Noon Universe Books in Order
Noon Universe by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky contains 11 books, published between 1961 and 2023. The first book is Noon (1961) and the newest is The Waves Extinguish the Wind (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1961–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,475 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 41–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,475 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Noon Universe is catalogued as Russian science fiction by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, with subject headings noting translations into English. The listing holds 11 books and starts with Noon (1961). The Inhabited Island (1967), Far Rainbow (1967), The Time Wanderers (1968), Hard to Be a God (1973), The Snail on the Slope (1980), Beetle in the Anthill (1981) and Escape Attempt (1982) are among them. Prisoners of Power also carries a 1967 date, and The Waves Extinguish the Wind is dated 2023. The series is marked dormant.
How many Noon Universe books are there?
Noon Universe has 11 books, released between 1961 and 2023.
Noon Universe Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Noon Universe 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.
- 1Noon1961 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/419613191/4
- 2The Inhabited Island1967 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419674161/4
- 3Prisoners of Power1967 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/419672871/4
- 4Far Rainbow1967 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419672401/4
- 5The Time Wanderers1968 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/419682131/4
- 6Hard to Be a God1973 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/419732191/4
- 7Space Mowgli / The Kid1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 8The Snail on the Slope1980 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419802431/4
- 9Beetle in the Anthill1981 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/419812171/4
- 10Escape Attempt1982 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/419823211/4
- 11The Waves Extinguish the Wind2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Noon Universe?
No separate chronological order is on record for Noon Universe, 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 Noon Universe books in order?
You should read the Noon Universe books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Noon Universe book also stands alone.
Where to start with Noon Universe
Start with Noon (1961), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Noon Universe book?
The Waves Extinguish the Wind (2023) is the newest Noon Universe book released so far.
Is there a new Noon Universe book coming?
No next Noon Universe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Noon Universe at a glance
- Paused
- No new Noon Universe title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Noon Universe books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 2,475 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 243 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Noon Universe books, 5 of 11, were published in the 1960s.
What the Noon Universe books are about
7 of the 11 Noon Universe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: russian science fiction is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Russian Science fiction 3 of 7 books
- Russian fiction 2 of 7 books
- Science fiction, Russian 2 of 7 books
More books by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.