Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Tales from the Hills | 1888 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 2 | The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories | 1888 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 3 | Life’s Handicap | 1891 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 4 | Barrack-Room Ballads | 1893 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 5 | Many Inventions | 1893 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 6 | Indian Tales | 1899 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 7 | Soldiers Three | 1899 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 8 | Just So Stories | 1902 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 9 | The Five Nations | 1903 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 10 | Traffics and Discoveries | 1904 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 11 | Kipling Poems | 1907 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 12 | The Day’s Work | 1908 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 13 | Actions and Reactions | 1909 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 14 | Sea Warfare | 1916 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 15 | A Diversity of Creatures | 1917 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 16 | The Eyes of Asia | 1919 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 17 | Rudyard Kipling’s Verse | 1923 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 18 | The Man Who Was | 1924 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 19 | Debits And Credits | 1926 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 20 | Limits And Renewals | 1932 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 21 | All The Mowgli Stories | 1933 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 22 | Phantoms and Fantasies | 1965 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 23 | Complete Verse | 1972 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 24 | Kiplings Science Fiction | 1987 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 25 | The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling | 1987 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 26 | Kipling’s Fantasy Stories | 1992 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 27 | The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling | 1994 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 28 | Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling | 1999 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 29 | The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales | 2000 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 30 | The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra | 2003 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 31 | Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages | 2005 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 32 | Rudyard Kipling’s Tales of Horror and Fantasy | 2008 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 33 | Ten Stories | 2017 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
| 34 | The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book | 2018 | Neil Gaiman | Buy |
Rudyard Kipling wrote extensively in the short story form throughout his career, from his early tales of British India to his later works exploring fantasy and the supernatural. His collections span decades and multiple genres.
These volumes range from his original publications like Plain Tales from the Hills and Just So Stories to modern compilations that group his work by theme. Kipling’s short fiction includes early science fiction, ghost stories, and the beloved Mowgli tales, demonstrating his range and lasting influence on multiple genres.