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C.M. Kornbluth Books in Order

C.M. Kornbluth contains 13 books, published between 1955 and 2010. The first book is The Mindworm (1955) and the newest is Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1955–2010
Pages on record
1,884 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,884 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable C.M. Kornbluth checklist

The C.M. Kornbluth series listing collects American science fiction published between 1955 and 2010. C.M. Kornbluth is credited on 10 of the 13 catalogued titles and Frederik Pohl on 4. The Mindworm (1955) is the earliest entry and Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth (2010) the latest, with The Marching Morons (1959), Critical Mass (1962) and The Best of C. M. Kornbluth (1976) between them. Volumes run to a median of 203 pages.

How many C.M. Kornbluth books are there?

C.M. Kornbluth has 13 books, released between 1955 and 2010.

C.M. Kornbluth Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 C.M. Kornbluth 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 The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth, book 3 of the C.M. Kornbluth series (1959)
  2. Cover of Critical Mass by Frederik Pohl, book 5 of the C.M. Kornbluth series (1962)
  3. Cover of Our Best, book 10 of the C.M. Kornbluth series (1987)
  4. Cover of His Share of Glory by C.M. Kornbluth, book 11 of the C.M. Kornbluth series (1997)
  5. Cover of Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth by C.M. Kornbluth, book 13 of the C.M. Kornbluth series (2010)
  1. 1
    The Mindworm1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  2. 2
    A Mile Beyond the Moon1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  3. 3
    The Marching Morons1959 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195940
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  4. 5
    Critical Mass1962 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1962192
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  5. 5
    The Wonder Effect1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  6. 6
    The Explorers.1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  7. 7
    Thirteen O'clock And Other Zero Hours1970 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970155
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  8. 8
    The Best of C. M. Kornbluth1976 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976338
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  9. 9
    Before the Universe1980 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980203
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  10. 10
    Our Best1987 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987286
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  11. 11
    His Share of Glory1997 · 670 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997670
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  12. 12
    The Cosmic Expense Account2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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Do you have to read C.M. Kornbluth books in order?

You should read the C.M. Kornbluth books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each C.M. Kornbluth book also stands alone.

Where to start with C.M. Kornbluth

Start with The Mindworm (1955), the earliest published title.

What is the newest C.M. Kornbluth book?

Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth (2010) is the newest C.M. Kornbluth book released so far.

Is there a new C.M. Kornbluth book coming?

No next C.M. Kornbluth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

C.M. Kornbluth at a glance

No recent titles
The newest C.M. Kornbluth title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
C.M. Kornbluth books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
1,884 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 203 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most C.M. Kornbluth books, 3 of 13, were published in the 1960s.
Attribution
Of the 13 titles, 10 are credited to C.M. Kornbluth and 4 to Frederik Pohl.

What the C.M. Kornbluth books are about

3 of the 13 C.M. Kornbluth 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.