Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aye, and Gomorrah | 1967 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 2 | Driftglass | 1971 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 3 | Distant Stars | 1981 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 4 | The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction | 1986 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 5 | Driftglass/Starshards | 1993 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 6 | Atlantis | 1995 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 7 | Sensitive Skin #9: post-beat, pre-apocalyptic art, writing and music | 2012 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 8 | A, B, C | 2015 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 9 | The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One | 2017 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 10 | Occasional Views, Volume 1 | 2021 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 11 | Occasional Views, Volume 2 | 2021 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 12 | Roots of Imagination: A Chrestomathy | 2023 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
| 13 | Last and First Tales | 2026 | Samuel R. Delany | Buy |
Samuel R. Delany’s collected works span nearly sixty years, from his earliest science fiction stories in the 1960s through essays and criticism published in the 2020s. The thirteen volumes listed here include short story collections, essay compilations, omnibus editions, and mixed-form works that reflect the range of one of science fiction’s most honored writers.
The early collections, Aye, and Gomorrah (1967), Driftglass (1971), and Distant Stars (1981), gather Delany’s Nebula and Hugo Award-winning short fiction. The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction (1986) compiles all his Nebula-winning work in one volume. Later titles shift toward criticism and personal essays: Occasional Views, Volumes 1 and 2 (both 2021) collect decades of literary essays, while Atlantis (1995) and A, B, C (2015) blend fiction with autobiography and criticism.
The most recent entries, Roots of Imagination: A Chrestomathy (2023) and Last and First Tales (2026), show Delany still active in his eighties. Taken together, these collections map the full arc of a career that has influenced writers across genres for more than half a century.