Steven Gould Books in Order

Steven Gould has written 12 books, published between 1992 and 2014. The first book is Jumper (1992) and the newest is Exo (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1992–2014
Pages on record
3,760 in 9 of 12 books
Reading time
63–94 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,760 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Steven Gould, author
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Steven Charles Gould, born February 7, 1955, is an American science fiction writer who has written ten novels. Jumper (1992) was adapted into a film released in 2008. The catalogue lists 12 Gould books up to Exo (2014), among them Wildside (1996), Helm (1998), Reflex (2004), Jumper: Griffin's Story (2007) and 7th Sigma (2011). 7th Sigma is also a listed series. Subject headings include teleportation, runaway teenagers and New Mexico.

Source: Wikidata

How many Steven Gould books are there?

Steven Gould has 12 books, released between 1992 and 2014. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Steven Gould Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Steven Gould 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    JumperJumper #11992 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992368
  2. 2
    Wildside1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996336
  3. 3
    Greenwar1997 · 588 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997588
  4. 4
    Helm1998 · 468 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998468
  5. 5
    Blind Waves2000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000352
  6. 6
    ReflexJumper #22004 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004384
  7. 7
    Jumper: Griffin's StoryJumper #32007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
  8. 8
    Bugs in the Arroyo7th Sigma #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  9. 9
    ShadeJumper #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  10. 10
    7th Sigma7th Sigma #22011 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011384
  11. 11
    ImpulseJumper #52013 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013384
  12. 12
    ExoJumper #62014 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014496

Steven Gould 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.

Jumper in order

6 books
  1. 1. Jumper
  2. 2. Reflex
  3. 3. Jumper: Griffin's Story
  4. 4. Shade
  5. 5. Impulse
  6. 6. Exo

7th Sigma in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bugs in the Arroyo
  2. 2. 7th Sigma

Standalone books

4 books

4 Steven Gould titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Steven Gould books in order?

You only need to read Steven Gould books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Steven Gould

Start with Jumper (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Steven Gould book?

Exo (2014) is the newest Steven Gould book released so far.

Is there a new Steven Gould book coming?

No next Steven Gould 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 Gould

Wikidata records 9 nominations for Steven Gould. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

Steven Gould at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Steven Gould title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Steven Gould books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,760 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steven Gould books, 4 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

When Steven Gould books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Steven Gould titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 4 titles.

1990s
4
2000s
4
2010s
4

12 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Steven Gould books are about

9 of the 12 Steven Gould 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 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.