Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Books in Order
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson by Jack Williamson contains 8 books, published between 1984 and 2011. The first book is The Metal Man & Others (1984) and the newest is At the Human Limit (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1984–2011
- Total pages
- 4,473 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 75–112 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,473 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson gathers 8 volumes of American science fiction short stories by a single author, published between 1984 and 2011. The Metal Man & Others (1984) is the earliest volume. Wizard's Isle (2001), Spider Island (2002), The Crucible of Power (2006), Gateway to Paradise (2008) and With Folded Hands . . . And Searching Mind (2010) follow, and At the Human Limit (2011) closes the set. Williamson is credited on all 8.
How many Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books are there?
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson has 8 books, released between 1984 and 2011.
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Collected Stories of Jack Williamson 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.
- 1The Metal Man & Others1984 · 541 pages · confirmed 1/419845411/4
- 2Wolves of DarknessX1999 · 529 pages · confirmed 1/419995291/4
- 3Wizard's Isle2001 · 540 pages · confirmed 1/420015401/4
- 4Spider Island2002 · 603 pages · confirmed 1/420026031/4
- 5The Crucible of Power2006 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/420065441/4
- 6Gateway to Paradise2008 · 570 pages · confirmed 1/420085701/4
- 7With Folded Hands . . . And Searching Mind2010 · 556 pages · confirmed 1/420105561/4
- 8At the Human Limit2011 · 590 pages · confirmed 1/420115901/4
Is there a chronological order for Collected Stories of Jack Williamson?
No separate chronological order is on record for Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books in order?
You should read the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Collected Stories of Jack Williamson book also stands alone.
Where to start with Collected Stories of Jack Williamson
Start with The Metal Man & Others (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Collected Stories of Jack Williamson book?
At the Human Limit (2011) is the newest Collected Stories of Jack Williamson book released so far.
Is there a new Collected Stories of Jack Williamson book coming?
No next Collected Stories of Jack Williamson 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 Collected Stories of Jack Williamson
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Collected Stories of Jack Williamson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Collection2009Shortlistedfor Gateway to Paradise
Collected Stories of Jack Williamson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Collected Stories of Jack Williamson title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 4,473 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 550 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Collected Stories of Jack Williamson books are about
6 of the 8 Collected Stories of Jack Williamson 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 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 6 of 6 books
More books by Jack Williamson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jack Williamson books in order 57 books