David D. Levine Books in Order

David D. Levine has written 23 books, published between 2008 and 2023. The first book is Space Magic (2008) and the newest is The Kuiper Belt Job (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2008–2023
Confirmed
1 of 23 titles
Pages on record
1,749 in 5 of 23 books
Photo of David D. Levine, author

David D. Levine, born 21 February 1961 in Minneapolis, is an American science fiction writer. The 2006 Hugo Award for Best Short Story went to Levine's story Tk'tk'tk, and the novel Arabella of Mars, issued by Tor Books in July 2016, took the Andre Norton Award for young adult science fiction and fantasy. The catalogue lists 23 titles dated 2008 to 2023, from Space Magic (2008) to The Kuiper Belt Job (2023), with Mars, Venus, alternative history and life on other planets among the recorded subjects. Adventures of Arabella Ashby is the second series in the listing.

How many David D. Levine books are there?

David D. Levine has 23 books, released between 2008 and 2023. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

David D. Levine Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 David D. Levine 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.

  1. 1
    Space MagicSpace Magic #12008 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008271
  2. 2
    Second Chance2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  3. 3
    At the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of Uncle Teco’s Homebrew Gravitics ClubSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  4. 4
    BrotherhoodSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  5. 5
    Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting StrangelySpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Circle of CompassionSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  7. 7
    The Ecology of FaerieSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Falling Off the UnicornSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #62012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  9. 9
    I Hold My Father's PawsSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  10. 10
    Love in the BalanceSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  11. 11
    NucleonSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  12. 12
    RewindSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #102012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  13. 13
    The Tale of the Golden EagleSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #112012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  14. 14
    Fear of Widthsinfinity plus singles #122012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  15. 15
    Tk'Tk'TkSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #122012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  16. 16
    Wind from a Dying StarSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #132012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  17. 17
    ZauberschriftSpace Magic Short Stories/Novellas #142012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  18. 18
    Damage2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  19. 19
    Arabella of MarsAdventures of Arabella Ashby #12016 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016416
  20. 20
    DiscardsWild Cards #252016 · confirmed 4/4
    2016
  21. 21
    Arabella and the Battle of VenusAdventures of Arabella Ashby #22017 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017416
  22. 22
    Arabella The Traitor of MarsAdventures of Arabella Ashby #32018 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018334
  23. 23
    The Kuiper Belt Job2023 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023312

David D. Levine series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

David D. Levine books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Space Magic Short Stories/Novellas

14 books

14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Adventures of Arabella Ashby in order

3 books
  1. 1. Arabella of Mars
  2. 2. Arabella and the Battle of Venus
  3. 3. Arabella The Traitor of Mars

Space Magic books in order

1 book by David D. Levine
  1. 1. Space Magic

infinity plus singles in order

1 book
  1. 12. Fear of Widths

Wild Cards books in order

1 book by David D. Levine
  1. 25. Discards

Standalone books

3 books

3 David D. Levine titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David D. Levine books in order?

You only need to read David D. Levine 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 David D. Levine

Start with Space Magic (2008), the first Space Magic book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest David D. Levine book?

The Kuiper Belt Job (2023) is the newest David D. Levine book released so far.

Is there a new David D. Levine book coming?

No next David D. Levine 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 David D. Levine has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 9 nominations for David D. Levine. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story2006Wonfor Tk'tk'tk
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2017Shortlistedfor Arabella of Mars
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2016Shortlistedfor Damage
  • Theodore Sturgeon Award2016Shortlistedfor Damage
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2014Shortlistedfor The Wreck of the Mars Adventure
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2008Shortlistedfor Titanium Mike Saves the Day
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2006Shortlistedfor Tk'tk'tk
  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story2004Shortlistedfor The Tale of the Golden Eagle
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2004Shortlistedfor The Tale of the Golden Eagle
  • Theodore Sturgeon Award2004Shortlistedfor The Tale of the Golden Eagle

David D. Levine at a glance

Paused
No new David D. Levine title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
David D. Levine books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,749 pages across the 5 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David D. Levine books, 21 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
1 of the 23 titles appear in all four independent book listings.

What the David D. Levine books are about

4 of the 23 David D. Levine books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: life on other planets is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.