James P. Hogan Books in Order
James P. Hogan has written 34 books, published between 1977 and 2010. The first book is Inherit the Stars (1977) and the newest is Migration (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1977–2010
- Confirmed
- 34 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,775 in 27 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 163–244 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,775 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
James P. Hogan (1941-2010) was a British science fiction writer. The Giants sequence is his major work, five novels published between 1977 and 2005 and opening with Inherit the Stars (1977). Artificial intelligence, time travel, space colonies and human-alien encounters supply the material across the rest, including The Genesis Machine, Thrice Upon a Time, Voyage From Yesteryear and Code of the Lifemaker. Thirty-nine titles close with Migration (2010).
How many James P. Hogan books are there?
James P. Hogan has 34 books, released between 1977 and 2010. They include 3 separate series.
James P. Hogan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 James P. Hogan 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.
- 11977–3/4
- 219783283/4
- 31978–3/4
- 41979–3/4
- 519803113/4
- 619813163/4
- 719823773/4
- 819832953/4
- 919854033/4
- 1019874083/4
- 1119883843/4
- 1219894393/4
- 1319914183/4
- 141991–3/4
- 1519923593/4
- 1619931173/4
- 1719953233/4
- 1819954163/4
- 1919964053/4
- 2019974053/4
- 2119983803/4
- 2219982883/4
- 2319994213/4
- 2419993523/4
- 2519992243/4
- 2620003463/4
- 272001–3/4
- 2820034203/4
- 292004–3/4
- 3020054963/4
- 3120054083/4
- 3220073363/4
- 3320084003/4
- 342010–3/4
James P. Hogan 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.
James P. Hogan Standalone Novels
16 books16 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Giants in order
5 booksJames P. Hogan Short Story
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Code of the Lifemaker in order
2 booksJames P. Hogan Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Cradle of Saturn in order
2 booksChap in order
1 book- 1. Out of Time
Jupiter in order
1 bookDo you have to read James P. Hogan books in order?
You only need to read James P. Hogan 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 James P. Hogan
Start with Inherit the Stars (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James P. Hogan book?
Migration (2010) is the newest James P. Hogan book released so far.
Is there a new James P. Hogan book coming?
No next James P. Hogan 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 James P. Hogan has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 8 nominations for James P. Hogan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Seiun Award for Best Comic2013Wonfor Inherit the Stars
- Phoenix Award1997Won
- Locus Award for Best Collection1989Shortlistedfor Minds, Machines and Evolution
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1986Shortlistedfor The Proteus Operation
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1984Shortlistedfor Code of the Lifemaker
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1982Shortlistedfor Giants' Star
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1981Shortlistedfor Thrice Upon a Time
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1980Shortlistedfor The Two Faces of Tomorrow
- Locus Award for Best Novella1980Shortlistedfor Silver Shoes for a Princess
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1978Shortlistedfor Inherit the Stars
James P. Hogan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James P. Hogan title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James P. Hogan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,775 pages across the 27 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 380 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James P. Hogan books, 13 of 34, were published in the 1990s.
What the James P. Hogan books are about
29 of the 34 James P. Hogan 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 12 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 12 of 29 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 4 of 29 books
- Time travel 3 of 29 books
- Human-alien encounters 2 of 29 books
- Space colonies 2 of 29 books
- Thrillers 2 of 29 books