George Alec Effinger Books in Order
34 books are credited to George Alec Effinger, published between 1972 and 2016; 5 of them appeared after George Alec Effinger's death in 2002. The first book is What Entropy Means to Me (1972) and the newest is Bliss-Bestowing Hands (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1972–2016
- Confirmed
- 1 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,546 in 18 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 76–114 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,546 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
George Alec Effinger, January 10, 1947 to April 27, 2002, was an American science fiction author born in Cleveland, Ohio. What Entropy Means to Me (1972) opens the catalogue, which holds 34 books dated through to 2016. The Budayeen Cycle is the one series recorded for Effinger. Early titles include Relatives (1973), Mixed Feelings (1974), Nightmare Blue (1975) and Irrational Numbers (1976), and the listing also carries single-author short story collections. The list is marked likely complete.
How many George Alec Effinger books are there?
George Alec Effinger has 34 books, released between 1972 and 2016. 5 of them were published after George Alec Effinger's death in 2002. They include 2 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.
George Alec Effinger Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 George Alec Effinger 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.
- 1What Entropy Means to Me1972 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/419721911/4
- 2Relatives1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 319741761/4
- 4Mixed Feelings1974 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419742081/4
- 519751921/4
- 61975–1/4
- 7Nightmare Blue1975 · confirmed 1/41975–1/4
- 8Irrational Numbers1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 91976–1/4
- 10Those Gentle Voices1976 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419761891/4
- 11Felicia1976 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/419762701/4
- 12Dirty Tricks1978 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419781881/4
- 13Death in Florence / Utopia 31978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 14Heroics1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 15The Wolves Of Memory1981 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/419812641/4
- 16Idle Pleasures1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 171985–1/4
- 1819862841/4
- 191986–1/4
- 20Schrödinger's Kitten1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 21Shadow Money1988 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/419882811/4
- 221989–3/4
- 23Everything But Honor (in Asimov's)1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 2419903041/4
- 2519902901/4
- 26Look Away1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 2719913201/4
- 28Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson1993 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/419931311/4
- 29Trinity: Hope-Sacrifice-Unity1997 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419973201/4
- 30Budayeen Nights2003 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/420032351/4
- 31Live! from Planet Earth2005 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420053601/4
- 32A Thousand Deaths2007 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/420073431/4
- 33The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything & Target2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 34Bliss-Bestowing Hands2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
George Alec Effinger 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.
Planet of the Apes in order
4 booksBudayeen Cycle in order
3 booksNick Of Time in order
2 booksInfocom in order
1 bookStandalone books
23 books23 George Alec Effinger titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read George Alec Effinger books in order?
You only need to read George Alec Effinger 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 George Alec Effinger
Start with What Entropy Means to Me (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest George Alec Effinger book?
Bliss-Bestowing Hands (2016) is the newest George Alec Effinger book released so far.
Is there a new George Alec Effinger book coming?
No next George Alec Effinger 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 George Alec Effinger has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 28 nominations for George Alec Effinger. 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 Novelette1989Wonfor Schrödinger's Kitten
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette1989Wonfor Schrödinger's Kitten
- Theodore Sturgeon Award1989Wonfor Schrödinger's Kitten
- Locus Award for Best Collection2006Shortlistedfor George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth
- Locus Award for Best Collection2004Shortlistedfor Budayeen Nights
- Locus Award for Best Collection1994Shortlistedfor Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1990Shortlistedfor A Fire in the Sun
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette1990Shortlistedfor Everything But Honor
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1990Shortlistedfor A Fire in the Sun
- Locus Award for Best Novella1990Shortlistedfor Marîd Changes His Mind
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1990Shortlistedfor Everything But Honor
- Nebula Award for Best Novella1990Shortlistedfor Marîd Changes His Mind
George Alec Effinger at a glance
- Died
- George Alec Effinger died in 2002, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to George Alec Effinger are still being published after George Alec Effinger's death in 2002; the newest appeared in 2016.
- Release pace
- George Alec Effinger books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,546 pages across the 18 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 267 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most George Alec Effinger books, 14 of 34, were published in the 1970s.
What the George Alec Effinger books are about
19 of the 34 George Alec Effinger 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 8 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 8 of 19 books