Joan D. Vinge Reading Order
7 series · 52 books · Born 1948
Joan D. Vinge is a science fiction author whose career spans from the 1970s through the early 2010s, encompassing everything from short fiction to expansive series. She is best known for The Snow Queen, her acclaimed standalone novel that won the Hugo Award, along with its sequels exploring the same richly imagined universe. Vinge has also created the Cat series featuring a telepathic protagonist and contributed extensively to the Heaven Chronicles, while maintaining a prolific output across multiple anthologies and short story collections throughout her writing career.
Anthologies Series
Complete9 books (1976–2006)
Start with The Crystal Ship, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.
Start this series with The Crystal Ship
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Cat Series
Complete3 books (1982–1996)
Start with Psion and read in order.
Start this series with Psion
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Heaven Chronicles Series
Complete2 books (1978–1980)
Start with Outcasts of Heaven Belt and read in order.
Start this series with Outcasts of Heaven Belt
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Isaac Asimov's Anthology Series
Complete19 books (1980–2001)
Start with Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth), the first of 19 books in the Isaac Asimov's Anthology series.
Start this series with Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth)
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| 1 |  Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) |
| 2 |  Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) |
| 3 |  Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) |
| 4 |  Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) |
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Short Story Collections Series
Complete3 books (1977–1985)
Start with Eyes of Amber and Other Stories and read in order.
Start this series with Eyes of Amber and Other Stories
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Snow Queen Cycle Series
Complete4 books (1980–2000)
Start with The Snow Queen, the first of 4 books in the Snow Queen Cycle series.
Start this series with The Snow Queen
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete12 books (1983–2012)
Start with Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie, the first of 12 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Start this series with Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Joan D. Vinge written?
- Joan D. Vinge has written 52 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1976 to 2012.
- What is the first book in each Joan D. Vinge series?
- Here are the first books in Joan D. Vinge's series: Anthologies: The Crystal Ship; Cat: Psion; Heaven Chronicles: Outcasts of Heaven Belt; Isaac Asimov's Anthology: Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth); Short Story Collections: Eyes of Amber and Other Stories.
- What order should I read Joan D. Vinge's books?
- We recommend reading Joan D. Vinge's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Joan D. Vinge's series complete?
- Joan D. Vinge has 7 completed series.