Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Crossroads |
1941 |
Buy |
| Sea Tales of Terror |
1974 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Best of Writers of the Future |
2000 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years |
2010 |
Buy |
Fantasy Short Stories Collection#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Crossroads |
1941 |
Buy |
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 |
1985 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 |
1986 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 |
1987 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 |
1988 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 |
1989 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 |
1990 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 |
1991 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 |
1992 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 |
1993 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 |
1994 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 |
1995 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 |
1996 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 |
1997 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 |
1998 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 |
1999 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 |
2000 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 |
2001 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 |
2002 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 |
2002 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 |
2004 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 |
2005 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 |
2006 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 |
2007 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 |
2008 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 |
2009 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 |
2010 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 |
2011 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 |
2012 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 |
2013 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 |
2014 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 |
2015 |
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| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 |
2016 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 |
2017 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 |
2018 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 |
2019 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 |
2020 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 |
2021 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 |
2022 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 |
2023 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 |
2024 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 |
2025 |
Buy |
Mission Earth Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Invaders Plan |
1985 |
Buy |
| Black Genesis |
1986 |
Buy |
| Genesi nera |
1986 |
N/A |
| The Enemy Within |
1986 |
Buy |
| An Alien Affair |
1986 |
Buy |
| Fortune of Fear |
1986 |
Buy |
| Death Quest |
1986 |
Buy |
| Voyage of Vengeance |
1986 |
Buy |
| Disaster |
1986 |
Buy |
| Villainy Victorious |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Doomed Planet |
1986 |
Buy |
| Обречена планета |
1986 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Scientology |
1956 |
Buy |
| Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health |
2007 |
Buy |
| Self Analysis |
2007 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sea Fangs |
1934 |
Buy |
| If I Were You |
2008 |
N/A |
| Twenty Fathoms Down |
1934 |
Buy |
| Hurtling Wings |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Professor Was a Thief |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Sky Devil |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Crossroads |
1941 |
N/A |
| The Sky-Crasher |
1936 |
Buy |
| Loot of the Shanung |
1936 |
Buy |
| All Frontiers Are Jealous |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Dive Bomber |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Devil—with Wings |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Falcon Killer |
1939 |
Buy |
| Yukon Madness |
1949 |
Buy |
| Triton and Battle of Wizards |
1949 |
Buy |
| Greed |
1950 |
Buy |
| Ole Doc Methuselah |
1970 |
Buy |
| Lives You Wished To Lead But Never Dared |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Kingslayer |
1991 |
Buy |
| Brass Keys to Murder |
2008 |
Buy |
| When Shadows Fall |
2008 |
Buy |
| Cargo of Coffins |
2009 |
Buy |
| Danger in the Dark |
2009 |
Buy |
| Man-Killers of the Air |
2009 |
Buy |
| Inky Odds |
2009 |
Buy |
| Under the Black Ensign |
2009 |
Buy |
| Golden Hell |
2010 |
Buy |
| One Was Stubborn |
2010 |
Buy |
| Destiny’s Drum |
2010 |
Buy |
| A Matter of Matter |
2010 |
Buy |
| Trail of the Red Diamonds |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Toughest Ranger |
2010 |
Buy |
| On Blazing Wings |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Phantom Patrol |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Tramp |
2011 |
Buy |
| Sky Birds Dare! |
2011 |
Buy |
| Red Death Over China |
2012 |
Buy |
| Trouble on His Wings |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hell’s Legionnaire |
2012 |
Buy |
| Beyond All Weapons |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mouthpiece |
2012 |
Buy |
| False Cargo |
2012 |
Buy |
| Killer’s Law |
2012 |
Buy |
| While Bugles Blow! |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Red Dragon |
2012 |
Buy |
| Gunman’s Tally |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Black Sultan |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Green God |
2013 |
Buy |
| Trick Soldier |
2013 |
Buy |
| Black Towers to Danger |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Lieutenant Takes the Sky |
2013 |
Buy |
| Arctic Wings |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mister Tidwell Gunner |
2014 |
Buy |
| Forbidden Gold |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Bold Dare All |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Slickers |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fifty-Fifty O’Brien |
2014 |
Buy |
Slaves Of Sleep Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Slaves of Sleep |
1948 |
Buy |
| The Masters of Sleep |
1998 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Carnival of Death |
1934 |
Buy |
| Dead Men Kill |
1934 |
Buy |
| Hostage to Death |
1935 |
Buy |
| Hurricane |
1935 |
Buy |
| Wind-Gone-Mad |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Headhunters |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Battling Pilot |
1937 |
Buy |
| Death’s Deputy |
1940 |
Buy |
| Typewriter in the Sky |
1942 |
Buy |
| Slaves of Sleep |
1948 |
Buy |
| Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer |
1949 |
Buy |
| To the Stars / Return to Tomorrow |
1950 |
Buy |
| Fear |
1952 |
Buy |
| Buckskin Brigades |
1955 |
Buy |
| Battlefield Earth |
1982 |
Buy |
| A Very Strange Trip |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Automagic Horse |
1994 |
Buy |
| Ai! Pedrito! |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Ultimate Adventure |
2006 |
Buy |
| Read & Listen Package |
2006 |
Buy |
| Spy Killer |
2009 |
Buy |
| Final Blackout |
2014 |
Buy |
Western Short Stories Collection Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Branded Outlaw |
2008 |
Buy |
| If I Were You |
2008 |
N/A |
| Six-Gun Caballero |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Professor Was a Thief |
2006 |
N/A |
| Under the Diehard Brand |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Crossroads |
1941 |
N/A |
| Cattle King for a Day |
2010 |
Buy |
| Devil’s Manhunt |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Toughest Ranger |
2010 |
Buy |
| Shadows from Boot Hill |
2011 |
Buy |
| Death Waits at Sundown |
2012 |
Buy |
| Gun Boss of Tumbleweed |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Magic Quirt |
2012 |
Buy |
| Gunman’s Tally |
2012 |
Buy |
| King of the Gunmen |
2013 |
Buy |
| The No-Gun Man |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tinhorn’s Daughter |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Baron of Coyote River |
2014 |
Buy |
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) had a long career as a fiction writer before and alongside his founding of Scientology. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most productive contributors to the pulp magazine market, writing adventure stories, westerns, mysteries, fantasy, and science fiction at a rapid pace. His early fiction appeared in magazines like Astounding Science Fiction and Unknown, and he was a contemporary of writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein during science fiction’s Golden Age.
His two major later works are the novel Battlefield Earth (1982), a long science fiction adventure about humanity fighting to reclaim Earth from alien conquerors, and the ten-volume Mission Earth series (1985-1986), a satirical science fiction saga. In 1983, he founded the Writers of the Future contest, which has published an annual anthology of winning stories for over forty years and has become one of the most recognized launching pads for new science fiction and fantasy writers. His pulp-era short fiction has been extensively repackaged and republished in recent decades.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has L. Ron Hubbard written?
L. Ron Hubbard has written 161 books across nine series.
What was L. Ron Hubbard's first book?
L. Ron Hubbard’s first book is Dead Men Kill, published in 1934.
What fiction did L. Ron Hubbard write?
Before founding Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard was a prolific pulp fiction writer in the 1930s and 1940s, producing adventure, western, fantasy, and science fiction stories for magazines. His best-known fiction works are the novel Battlefield Earth (1982) and the ten-volume Mission Earth series (1985-1987). He also founded the Writers of the Future contest in 1983.