Paul O Williams Books in Order
Paul O Williams has written 12 books, published between 1968 and 2007. The first book is The Edge of the Woods (1968) and the newest is These Audacious Maples (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1968–2007
- Pages on record
- 2,146 in 10 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 36–54 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,146 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Paul O Williams wrote science fiction, and the recorded subjects include nuclear warfare, the regression of civilization, tribes, exiles, subterranean civilization and the Middle West. The two series on record are Pelbar Cycle and Gorboduc. The catalogue holds 12 books from The Edge of the Woods (1968) to These Audacious Maples (2007). The Breaking of Northwall (1981), The Dome in the Forest (1981), The Fall of the Shell (1982), The Song of the Axe (1984) and The Sword of Forbearance (1985) are other titles.
How many Paul O Williams books are there?
Paul O Williams has 12 books, released between 1968 and 2007. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Paul O Williams Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Paul O Williams 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.
- 1The Edge of the Woods1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 219812801/4
- 319812031/4
- 419812141/4
- 51982–1/4
- 619832481/4
- 719842481/4
- 819852451/4
- 919892101/4
- 10Growing in the Rain1991 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/41991541/4
- 1120063961/4
- 12These Audacious Maples2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42007481/4
Paul O Williams 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.
Pelbar Cycle in order
7 booksGorboduc in order
2 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Paul O Williams titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Paul O Williams books in order?
You only need to read Paul O Williams 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 Paul O Williams
Start with The Edge of the Woods (1968), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Paul O Williams book?
These Audacious Maples (2007) is the newest Paul O Williams book released so far.
Is there a new Paul O Williams book coming?
No next Paul O Williams book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paul O Williams at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Paul O Williams title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Paul O Williams books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,146 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paul O Williams books, 8 of 12, were published in the 1980s.
What the Paul O Williams books are about
7 of the 12 Paul O Williams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: regression (civilization) is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Regression (Civilization) 7 of 7 books
- Nuclear warfare 6 of 7 books
- Science fiction 5 of 7 books
- Middle west 2 of 7 books
- Travelers 2 of 7 books
- Visionaries 2 of 7 books