Order of John Joseph Adams Books
John Joseph Adams is an American editor of science fiction and fantasy anthologies. In addition to that, he is also a critic and publisher. He is a USA Today bestselling editor. John edits John Joseph Adams Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He also edits the magazines Nightmare and Lightspeed and produces the podcast The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy from WIRED.
John Joseph Adams’ first anthology edited was Wastelands, published in 2007. Below is a list of John Joseph Adams’ books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of The Dystopia Triptych Books
(with , Hugh Howey)
| Ignorance is Strength | (2020) |    |
| Burn the Ashes | (2020) | |
| Or Else the Light | (2020) | |
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Publication Order of Wastelands Books
| Wastelands | (2007) | |
| Wastelands 2 | (2015) | |
| Wastelands: The New Apocalypse | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Harbinger Books
| Harbinger of Destruction | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | (2007) | |
| The Living Dead | (2008) | |
| Epic | (2010) | |
| Brave New Worlds | (2010) | |
| The Living Dead 2 | (2010) | |
| The Way of the Wizard | (2010) | |
| Lightspeed: Year One | (2011) | |
| Fantasy Magazine, July 2011 | (2011) | |
| Lightspeed: Year One | (2011) | |
| Under the Moons of Mars | (2012) | |
| Armored | (2012) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012 | (2012) | |
| Other Worlds Than These | (2012) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, January 2015 | (2012) | |
| Oz Reimagined | (2013) | |
| The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination | (2013) | |
| The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination | (2013) | |
| Nightmare Magazine 13: October 2013 | (2013) | |
| Nightmare Magazine 15: December 2013 | (2013) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, January 2014 | (2013) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014 | (2014) | |
| Robot Uprisings | (2014) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014 | (2014) | |
| The End is Now | (2014) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, September 2014 | (2014) | |
| The End Has Come | (2015) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2015 | (2015) | |
| Press Start to Play | (2015) | |
| Loosed Upon the World | (2015) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 | (2015) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 | (2016) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 | (2016) | |
| What the #@&% Is That? | (2016) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017 | (2017) | |
| Nightmare Magazine 60: September 2017 | (2017) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 77 | (2018) | |
| Nightmare Magazine 67: April 2018 | (2018) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 73 | (2018) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 | (2018) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 74 | (2018) | |
| Futures & Fantasies | (2018) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105, February 2019 | (2019) | |
| A People's Future of the United States | (2019) | |
| A People's Future of the United States | (2019) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 107, April 2019 | (2019) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 80 | (2019) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 110, July 2019 | (2019) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 | (2019) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 86 | (2019) | |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 98 | (2020) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 | (2020) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 | (2021) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 143, April 2022 | (2022) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 | (2022) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 153, February 2023 | (2023) | |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 155, April 2023 | (2023) | |
Notes: The Apocalypse Triptych series is edited with Hugh Howey. Oz Reimagined was edited with Douglas Cohen. Robot Uprisings and Press Start to Play were co-edited by Daniel H. Wilson. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 was edited with Joe Hill. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 was edited with Karen Joy Fowler. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 was edited with Charles Yu.
The Dystopia Triptych anthology series is co-edited by Hugh Howey. A People’s Future of the United States was co-edited by Victor LaValle. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 was co-edited by Carmen Maria Machado.
If You Like John Joseph Adams Books, You’ll Love…
John Joseph Adams Synopsis: Federations is an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. From Star Trek to Star Wars, from Dune to Foundation, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast intergalactic societies, and the challenges facing those who are apart of or attempting to run such societies. The stories in this anthology continue that tradition, including both new and reprinted fiction, with stories by Lois McMaster Bujold, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, Catherynne M. Valente, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, and many others.