Hub Books in Order by James H. Schmitz
Hub by James H. Schmitz contains 10 books, published between 1962 and 2001. The first book is A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy (1962) and the newest is Dangerous Territory (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
Other series are also called Hub: Hub Books in Order: 2 Different Series.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1962–2001
- Pages on record
- 2,208 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,208 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Set against a science fiction backdrop, the Hub series by James H. Schmitz lists 10 books dated from 1962 to 2001. A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy (1962) heads the list, and The Demon Breed (1968), The Lion Game (1973) and Telzey Amberdon (2000) are among the entries. Catalogue subjects include telepathy, space opera and life on other planets. The series is marked likely complete.
How many Hub books are there?
Hub has 10 books, released between 1962 and 2001.
Hub Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Hub 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.
- 1A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 2The Universe Against Her1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 3A Nice Day For Screaming1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 4The Demon Breed1968 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419682241/4
- 5The Lion Game1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 6The Telzey Toy1973 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419731921/4
- 7Telzey Amberdon2000 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/420004361/4
- 8TNT2000 · 403 pages · confirmed 1/420004031/4
- 9Trigger & Friends2001 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420014801/4
- 10Dangerous Territory2001 · 473 pages · confirmed 1/420014731/4
Is there a chronological order for Hub?
No separate chronological order is on record for Hub, 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 Hub books in order?
You should read the Hub books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hub book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hub
Start with A Tale of Two Clocks / Legacy (1962), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hub book?
Dangerous Territory (2001) is the newest Hub book released so far.
Is there a new Hub book coming?
No next Hub 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 Hub
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Hub. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Collection2002Shortlistedfor Trigger & Friends
- Locus Award for Best Collection2001Shortlistedfor Telzey Amberdon
Hub at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Hub title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Hub books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,208 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 420 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hub books, 4 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
What the Hub books are about
7 of the 10 Hub books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: telepathy is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Telepathy 4 of 7 books
- Science fiction 2 of 7 books
More books by James H. Schmitz
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- James H. Schmitz books in order 27 books