Connie Willis Books in Order
Connie Willis has written 59 books, published between 1972 and 2023. The first book is The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1 (1972) and the newest is The Road to Roswell (2023). One more title is announced: The Spanner in the Works (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 59 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1972–2023
- Confirmed
- 59 of 60 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,143 in 39 of 60 books
- Reading time
- 219–329 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,143 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 60 titles with a page count on record.
Connie Willis, born Constance Elaine Trimmer on December 31, 1945, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer with eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards. Blackout/All Clear (2010) won both the Hugo and the Nebula for Best Novel. Several Willis novels send Oxford history students back in time, and that group forms the Oxford Time Travel series. Willis entered the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2009 and was named the 28th SFWA Grand Master in 2011. The Road to Roswell (2023) is the latest novel in the catalogue, and The Spanner in the Works is listed for 2027.
How many Connie Willis books are there?
Connie Willis has 59 published books, released between 1972 and 2023. They include 2 separate series. One more, The Spanner in the Works (2027), is announced.
Connie Willis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 60 Connie Willis 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.
- 1The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1Best Science Fiction of the Year #11972 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/419723423/4
- 2The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2Best Science Fiction of the Year #21973 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/419733703/4
- 31974–3/4
- 41975–3/4
- 51976–3/4
- 61977–3/4
- 7The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7Best Science Fiction of the Year #71978 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/419783573/4
- 81979–3/4
- 91979–3/4
- 10The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9Best Science Fiction of the Year #91980 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419802243/4
- 111981–3/4
- 121982–3/4
- 13The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11Best Science Fiction of the Year #111982 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/419824383/4
- 1419832883/4
- 15The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12Best Science Fiction of the Year #121983 · 179 pages · confirmed 3/419831793/4
- 1619842713/4
- 17Best Science Fiction of the Year 13Best Science Fiction of the Year #131984 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/419843843/4
- 18Best Science Fiction of the Year 14Best Science Fiction of the Year #141984 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419843203/4
- 191986–3/4
- 201986–3/4
- 21Best Science Fiction of the Year 15Best Science Fiction of the Year #151986 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/419863843/4
- 2219872283/4
- 23Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16Best Science Fiction of the Year #161987 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/419874163/4
- 241988–3/4
- 251989–3/4
- 2619892644/4
- 271989–3/4
- 281989–3/4
- 291990–3/4
- 301991–3/4
- 3119925783/4
- 321992–3/4
- 3319934613/4
- 3419934733/4
- 3519941493/4
- 3619941403/4
- 3719962473/4
- 3819963623/4
- 39The Soul Selects Her Own Society (in Asimov's)Connie Willis Short Stories/Novellas #111996 · confirmed 3/41996–3/4
- 4019985123/4
- 4119993283/4
- 4220017803/4
- 432002–3/4
- 44Just Like the Ones We Used to Know (Short Story)Connie Willis Short Stories/Novellas #122003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 4520052923/4
- 462005993/4
- 4720077003/4
- 482007763/4
- 4920071283/4
- 5020105283/4
- 5120106563/4
- 522011963/4
- 5320164983/4
- 5420175183/4
- 5520183233/4
- 56I Met a Traveller in an Antique LandConnie Willis Short Stories/Novellas #172018 · 86 pages · confirmed 3/42018863/4
- 5720201123/4
- 58Take a Look at the Five and TenConnie Willis Short Stories/Novellas #192020 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/420201203/4
- 5920234163/4
- 602027–3/4
Connie Willis 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.
Connie Willis Short Stories/Novellas
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Best Science Fiction of the Year in order
16 books- 1. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
- 2. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
- 3. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
- 4. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
- 5. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
- 6. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
- 7. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
- 8. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
- 9. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
- 10. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
- 11. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
- 12. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
- and 4 more in the table above
Connie Willis Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Oxford Time Travel in order
6 booksConnie Willis Short Story
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Isaac Asimov's Anthology
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Connie Willis Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Smart Pop in order
1 bookDo you have to read Connie Willis books in order?
You only need to read Connie Willis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Connie Willis
Start with The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1 (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Connie Willis book?
The Road to Roswell (2023) is the newest Connie Willis book released so far.
Is there a new Connie Willis book coming?
Yes. The Spanner in the Works (2027) is the next Connie Willis book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Awards Connie Willis has won
Wikidata records 37 awards and 72 nominations for Connie Willis. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Collection2014Wonfor The Best of Connie Willis
- Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2012Won
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2011Wonfor Blackout
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2011Wonfor All Clear
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2011Wonfor All Clear
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2009Won
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2008Wonfor All Seated on the Ground
- Inkpot Award2008Won
- Locus Award for Best Collection2008Wonfor The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories: A Connie Willis Compendium
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2006Wonfor Inside Job
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2002Wonfor Passage
- Bob Morane award for best foreign novel2001Wonfor To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Connie Willis is still publishing. The Spanner in the Works is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Connie Willis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,143 pages across the 39 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Connie Willis books, 19 of 60, were published in the 1980s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 60 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 59 in at least three.
What the Connie Willis books are about
39 of the 60 Connie Willis 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 18 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 18 of 39 books
- Fantasy 4 of 39 books
- Time travel 4 of 39 books
- Hugo Award Winner 3 of 39 books
- Science fiction, collections & anthologies 3 of 39 books
- Short stories 3 of 39 books
- American Christmas stories 2 of 39 books
- England 2 of 39 books
- History 2 of 39 books
- Research 2 of 39 books