Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series?"

"There are six books in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series, published between 1993 and 2017."

Q: "What is the first book in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series?"

"The first book in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series is Rude Astronauts, published in 1993."

Q: "Which collection is a good starting point?"

"Tales of Time and Space from 2015 is a solid entry point, collecting stories from across his career. For earlier work, Rude Astronauts from 1993 captures the blue-collar space worker voice that defined his early fiction."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Rude Astronauts	1993	Allen M. Steele	Buy
2	All-American Alien Boy	1996	Allen M. Steele	Buy
3	American Beauty	2003	Allen M. Steele	Buy
4	The Last Science Fiction Writer	2008	Allen M. Steele	Buy
5	Tales of Time and Space	2015	Allen M. Steele	Buy
6	The Doppler Effect and Other Stories	2017	Allen M. Steele	Buy

Allen M. Steele has published six short story collections between 1993 and 2017. Rude Astronauts, his first collection, gathers the stories that established his reputation for writing about the working-class side of space. All-American Alien Boy and American Beauty continued to collect his published short fiction through the 1990s and early 2000s.

Later collections like Tales of Time and Space and The Doppler Effect and Other Stories include his Hugo Award-winning stories alongside newer work. The Last Science Fiction Writer from 2008 collects stories from his most productive period. Taken together, the six collections provide a thorough survey of Steele’s short fiction career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series?

There are six books in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series, published between 1993 and 2017.

What is the first book in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series?

The first book in the Allen M. Steele Short Story Collections series is Rude Astronauts, published in 1993.

Which collection is a good starting point?

Tales of Time and Space from 2015 is a solid entry point, collecting stories from across his career. For earlier work, Rude Astronauts from 1993 captures the blue-collar space worker voice that defined his early fiction.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order