Mike Ashley Books in Order
Mike Ashley has written 40 books, published between 1974 and 2025. The first book is History of Science Fiction Magazine Volume 1: 1926-1935 (1974) and the newest is Weird Sisters (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1974–2025
- Pages on record
- 9,896 in 26 of 40 books
- Reading time
- 165–247 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,896 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 40 titles with a page count on record.
Mike Ashley is a British bibliographer, author and editor working in science fiction, mystery and fantasy. Ashley edits the Mammoth Book anthologies, each built on a theme, and has a particular interest in fiction magazines. Magazine histories include a multi-volume History of the Science Fiction Magazine and The Age of the Storytellers. Ashley has published over 100 nonfiction books and anthologies; this catalogue lists 40, from History of Science Fiction Magazine Volume 1: 1926-1935 (1974) to Weird Sisters (2025).
How many Mike Ashley books are there?
Mike Ashley has 40 books, released between 1974 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.
Mike Ashley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Mike Ashley 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.
- 1History of Science Fiction Magazine Volume 1: 1926-1935Mike Ashley Standalone Novels #11974 · confirmed 2/41974–2/4
- 219772402/4
- 3Fantasy Reader's Guide to Ramsey Campbell (Short Story)Mike Ashley Non-Fiction #21980 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/41980622/4
- 4The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction ListsMike Ashley Non-Fiction #31982 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/419821902/4
- 5Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction MagazinesMike Ashley Non-Fiction #41985 · 970 pages · confirmed 2/419859702/4
- 619871872/4
- 719873952/4
- 81988–2/4
- 91994–2/4
- 10The Work of William F. Temple (Short Story)Mike Ashley Non-Fiction #91994 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/419941122/4
- 1119959332/4
- 1219975002/4
- 13The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens of Britain and IrelandMike Ashley Non-Fiction #121997 · 808 pages · confirmed 2/419978082/4
- 1419988182/4
- 1519992242/4
- 1620002132/4
- 1720013952/4
- 18A Brief History of British Kings & QueensMike Ashley Non-Fiction #162002 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/420025282/4
- 1920053042/4
- 2020053082/4
- 21The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible MysteriesMike Ashley Non-Fiction #192006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 2220075072/4
- 232008–1/4
- 2420103622/4
- 252010–1/4
- 2620111442/4
- 27From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the SeaTales of the Weird #12018 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420182562/4
- 282018–2/4
- 2920182242/4
- 3020193522/4
- 312019–2/4
- 3220192722/4
- 3320192562/4
- 342019–2/4
- 352020–2/4
- 36Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the VoidBritish Library Science Fiction Classics #42021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 3720213362/4
- 382022–2/4
- 392024–2/4
- 402025–2/4
Mike Ashley 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.
Mike Ashley Non-Fiction
23 books23 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
British Library Science Fiction Classics in order
5 booksTales of the Weird in order
4 booksBritish Library Tales of the Weird in order
3 booksMike Ashley Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Mammoth Book Of… in order
2 booksStory of the Science-Fiction Magazines in order
1 bookDo you have to read Mike Ashley books in order?
You only need to read Mike Ashley 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 Mike Ashley
Start with History of Science Fiction Magazine Volume 1: 1926-1935 (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mike Ashley book?
Weird Sisters (2025) is the newest Mike Ashley book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Ashley book coming?
No next Mike Ashley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mike Ashley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Ashley published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mike Ashley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,896 pages across the 26 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Ashley books, 11 of 40, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mike Ashley books are about
31 of the 40 Mike Ashley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 10 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 10 of 31 books
- Science fiction 10 of 31 books
- History and criticism 9 of 31 books
- Periodicals 7 of 31 books
- Biography 5 of 31 books
- Fantasy 5 of 31 books
- Science fiction, history and criticism 5 of 31 books
- Kings and rulers 4 of 31 books
- Bibliography 3 of 31 books
- Ghosts 3 of 31 books