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Stephen Baxter Books in Order

Stephen Baxter has written 78 books, published between 1985 and 2025. The first book is Deep Future (1985) and the newest is Hearthspace (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
78
Published
1985–2025
Confirmed
1 of 78 titles
Pages on record
18,493 in 49 of 78 books
Reading time
308–462 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,493 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 78 titles with a page count on record.

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Time travel, alternative history, space exploration and prehistoric peoples run through the 78 catalogued books of Stephen Baxter, an English hard science fiction author born in 1957 who holds degrees in mathematics and engineering. Raft (1991), Timelike Infinity (1992), Anti-Ice (1993), Flux (1993), Ring (1994), The Time Ships (1995), Voyage (1996) and Titan (1997) are among the early titles, and Hearthspace (2025) is the newest. Series include the Xeelee Sequence, Manifold, Destiny's Children, Time's Tapestry, Northland, NASA Trilogy, Mammoth, Flood and World Engines.

How many Stephen Baxter books are there?

Stephen Baxter has 78 books, released between 1985 and 2025. They include 14 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

Stephen Baxter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 78 Stephen Baxter 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 Deep Future by Stephen Baxter (1985)
  2. Cover of Timelike Infinity by Stephen Baxter, book 2 of the Xeelee Sequence (1992)
  3. Cover of Anti-Ice by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Anti-Ice series (1993)
  4. Cover of Flux by Stephen Baxter, book 3 of the Xeelee Sequence (1993)
  5. Cover of Ring by Stephen Baxter, book 4 of the Xeelee Sequence (1994)
  6. Cover of The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (1995)
  7. Cover of Voyage by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the NASA Trilogy (1996)
  8. Cover of Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter, book 5 of the Xeelee Sequence (1997)
  9. Cover of Traces by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Stephen Baxter series (1998)
  10. Cover of Webcrash by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Web - 2028 series (1998)
  11. Cover of Moonseed by Stephen Baxter, book 3 of the NASA Trilogy (1998)
  12. Cover of Silverhair / Mammoth by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Mammoth series (1999)
  13. Cover of Time by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Manifold series (1999)
  14. Cover of The Web: 2028 by Stephen Baxter, book 7 of the Web - 2028 series (1999)
  15. Cover of Long Tusk by Stephen Baxter, book 2 of the Mammoth series (2000)
  16. Cover of Space by Stephen Baxter, book 2 of the Manifold series (2000)
  17. Cover of Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy by Stephen Baxter (2001)
  18. Cover of Evolution by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Évolution series (2002)
  19. Cover of Icebones by Stephen Baxter, book 3 of the Mammoth series (2002)
  20. Cover of Coalescent by Stephen Baxter, book 1 of the Destiny's Children series (2003)
  21. Cover of Exultant by Stephen Baxter, book 2 of the Destiny's Children series (2004)
  22. Cover of The Hunters of Pangaea by Stephen Baxter, book 2 of the Stephen Baxter series (2004)
  23. Cover of Revolutions In The Earth by Stephen Baxter (2004)
  24. Cover of Ages in Chaos by Stephen Baxter (2004)
  1. 1
    Deep Future1985 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985215
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  2. 2
    RaftXeelee Sequence #11991 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991304
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  3. 3
    Timelike InfinityXeelee Sequence #21992 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992304
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  4. 4
    Anti-IceAnti-Ice #11993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  5. 5
    FluxXeelee Sequence #31993 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993416
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  6. 6
    RingXeelee Sequence #41994 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994496
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  7. 7
    The Time Ships1995 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995544
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  8. 8
    VoyageNASA Trilogy #11996 · 772 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996772
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  9. 9
    Moon Six1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    TitanNASA Trilogy #21997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  11. 11
    Vacuum DiagramsXeelee Sequence #51997 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997512
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  12. 12
    TracesStephen Baxter #11998 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998359
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  13. 13
    WebcrashWeb - 2028 #11998 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998120
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  14. 14
    MoonseedNASA Trilogy #31998 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998672
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  15. 15
    Silverhair / MammothMammoth #11999 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999293
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  16. 16
    TimeManifold #11999 · 440 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999440
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  17. 17
    The Web: 2028Web - 2028 #71999 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999640
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  18. 18
    Long TuskMammoth #22000 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000304
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  19. 19
    Reality Dust2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  20. 20
    SpaceManifold #22000 · 452 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000452
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  21. 21
    The Gravity Mine2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  22. 22
    On the Orion LineLydia Duluth #32000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  23. 23
    Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy2001 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001128
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  24. 24
    OriginManifold #32001 · 518 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001518
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  25. 25
    Omegatropic2001 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001160
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  26. 26
    The Ghost Pit2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  27. 27
    EvolutionÉvolution #12002 · 645 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002645
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  28. 28
    IcebonesMammoth #32002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002272
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  29. 29
    Phase SpaceManifold #42002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  30. 30
    Riding the RockXeelee Sequence #62002 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200260
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Stephen Baxter characters in order

