Alan Burt Akers Books in Order
Alan Burt Akers has written 55 books, published between 1972 and 2014. The first book is Transit to Scorpio (1972) and the newest is Turmoil on Kregen (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 55
- Published
- 1972–2014
- Pages on record
- 5,021 in 18 of 55 books
Alan Burt Akers is one of the pen names of Henry Kenneth Bulmer, a British writer working mainly in science fiction. The name carries the Dray Prescot books, a science fantasy sequence whose titles are built on the names Scorpio, Antares and Kregen: Transit to Scorpio (1972), The Suns of Scorpio (1973), Arena of Antares (1974) and on to Turmoil on Kregen (2014). The listing holds 55 books at a median of 200 pages.
Source: Open Library
How many Alan Burt Akers books are there?
Alan Burt Akers has 55 books, released between 1972 and 2014. They include 3 separate series.
Alan Burt Akers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 55 Alan Burt Akers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 119721921/4
- 219731921/4
- 319731911/4
- 419731921/4
- 519742231/4
- 61974–1/4
- 719742071/4
- 819751921/4
- 91975–1/4
- 101975–1/4
- 111976–1/4
- 121976–1/4
- 1319762231/4
- 141977–1/4
- 151977–1/4
- 161978–1/4
- 1719781901/4
- 181978–1/4
- 1919792151/4
- 201979–1/4
- 211979–1/4
- 221980–1/4
- 231980–1/4
- 241980–1/4
- 2519811921/4
- 261981–1/4
- 2719821761/4
- 281982–1/4
- 2919831731/4
- 301983–1/4
- 311984–1/4
- 321984–1/4
- 331985–1/4
- 341985–1/4
- 351985–1/4
- 361985–1/4
- 3719882551/4
- 381992–1/4
- 391992–1/4
- 401995–1/4
- 411996–1/4
- 421996–1/4
- 4320076761/4
- 442008–1/4
- 452008–1/4
- 462008–1/4
- 472008–1/4
- 4820106321/4
- 492011–1/4
- 5020114461/4
- 5120114541/4
- 522014–1/4
- 532014–1/4
- 542014–1/4
- 552014–1/4
Alan Burt Akers books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Dray Prescot in order
52 books- 1. Transit to Scorpio
- 2. Warrior Of Scorpio
- 3. Swordships of Scorpio
- 4. The Suns of Scorpio
- 5. Prince of Scorpio
- 6. Manhounds of Antares
- 7. Arena of Antares
- 8. Bladesman of Antares
- 9. Avenger of Antares
- 10. Fliers of Antares
- 11. The Tides of Kregen
- 12. Renegade of Kregen
- and 40 more in the table above
Balintol Cycle in order
2 booksPhantom cycle in order
1 bookDo you have to read Alan Burt Akers books in order?
You only need to read Alan Burt Akers books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alan Burt Akers
Start with Transit to Scorpio (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alan Burt Akers book?
Turmoil on Kregen (2014) is the newest Alan Burt Akers book released so far.
Is there a new Alan Burt Akers book coming?
No next Alan Burt Akers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alan Burt Akers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Alan Burt Akers title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Alan Burt Akers books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,021 pages across the 18 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alan Burt Akers books, 21 of 55, were published in the 1970s.
When Alan Burt Akers books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Alan Burt Akers titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
55 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Alan Burt Akers books are about
32 of the 55 Alan Burt Akers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 27 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 27 of 32 books
- Fantasy 19 of 32 books
- Science fiction & fantasy 3 of 32 books