John Joseph Adams books

John Joseph Adams is an American editor and anthologist known for his science fiction and fantasy anthology collections, including the Wastelands and Living Dead series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011 1998 Buy
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2007 Buy
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2008 Buy
The Living Dead 2008 Buy
Federations 2009 Buy
Epic 2010 Buy
Brave New Worlds 2010 Buy
The Living Dead 2 2010 Buy
The Way of the Wizard 2010 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2011 2011 Buy
Fantasy Magazine, July 2011 2011 Buy
Lightspeed: Year One 2011 Buy
Under the Moons of Mars 2012 Buy
Armored 2012 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012 2012 Buy
Other Worlds Than These 2012 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, January 2015 2012 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2012 2012 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, November 2012 2012 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 2012 Buy
The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination 2013 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013 2013 Buy
Oz Reimagined 2013 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2013 2013 Buy
Nightmare Magazine 13: October 2013 2013 Buy
The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy #82-84 2013 Buy
Nightmare Magazine, January 2014 2013 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014 2014 Buy
The End is Nigh 2014 Buy
Robot Uprisings 2014 Buy
Dead Man’s Hand 2014 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014 2014 Buy
Help Fund my Robot Army!!! & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects 2014 N/A
The End is Now 2014 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014 2014 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014 2014 Buy
Operation Arcana 2015 Buy
The End Has Come 2015 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2015 2015 Buy
Press Start to Play 2015 Buy
Loosed Upon the World 2015 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015 2015 Buy
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2015 2015 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 2016 Buy
What the #@&% Is That? 2016 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017 2017 Buy
A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers 2019 Buy
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 86 2019 Buy
Ignorance Is Strength 2020 Buy
Burn the Ashes 2020 Buy
Or Else the Light 2020 Buy
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 143, April 2022 2022 Buy
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror 2023 Buy

The Dystopia Triptych Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Ignorance Is Strength 2020 Buy
The Dystopia Triptych 2020 N/A
Burn the Ashes 2020 Buy
Or Else the Light 2020 Buy

The Living Dead Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Zombies 2008 N/A
The Living Dead 2 2010 Buy

Wastelands Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2008 N/A
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse 2008 N/A
Wastelands 2 2015 Buy
Wastelands 2007 Buy
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse 2019 Buy

John Joseph Adams is one of the most prolific anthology editors working in speculative fiction. He has compiled dozens of themed collections covering post-apocalyptic fiction, zombie stories, dystopian tales, and other corners of science fiction and fantasy. His Wastelands series and The Living Dead anthologies are among the best-known collections in their subgenres.

Beyond his anthology work, Adams founded Lightspeed Magazine in 2010 and Nightmare Magazine in 2012. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award multiple times for his editorial work and has won the World Fantasy Award.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has John Joseph Adams written?

John Joseph Adams has written 65 books across four series.

What was John Joseph Adams's first book?

John Joseph Adams’s first book is Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011, published in 1998.

What is John Joseph Adams best known for?

Adams is best known as an anthologist and editor. He has edited dozens of acclaimed anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres, and he is the founding editor of Lightspeed Magazine and Nightmare Magazine.

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