Dean Ing Books in Order
Dean Ing has written 31 books, published between 1979 and 2015. The first book is Soft Targets (1979) and the newest is It's Up to Charlie Hardin (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1979–2015
- Pages on record
- 7,567 in 23 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 126–189 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,567 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Dean Ing wrote science fiction and techno-thrillers. Soft Targets (1979) opens a catalogue of 31 titles that takes in the Quantrill survivalist novels, the Kyle Corbett aerospace books and contributions to Man-Kzin. Ing served in the United States Air Force as an interceptor crew chief, worked as an aerospace engineer, and taught at university holding a doctorate in communications theory. Collaborations ran with Jerry Pournelle, S. M. Stirling and Leik Myrabo, and after Mack Reynolds died in 1983 Ing finished several manuscripts Reynolds left unfinished. Nuclear warfare, survivalism and espionage run through the listed subjects. Ing lived from 1931 to 2020.
How many Dean Ing books are there?
Dean Ing has 31 books, released between 1979 and 2015. They include 3 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.
Dean Ing Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Dean Ing 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.
- 1Soft Targets1979 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419792562/4
- 2Anasazi1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 319813202/4
- 4High Tension1982 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419822562/4
- 519833842/4
- 6Pulling Through1983 · confirmed 2/41983–2/4
- 719842512/4
- 8Chaos in Lagrangia1984 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419843202/4
- 9The Lagrangists1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 10Eternity1984 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/419842542/4
- 11Home Sweet Home 2010 A. D.1984 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419842562/4
- 12The Other Time1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 1319852832/4
- 1419853202/4
- 15Trojan Orbit1985 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419853842/4
- 16Deathwish World1986 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/419863162/4
- 17Firefight 20001987 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/419873132/4
- 18Blood of Eagles1987 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419872882/4
- 19The Chernobyl Syndrome1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 20The Big Lifters1988 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419882562/4
- 2119894962/4
- 221990–2/4
- 2319914802/4
- 2419934232/4
- 25Spooker1995 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/419953442/4
- 26Flying To Pieces1997 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419974002/4
- 27The Skins Of Dead Men1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419983842/4
- 28Loose Cannon2000 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420002882/4
- 29The Rackham Files2004 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/420042952/4
- 30Gyp Artist2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 31It's Up to Charlie Hardin2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
Dean Ing 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.
Quantrill in order
3 booksKyle Corbett/Aerospace Systems in order
3 booksDan Ing Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Man-Kzin in order
1 book- 1. Cathouse
Standalone books
22 books22 Dean Ing titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dean Ing books in order?
You only need to read Dean Ing books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dean Ing
Start with Soft Targets (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dean Ing book?
It's Up to Charlie Hardin (2015) is the newest Dean Ing book released so far.
Is there a new Dean Ing book coming?
No next Dean Ing book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Dean Ing
Wikidata records 7 nominations for Dean Ing. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1989Shortlistedfor The Man-Kzin Wars
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1982Shortlistedfor Systemic Shock
- Locus Award for Best Novella1981Shortlistedfor Anasazi
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1980Shortlistedfor Down & Out on Ellfive Prime
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette1979Shortlistedfor Devil You Don't Know
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1979Shortlistedfor Devil You Don't Know
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette1979Shortlistedfor Devil You Don't Know
Dean Ing at a glance
- Died
- Dean Ing died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Dean Ing on record dates from 2015.
- Release pace
- Dean Ing books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,567 pages across the 23 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dean Ing books, 20 of 31, were published in the 1980s.
What the Dean Ing books are about
27 of the 31 Dean Ing 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 5 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 5 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 27 books
- Quantrill, ted (fictitious character) 3 of 27 books
- Thrillers 3 of 27 books
- American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2 of 27 books
- Fiction - Science Fiction 2 of 27 books
- Nuclear warfare 2 of 27 books
- Science Fiction - General 2 of 27 books
- Survivalism 2 of 27 books