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Jack Williamson Books in Order

57 books are credited to Jack Williamson, published between 1925 and 2022; 7 of them appeared after Jack Williamson's death in 2006. The first book is The Prince of Space (1925) and the newest is The Luck of the Legion (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Jack Williamson also publishes as Nils O. Sonderlund, Will Stewart.

Books
57
Published
1925–2022
Pages on record
11,182 in 32 of 57 books
Reading time
186–280 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,182 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 57 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jack Williamson, author

Jack Williamson (1908-2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of several authors called Dean of Science Fiction. Williamson is credited with one of the earliest uses of the term genetic engineering, and published early work as Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. Five series are recorded: Legion of Space, Legion of Time, Humanoids, Seetee and a collected stories line. The catalogue runs to 57 titles dated 1925 to 2022, from The Prince of Space onward, averaging 328 pages, with the 1930s the busiest decade.

How many Jack Williamson books are there?

Jack Williamson has 57 books, released between 1925 and 2022. 7 of them were published after Jack Williamson's death in 2006. They include 5 series and 37 titles listed outside any series.

Jack Williamson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 57 Jack Williamson 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. Cover of The Stone from the Green Star by Jack Williamson (1931)
  2. Cover of The Legion of Time by Jack Williamson, book 1 of the Legion of Time series (1938)
  3. Cover of The Humanoids by Jack Williamson, book 1 of the Humanoids series (1948)
  4. Cover of Star Bridge by Jack Williamson (1955)
  5. Cover of Reign of Wizardry by Jack Williamson (1964)
  6. Cover of The Moon Children by Jack Williamson (1972)
  7. Cover of The Power Of Blackness by Jack Williamson (1976)
  8. Cover of One Against The Legion by Jack Williamson, book 3 of the Legion of Space series (1977)
  9. Cover of The Best of Jack Williamson by Jack Williamson (1978)
  10. Cover of Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods by Jack Williamson (1979)
  11. Cover of Teaching Science Fiction by Jack Williamson (1980)
  12. Cover of Queen Of The Legion by Jack Williamson, book 4 of the Legion of Space series (1982)
  13. Cover of Manseed by Jack Williamson (1982)
  14. Cover of The Metal Man & Others by Jack Williamson, book 1 of the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson series (1984)
  15. Cover of Wonder's Child by Jack Williamson (1984)
  16. Cover of Lifeburst by Jack Williamson (1984)
  17. Cover of Firechild by Jack Williamson (1986)
  18. Cover of Demon Moon by Jack Williamson (1994)
  19. Cover of The Black Sun by Jack Williamson (1997)
  20. Cover of Wolves of DarknessX by Jack Williamson, book 2 of the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson series (1999)
  21. Cover of The Silicon Dagger by Jack Williamson (1999)
  22. Cover of Terraforming Earth by Jack Williamson (1999)
  23. Cover of Wizard's Isle by Jack Williamson, book 3 of the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson series (2001)
  24. Cover of Spider Island by Jack Williamson, book 4 of the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson series (2002)
  1. 1
    The Prince of Space1925 · confirmed 1/4
    1925–
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  2. 2
    The Alien Intelligence1929 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1929216
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  3. 3
    The Girl from Mars1930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
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  4. 4
    The Green Girl1930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
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  5. 5
    The Doom from Planet 41931 · confirmed 1/4
    1931–
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  6. 6
    The Stone from the Green Star1931 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1931200
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  7. 7
    The Pygmy Planet1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  8. 8
    Golden Blood1933 · confirmed 1/4
    1933–
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  9. 9
    The Legion of SpaceLegion of Space #11934 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1934189
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  10. 10
    Xandulu1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  11. 11
    The CometeersLegion of Space #21936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  12. 12
    The Legion of TimeLegion of Time #11938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  13. 13
    After World's EndLegion of Time #21938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  14. 14
    The Fortress of Utopia1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  15. 15
    The HumanoidsHumanoids #11948 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948299
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  16. 16
    Darker Than You Think1948 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948288
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  17. 17
    Seetee ShockSeetee #11950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  18. 18
    Seetee ShipSeetee #21951 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951222
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  19. 19
    Dragon's Island / The Not-Men1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  20. 20
    Star Bridge1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  21. 21
    The Trial of Terra1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  22. 22
    Reign of Wizardry1964 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964176
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  23. 23
    Bright New Universe1967 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967192
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  24. 24
    Trapped in space1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  25. 25
    The Moon Children1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  26. 26
    H. G. Wells1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  27. 27
    The Power Of Blackness1976 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976220
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  28. 28
    One Against The LegionLegion of Space #31977 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977220
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  29. 29
    The Best of Jack Williamson1978 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978386
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  30. 30
    Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods1979 · 193 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979193
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Jack Williamson series in order

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

Jack Williamson 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.

Legion of Space in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Legion of Space
  2. 2. The Cometeers
  3. 3. One Against The Legion
  4. 4. Queen Of The Legion
  5. 5. The Luck of the Legion

Humanoids in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Humanoids
  2. 2. The Humanoid Touch
  3. 3. With Folded Hands

Legion of Time in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Legion of Time
  2. 2. After World's End

Seetee in order

2 books
  1. 1. Seetee Shock
  2. 2. Seetee Ship

Standalone books

37 books

37 Jack Williamson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jack Williamson books in order?

You only need to read Jack Williamson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jack Williamson

Start with The Metal Man & Others (1984), the first Collected Stories of Jack Williamson book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Prince of Space (1925).

What is the newest Jack Williamson book?

The Luck of the Legion (2022) is the newest Jack Williamson book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Williamson book coming?

No next Jack Williamson 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 Jack Williamson has won

Wikidata records 12 awards and 8 nominations for Jack Williamson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Robert A. Heinlein Award2006Won
  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2004Won
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella2002Wonfor The Ultimate Earth
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2002Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Novella2001Wonfor The Ultimate Earth
  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1997Won
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame1996Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement1994Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Related Work1985Won
  • Edward E. Smith Memorial Award1985Won
  • Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1976Won
  • Pilgrim Award1973Won

Jack Williamson at a glance

Died
Jack Williamson died in 2006, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Jack Williamson are still being published after Jack Williamson's death in 2006; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
Jack Williamson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
11,182 pages across the 32 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Williamson books, 12 of 57, were published in the 1930s.

What the Jack Williamson books are about

32 of the 57 Jack Williamson 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 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.