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William Browning Spencer Books in Order

William Browning Spencer has written 9 books, published between 1990 and 2008. The first book is Maybe I'll Call Anna (1990) and the newest is Penguins of the Apocalypse (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1990–2008
Pages on record
1,353 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
23–34 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,353 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of William Browning Spencer, author

William Browning Spencer, born 1946, is an American novelist and short story writer who lives in Austin, Texas; the sourced record describes the science fiction and horror stories under the name as darkly and surrealistically humorous. Nine books are catalogued, from Maybe I'll Call Anna (1990) to Penguins of the Apocalypse (2008). Résumé With Monsters (1995), The Death of the Novel (1995), Zod Wallop (1995) and Irrational Fears (1998) sit in the run, alongside The Return of Count Electric, and Other Stories (1993). Catalogue subjects record American fantasy fiction, short stories, authorship, and books and reading.

How many William Browning Spencer books are there?

William Browning Spencer has 9 books, released between 1990 and 2008.

William Browning Spencer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 William Browning Spencer 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 Maybe I'll Call Anna by William Browning Spencer (1990)
  2. Cover of The Return of Count Electric, and Other Stories by William Browning Spencer (1993)
  3. Cover of Zod Wallop by William Browning Spencer (1995)
  4. Cover of Irrational Fears by William Browning Spencer (1998)
  5. Cover of The Essayist in the Wilderness by William Browning Spencer (2002)
  6. Cover of Penguins of the Apocalypse by William Browning Spencer (2008)
  1. 1
    Maybe I'll Call Anna1990 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990216
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  2. 3
    The Death of the Novel1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  3. 4
    Résumé With Monsters1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  4. 5
    Zod Wallop1995 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995278
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  5. 6
    Irrational Fears1998 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998233
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  6. 7
    The Essayist in the Wilderness2002 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002195
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  7. 8
    The Tenth Muse2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  8. 9
    Penguins of the Apocalypse2008 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008232
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William Browning Spencer 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.

Standalone books

9 books

9 William Browning Spencer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Browning Spencer books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 9 William Browning Spencer books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with William Browning Spencer

Start with Maybe I'll Call Anna (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Browning Spencer book?

Penguins of the Apocalypse (2008) is the newest William Browning Spencer book released so far.

Is there a new William Browning Spencer book coming?

No next William Browning Spencer 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 William Browning Spencer

Wikidata records 6 nominations for William Browning Spencer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Collection2018Shortlistedfor The Unorthodox Dr. Draper and Other Stories
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2008Shortlistedfor Stone and the Librarian
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2003Shortlistedfor The Essayist in the Wilderness
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2001Shortlistedfor The Foster Child
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1999Shortlistedfor Irrational Fears
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1996Shortlistedfor Zod Wallop

William Browning Spencer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest William Browning Spencer title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
William Browning Spencer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,353 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Browning Spencer books, 6 of 9, were published in the 1990s.

What the William Browning Spencer books are about

3 of the 9 William Browning Spencer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.