Algis Budrys Books in Order

How many Algis Budrys books are there?

Algis Budrys has 40 books, released between 1954 and 2022. 14 of them were published after Algis Budrys's death in 2008.

Algis Budrys Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Algis Budrys 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.

Algis Budrys 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.

Do you have to read Algis Budrys books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 40 Algis Budrys books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Algis Budrys

Start with Desire No More (1954), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Algis Budrys book?

Firegod And Three More Stories (2022) is the newest Algis Budrys book released so far.

Is there a new Algis Budrys book coming?

No next Algis Budrys book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Algis Budrys has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 25 nominations for Algis Budrys. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Pilgrim Award2007Won
• Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine1995Shortlistedfor Tomorrow Speculative Fiction
• Nebula Award for Best Novel1994Shortlistedfor Hard Landing
• Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine1994Shortlistedfor Tomorrow Speculative Fiction
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1994Shortlistedfor Hard Landing
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1992Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VII
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1991Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VI
• Locus Award for Best Short Story1990Shortlistedfor What Befell Mairiam
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1990Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume V
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1989Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume IV
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1988Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume III
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1987Shortlistedfor L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume II

Algis Budrys at a glance

Died

Algis Budrys died in 2008, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Algis Budrys are still being published after Algis Budrys's death in 2008; the newest appeared in 2022.

Release pace

Algis Budrys books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

1,980 pages across the 11 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 191 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Algis Budrys books, 9 of 40, were published in the 1950s.

When Algis Budrys books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Algis Budrys titles appeared. 1950s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

What the Algis Budrys books are about

11 of the 40 Algis Budrys 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 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 10 of 11 books
• Science fiction, history and criticism 3 of 11 books
• History and criticism 2 of 11 books