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James H. Schmitz Books in Order

27 books are credited to James H. Schmitz, published between 1960 and 2022; 14 of them appeared after James H. Schmitz's death in 1981. The first book is Agent of Vega (1960) and the newest is Lion Loose (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1960–2022
Confirmed
1 of 27 titles
Pages on record
3,919 in 13 of 27 books
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James Henry Schmitz (1911-1981) was a German-American science fiction writer. Telepathy, space travellers, witches, scientists and life on other planets run through the subjects attached to the 27 catalogued titles, the earliest dated 1960. Agent of Vega (1960) heads the list, followed by A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy (1962), Watch the Sky (1962), The Universe Against Her (1964), The Witches of Karres (1966) and The Demon Breed (1968). Hub is the one series recorded. Several dated entries, among them Lion Loose (2022), carry dates later than Schmitz's death.

How many James H. Schmitz books are there?

James H. Schmitz has 27 books, released between 1960 and 2022. 14 of them were published after James H. Schmitz's death in 1981. 10 of them belong to the Hub series.

James H. Schmitz Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 James H. Schmitz 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 Agent of Vega by James H. Schmitz (1960)
  2. Cover of Gone Fishing by James H. Schmitz (1961)
  3. Cover of Watch the Sky by James H. Schmitz (1962)
  4. Cover of The Universe Against Her by James H. Schmitz, book 2 of the Hub series (1964)
  5. Cover of The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz, book 1 of the Witches of Karres series (1966)
  6. Cover of The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz, book 4 of the Hub series (1968)
  7. Cover of A Pride of Monsters by James H. Schmitz (1973)
  8. Cover of The Lion Game by James H. Schmitz, book 5 of the Hub series (1973)
  9. Cover of The Telzey Toy by James H. Schmitz, book 6 of the Hub series (1973)
  10. Cover of The Best of James H. Schmitz by James H. Schmitz (1991)
  11. Cover of Telzey Amberdon by James H. Schmitz, book 7 of the Hub series (2000)
  12. Cover of TNT by James H. Schmitz, book 8 of the Hub series (2000)
  13. Cover of Trigger & Friends by James H. Schmitz, book 9 of the Hub series (2001)
  14. Cover of Dangerous Territory by James H. Schmitz, book 10 of the Hub series (2001)
  15. Cover of Eternal Frontier by James H. Schmitz (2002)
  16. Cover of The Winds of Time and Other Stories by James H. Schmitz (2008)
  17. Cover of Novice by James H. Schmitz (2011)
  1. 1
    Agent of Vega1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  2. 2
    Gone Fishing1961 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196168
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  3. 3
    A Tale of Two Clocks / LegacyHub #11962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  4. 4
    The Other Likeness1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  5. 5
    Watch the Sky1962 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196238
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  6. 6
    Oneness1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  7. 7
    The Universe Against HerHub #21964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  8. 8
    A Nice Day For ScreamingHub #31965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  9. 9
    The Witches of KarresWitches of Karres #11966 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1966394
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  10. 10
    The Demon BreedHub #41968 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968224
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  11. 11
    A Pride of Monsters1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  12. 12
    The Lion GameHub #51973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  13. 13
    The Telzey ToyHub #61973 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973192
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  14. 14
    The Best of James H. Schmitz1991 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991243
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  15. 15
    Telzey AmberdonHub #72000 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000436
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  16. 16
    TNTHub #82000 · 403 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000403
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  17. 17
    Trigger & FriendsHub #92001 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001480
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  18. 18
    Dangerous TerritoryHub #102001 · 473 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001473
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  19. 19
    Eternal Frontier2002 · 752 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002752
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  20. 21
    The Star Hyacinths2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  21. 22
    Summer Guests2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  22. 23
    An Incident on Route 122009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  23. 24
    Novice2011 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201154
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  24. 25
    Ham Sandwich2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  25. 26
    Captives of the Thieve-Star2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  26. 27
    Lion Loose2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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James H. Schmitz series in order

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

James H. Schmitz 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.

Witches of Karres in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Witches of Karres

Standalone books

16 books

16 James H. Schmitz titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James H. Schmitz books in order?

You only need to read James H. Schmitz books in order within the Hub series, which holds 10 of the 27 James H. Schmitz books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with James H. Schmitz

Start with A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy (1962), the first Hub book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Agent of Vega (1960).

What is the newest James H. Schmitz book?

Lion Loose (2022) is the newest James H. Schmitz book released so far.

Is there a new James H. Schmitz book coming?

No next James H. Schmitz 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 James H. Schmitz

Wikidata records 9 nominations for James H. Schmitz. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Collection2002Shortlistedfor Trigger & Friends
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2001Shortlistedfor Telzey Amberdon
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1992Shortlistedfor The Best of James H. Schmitz
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel1967Shortlistedfor The Witches of Karres
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella1966Shortlistedfor Research Alpha
  • Nebula Award for Best Novelette1966Shortlistedfor Goblin Night
  • Nebula Award for Best Novelette1966Shortlistedfor Planet of Forgetting
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story1966Shortlistedfor Balanced Ecology
  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story1962Shortlistedfor Lion Loose

James H. Schmitz at a glance

Died
James H. Schmitz died in 1981, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to James H. Schmitz are still being published after James H. Schmitz's death in 1981; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
James H. Schmitz books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,919 pages across the 13 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 243 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James H. Schmitz books, 10 of 27, were published in the 1960s.

What the James H. Schmitz books are about

13 of the 27 James H. Schmitz 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 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.