Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections books in order

A list of Harry Turtledove's short story collections, gathering his alternate history and science fiction stories.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Counting Up, Counting Down 2002 Harry Turtledove Buy
2 We Install and Other Stories 2015 Harry Turtledove Buy
3 Other People’s Playgrounds 2024 Harry Turtledove Buy

Harry Turtledove has published three short story collections across his career. Counting Up, Counting Down (2002) is the most comprehensive, bringing together stories from the first two decades of his career including several award nominees and winners.

We Install and Other Stories (2015) and Other People’s Playgrounds (2024) collect more recent short fiction. Turtledove’s short stories tend to explore the same alternate history concepts as his novels but in a more compressed, punchy format.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections series?

There are three books in the Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections series, published between 2002 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections series?

The first book in the Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections series is Counting Up, Counting Down, published in 2002.

Which Harry Turtledove short story collection is the best?

Counting Up, Counting Down (2002) is the most substantial collection and includes many of his award-winning stories. We Install and Other Stories (2015) and Other People’s Playgrounds (2024) collect later work.

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