Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True Names… and Other Dangers | 1987 | Vernor Vinge | Buy |
| 2 | Threats… and Other Promises | 1988 | Vernor Vinge | Buy |
| 3 | The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge | 2001 | Vernor Vinge | Buy |
Vernor Vinge’s collected fiction appears in three volumes published between 1987 and 2001. The first two, True Names… and Other Dangers and Threats… and Other Promises, came out back to back in the late 1980s and gather his shorter science fiction work from earlier in his career.
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge (2001) is a more complete volume that draws from a wider span of his writing. Readers who want a broad sample of Vinge’s fiction will find it the most useful starting point, while the two earlier collections offer a look at how his shorter work was originally packaged. Since these are story collections rather than a sequential series, there is no required reading order.