Teen & Young Adult Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Teen & Young Adult books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Tales of the Madman Underground
Buy on Amazon2009
Losers in Space
Buy on Amazon2012
Free Space
Buy on Amazon1997
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe
Buy on Amazon2007
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2007
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
Buy on Amazon2008
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
Buy on Amazon2008
The New Space Opera 2
Buy on Amazon2009
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2010
Timeless Time Travel Tales
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2016
Galactic Empires
Buy on Amazon2017
The 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Teen & Young Adult series is publication order: 1. Tales of the Madman Underground (2009), 2. Losers in Space (2012), 3. Free Space (1997), 4. The Best of Jim Baen's Universe (2007), 5. The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection (2007), and 11 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Teen & Young Adult series by John Barnes contains 16 books. The series began in 2009 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Teen & Young Adult series is written by John Barnes. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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