Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986 |
1986 |
Buy |
| Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989 |
1989 |
Buy |
| Alternate Kennedys |
1992 |
N/A |
| Epic: An Anthology, Book One |
1992 |
Buy |
| Alternate Warriors |
1993 |
N/A |
| Alternate Outlaws |
1994 |
N/A |
| The Furthest Horizon |
2000 |
Buy |
| Alternate Tyrants |
1997 |
N/A |
| Nebula Awards 34 (2000) |
2000 |
Buy |
| Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000 |
2000 |
Buy |
| Worlds that Weren’t |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16 |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels |
2005 |
Buy |
| Escape from Earth |
2006 |
Buy |
| Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Best of the Best, Vol 2 |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection |
2007 |
Buy |
| Rewired |
2007 |
Buy |
| Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of SF Wars |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 3 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rogues |
2014 |
Buy |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Book of Swords: Part 1 |
2017 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Facets |
1990 |
Buy |
| Frankensteins and Foreign Devils |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories |
2010 |
Buy |
Dagmar Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bu Bir Oyun Değil |
2009 |
N/A |
| This is Not a Game |
2009 |
Buy |
| Deep State |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Fourth Wall |
2012 |
Buy |
| Diamonds from Tequila |
2017 |
Buy |
Dread Empire’s Fall Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Praxis |
2002 |
Buy |
| Rozpad |
2003 |
N/A |
| The Sundering |
2003 |
Buy |
| Conventions of War |
2005 |
Buy |
| Wojna |
2005 |
N/A |
| Investments |
2012 |
Buy |
| Impersonations |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Accidental War |
2018 |
Buy |
| Fleet Elements |
2020 |
Buy |
| Imperium Restored |
2022 |
Buy |
| Investments plus The Stickpin |
2018 |
Buy |
Flash in a Flash Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Baby Shoes |
2015 |
Buy |
| Flash! |
2017 |
Buy |
| Itty Bitty Writing Space |
2019 |
Buy |
| Worth 1,000 Words |
2020 |
Buy |
Hardwired Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hardwired |
1986 |
Buy |
| Hooked |
2018 |
N/A |
| Solip:System |
1989 |
N/A |
| La voce del vortice |
1987 |
N/A |
| Voice of the Whirlwind |
1987 |
Buy |
| Solip |
1989 |
Buy |
Maijstral Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Crown Jewels |
1987 |
Buy |
| House of Shards |
1988 |
Buy |
| Rock of Ages |
1995 |
Buy |
| Ten Points for Style |
1995 |
Buy |
Metropolitan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Metropolitan |
1995 |
Buy |
| Borderline |
2010 |
N/A |
| City on Fire |
1997 |
Buy |
Privateers & Gentlemen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Privateer |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Tern Schooner |
1981 |
Buy |
| To Glory Arise |
1981 |
Buy |
| Brig of War |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Yankee |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Macedonian |
1984 |
Buy |
| Cat Island |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Raider |
1981 |
Buy |
Quillifer Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Quillifer |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Book of Swords |
2017 |
N/A |
| Quillifer the Knight |
2019 |
Buy |
| Lord Quillifer |
2022 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Video Star |
1986 |
Buy |
| Wolf Time |
1987 |
Buy |
| Dinosaurs |
1987 |
Buy |
| Prayers on the Wind |
1991 |
Buy |
| Daddy’s World |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Last Ride of German Freddie |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Green Leopard Plague |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Boolean Gate |
2012 |
Buy |
| No Spot of Ground |
2014 |
Buy |
| Surfacing |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ambassador of Progress |
1984 |
Buy |
| Knight Moves |
1985 |
Buy |
| Angel Station |
1989 |
Buy |
| Days of Atonement |
1991 |
Buy |
| Aristoi |
1992 |
Buy |
| Wall, Stone, Craft |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Rift |
1999 |
Buy |
| Implied Spaces |
2008 |
Buy |
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Vector Prime |
1999 |
Buy |
| Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught |
1999 |
Buy |
| Onslaught |
2000 |
N/A |
| Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin |
2000 |
Buy |
| Ruin |
2000 |
N/A |
| Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero’s Trial |
2000 |
Buy |
| Hero’s Trial |
2000 |
N/A |
| Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse |
2000 |
Buy |
| Jedi Eclipse |
2000 |
N/A |
| Balance Point |
2000 |
Buy |
| Recovery |
2001 |
N/A |
| Dark Tide Onslaught |
2000 |
Buy |
| Conquest |
2001 |
N/A |
| Rebirth |
2001 |
N/A |
| Recovery - Short Story |
2001 |
Buy |
| Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest |
2001 |
Buy |
| Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth |
2001 |
Buy |
| Star by Star |
2001 |
Buy |
| Rebel Dream |
2002 |
N/A |
| Rebel Stand |
2002 |
N/A |
| Dark Journey |
2002 |
Buy |
| Destiny’s Way |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Apprentice |
2002 |
N/A |
| Ylesia |
2002 |
Buy |
| Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream |
2002 |
Buy |
| Remnant |
2003 |
N/A |
| Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand |
2002 |
Buy |
| Refugee |
2003 |
N/A |
| Traitor |
2002 |
Buy |
| Reunion |
2003 |
N/A |
| Emissary of the Void |
2002 |
N/A |
| Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant |
2003 |
Buy |
| Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee |
2003 |
Buy |
| Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Final Prophecy |
2003 |
Buy |
| Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Unifying Force |
2003 |
Buy |
| Boba Fett: A Practical Man |
2006 |
Buy |
| Enemy Lines II Rebel Stand |
2012 |
Buy |
Walter Jon Williams has been writing science fiction and fantasy since 1981, and his bibliography is one of the most varied in the genre. He started with Age of Sail historical fiction in the Privateers & Gentlemen series before moving into cyberpunk with Hardwired (1986). From there he branched into space opera with the Dread Empire’s Fall series, comic SF with the Maijstral books, near-future techno-thrillers with the Dagmar series, and secondary-world fantasy with the Quillifer novels. He also contributed to the Star Wars Expanded Universe with entries in The New Jedi Order.
His short fiction has been just as well received as his novels. Stories like “Daddy’s World” and “The Green Leopard Plague” won Nebula Awards, and his work has appeared regularly in best-of-the-year anthologies. Williams is also a practitioner of flash fiction, publishing several collections through his Flash in a Flash series. Whether working in long or short form, he tends to bring a sharp wit and a willingness to experiment with different subgenres that keeps his output unpredictable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Walter Jon Williams written?
Walter Jon Williams has written 132 books across thirteen series.
What was Walter Jon Williams's first book?
Walter Jon Williams’s first book is Brig of War, published in 1981.
What awards has Walter Jon Williams won?
Williams has won multiple Nebula Awards, including wins for his novelettes “Daddy’s World” and “The Green Leopard Plague.” He has also been nominated for Hugo Awards and World Fantasy Awards over the course of his career.