Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Orbit 11 |
1972 |
Buy |
| Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction |
1973 |
Buy |
| Alternate Kennedys |
1992 |
N/A |
| Ascents of Wonder |
1977 |
Buy |
| Alternate Warriors |
1993 |
N/A |
| Study War No More |
1977 |
Buy |
| Alternate Outlaws |
1994 |
N/A |
| Alpha 7 |
1977 |
Buy |
| Alternate Tyrants |
1997 |
N/A |
| Galaxy Science Fiction, September-October 1979 |
1979 |
Buy |
| Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 12 |
1986 |
Buy |
| Friends of the Horseclans |
1987 |
Buy |
| Robert Adams’ Book of Alternate Worlds |
1987 |
Buy |
| Barbarians 2 |
1988 |
Buy |
| Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection |
1989 |
Buy |
| Isaac Asimov’s Fantasy! |
1989 |
Buy |
| Inside the Funhouse |
1992 |
Buy |
| South From Midnight |
1994 |
Buy |
| War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches |
1996 |
Buy |
| Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear |
1996 |
Buy |
Author’s Choice Monthly Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Old Funny Stuff |
1989 |
Buy |
| Daily Voices |
1989 |
N/A |
| Heroines |
1990 |
Buy |
| Peripheral Vision |
1990 |
Buy |
| Swatting at the Cosmos |
1990 |
Buy |
| Neon Twilight |
1990 |
Buy |
| Tales from a Vanished Country |
1990 |
Buy |
| True Minds |
1990 |
Buy |
| Hedgework & Guessery |
1991 |
Buy |
| Unthreatened by the Morning Light |
1991 |
Buy |
| Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy |
1991 |
Buy |
| Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe |
1991 |
Buy |
| It’s Been Fun |
1991 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mixed Feelings |
1974 |
Buy |
| Irrational Numbers |
1976 |
Buy |
| Dirty Tricks |
1978 |
Buy |
| Idle Pleasures |
1983 |
Buy |
| Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson |
1993 |
Buy |
| Budayeen Nights |
2003 |
Buy |
| Live! from Planet Earth |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Thousand Deaths |
2007 |
Buy |
| Bliss-Bestowing Hands |
2016 |
Buy |
Heroes in Hell Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rebels In Hell |
1986 |
Buy |
| Heroes in Hell |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Gates of Hell |
1986 |
Buy |
| Masters in Hell |
1987 |
Buy |
| Kings in Hell |
1987 |
Buy |
| Crusaders in Hell |
1987 |
Buy |
| Legions of Hell |
1987 |
Buy |
| Angels in Hell |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Little Helliad |
1988 |
Buy |
| War in Hell |
1988 |
Buy |
| Prophets in Hell |
1989 |
Buy |
| Explorers in Hell |
1989 |
Buy |
| Bridge Over Hell |
2009 |
Buy |
| Lawyers in Hell |
2011 |
Buy |
| Rogues in Hell |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dreamers in Hell |
2013 |
Buy |
| Poets in Hell |
2014 |
Buy |
| Doctors in Hell |
2015 |
Buy |
| Hell Bound |
2015 |
Buy |
| Pirates in Hell |
2017 |
Buy |
| Hell Hounds |
2017 |
Buy |
| Lovers in Hell |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hell Gate |
2019 |
Buy |
| Mystics in Hell |
2021 |
Buy |
| Liars in Hell |
2022 |
Buy |
| Monsters in Hell |
2024 |
Buy |
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Planetfall |
1988 |
Buy |
| Wishbringer |
1988 |
Buy |
| Enchanter |
1989 |
Buy |
| Stationfall |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Zork Chronicles |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Lost City of Zork |
1991 |
Buy |
Planet of the Apes Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Man the Fugitive |
1974 |
Buy |
| Planet of the Apes Omnibus 1 |
2017 |
N/A |
| Escape to Tomorrow |
1975 |
Buy |
| Journey Into Terror |
1975 |
Buy |
| Planet of the Apes Omnibus: Volume 3 |
2017 |
N/A |
| Lord of the Apes |
1976 |
Buy |
| Planet of the Apes Omnibus: Volume 4 |
2018 |
N/A |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Schrödinger’s Kitten |
1988 |
Buy |
| Everything But Honor (in Asimov’s) |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything & Target |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| What Entropy Means to Me |
1972 |
Buy |
| Relatives |
1973 |
Buy |
| Nightmare Blue |
1975 |
Buy |
| Those Gentle Voices |
1976 |
Buy |
| Felicia |
1976 |
Buy |
| Death in Florence / Utopia 3 |
1978 |
Buy |
| Heroics |
1979 |
Buy |
| The Wolves Of Memory |
1981 |
Buy |
| Shadow Money |
1988 |
Buy |
| Look Away |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Red Tape War |
1991 |
Buy |
| Trinity: Hope-Sacrifice-Unity |
1997 |
Buy |
The Budayeen Cycle Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| When Gravity Fails |
1986 |
Buy |
| A Fire in the Sun |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Exile Kiss |
1991 |
Buy |
The Nick of Time Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Nick of Time |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Bird of Time |
1986 |
Buy |
George Alec Effinger (1947-2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He published prolifically from the early 1970s until his death, producing novels, short stories, and novelizations. His most acclaimed work is the Budayeen Cycle, a cyberpunk series set in a fictional city loosely based on the French Quarter of New Orleans reimagined through an Islamic cultural lens.
Effinger won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short story “Schrodinger’s Kitten” in 1989. He also wrote Planet of the Apes novelizations, Infocom game tie-in novels, and contributed to the shared-world Heroes in Hell anthology series. Despite chronic health problems that slowed his output in later years, he remained a respected figure in the science fiction community.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has George Alec Effinger written?
George Alec Effinger has written 104 books across ten series.
What was George Alec Effinger's first book?
George Alec Effinger’s first book is Orbit 11, published in 1972.
What is George Alec Effinger best known for?
Effinger is best known for the Budayeen Cycle, a cyberpunk trilogy beginning with When Gravity Fails (1986). Set in a futuristic Middle Eastern city, the series won wide praise for its blending of hard-boiled detective fiction with cyberpunk technology and Islamic culture.