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Poul Anderson Books in Order

160 books are credited to Poul Anderson, published between 1951 and 2020; 25 of them appeared after Poul Anderson's death in 2001. The first book is Duel on Syrtis (1951) and the newest is Swordsmen from the Stars (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Poul Anderson also publishes as A. A. Craig.

Books
160
Published
1951–2020
Confirmed
6 of 160 titles
Pages on record
26,339 in 91 of 160 books
Reading time
439–658 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 26,339 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 91 of 160 titles with a page count on record.

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Poul Anderson (25 November 1926 to 31 July 2001) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy who also wrote historical novels. Anderson won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times. The catalogue lists 160 titles, from Duel on Syrtis (1951) to Swordsmen from the Stars (2020), with series including Flandry, the Polesotechnic League, the Psychotechnic League, Time Patrol, Hoka, Maurai, King of Ys and Harvest of Stars. Subjects on file include space opera, time travel, space warfare and epic fantasy.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Inside Earth by Poul Anderson (1951)
  2. Cover of Vault of the Ages by Poul Anderson (1952)
  3. Cover of Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson, book 1 of the Holger Danske series (1953)
  4. Cover of Un Man, And Other Novellas by Poul Anderson (1953)
  5. Cover of Security by Poul Anderson (1953)
  6. Cover of Brainwave by Poul Anderson (1954)
  7. Cover of The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson (1954)
  8. Cover of Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson, book 1 of the Time Patrol series (1955)
  9. Cover of No World of Their Own / The Long Way Home by Poul Anderson (1955)
  10. Cover of Planet of No Return / Question and Answer by Poul Anderson (1956)
  11. Cover of Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson, book 1 of the Hoka series (1957)
  12. Cover of War of the Wing-Men / The Man Who Counts by Poul Anderson (1958)
  13. Cover of The Enemy Stars / We Have Fed Our Seas by Poul Anderson (1958)
  14. Cover of We Claim These Stars by Poul Anderson, book 1 of the Flandry series (1959)
  15. Cover of Virgin Planet by Poul Anderson, book 3 of the Psychotechnic League series (1959)
  16. Cover of The High Crusade by Poul Anderson (1960)
  17. Cover of The Golden Slave by Poul Anderson (1960)
  18. Cover of Orbit Unlimited by Poul Anderson (1961)
  19. Cover of Strangers From Earth by Poul Anderson (1961)
  20. Cover of The Makeshift Rocket by Poul Anderson (1962)
  21. Cover of Shield by Poul Anderson (1963)
  22. Cover of Let the Spacemen Beware! / The Night Face by Poul Anderson (1963)
  23. Cover of Agent of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson, book 4 of the Flandry series (1965)
  24. Cover of Flandry of Terra by Poul Anderson, book 5 of the Flandry series (1965)
  1. 1
    Duel on Syrtis1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  2. 2
    Inside Earth1951 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195156
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  3. 3
    Vault of the Ages1952 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952160
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  4. 4
    Three Hearts and Three LionsHolger Danske #11953 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953232
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  5. 5
    Un Man, And Other Novellas1953 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953158
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  6. 6
    The War of Two Worlds1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  7. 7
    Security1953 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953120
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  8. 8
    Brainwave1954 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954176
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  9. 9
    The Broken Sword1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  10. 10
    The Sensitive Man1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  11. 11
    Guardians of TimeTime Patrol #11955 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955256
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  12. 12
    Flight to Forever1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  13. 13
    No World of Their Own / The Long Way Home1955 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955245
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  14. 14
    The Peregrine / Star WaysPsychotechnic League #11956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  15. 15
    Planet of No Return / Question and Answer1956 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956128
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  16. 16
    The Man Who Came Early1956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  17. 17
    Earthman's BurdenHoka #11957 · confirmed 3/4
    1957–
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  18. 18
    War of the Wing-Men / The Man Who CountsFuture History Of The Polesotechnic League #11958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  19. 19
    The Snows of GanymedePsychotechnic League #21958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  20. 20
    The Enemy Stars / We Have Fed Our Seas1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  21. 21
    Perish by the SwordTrygve Yamamura #11959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  22. 22
    We Claim These StarsFlandry #11959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  23. 23
    Virgin PlanetPsychotechnic League #31959 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959165
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  24. 24
    Earthman, Go Home!Flandry #21960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  25. 25
    Murder in Black LetterTrygve Yamamura #21960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  26. 26
    The Burning Bridge1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  27. 27
    Rogue Sword1960 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960256
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  28. 28
    The High Crusade1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  29. 29
    The Golden Slave1960 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960286
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  30. 30
    Orbit Unlimited1961 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961160
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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.

