Ian Whates books

Ian Whates is a British science fiction and fantasy author, editor, and publisher known for the City of a Hundred Rows trilogy and his prolific anthology editing through NewCon Press.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Myth-Understandings 2008 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories 2010 Buy
The Bitten Word 2010 Buy
Anniversaries 2010 Buy
Shoes, Ships and Cadavers 2010 Buy
The Sixty 2011 Buy
Fables from the Fountain 2011 Buy
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars 2012 Buy
Hauntings 2012 Buy
Solaris Rising 2 2013 Buy
Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 2013 Buy
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2013 Buy
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell 2013 Buy
The End of the Road 2013 Buy
Noir 2014 Buy
La Femme 2014 Buy
Solaris Rising 3 2014 Buy
Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox 2014 Buy
Sharkpunk 2015 Buy
Crises and Conflicts 2016 Buy
2001: An Odyssey in Words 2018 Buy
Once Upon a Parsec 2019 Buy
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK’s Healthcare Workers 2020 Buy
Burning Brightly 2021 Buy
Shoreline of Infinity 34: Science Fiction Magazine 2023 Buy

City of a Hundred Rows Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
City of Dreams & Nightmare 2010 Buy
City of Hope & Despair 2010 Buy
City of Light & Shadow 2011 Buy

Human Legion Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Welcome Home, Jannisary 2011 Buy
Marine Cadet 2014 Buy
Indigo Squad 2015 Buy
Renegade Legion 2015 Buy
Human Empire 2015 Buy
War Against the White Knights 2017 Buy
The Battle of Earth: Part 1 2018 Buy
The Battle of Earth: Part 2 Restart 2018 Buy

Noise Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Noise Within 2010 Buy
Noise, tome 1 2018 N/A
The Noise Revealed 2011 Buy
Noise, tome 2 2019 N/A
Noise, tome 3 2020 N/A

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
One Night in London 2011 Buy
The Smallest of Things 2018 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Gift of Joy 2009 Buy
Growing Pains 2013 Buy
Dark Travellings 2016 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Double-Edged Sword 2023 Buy

The Dark Angels Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pelquin’s Comet 2015 Buy
Tied Together 2012 N/A
The Ion Raider 2017 Buy
Dark Angels Rising 2020 Buy

The Harvester Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Last Ghost and Other Stories 2019 Buy
Murmured In Dreams 2019 Buy
Incomplete Solutions 2019 Buy
And The House Lights Dim 2019 Buy
Wourism And Other Stories 2019 Buy
Learning Monkey and Crocodile 2019 Buy

Ian Whates wears two hats in the British science fiction world: writer and publisher. As an author, he is best known for the City of a Hundred Rows trilogy, a science fiction series set in a towering city where social class is determined by height. His Dark Angels series takes a different approach with space-set adventure. He has also written standalone novels and numerous short stories.

As the founder of NewCon Press, Whates has edited dozens of anthologies, from themed collections like Paradox and Sharkpunk to the Solaris Rising series. His anthology work has brought together some of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy. Between his own fiction and his editorial output, Whates has been a consistent presence in British genre publishing since 2008.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Ian Whates written?

Ian Whates has written 57 books across nine series.

What was Ian Whates's first book?

Ian Whates’s first book is Myth-Understandings, published in 2008.

Is Ian Whates also a publisher?

Yes. Whates founded NewCon Press, an independent science fiction and fantasy publisher. He has edited dozens of anthologies through the imprint while also writing his own fiction. His dual role as author and editor gives him a wide reach in the British SF community.

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