonAce in the Hole (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990)
- #7AmazonDead Man's Hand (By: George R.R. Martin)(1990)
- #8AmazonOne-Eyed Jacks (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991)
- #9AmazonJokertown Shuffle (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1991)
- #10AmazonDouble Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(1992)
- #11AmazonDealer's Choice (By: George R.R. Martin)(1992)
- #12AmazonTurn of the Cards (By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán)(1993)
- #13AmazonDeuces Down (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2002)
- #14AmazonDeath Draws Five (By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)(2006)
- #15AmazonBusted Flush (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)(2008)
- #16AmazonInside Straight (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2008)
- #17AmazonSuicide Kings (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2009)
- #18AmazonGhost Girl Takes Manhattan (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2010)
- #19AmazonFort Freak (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2011)
- #20AmazonThe Button Man and the Murder Tree (By: Cherie Priest)(2013)
- #21AmazonThe Elephant in the Room (By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)(2013)
- #22AmazonLowball (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)(2014)
- #23AmazonNuestra Señora de la Esperanza (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2014)
- #24AmazonPrompt. Professional. Pop!(2014)
- #25AmazonDiscards (By: David D. Levine)(2016)
- #26AmazonHigh Stakes (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2016)
- #27AmazonThe Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (By: George R.R. Martin)(2016)
- #28AmazonThe Atonement Tango (By: Stephen Leigh)(2017)
- #29AmazonWhen the Devil Drives (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2017)
- #30AmazonEvernight (By: Victor Milán)(2018)
- #31AmazonThe Flight of Morpho Girl (By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)(2018)
- #32AmazonKnaves Over Queens (By: George R.R. Martin)(2018)
- #33AmazonLong is the Way (By: George R.R. Martin)(2019)
- #34AmazonThe City That Never Sleeps (By: Walton Simons)(2019)
- #35AmazonNaked, Stoned, and Stabbed (By: Bradley Denton)(2019)
- #36AmazonWild Cards X: Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2019)
- #37AmazonAmerican Hero (By: George R.R. Martin)(2020)
- #38AmazonThree Kings (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)(2020)
- #39AmazonRipple Effects (By: Laura J. Mixon)(2021)
- #40AmazonJoker Moon (By: George R.R. Martin)(2021)
- #41AmazonSkin Deep (By: Alan Brennert)(2021)
- #42AmazonHearts of Stone (By: Emma Newman)(2022)
- #43AmazonGrow (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2022)
- #44AmazonFull House (By: George R.R. Martin)(2022)
- #45AmazonNow & Then (By: Carrie Vaughn)(2023)
- #46AmazonSleeper Straddle (With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Christopher Rowe,Max Gladstone)(2024)
- #47AmazonHouse Rulesin Stories (By: George R.R. Martin)(2025)
- #48AmazonAnte 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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