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

Stephen Baxter 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.

Xeelee Sequence in order

12 books
  1. 1. Raft
  2. 2. Timelike Infinity
  3. 3. Flux
  4. 4. Ring
  5. 5. Vacuum Diagrams
  6. 6. Riding the Rock
  7. 7. Mayflower II
  8. 8. Xeelee Endurance
  9. 9. Starfall
  10. 10. Gravity Dreams
  11. 11. Vengeance
  12. 12. Redemption

Stephen Baxter in order

4 books
  1. 1. Traces
  2. 2. The Hunters of Pangaea
  3. 3. Universes
  4. 4. Project Clio

Manifold in order

4 books
  1. 1. Time
  2. 2. Space
  3. 3. Origin
  4. 4. Phase Space

Destiny's Children in order

4 books
  1. 1. Coalescent
  2. 2. Exultant
  3. 3. Transcendent
  4. 4. Resplendent

Time's Tapestry in order

4 books
  1. 1. Emperor
  2. 2. Conqueror
  3. 3. Navigator
  4. 4. Weaver

Northland in order

4 books
  1. 1. Stone Spring
  2. 2. The Northland Way
  3. 3. Bronze Summer
  4. 4. Iron Winter

NASA Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Voyage
  2. 2. Titan
  3. 3. Moonseed

Mammoth in order

3 books
  1. 1. Silverhair / Mammoth
  2. 2. Long Tusk
  3. 3. Icebones

Flood in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flood
  2. 2. Ark
  3. 3. Landfall

Proxima in order

3 books
  1. 1. Proxima
  2. 2. Ultima
  3. 3. Obelisk

Anti-Ice in order

2 books
  1. 1. Anti-Ice
  2. 2. Newton's Aliens

Web - 2028 in order

2 books
  1. 1. Webcrash
  2. 7. The Web: 2028

World Engines in order

2 books
  1. 1. Destroyer
  2. 2. Creator

Évolution in order

1 book
  1. 1. Evolution

Adventures of the Second Doctor in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Wheel of Ice

Jones & Bennet in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Paradox Conspiracy

Imaginings in order

1 book
  1. 2. Last and First Contacts

Lydia Duluth in order

1 book
  1. 3. On the Orion Line

Smart Pop in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Anthology at the End of the Universe

Standalone books

22 books

22 Stephen Baxter titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stephen Baxter books in order?

You only need to read Stephen Baxter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Stephen Baxter

Start with Raft (1991), the first Xeelee book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Deep Future (1985).

What is the newest Stephen Baxter book?

Hearthspace (2025) is the newest Stephen Baxter book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Baxter book coming?

No next Stephen Baxter 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 Stephen Baxter has won

Wikidata records 9 awards and 84 nominations for Stephen Baxter. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2004Wonfor Mayflower II
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2000Wonfor Huddle
  • Philip K. Dick Award2000Wonfor Vacuum Diagrams
  • Bob Morane award for best foreign novel1999Wonfor The Time Ships
  • Philip K. Dick Award1997Wonfor The Time Ships
  • BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction1997Wonfor War Birds
  • Sidewise Award for Alternate History1996Wonfor Voyage
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1996Won
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel1995Wonfor The Time Ships
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2024Shortlistedfor Creation Node
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2018Shortlistedfor The Massacre of Mankind
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2017Shortlistedfor The Medusa Chronicles

Stephen Baxter at a glance

Still publishing
Stephen Baxter published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Stephen Baxter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
18,493 pages across the 49 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen Baxter books, 33 of 78, were published in the 2000s.

What the Stephen Baxter books are about

51 of the 78 Stephen Baxter 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 31 of 51. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.