Poul Anderson Books in Order

How many Poul Anderson books are there?

Poul Anderson has 160 books, released between 1951 and 2020. 25 of them were published after Poul Anderson's death in 2001. They include 15 series and 86 titles listed outside any series.

Poul Anderson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 160 Poul Anderson 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 November 2026.

Poul Anderson 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.

Do you have to read Poul Anderson books in order?

You only need to read Poul Anderson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Poul Anderson

Start with Duel on Syrtis (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Poul Anderson book?

Swordsmen from the Stars (2020) is the newest Poul Anderson book released so far.

Is there a new Poul Anderson book coming?

No next Poul Anderson 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 Poul Anderson has won

Wikidata records 22 awards and 66 nominations for Poul Anderson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2010Wonfor No Truce with Kings
• Prometheus Award - Special Award2001Won
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2001Wonfor Genesis
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2000Won
• Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1998Won
• Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame1995Wonfor The Star Fox
• Inkpot Award1986Won
• Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame1985Wonfor Trader to the Stars
• Nebula Award for Best Novella1982Wonfor The Saturn Game
• Hugo Award for Best Novella1982Wonfor The Saturn Game
• Edward E. Smith Memorial Award1982Won
• Hugo Award for Best Novelette1979Wonfor Hunter's Moon

Poul Anderson at a glance

Died

Poul Anderson died in 2001, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Poul Anderson are still being published after Poul Anderson's death in 2001; the newest appeared in 2020.

Release pace

Poul Anderson books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

26,339 pages across the 91 of 160 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Poul Anderson books, 34 of 160, were published in the 1960s.

When Poul Anderson books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Poul Anderson titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 34 titles.

What the Poul Anderson books are about

116 of the 160 Poul Anderson 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 67 of 116. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 67 of 116 books
• Fiction in English 13 of 116 books
• Fantasy 10 of 116 books
• Science fiction, action & adventure 8 of 116 books
• Life on other planets 6 of 116 books
• Fantasy, epic 5 of 116 books
• Interplanetary voyages 5 of 116 books
• Space opera 5 of 116 books
• Time travel 5 of 116 books
• Guthrie, anson (fictitious character) 4 of 116 books
• Space warfare 4 of 116 books