Robert J. Sawyer Books in Order

How many Robert J. Sawyer books are there?

Robert J. Sawyer has 36 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 4 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Robert J. Sawyer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 36 Robert J. Sawyer 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.

Robert J. Sawyer 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 Robert J. Sawyer books in order?

You only need to read Robert J. Sawyer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Robert J. Sawyer

Start with Golden Fleece (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert J. Sawyer book?

Sawyer on Science Fiction (2026) is the newest Robert J. Sawyer book released so far.

Is there a new Robert J. Sawyer book coming?

No next Robert J. Sawyer 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 Robert J. Sawyer has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 18 nominations for Robert J. Sawyer. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2006Won
• Hugo Award for Best Novel2003Wonfor Hominids
• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story1997Wonfor You See But You Do Not Observe
• Nebula Award for Best Novel1996Wonfor The Terminal Experiment
• Hugo Award for Best Novel2010Shortlistedfor Wake
• Hugo Award for Best Novel2008Shortlistedfor Rollback
• Hugo Award for Best Novella2006Shortlistedfor Identity Theft
• Nebula Award for Best Novella2006Shortlistedfor Identity Theft
• Hugo Award for Best Short Story2005Shortlistedfor Shed Skin
• Hugo Award for Best Novel2004Shortlistedfor Humans
• Hugo Award for Best Novel2001Shortlistedfor Calculating God
• Hugo Award for Best Novel1999Shortlistedfor Factoring Humanity

Robert J. Sawyer at a glance

Still publishing

Robert J. Sawyer published a book as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Robert J. Sawyer books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

8,300 pages across the 25 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 333 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Robert J. Sawyer books, 13 of 36, were published in the 1990s.

What the Robert J. Sawyer books are about

28 of the 36 Robert J. Sawyer 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 20 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 20 of 28 books
• Human-alien encounters 4 of 28 books
• Afsan, the far-seer (fictitious character) 3 of 28 books
• Canadian Science fiction 3 of 28 books
• Dinosaurs 3 of 28 books
• Neanderthals 3 of 28 books
• Prehistoric peoples 3 of 28 books
• Quintaglio (fictitious characters) 3 of 28 books
• Science fiction, hard science fiction 3 of 28 books
• World Wide Web 3 of 28 books
• Administrative agencies 2 of 28 books
• Administrative agencies in fiction 2 of 28 books