Charles Sheffield Books in Order
Charles Sheffield has written 47 books, published between 1978 and 2002. The first book is Sight of Proteus (1978) and the newest is The Amazing Dr. Darwin (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 1978–2002
- Confirmed
- 3 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,555 in 20 of 47 books
Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 to 2 November 2002) was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer who served as president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the American Astronautical Society. The Web Between the Worlds (1979), about building a space elevator, appeared at almost the same time as Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise on the same idea. The catalogue lists 47 books from Sight of Proteus (1978) to The Amazing Dr. Darwin (2002). Heritage Universe, Proteus, McAndrew, Cold as Ice and Chan Dalton are among the series, and hard science fiction and photographs from space appear in the subjects.
How many Charles Sheffield books are there?
Charles Sheffield has 47 books, released between 1978 and 2002. They include 6 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.
Charles Sheffield Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Charles Sheffield 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.
- 11978–1/4
- 2The Web Between the Worlds1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 3Vectors1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 4Earthwatch1981 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419811601/4
- 6My Brother's Keeper1982 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/419822781/4
- 7Erasmus Magister1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 8The Selkie1982 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/419823751/4
- 919832431/4
- 10Man on Earth1983 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419831581/4
- 11Space Careers1984 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419842401/4
- 12Between The Strokes Of Night1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 131986–1/4
- 14The Nimrod Hunt1986 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/419864011/4
- 15Trader's World1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 16Out of Copyright1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 1719894961/4
- 181989–1/4
- 191990–1/4
- 20Godspeed1990 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/419903581/4
- 2119912811/4
- 2219923841/4
- 231992–1/4
- 24Brother to Dragons1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 2519933081/4
- 26Godspeed1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 27The Judas Cross1994 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/419943681/4
- 281995–1/4
- 291995–1/4
- 30Georgia on My Mind1995 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/419953261/4
- 31Tomorrow and Tomorrow1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 321997–3/4
- 331997–3/4
- 341997–1/4
- 351998–1/4
- 361998–3/4
- 37World of 20441998 · 102 pages · confirmed 1/419981021/4
- 381999–1/4
- 39Borderlands of Science1999 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/419994051/4
- 4019995441/4
- 412000–1/4
- 4220003961/4
- 43Space Suits2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 442002–1/4
- 4520024481/4
- 46The Lady Vanishes2002 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/420022841/4
- 47The Amazing Dr. Darwin2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
Charles Sheffield 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.
Heritage Universe in order
6 books- 1. Summertide
- 2. Divergence
- 3. Transcendence
- 4. Convergence
- 5. Transvergence
- 6. Resurgence
Proteus in order
4 booksMcAndrew in order
3 booksCold as Ice in order
3 booksJupiter in order
3 booksChan Dalton in order
2 booksSupernova Alpha in order
2 booksStandalone books
24 books24 Charles Sheffield titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Charles Sheffield books in order?
You only need to read Charles Sheffield books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Charles Sheffield
Start with Sight of Proteus (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charles Sheffield book?
The Amazing Dr. Darwin (2002) is the newest Charles Sheffield book released so far.
Is there a new Charles Sheffield book coming?
No next Charles Sheffield 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 Charles Sheffield has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 28 nominations for Charles Sheffield. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette1994Wonfor Georgia on My Mind
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette1994Wonfor Georgia on My Mind
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1993Won
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2001Shortlistedfor The Art of Fugue
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1998Shortlistedfor Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1997Shortlistedfor The Peacock Throne
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1996Shortlistedfor The Ganymede Club
- Locus Award for Best Novella1996Shortlistedfor At the Eschaton
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1996Shortlistedfor How to Save the World
- Locus Award for Best Collection1996Shortlistedfor Georgia on My Mind and Other Places
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1994Shortlistedfor Godspeed
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1994Shortlistedfor Georgia on My Mind
Charles Sheffield at a glance
- Died
- Charles Sheffield died in 2002, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Charles Sheffield on record dates from 2002.
- Release pace
- Charles Sheffield books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,555 pages across the 20 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charles Sheffield books, 22 of 47, were published in the 1990s.
What the Charles Sheffield books are about
18 of the 47 Charles Sheffield 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 9 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 9 of 18 books