Daniel H. Wilson Reading Order

10 books (2012–2023)

Daniel H. Wilson edited ten science fiction and speculative fiction anthologies between 2012 and 2023, likely now complete. These collections feature diverse voices and stories across multiple genres, with titles ranging from Diverse Energies and The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination to themed volumes like Robot Uprisings and Press Start to Play. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Diverse Energies, and spans various editorial projects including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 and A People's Future of the United States. Each anthology functions as a standalone collection while contributing to Wilson's broader work showcasing speculative fiction across different themes and time periods.

Start with Diverse Energies, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Diverse Energies 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Carbide Tipped Pens 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Robot Uprisings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The End is Now 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Press Start to Play 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	New Suns 2 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Uncanny Magazine, Issue 53, July/August 2023 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2017–2018)

Daniel H. Wilson's Clockwork Dynasty is a two-book science fiction series that concluded in 2018. Both novels should be read in their publication order, beginning with The Clockwork Dynasty and continuing with Guardian Angels and Other Monsters. The series is complete and self-contained across its two entries.

Start with The Clockwork Dynasty and read in order.

7 books (2013–2026)

The Earth 2 series is an ongoing science fiction collection spanning seven books published between 2013 and 2026, written by Daniel H. Wilson alongside collaborators James Robinson, Tom Taylor, Marguerite Bennett, and Nicola Scott. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with The Gathering and progressing through The Tower of Fate, Battle Cry, The Dark Age, Collision, The Kryptonian, and concluding with Earth 2: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 1. The series continues to expand with new installments being added to the collection.

Start with The Gathering(By: James Robinson), the first of 7 books in the Earth 2 series.

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1	The Gathering(By: James Robinson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Tower of Fate(By: James Robinson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Battle Cry(By: James Robinson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Dark Age(By: Tom Taylor) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Collision(With: Marguerite Bennett,Tom Taylor) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Kryptonian(By: Tom Taylor) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Earth 2: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 1(By: Nicola Scott,James Robinson) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2015)

Earth 2: World's End is a complete science fiction series by Daniel H. Wilson and Marguerite Bennett consisting of two volumes published in 2015. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with World's End, Vol. 1 and continuing to World's End, Vol. 2.

Start with World's End, Vol. 1(With: Marguerite Bennett) and read in order.

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1	World's End, Vol. 1(With: Marguerite Bennett) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	World's End, Vol. 2(With: Marguerite Bennett) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

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1	Quarantine Zone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2005–2010)

Daniel H. Wilson's Non-Fiction series comprises five complete books published between 2005 and 2010, blending science fact with humorous speculation. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with How to Survive a Robot Uprising and continuing through How to Build a Robot Army, Where's My Jetpack?, Mad Scientist Hall of Fame, and concluding with Bro-Jitsu. Each entry stands alone while contributing to Wilson's exploration of scientific concepts, futuristic technologies, and unconventional knowledge presented with wit and practical imagination.

Start with How to Survive a Robot Uprising, the first of 5 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	How to Survive a Robot Uprising 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	How to Build a Robot Army 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Where's My Jetpack? 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mad Scientist Hall of Fame 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bro-Jitsu 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2014)

Daniel H. Wilson's Robo series is a two-book science fiction sequence that should be read in publication order, beginning with Robopocalypse and continuing with Robogenesis. Released between 2011 and 2014, this complete series explores humanity's relationship with artificial intelligence through interconnected narratives. The books build upon one another and are best experienced chronologically as published.

Start with Robopocalypse and read in order.

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1	Robopocalypse 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Robogenesis 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2009–2009)

5 books (2011–2025)

Daniel H. Wilson's collection of five science fiction novels spans from 2011 to 2025 and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Boy and His Bot. The series remains ongoing and includes Amped, Code Lightfall and the Robot King, The Andromeda Evolution (co-authored with Michael Crichton), and Hole in the Sky. While each novel stands alone as an independent story, reading them in the order they were released provides the best experience of Wilson's evolving work in speculative fiction.

Start with A Boy and His Bot, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	A Boy and His Bot 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Code Lightfall and the Robot King 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Amped 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Andromeda Evolution(With: Michael Crichton) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hole in the Sky 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible