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L. Ron Hubbard Books in Order

110 books are credited to L. Ron Hubbard, published between 1934 and 2014; 67 of them appeared after L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986. The first book is Sea Fangs (1934) and the newest is Fifty-Fifty O'Brien (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

L. Ron Hubbard also publishes as Barry Randolph, Bernard Hubbel, Capt. B.A. Northrop, Capt. Charles Gordon, Capt. Humbert Reynolds, George Kellogg, John Seabrook, Kurt von Rachen, Legionnaire 148, Legionnaire 14830, Lt. Jonathan Daly, Lt. Scott Morgan, Michael Keith, Mr. Spectator, Rene Lafayette, Tom Esterbrook, W.R. Colt, Winchester Remington Colt.

Books
110
Published
1934–2014
Confirmed
4 of 110 titles
Pages on record
13,494 in 70 of 110 books
Reading time
225–337 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,494 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 70 of 110 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of L. Ron Hubbard, author

L. Ron Hubbard (Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, March 13, 1911 to January 24, 1986) was an American writer and the founder of Scientology. The early career produced a large body of pulp science fiction and fantasy. The catalogue holds 110 books, starting in 1934 with Sea Fangs, Dead Men Kill, Hurtling Wings and Twenty Fathoms Down. Series include Mission Earth, Slaves of Sleep and collections of western and science fiction short stories. Hubbard wrote Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health in 1950, a book described as pseudoscientific, created Scientology in 1952 and led the Church of Scientology until 1986. Subjects include air pilots, sea stories, westerns and crime.

How many L. Ron Hubbard books are there?

L. Ron Hubbard has 110 books, released between 1934 and 2014. 67 of them were published after L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986. They include 2 series and 74 titles listed outside any series.

L. Ron Hubbard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 110 L. Ron Hubbard 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 Sea Fangs by L. Ron Hubbard (1934)
  2. Cover of The Carnival of Death by L. Ron Hubbard (1934)
  3. Cover of Hurtling Wings by L. Ron Hubbard (1934)
  4. Cover of The Sky Devil by L. Ron Hubbard (1935)
  5. Cover of The Sky-Crasher by L. Ron Hubbard (1936)
  6. Cover of The Headhunters by L. Ron Hubbard (1936)
  7. Cover of All Frontiers Are Jealous by L. Ron Hubbard (1937)
  8. Cover of The Dive Bomber by L. Ron Hubbard (1937)
  9. Cover of The Devil—with Wings by L. Ron Hubbard (1937)
  10. Cover of The Falcon Killer by L. Ron Hubbard (1939)
  11. Cover of Death's Deputy by L. Ron Hubbard (1940)
  12. Cover of Typewriter in the Sky by L. Ron Hubbard (1942)
  13. Cover of Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer by L. Ron Hubbard (1949)
  14. Cover of Yukon Madness by L. Ron Hubbard (1949)
  15. Cover of Greed by L. Ron Hubbard, book 2 of the Science Fiction Short Stories Collection series (1950)
  16. Cover of Fear by L. Ron Hubbard (1952)
  17. Cover of Scientology by L. Ron Hubbard (1956)
  18. Cover of Ole Doc Methuselah by L. Ron Hubbard (1970)
  19. Cover of Lives You Wished To Lead But Never Dared by L. Ron Hubbard (1978)
  20. Cover of Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard (1982)
  21. Cover of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 by L. Ron Hubbard (1985)
  22. Cover of The Invaders Plan by L. Ron Hubbard, book 1 of the Mission Earth series (1985)
  23. Cover of Black Genesis by L. Ron Hubbard, book 2 of the Mission Earth series (1986)
  24. Cover of The Enemy Within by L. Ron Hubbard, book 3 of the Mission Earth series (1986)
  1. 1
    Sea Fangs1934 · 105 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934105
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  2. 2
    The Carnival of Death1934 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934121
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  3. 3
    Dead Men Kill1934 · confirmed 2/4
    1934–
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  4. 4
    Twenty Fathoms Down1934 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934146
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  5. 5
    Hurtling Wings1934 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934121
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  6. 6
    Hostage to Death1935 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935121
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  7. 7
    Hurricane1935 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935121
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  8. 8
    The Sky Devil1935 · 137 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935137
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  9. 9
    Wind-Gone-Mad1935 · 129 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935129
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  10. 10
    The Sky-Crasher1936 · confirmed 2/4
    1936–
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  11. 11
    Loot of the Shanung1936 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936121
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  12. 12
    The Headhunters1936 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936121
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  13. 13
    All Frontiers Are Jealous1937 · 129 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937129
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  14. 14
    The Battling Pilot1937 · 113 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937113
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  15. 15
    The Dive Bomber1937 · 129 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937129
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  16. 16
    The Devil—with Wings1937 · 129 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937129
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  17. 17
    The Falcon Killer1939 · 113 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939113
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  18. 18
    Death's Deputy1940 · confirmed 2/4
    1940–
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  19. 19
    Typewriter in the Sky1942 · confirmed 2/4
    1942–
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  20. 20
    The Great SecretScience Fiction Short Stories Collection #11943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  21. 21
    Slaves of SleepSlaves Of Sleep #11948 · confirmed 2/4
    1948–
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  22. 22
    Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer1949 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1949192
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  23. 23
    Yukon Madness1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  24. 24
    Triton and Battle of Wizards1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  25. 25
    GreedScience Fiction Short Stories Collection #21950 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950152
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  26. 26
    To the Stars / Return to Tomorrow1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  27. 27
    Fear1952 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952240
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  28. 28
    Buckskin Brigades1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  29. 29
    Scientology1956 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956220
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  30. 30
    Ole Doc Methuselah1970 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970255
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L. Ron Hubbard 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.

Western Short Stories Collection

15 books

15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Mission Earth in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Invaders Plan
  2. 2. Black Genesis
  3. 3. The Enemy Within
  4. 4. An Alien Affair
  5. 5. Fortune of Fear
  6. 6. Death Quest
  7. 7. Voyage of Vengeance
  8. 8. Disaster
  9. 9. Villainy Victorious
  10. 10. The Doomed Planet

Science Fiction Short Stories Collection

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future in order

4 books
  1. 1. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1
  2. 7. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7
  3. 10. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10
  4. 19. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19

Slaves Of Sleep in order

2 books
  1. 1. Slaves of Sleep
  2. 2. The Masters of Sleep

Standalone books

74 books

74 L. Ron Hubbard titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read L. Ron Hubbard books in order?

You only need to read L. Ron Hubbard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with L. Ron Hubbard

Start with Sea Fangs (1934), the earliest published title.

What is the newest L. Ron Hubbard book?

Fifty-Fifty O'Brien (2014) is the newest L. Ron Hubbard book released so far.

Is there a new L. Ron Hubbard book coming?

No next L. Ron Hubbard 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 L. Ron Hubbard has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for L. Ron Hubbard. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Cosmos 2000 Award1989Wonfor Mission Earth
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel1987Shortlistedfor Black Genesis

L. Ron Hubbard at a glance

Died
L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to L. Ron Hubbard are still being published after L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986; the newest appeared in 2014.
Release pace
L. Ron Hubbard books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
13,494 pages across the 70 of 110 books with a recorded length, a median of 129 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most L. Ron Hubbard books, 43 of 110, were published in the 2010s.

What the L. Ron Hubbard books are about

90 of the 110 L. Ron Hubbard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 44 of 90. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.