Steven Barnes Books in Order
Steven Barnes has written 24 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The first book is Ride The Angry Land (1980) and the newest is Ice Vegas (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1980–2026
- Confirmed
- 3 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,065 in 16 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 101–152 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,065 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
The Aubrey Knight, Lion's Blood, Great Sky Woman and Star Wars: Mace Windu series appear under Steven Barnes in the catalogue. Barnes, born on 1 March 1952, is an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery, whose work also spans television screenplays, comic book scripts, animation and journalism. Catalogue subjects include martial arts fiction, prehistoric peoples, immortality, hackers and imperialism. Streetlethal (1983), The Kundalini Equation (1986), Firedance (1993), Lion's Blood (2002) and Zulu Heart (2003) are among the titles, and Ice Vegas (2026) is the newest.
How many Steven Barnes books are there?
Steven Barnes has 24 books, released between 1980 and 2026. They include 5 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Steven Barnes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Steven Barnes 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.
- 1Ride The Angry Land1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 219833101/4
- 3The Kundalini Equation1986 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419863521/4
- 419893451/4
- 519933841/4
- 6Blood Brothers1996 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/419964051/4
- 7Iron Shadows1998 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/419984061/4
- 819982712/4
- 920024611/4
- 10Charisma2002 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420024641/4
- 1120034631/4
- 1220044802/4
- 132004–3/4
- 142005–3/4
- 1520063471/4
- 1620073841/4
- 1720092541/4
- 182012–1/4
- 1920133711/4
- 202014–1/4
- 21Star Wars Saved My LifeSteven Barnes Short Stories/Novellas with Steven Barnes #22015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 22Twelve Days2017 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420173681/4
- 232024–1/4
- 24Ice Vegas2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Steven Barnes books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Aubrey Knight in order
3 books- 1. Streetlethal
- 2. Gorgon Child
- 3. Firedance
Lion's Blood in order
2 books- 1. Lion's Blood
- 2. Zulu Heart
Great Sky Woman in order
2 booksDevil's Wake in order
2 books- 1. Devil's Wake
- 2. Domino Falls
Star Wars Legends in order
2 books- 33. The Hive
- 40. The Cestus Deception
Assassin's Creed in order
1 bookFusion in order
1 bookStar Wars: Mace Windu in order
1 bookClone Wars in order
1 bookSteven Barnes Short Stories/Novellas with Steven Barnes
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine books in order
1 book by Steven BarnesStandalone books
7 books7 Steven Barnes titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steven Barnes books in order?
You only need to read Steven Barnes books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Steven Barnes
Start with Ride The Angry Land (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Steven Barnes book?
Ice Vegas (2026) is the newest Steven Barnes book released so far.
Is there a new Steven Barnes book coming?
No next Steven Barnes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Steven Barnes
Wikidata records 7 nominations for Steven Barnes. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2017Shortlistedfor Fifty Shades of Grays
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2003Shortlistedfor Lion's Blood
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1988Shortlistedfor The Legacy of Heorot
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1983Shortlistedfor The Descent of Anansi
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1982Shortlistedfor Dream Park
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette1980Shortlistedfor The Locusts
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1980Shortlistedfor The Locusts
Steven Barnes at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steven Barnes published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Steven Barnes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,065 pages across the 16 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 378 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steven Barnes books, 9 of 24, were published in the 2000s.
What the Steven Barnes books are about
17 of the 24 Steven Barnes 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 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 8 of 17 books
- Fantasy 2 of 17 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 17 books
- Imperialism 2 of 17 books
- Prehistoric peoples 2 of 17 books
- United States 2 of 17 books
- Zombies 2 of 17 books