Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Against the Giants | 1980 | James P. Hogan | N/A |
| 2 | Inherit the Stars | 1977 | James P. Hogan | Buy |
| 3 | Giants | 2018 | James P. Hogan | N/A |
| 4 | The Gentle Giants of Ganymede | 1978 | James P. Hogan | Buy |
| 5 | 甘尼米德的溫柔巨人 | 1978 | James P. Hogan | N/A |
| 6 | Giants’ Star | 1981 | James P. Hogan | Buy |
| 7 | Entoverse | 1991 | James P. Hogan | Buy |
| 8 | Mission to Minerva | 2005 | James P. Hogan | Buy |
The Giants series began in 1977 with Inherit the Stars, a novel built around a single striking premise: a human body in a spacesuit is found on the Moon, but tests show it has been there for 50,000 years. The book follows a team of scientists as they try to figure out who the man was and how he got there. Rather than relying on action sequences, the plot moves forward through scientific reasoning and debate.
The Gentle Giants of Ganymede (1978) expands the story when a wrecked alien spacecraft is found on Jupiter’s moon, and living members of the alien race turn up soon after. Giants’ Star (1981) shifts into a larger conflict involving multiple alien civilizations and Earth’s place among them. Entoverse (1991) and Mission to Minerva (2005) continue the story with increasingly ambitious scope, tying back to the ancient mystery that started the series. The books have remained in print for decades and are often cited as prime examples of hard science fiction that treats the scientific puzzle as the real main character.