Allen M. Steele Books in Order
Allen M. Steele has written 45 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is Orbital Decay (1989) and the newest is Lemuria 7 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1989–2026
- Pages on record
- 7,576 in 25 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 126–189 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,576 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Space colonies, interplanetary voyages and space flight appear in the subject records for Allen M. Steele, a science fiction author tagged for both hard science fiction and space opera. The catalogue counts 45 books from Orbital Decay (1989) to Lemuria 7 (2026). Clarke County, Space (1990), Lunar Descent (1991), Labyrinth of Night (1992) and Rude Astronauts (1993) are early titles. Coyote is a listed series, and Coyote and Near-Space short fiction are grouped separately.
How many Allen M. Steele books are there?
Allen M. Steele has 45 books, released between 1989 and 2026. 8 of them belong to the Coyote series.
Allen M. Steele Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Allen M. Steele 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 September 2026.
- 119893241/4
- 219902311/4
- 319913361/4
- 419923401/4
- 5Rude Astronauts1993 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/419932611/4
- 6The Jericho Interation1994 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/419942791/4
- 7The Death of Captain Future (in Asimov's)1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 819951121/4
- 9The Good Rat1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 10All-American Alien Boy1996 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/419962061/4
- 11The Tranquillity Alternative1996 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/419963061/4
- 1219974241/4
- 13Zwarte Piet’s Tale (in Analog)1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 1419994201/4
- 15American Beauty2000 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/420002421/4
- 16OceanSpace2000 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/420003751/4
- 172001–1/4
- 18Chronospace2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420013201/4
- 19Stealing Alabama2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 202002–1/4
- 21Primary Ignition2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420032561/4
- 2220043821/4
- 2320053521/4
- 24The Hard Stuff2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 252007–1/4
- 2620073541/4
- 27The Last Science Fiction Writer2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420082561/4
- 2820083361/4
- 29Where Angels Fear to Tread2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 3020093561/4
- 31The Emperor of Mars2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 322010–1/4
- 33Angel of Europa2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 342011–1/4
- 35Apollo's Outcasts2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 36V-S Day2014 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/420143081/4
- 37Escape From Earth2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 38Tales of Time and Space2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 39Time Loves a Hero2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 40Arkwright2016 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420163361/4
- 41The Doppler Effect and Other Stories2017 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/420171641/4
- 42Sanctuary2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 43Avengers of the Moon2017 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420173001/4
- 442025–1/4
- 45Lemuria 72026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Allen M. Steele series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Coyote books in order 8 books
Allen M. Steele 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.
Near-Space in order
5 booksNear-Space Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Coyote Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
David Brin's Out Of Time in order
1 book- 2. Snowdance
Standalone books
27 books27 Allen M. Steele titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Allen M. Steele books in order?
You only need to read Allen M. Steele books in order within the Coyote series, which holds 8 of the 45 Allen M. Steele books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Allen M. Steele
Start with Coyote (2002), the first Coyote book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Orbital Decay (1989).
What is the newest Allen M. Steele book?
Lemuria 7 (2026) is the newest Allen M. Steele book released so far.
Is there a new Allen M. Steele book coming?
No next Allen M. Steele book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Allen M. Steele at a glance
- Still publishing
- Allen M. Steele published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Allen M. Steele books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,576 pages across the 25 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Allen M. Steele books, 16 of 45, were published in the 2000s.
What the Allen M. Steele books are about
28 of the 45 Allen M. Steele 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 16 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 16 of 28 books
- Space colonies 10 of 28 books
- Interplanetary voyages 6 of 28 books
- Space opera 5 of 28 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 4 of 28 books
- Space flight 4 of 28 books
- Exploration 3 of 28 books
- Hijacking of aircraft 2 of 28 books
- Life on other planets 2 of 28 books
- Missouri 2 of 28 books
- Science fiction, hard science fiction 2 of 28 books