Order of Future History Books
Future History is a series of science fiction books by American author Robert A. Heinlein. The series ranges from the mid-20th century until the early 23rd century. The series was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1966 for the Best All-Time series, but lost to the Greater Foundation series by Isaac Asimov.
The first published novel in Heinlein’s Future History series was Methuselah’s Children in 1941, although the first novel in chronological order is The Man Who Sold the Moon. There are eight novels in the series, ending with 1978’s The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (actually a chapbook). Below is a list of Robert A. Heinlein’s Future History books in order of when they were originally published (with a reference on their chronological order):
Publication Order of Future History/Heinlein Timeline Books
| Misfit | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let There Be Light | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blowups Happen | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Methuselah's Children | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| We Also Walk Dogs | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Watch | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Sold the Moon | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Green Hills of Earth | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revolt in 2100 | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Orphans of the Sky | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Past Through Tomorrow | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of World As Myth Books
| Time Enough for Love | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Number of the Beast | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cat Who Walks Through Walls | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| To Sail Beyond the Sunset | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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