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Phyllis Gotlieb Books in Order

20 books are credited to Phyllis Gotlieb, published between 1961 and 2014; 1 of them appeared after Phyllis Gotlieb's death in 2009. The first book is Who Knows One? (1961) and the newest is Phyllis Loves Kelly (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1961–2014
Pages on record
2,617 in 11 of 20 books
Reading time
44–65 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,617 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Phyllis Gotlieb, born Bloom in 1926, was a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who died in 2009. The Gotlieb catalogue lists 20 books from Who Knows One? (1961) to Phyllis Loves Kelly (2014). Sunburst (1964) and O Master Caliban! (1976) are among the novels, and Starcats, Lyhhrt Trilogy and Dahlgren's World are the series. Telepathy, cats, life on other planets and women judges appear in the subjects.

How many Phyllis Gotlieb books are there?

Phyllis Gotlieb has 20 books, released between 1961 and 2014. 1 of them were published after Phyllis Gotlieb's death in 2009. They include 3 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Phyllis Gotlieb Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Phyllis Gotlieb 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 Doctor Umlaut's Earthly Kingdom by Phyllis Gotlieb (1974)
  2. Cover of The Works by Phyllis Gotlieb (1978)
  3. Cover of A Judgment of Dragons by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 1 of the Starcats series (1980)
  4. Cover of Emperor, Swords, Pentacles by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 2 of the Starcats series (1982)
  5. Cover of Son of the Morning and Other Stories by Phyllis Gotlieb (1983)
  6. Cover of The Kingdom of the Cats by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 3 of the Starcats series (1985)
  7. Cover of Heart of Red Iron by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 2 of the Dahlgren's World series (1989)
  8. Cover of Blue Apes by Phyllis Gotlieb (1995)
  9. Cover of Flesh And Gold by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 1 of the Lyhhrt Trilogy (1998)
  10. Cover of Violent Stars by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 2 of the Lyhhrt Trilogy (1999)
  11. Cover of Mindworlds by Phyllis Gotlieb, book 3 of the Lyhhrt Trilogy (2002)
  12. Cover of Red Blood Black Ink White Paper by Phyllis Gotlieb (2002)
  13. Cover of Birthstones by Phyllis Gotlieb (2007)
  1. 1
    Who Knows One?1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    Sunburst1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    Within The Zodiac1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  4. 4
    Why Should I Have All The Grief?1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  5. 5
    Ordinary Moving1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  6. 6
    Doctor Umlaut's Earthly Kingdom1974 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974106
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  7. 7
    O Master Caliban!Dahlgren's World #11976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  8. 8
    The Works1978 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978254
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  9. 9
    A Judgment of DragonsStarcats #11980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  10. 10
    Emperor, Swords, PentaclesStarcats #21982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  11. 12
    The Kingdom of the CatsStarcats #31985 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985288
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  12. 13
    Heart of Red IronDahlgren's World #21989 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989235
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  13. 14
    Blue Apes1995 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995272
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  14. 15
    Flesh And GoldLyhhrt Trilogy #11998 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998286
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  15. 16
    Violent StarsLyhhrt Trilogy #21999 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999288
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  16. 17
    MindworldsLyhhrt Trilogy #32002 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002253
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  17. 18
    Red Blood Black Ink White Paper2002 · 135 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002135
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  18. 19
    Birthstones2007 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007272
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  19. 20
    Phyllis Loves Kelly2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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Phyllis Gotlieb 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.

Starcats in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Judgment of Dragons
  2. 2. Emperor, Swords, Pentacles
  3. 3. The Kingdom of the Cats

Lyhhrt Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flesh And Gold
  2. 2. Violent Stars
  3. 3. Mindworlds

Dahlgren's World in order

2 books
  1. 1. O Master Caliban!
  2. 2. Heart of Red Iron

Standalone books

12 books

12 Phyllis Gotlieb titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Phyllis Gotlieb books in order?

You only need to read Phyllis Gotlieb 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 Phyllis Gotlieb

Start with Who Knows One? (1961), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Phyllis Gotlieb book?

Phyllis Loves Kelly (2014) is the newest Phyllis Gotlieb book released so far.

Is there a new Phyllis Gotlieb book coming?

No next Phyllis Gotlieb book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Phyllis Gotlieb

Wikidata records 3 nominations for Phyllis Gotlieb. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1982Shortlistedfor Blue Apes
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1973Shortlistedfor Son of the Morning
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella1973Shortlistedfor Son of the Morning

Phyllis Gotlieb at a glance

Died
Phyllis Gotlieb died in 2009, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Phyllis Gotlieb are still being published after Phyllis Gotlieb's death in 2009; the newest appeared in 2014.
Release pace
Phyllis Gotlieb books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,617 pages across the 11 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Phyllis Gotlieb books, 5 of 20, were published in the 1980s.

What the Phyllis Gotlieb books are about

11 of the 20 Phyllis Gotlieb books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: canadian science fiction is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.