Kim Stanley Robinson Books in Order
Kim Stanley Robinson has written 43 books, published between 1981 and 2026. The first book is Universe 11 (1981) and the newest is The Best Journey in the World (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 43
- Published
- 1981–2026
- Confirmed
- 43 of 43 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,842 in 30 of 43 books
- Reading time
- 214–321 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,842 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 43 titles with a page count on record.
Kim Stanley Robinson, born March 23, 1952, is an American science fiction writer best known for the Mars trilogy. Robinson's novels and stories frequently carry ecological, cultural and political themes and make scientists the heroes. Robinson has won the Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic described the work as the gold standard of realistic, highly literary science fiction. Catalogued titles include Icehenge and The Wild Shore (both 1984), The Memory of Whiteness (1985) and The Best Journey in the World (2026), plus The Novels of Philip K. Dick (1984). Series include Mars Trilogy, Three Californias Triptych and Capital Code/Science In The Capital.
How many Kim Stanley Robinson books are there?
Kim Stanley Robinson has 43 books, released between 1981 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Kim Stanley Robinson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Kim Stanley Robinson 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.
- 11981–3/4
- 21983163/4
- 319831813/4
- 419842873/4
- 519841503/4
- 619843773/4
- 719853513/4
- 819862563/4
- 91986–3/4
- 10Mother Goddess of the World (in Asimov's)Kim Stanley Robinson Short Stories/Novellas #31987 · confirmed 3/41987–3/4
- 1119883893/4
- 1219893203/4
- 1319903263/4
- 1419902083/4
- 15Remaking History and Other StoriesKim Stanley Robinson Short Story #31991 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/419915283/4
- 1619923513/4
- 1719935923/4
- 1819946243/4
- 1919967613/4
- 2019976533/4
- 2119994343/4
- 2220013893/4
- 2320027633/4
- 24Vinland the Dream and Other StoriesKim Stanley Robinson Short Story #62002 · 410 pages · confirmed 3/420024103/4
- 2520043933/4
- 2620056033/4
- 2720075603/4
- 282009–3/4
- 292009–3/4
- 3020126403/4
- 3120134803/4
- 32Green Planets: Ecology and Science FictionKim Stanley Robinson Non-Fiction #22014 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/420143123/4
- 332015–3/4
- 3420154663/4
- 352015–3/4
- 362016–3/4
- 372017–3/4
- 3820184463/4
- 392020–3/4
- 40The Ministry for the FutureKim Stanley Robinson Standalone Novels #152020 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/420205763/4
- 412022–3/4
- 422023–3/4
- 432026–3/4
Kim Stanley Robinson 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.
Kim Stanley Robinson Standalone Novels
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kim Stanley Robinson Short Story
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kim Stanley Robinson Non-Fiction
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Capital Code/Science In The Capital in order
4 booksKim Stanley Robinson Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Three Californias Triptych in order
3 booksMars Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Red Mars
- 2. Green Mars
- 3. Blue Mars
Universe in order
2 books- 11. Universe 11
- 13. Universe 13
Mars in order
1 book- 1. The Martians
Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in order
1 bookKim Stanley Robinson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Kim Stanley Robinson books run from Universe 11 (1981) to The Best Journey in the World (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kim Stanley Robinson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Kim Stanley Robinson books in order?
You only need to read Kim Stanley Robinson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kim Stanley Robinson
Start with Universe 11 (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kim Stanley Robinson book?
The Best Journey in the World (2026) is the newest Kim Stanley Robinson book released so far.
Is there a new Kim Stanley Robinson book coming?
No next Kim Stanley Robinson 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 Kim Stanley Robinson has won
Wikidata records 19 awards and 85 nominations for Kim Stanley Robinson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2024Wonfor The Ministry for the Future
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2013Wonfor 2312
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2003Wonfor The Years of Rice and Salt
- Locus Award for Best Collection2000Wonfor The Martians
- Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work1999Wonfor Red Mars
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel1998Wonfor Green Mars
- Premio Gigamesh1998Wonfor Green Mars
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1997Wonfor Blue Mars
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1997Wonfor Blue Mars
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel1997Wonfor Red Mars
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1994Wonfor Red Mars
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1994Wonfor Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kim Stanley Robinson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kim Stanley Robinson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,842 pages across the 30 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 402 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kim Stanley Robinson books, 12 of 43, were published in the 1980s.
What the Kim Stanley Robinson books are about
33 of the 43 Kim Stanley Robinson 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 24 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 24 of 33 books
- Long Now Manual for Civilization 4 of 33 books
- Space colonies 4 of 33 books
- California 3 of 33 books
- Climatic changes 3 of 33 books
- Twenty-first century 3 of 33 books
- American literature 2 of 33 books
- Award:hugo_award=novel 2 of 33 books