L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, adventure, mystery and western stories and novels. However, he is best known for being the founder of Dianetics and Scientology. He is the author of the Mission Earth series and the creator of the Writers of the Future anthology series.

L. Ron Hubbard made his debut as a published author in 1935 with the story Under the Black Ensign. Below is a list of L. Ron Hubbard’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Fantasy Short Stories Collection Books

(with Edoardo Ballerini, Michael Yurchak, R.F. Daley, Tait Ruppert, Kristin Proctor, Tamara Meskimen, John Mariano, Enn Reitel)

The Crossroads (With: Edoardo Ballerini,Michael Yurchak,R.F. Daley,Tait Ruppert,Kristin Proctor,Tamara Meskimen,John Mariano,Enn Reitel) (1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mission Earth Books

The Invaders Plan (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Genesis (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Enemy Within (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Alien Affair (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fortune of Fear (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Quest (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Voyage of Vengeance (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Disaster (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Villainy Victorious (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Doomed Planet (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Slaves Of Sleep Books

Slaves of Sleep (1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Masters of Sleep (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Western Short Stories Collection Books

Branded Outlaw (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Six-Gun Caballero (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Under the Diehard Brand (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cattle King for a Day (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil's Manhunt (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toughest Ranger (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shadows from Boot Hill (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Waits at Sundown (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gun Boss of Tumbleweed (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Magic Quirt (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gunman\'s Tally (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King of the Gunmen (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The No-Gun Man (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tinhorn's Daughter (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Baron of Coyote River (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Scientology (1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Self Analysis (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Carnival of Death (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Men Kill (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hostage to Death (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hurricane (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wind-Gone-Mad (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Headhunters (1936)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Battling Pilot (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death's Deputy (1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Typewriter in the Sky (1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slaves of Sleep (1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer (1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To the Stars / Return to Tomorrow (1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fear (1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Buckskin Brigades (1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Battlefield Earth (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Very Strange Trip (With: Dave Wolverton) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Automagic Horse (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ai! Pedrito! (With: Kevin J. Anderson) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ultimate Adventure (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Read & Listen Package (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spy Killer (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Final Blackout (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Sea Fangs (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twenty Fathoms Down (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hurtling Wings (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sky Devil (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sky-Crasher (1936)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Loot of the Shanung (1936)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
All Frontiers Are Jealous (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dive Bomber (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Devil—with Wings (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Falcon Killer (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Yukon Madness (1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Triton and Battle of Wizards (1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Greed (1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ole Doc Methuselah (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lives You Wished To Lead But Never Dared (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kingslayer (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brass Keys to Murder (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
When Shadows Fall (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cargo of Coffins (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Professor Was a Thief (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Danger in the Dark (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Man-Killers of the Air (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inky Odds (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Under the Black Ensign (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Golden Hell (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Was Stubborn (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Destiny's Drum (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Matter of Matter (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail of the Red Diamonds (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toughest Ranger (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On Blazing Wings (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Phantom Patrol (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tramp (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sky Birds Dare! (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Death Over China (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trouble on His Wings (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hell's Legionnaire (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beyond All Weapons (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mouthpiece (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
False Cargo (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer's Law (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
While Bugles Blow! (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Red Dragon (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gunman\'s Tally (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Sultan (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green God (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trick Soldier (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Towers to Danger (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lieutenant Takes the Sky (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Arctic Wings (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mister Tidwell Gunner (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Forbidden Gold (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bold Dare All (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Slickers (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fifty-Fifty O'Brien (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Crossroads(1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sea Tales of Terror(1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 1(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 2(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 3(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 4(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 5(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 6(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 7(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 8(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 9(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 10(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 11(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 12(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 13(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 14(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 15(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Best of Writers of the Future(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 16(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 17(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 18(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 19(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 20(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 21(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 22(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 23(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 24(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 25(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 26(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 27(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 28(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 29(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 30(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 31(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Writers of the Future, Vol. 32(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 33(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. 34(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol 35(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: Return to Tomorrow was also published as To the Stars. Ai! Pedrito! was a short story that was expanded into novel form by Kevin J. Anderson. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vols. 1, 4, 15, 16, 17, 19 and The Best of Writers of the Future were edited with Algis Budrys. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vols. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32 were edited with Dave Wolverton (aka David Farland). L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXVII was edited with K.D. Wentworth.

If You Like L. Ron Hubbard Books, You’ll Love…

L. Ron Hubbard Synopses: In Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard, after Billy Newman strikes gold while mining in the Phillipines, he believes Lady Luck favors him so much that he buys his own South Seas island for a bargain price… or so he thinks. But when the natives fall ill from plague and crops start failing, the tribal chiefs blame Billy for angering the local god Tadamona. Their solution: sacrifice a beautiful young girl before the 75-foot god. Appalled, Billy argues to stop the ritual, but the chiefs demand he cure their ills in just one day or allow the killing to go forward. Desperate, he denies that the deity even exists and dares Tadamona to show himself. Not only does Billy get his wish, he draws a beastly wrath upon the entire island.

In Under the Black Ensign by L. Ron Hubbard, Tom Bristol’s had plenty of bad luck in his life. Press-ganged into serving aboard a British vessel, he’s felt the cruel captain’s lash on his back. Then, freed from his servitude by pirates, his good fortune immediately takes a bad turn… as the pirates accuse him of murder – and leave him to die on a deserted island. Now all he has left are a few drops of water, a gun, and just enough bullets to put himself out of his misery. But Bristol’s luck is about to change. Finding himself in the unexpected company of a fiery woman and a crafty crew, he unsheathes his sword, raises a pirate flag of his own, and sets off to make love and war on the open seas.

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