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Jeffrey A. Carver Books in Order

Jeffrey A. Carver has written 28 books, published between 1976 and 2019. The first book is Seas of Ernathe (1976) and the newest is Crucible of Time (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1976–2019
Confirmed
1 of 28 titles
Pages on record
4,837 in 13 of 28 books
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Jeffrey A. Carver (1949-2026) was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland and a graduate of Brown University. Carver's catalogue holds 28 books published between 1976 and 2019, opening with Seas of Ernathe (1976) and ending at Crucible of Time (2019). Star Rigger, the Chaos Chronicles and Starstream are the three series listed. Life on other planets, dragons, space and time, and chaotic systems supply the subject matter. Eternity's End (2000) took a 2001 Nebula Award nomination, and the Helicon Lifetime Achievement Award went to Carver in 2022. Carver also created and hosted the 1995 educational television series Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing.

How many Jeffrey A. Carver books are there?

Jeffrey A. Carver has 28 books, released between 1976 and 2019. They include 3 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Jeffrey A. Carver Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Jeffrey A. Carver 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 Star Rigger's Way by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 2 of the Star Rigger series (1978)
  2. Cover of Panglor by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 3 of the Star Rigger series (1980)
  3. Cover of From a Changeling Star by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 1 of the Starstream series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Rapture Effect by Jeffrey A. Carver (1988)
  5. Cover of Dragons in the Stars by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 4 of the Star Rigger series (1992)
  6. Cover of Dragon Rigger by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 5 of the Star Rigger series (1993)
  7. Cover of Neptune Crossing by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 1 of the Chaos Chronicles (1994)
  8. Cover of The Infinite Sea by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 3 of the Chaos Chronicles (1996)
  9. Cover of Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 6 of the Star Rigger series (2000)
  10. Cover of Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 1 of the Battlestar Galactica series (2005)
  11. Cover of Sunborn by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 4 of the Chaos Chronicles (2008)
  12. Cover of Crucible of Time by Jeffrey A. Carver, book 6 of the Chaos Chronicles (2019)
  1. 1
    Seas of ErnatheStar Rigger #11976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  2. 2
    Star Rigger's WayStar Rigger #21978 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978224
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  3. 3
    PanglorStar Rigger #31980 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980273
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  4. 4
    ClypsisRoger Zelazny's Alien Speedway #11987 · 163 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987163
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  5. 5
    From a Changeling StarStarstream #11988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  6. 6
    The Rapture Effect1988 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988371
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  7. 7
    Down the Stream of StarsStarstream #21990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  8. 8
    Dragons in the StarsStar Rigger #41992 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992312
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  9. 9
    Dragon RiggerStar Rigger #51993 · 475 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993475
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  10. 10
    Neptune CrossingChaos Chronicles #11994 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994383
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  11. 11
    Strange AttractorsChaos Chronicles #21995 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995338
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  12. 13
    The Infinite SeaChaos Chronicles #31996 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996384
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  13. 14
    Eternity's EndStar Rigger #62000 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000672
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  14. 15
    Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica #12005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005320
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  15. 16
    SunbornChaos Chronicles #42008 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008480
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  16. 17
    Shapeshifter Finals2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  17. 18
    Reality School2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 19
    What Gods Are These?2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  19. 20
    Dragon SpaceStar Rigger #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  20. 21
    Reality and Other Fictions2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  21. 22
    Going Alien2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  22. 23
    Love Rogo2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  23. 24
    Of No Return2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  24. 25
    Though All the Mountains Lie Between2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  25. 26
    Dog Star2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  26. 27
    The Reefs of TimeChaos Chronicles #52019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  27. 28
    Crucible of TimeChaos Chronicles #62019 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019442
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Jeffrey A. Carver 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.

Star Rigger in order

7 books
  1. 1. Seas of Ernathe
  2. 2. Star Rigger's Way
  3. 3. Panglor
  4. 4. Dragons in the Stars
  5. 5. Dragon Rigger
  6. 6. Eternity's End
  7. 7. Dragon Space

Chaos Chronicles in order

6 books
  1. 1. Neptune Crossing
  2. 2. Strange Attractors
  3. 3. The Infinite Sea
  4. 4. Sunborn
  5. 5. The Reefs of Time
  6. 6. Crucible of Time

Starstream in order

2 books
  1. 1. From a Changeling Star
  2. 2. Down the Stream of Stars

Roger Zelazny's Alien Speedway in order

1 book
  1. 1. Clypsis

Battlestar Galactica in order

1 book
  1. 1. Battlestar Galactica

Standalone books

11 books

11 Jeffrey A. Carver titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jeffrey A. Carver books in order?

You only need to read Jeffrey A. Carver 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 Jeffrey A. Carver

Start with Seas of Ernathe (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jeffrey A. Carver book?

Crucible of Time (2019) is the newest Jeffrey A. Carver book released so far.

Is there a new Jeffrey A. Carver book coming?

No next Jeffrey A. Carver 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 Jeffrey A. Carver

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Jeffrey A. Carver. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Jeffrey A. Carver at a glance

Died
Jeffrey A. Carver died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Jeffrey A. Carver on record dates from 2019.
Release pace
Jeffrey A. Carver books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,837 pages across the 13 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 371 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeffrey A. Carver books, 12 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jeffrey A. Carver books are about

13 of the 28 Jeffrey A. Carver 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 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.