Xeelee Books in Order
Stephen Baxter has written 16 Xeelee books, published between 1991 and 2019. The first book is Raft (1991) and the newest is Redemption (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1991–2019
- Pages on record
- 4,499 in 13 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 75–112 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,499 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Xeelee is the character entry linked to Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence and Destiny's Children series, catalogued as hard science fiction. Recorded subjects include neutron stars, time travel, space colonies, human engineering and cosmology. Raft (1991) is the first listed book, followed by Timelike Infinity (1992), Flux (1993), Ring (1994) and Vacuum Diagrams (1997). Coalescent (2003), Exultant (2004) and Transcendent (2005) come later, and Redemption (2019) closes the 16-book list.
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How many Xeelee books are there?
Xeelee has 16 books, released between 1991 and 2019.
Xeelee Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Xeelee 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.
- 119913042/4
- 219923042/4
- 319934162/4
- 419944962/4
- 519975122/4
- 62002602/4
- 720035442/4
- 820045122/4
- 920041002/4
- 1020055122/4
- 112005–2/4
- 1220065492/4
- 132009892/4
- 1420111012/4
- 152017–2/4
- 162019–2/4
Do you have to read Xeelee books in order?
You should read the Xeelee books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Xeelee book also stands alone.
Where to start with Xeelee
Start with Raft (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Xeelee book?
Redemption (2019) is the newest Xeelee book released so far.
Is there a new Xeelee book coming?
No next Xeelee 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 Xeelee has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 10 nominations for Xeelee. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2004Wonfor Mayflower II
- Philip K. Dick Award2000Wonfor Vacuum Diagrams
- Locus Award for Best Novella2012Shortlistedfor Gravity Dreams
- Locus Award for Best Collection2007Shortlistedfor Resplendent
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2006Shortlistedfor Transcendent
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2005Shortlistedfor Exultant
- Locus Award for Best Novella2005Shortlistedfor Mayflower II
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2004Shortlistedfor Coalescent
- Arthur C. Clarke Award2004Shortlistedfor Coalescent
- Locus Award for Best Novella2003Shortlistedfor Riding the Rock
- Locus Award for Best Collection1998Shortlistedfor Vacuum Diagrams
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1995Shortlistedfor Ring
Xeelee at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Xeelee title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Xeelee books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,499 pages across the 13 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Xeelee books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
When Xeelee books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Xeelee titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
16 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Xeelee books are about
11 of the 16 Xeelee 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 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 9 of 11 books
- Time travel 3 of 11 books
More books by Stephen Baxter
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Stephen Baxter books in order 78 books