H.G. Wells Books in Order

How many H.G. Wells books are there?

H.G. Wells has 152 books, released between 1888 and 2025. 35 of them were published after H.G. Wells's death in 1946. They include 2 separate series.

H.G. Wells Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 152 H.G. Wells 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.

H.G. Wells 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.

H.G. Wells Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the H.G. Wells books run from The Chronic Argonauts / The Chronic Argonaughts (1888) to The Science Fiction of H G Wells volume 2 (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for H.G. Wells in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read H.G. Wells books in order?

You only need to read H.G. Wells 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 H.G. Wells

Start with The Chronic Argonauts / The Chronic Argonaughts (1888), the earliest published title.

What is the newest H.G. Wells book?

The Science Fiction of H G Wells volume 2 (2025) is the newest H.G. Wells book released so far.

Is there a new H.G. Wells book coming?

No next H.G. Wells 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 H.G. Wells has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 4 nominations for H.G. Wells. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame1997Won
• Nobel Prize in Literature1946Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1935Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1932Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1921Shortlisted

H.G. Wells at a glance

Died

H.G. Wells died in 1946, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to H.G. Wells are still being published after H.G. Wells's death in 1946; the newest appeared in 2025.

Release pace

H.G. Wells books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

21,401 pages across the 83 of 152 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most H.G. Wells books, 28 of 152, were published in the 1890s.

What the H.G. Wells books are about

69 of the 152 H.G. Wells 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 19 of 69. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 19 of 69 books
• Classic literature 12 of 69 books
• Fiction in English 6 of 69 books
• Novelists 5 of 69 books
• Philosophy 5 of 69 books
• Utopias 5 of 69 books
• Biography 4 of 69 books
• Civilization 4 of 69 books
• Historical fiction 4 of 69 books
• Science fiction, collections & anthologies 4 of 69 books
• Social conditions 4 of 69 books