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Robert Reed Books in Order

Robert Reed has written 149 books, published between 1987 and 2024. The first book is The Leeshore (1987) and the newest is Retrograde Tests (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
149
Published
1987–2024
Pages on record
5,416 in 16 of 149 books
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Science fiction is Robert Reed's field, and the Great Ship sequence his longest-running work. Reed's 149 catalogued books run from The Leeshore (1987) to Retrograde Tests (2024) and take in starships, interstellar travel and life on other planets. Beyond the Veil of Stars, Trials of Quentin Maurus and Raven Dream are his other series. Reed was born in Omaha in 1956, studied biology, and has won a Hugo Award. Most of his output is short fiction rather than novels.

How many Robert Reed books are there?

Robert Reed has 149 books, released between 1987 and 2024. They include 4 series and 100 titles listed outside any series.

Robert Reed Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 149 Robert Reed 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 The Leeshore by Robert Reed (1987)
  2. Cover of The Hormone Jungle by Robert Reed (1988)
  3. Cover of The Dragons of Springplace by Robert Reed (1990)
  4. Cover of Down the Bright Way by Robert Reed (1991)
  5. Cover of Black Milk by Robert Reed (1991)
  6. Cover of An Exaltation of Larks by Robert Reed (1995)
  7. Cover of Marrow by Robert Reed, book 1 of the Great Ship series (2000)
  8. Cover of The Cuckoo's Boys by Robert Reed (2003)
  9. Cover of Sister Alice by Robert Reed (2003)
  10. Cover of The Well of Stars by Robert Reed, book 2 of the Great Ship series (2004)
  11. Cover of Flavors of My Genius by Robert Reed (2006)
  12. Cover of Swingers by Robert Reed (2011)
  13. Cover of Eater-of-Bone and Other Novellas by Robert Reed, book 5 of the Great Ship series (2012)
  14. Cover of The Greatship by Robert Reed, book 7 of the Great Ship series (2013)
  15. Cover of The Memory of Sky by Robert Reed, book 8 of the Great Ship series (2014)
  1. 1
    The Leeshore1987 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987272
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  2. 2
    The Hormone Jungle1988 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988300
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  3. 3
    The Dragons of Springplace1990 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990312
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  4. 4
    Down the Bright Way1991 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991358
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  5. 5
    Black Milk1991 · 247 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991247
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  6. 6
    The Remarkables1992 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992344
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  7. 7
    Guest of Honor1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    Beyond the Veil of StarsBeyond the Veil of Stars #11994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  9. 9
    An Exaltation of Larks1995 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995251
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  10. 10
    Decency1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    Beneath the Gated SkyBeyond the Veil of Stars #21997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  12. 12
    Whiptail1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    Winemaster1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  14. 14
    Human Bay1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  15. 15
    MarrowGreat Ship #12000 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000512
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  16. 16
    Birdy Girl2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  17. 17
    The Cuckoo's Boys2003 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003315
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  18. 18
    Sister Alice2003 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003368
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  19. 19
    The Well of StarsGreat Ship #22004 · 438 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004438
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  20. 20
    MereGreat Ship #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  21. 21
    Flavors of My Genius2006 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200689
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  22. 22
    A Billion Eves2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  23. 23
    Eight Episodes2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  24. 24
    The Man With the Golden BalloonGreat Ship #42008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  25. 25
    Five Thrillers2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  26. 26
    Truth2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  27. 27
    The Next Invasion2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    Our Candidate2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    Swingers2011 · 22 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201122
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  30. 30
    Eater-of-Bone and Other NovellasGreat Ship #52012 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012328
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Robert Reed series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Robert Reed 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.

Trials of Quentin Maurus in order

4 books
  1. 1. Inevitable
  2. 2. Insatiable
  3. 3. Everlasting
  4. 4. Ephemeral

Beyond the Veil of Stars in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beyond the Veil of Stars
  2. 2. Beneath the Gated Sky

Raven Dream in order

2 books
  1. 1. Raven Dream
  2. 2. Muskrats on the Moon

Standalone books

100 books

100 Robert Reed titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Reed books in order?

You only need to read Robert Reed 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 Reed

Start with Marrow (2000), the first Great Ship book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Leeshore (1987).

What is the newest Robert Reed book?

Retrograde Tests (2024) is the newest Robert Reed book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Reed book coming?

No next Robert Reed 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 Reed has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 85 nominations for Robert Reed. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hugo Award for Best Novella2007Wonfor A Billion Eves
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel1995Wonfor Down the Bright Way
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2016Shortlistedfor Empty
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2016Shortlistedfor The Empress in Her Glory
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2015Shortlistedfor The Memory of Sky
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2015Shortlistedfor The Cryptic Age
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2015Shortlistedfor Pernicious Romance
  • Theodore Sturgeon Award2015Shortlistedfor The Cryptic Age
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2014Shortlistedfor Precious Mental
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2014Shortlistedfor Grizzled Veterans of Many and Much
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2014Shortlistedfor Among Us
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2014Shortlistedfor The Greatship

Robert Reed at a glance

Still publishing
Robert Reed published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Robert Reed books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,416 pages across the 16 of 149 books with a recorded length, a median of 322 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Reed books, 103 of 149, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Reed books are about

14 of the 149 Robert Reed 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 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.