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Buck Rogers Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Buck Rogers books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Buck Rogers series? Start with "Armageddon 2419 A.D. (By: Philip Francis Nowlan)" (1928) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Buck Rogers reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Armageddon 2419 A.D. (By: Philip Francis Nowlan)
1928

A Life in the Future
1967

Buck Rogers In The 25th Century ( Steele) (By: Addison E. Steele)
1978

That Man on Beta (By: Addison E. Steele)
1979

Mordred (By: John Eric Holmes)
1980

Warrior's World (By: Richard S. McEnroe)
1981

Arrival (By: Robert Sheckley,Jerry Oltion,Flint Dille,M.S. Murdock,Abigail Irvine,Ulrike O'Reilly)
1989

Nomads of the Sky (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1992

Warlords of Jupiter (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1993

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Morrow) (By: Jim Lawrence)
2013

The Airlords of Han (By: Philip Francis Nowlan)
2022
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