Flandry in order

15 books
  1. 1. We Claim These Stars
  2. 2. Earthman, Go Home!
  3. 3. Mayday Orbit
  4. 4. Agent of the Terran Empire
  5. 5. Flandry of Terra
  6. 6. Ensign Flandry
  7. 7. The Rebel Worlds / Commander Flandry
  8. 8. A Circus of Hells
  9. 9. The Day of Their Return
  10. 10. A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows / Knight Flandry
  11. 11. A Stone In Heaven
  12. 12. The Long Night
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Future History Of The Polesotechnic League in order

7 books
  1. 1. War of the Wing-Men / The Man Who Counts
  2. 2. Trader to the Stars
  3. 3. The Trouble Twisters
  4. 4. Satan's World
  5. 5. The People of the Wind
  6. 6. Mirkheim
  7. 7. The Earth Book of Stormgate

Collected Short Works Of Poul Anderson in order

7 books
  1. 1. Call Me Joe
  2. 2. The Queen of Air and Darkness
  3. 3. The Saturn Game
  4. 4. Admiralty
  5. 5. Door to Anywhere
  6. 6. A Bicycle Built for Brew
  7. 7. Question and Answer

Psychotechnic League in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Peregrine / Star Ways
  2. 2. The Snows of Ganymede
  3. 3. Virgin Planet
  4. 4. The Psycho-technic League
  5. 5. Cold Victory
  6. 6. Starship

Technic Civilization Saga in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Van Rijn Method
  2. 2. Star Trader
  3. 3. Rise of the Terran Empire
  4. 4. Young Flandry
  5. 5. Defender of the Terran Empire
  6. 6. Sir Dominic Flandry

Hoka in order

4 books
  1. 1. Earthman's Burden
  2. 1. Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!
  3. 3. Hoka!
  4. 4. Hokas Pokas!

Maurai in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Horn of Time
  2. 2. There Will Be Time
  3. 3. Maurai & Kith
  4. 4. Orion Shall Rise

King Of Ys in order

4 books
  1. 1. Roma Mater
  2. 2. The Gallicenae
  3. 3. Dahut
  4. 4. The Dog and the Wolf

Harvest Of Stars in order

4 books
  1. 1. Harvest of Stars
  2. 2. The Stars are Also Fire
  3. 3. Harvest the Fire
  4. 4. The Fleet of Stars

Time Patrol in order

3 books
  1. 1. Guardians of Time
  2. 2. Time Patrolman
  3. 3. The Shield of Time

Trygve Yamamura in order

3 books
  1. 1. Perish by the Sword
  2. 2. Murder in Black Letter
  3. 3. Murder Bound

Last Viking in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Golden Horn
  2. 2. The Road of the Sea Horse
  3. 3. The Sign of the Raven

Holger Danske in order

2 books
  1. 1. Three Hearts and Three Lions
  2. 2. A Midsummer Tempest

Operation Otherworld in order

2 books
  1. 1. Operation Chaos
  2. 2. Operation Luna

Hadding in order

1 book
  1. 1. War of the Gods

Pulp Writers in order

1 book
  1. 3. Anthology of Sci-Fi V3

Conan (Bantam) in order

1 book
  1. 6. Conan the Rebel

Millenium in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Year of the Ransom

Standalone books

86 books

86 Poul Anderson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

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.

  • 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.

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.