Michael Flynn Books in Order
23 books are credited to Michael Flynn, published between 1986 and 2024; 1 of them appeared after Michael Flynn's death in 2023. The first book is Eifelheim (in Analog) (1986) and the newest is In the Belly of the Whale (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1986–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,337 in 8 of 23 books
Michael Flynn was an American science fiction author who died in 2023, and nearly all of his work is hard science fiction. In the Country of the Blind (1987) turns that rigour on sociology, and much of his short fiction first ran in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Eifelheim (1986) among it. The Firestar sequence goes from Firestar (1996) through Rogue Star (1998) and Lodestar (2000) to Falling Stars (2001), and the Spiral Arm books follow. Flynn has 23 catalogued titles, ending at In the Belly of the Whale (2024).
How many Michael Flynn books are there?
Michael Flynn has 23 books, released between 1986 and 2024. 1 of them were published after Michael Flynn's death in 2023. They include 3 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Flynn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Michael Flynn 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.
- 1Eifelheim (in Analog)1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 2In the Country of the Blind1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 3The Forest of Time1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 4The Nanotech Chronicles1991 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/419913391/4
- 5Melodies of the Heart1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 619965731/4
- 7The Forest of Time and Other Stories1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 819984461/4
- 920003651/4
- 1020014141/4
- 1120034801/4
- 12The Clapping Hands of God2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 13Eifelheim2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420063201/4
- 14Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 152008–1/4
- 162010–1/4
- 17The Iron Shirts2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 182012–1/4
- 19Captive Dreams2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 202012–1/4
- 212013–1/4
- 22The Journeyman: In the Stone House2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 23In the Belly of the Whale2024 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420244001/4
Michael Flynn 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.
Firestar in order
5 booksSpiral Arm in order
4 booksMutasia: The Wacky World of Figley Finch in order
1 bookStandalone books
13 books13 Michael Flynn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Flynn books in order?
You only need to read Michael Flynn 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 Michael Flynn
Start with Eifelheim (in Analog) (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Flynn book?
In the Belly of the Whale (2024) is the newest Michael Flynn book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Flynn book coming?
No next Michael Flynn 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 Michael Flynn has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 25 nominations for Michael Flynn. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Julia-Verlanger Award2009Wonfor Eifelheim
- Theodore Sturgeon Award1998Wonfor House of Dreams
- Compton Crook Award1991Won
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1991Wonfor In the Country of the Blind
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette2015Shortlistedfor The Journeyman: In the Stone House
- Locus Award for Best Novella2010Shortlistedfor Where the Winds Are All Asleep
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2009Shortlistedfor The January Dancer
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2007Shortlistedfor Eifelheim
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette2007Shortlistedfor Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2007Shortlistedfor Eifelheim
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2007Shortlistedfor Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth
- Theodore Sturgeon Award2007Shortlistedfor Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth
Michael Flynn at a glance
- Died
- Michael Flynn died in 2023, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Michael Flynn are still being published after Michael Flynn's death in 2023; the newest appeared in 2024.
- Release pace
- Michael Flynn books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,337 pages across the 8 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 407 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Flynn books, 7 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Michael Flynn books are about
8 of the 23 Michael Flynn 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 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 8 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 4 of 8 books
- Asteroids 2 of 8 books
- Hard Science Fiction 2 of 8 books
- Space opera 2 of 8 books
- Twenty-first century 2 of 8 books