Order of Ben Bova Books
Ben Bova is an American author of science fiction and non-fiction books. He is the author of the Exiles Trilogy, Grand Tour, Sam Gunn, Chet Kinsman, Voyagers, Orion and Watchmen series. He is a six-time Hugo Award winning author. In 1972, he took over for John W. Campbell as editor of Analog Science Fiction. Following that run, he went on to work as the editor for Omni magazine for four years.
Ben Bova became a published author with his debut novel, The Star Conquerors (published in 1959). Since then, he has written well over 100 books. Below is a list of Ben Bova’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Watchmen/The Others Books
| The Star Conquerors | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Star Watchman | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dueling Machine | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Exiles Books
| Exiled from Earth | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flight of Exiles | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| End of Exile | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kinsman Books
| Millennium | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kinsman | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Kinsman Books
| Kinsman | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Millennium | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Voyagers Books
| Voyagers | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Alien Within | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Star Brothers | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Return | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Orion Books
| Orion | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vengeance of Orion | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Orion In The Dying Time | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Orion and the Conqueror | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Orion Among the Stars | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Orion and King Arthur | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books
Chronological Order of The Grand Tour Books
Publication Order of Star Quest Trilogy Books
| Death Wave | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Apes and Angels | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Survival | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Outer Planets Books
| Uranus | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Neptune | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sam Gunn Books
| Sam Gunn Unlimited | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sam Gunn Forever | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sam Gunn Omnibus: New Stories | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sam Gunn Jr. | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Moonbase Saga Books
| Moonrise | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moonwar | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Asteroid Wars Books
| The Precipice | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rock Rats | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Silent War | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Aftermath | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Billionaire's Club Books
| Mars, Inc. | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jake Ross Books
| Power Play | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Power Surge | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Power Failure | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Power Challenges | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Next Logical Step | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Answer, Please Answer | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Forward In Time | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Maxwell's Demons | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape Plus | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Astral Mirror | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Astral Mirror | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Prometheans | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Battle Station | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Future Crime | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Challenges | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twice Seven | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Towers of Titan and Other Stories | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New Frontiers | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mercury and Prometheans | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best of Bova | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best of Bova, Volume II | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best of Bova, Volume III | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Favorites | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Science Fiction Writing Books
| Aliens and Alien Societies | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Time Travel | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The To Save the Sun series is co-authored by A.J. Austin. Gremlins, Go Home! is co-authored with Gordon R. Dickson. The Trikon Deception is co-authored with Bill Pogue. Rescue Mode is co-authored by Les Johnson. The anthology Carbide Tipped Pens was edited with Eric Choi.
The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 also contains stories by Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle and Charles Sheffield. The Callahan Kids: Tales of Life on Mars also contains stories by Michael Carroll, Jim Denney, Marianne Dyson, Brian Enke, Tom Hill and Rebecca Rowe.
Closeup: New Worlds is co-authored with Trudy E. Bell. Physicist and the Matter of This World is co-authored by Sheldon Glashow. First Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is co-authored by Byron Preiss. Faint Echoes, Distant Stars was also published as The Living Universe.
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Ben Bova Synopsis: The Weathermakers is a novel about climate change. After everything else is conquered, can Mother Nature be controlled as well?
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