L. Ron Hubbard Reading Order

5 books (1941–2026)

L. Ron Hubbard's Anthologies series comprises five collections published across nearly nine decades, from 1941 through 2026, showcasing science fiction and related genres. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Crossroads and continuing through the most recent volume. These anthologies span from early short story collections to the extensive Writers of the Future series, which celebrates award-winning fiction by emerging authors.

Start with The Crossroads, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Crossroads 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sea Tales of Terror 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Best of Writers of the Future 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

41 books (1985–2025)

The L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future series is an ongoing anthology collection that has been published annually since 1985, containing 41 volumes to date. Each book features science fiction and fantasy stories selected through the Writers of the Future competition, showcasing both established and emerging authors in the genre. Readers should begin with volume 1 and progress through the series in publication order to experience the chronological evolution of the anthology. New volumes continue to be released regularly, making this an active series for fans of short fiction collections.

Start with L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1, the first of 41 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future series.

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1	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1985–1986)

The Mission Earth series comprises ten science fiction novels written by L. Ron Hubbard and published between 1985 and 1986. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Invaders Plan and concluding with Voyage of Vengeance. The books follow a interconnected narrative across the full sequence of installments.

Start with The Invaders Plan, the first of 10 books in the Mission Earth series.

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1	The Invaders Plan 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Alien Affair 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Black Genesis 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death Quest 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Disaster 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Fortune of Fear 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Doomed Planet 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Enemy Within 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Villainy Victorious 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Voyage of Vengeance 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1956–2007)

This three-book non-fiction series by L. Ron Hubbard spans over fifty years, beginning with Scientology in 1956 and concluding with Self Analysis in 2007. The books should be read in publication order to follow the development of the author's ideas across this extended timeline. The complete series comprises foundational texts related to Scientology and its related practices.

Start with Scientology and read in order.

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1	Scientology 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Self Analysis 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1943–1943)

56 books (1934–2014)

L. Ron Hubbard's Short Story Collections spans 56 volumes of science fiction, western, and non-fiction stories published between 1934 and 2014. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hurtling Wings and continuing through the remaining 55 entries. Each volume collects previously published short works, offering readers a comprehensive survey of Hubbard's output across multiple genres and decades.

Start with Hurtling Wings, the first of 56 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Hurtling Wings 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sea Fangs 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Twenty Fathoms Down 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sky Devil 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Loot of the Shanung 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Sky-Crasher 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	All Frontiers Are Jealous 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Devil—with Wings 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Dive Bomber 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Falcon Killer 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Triton and Battle of Wizards 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Yukon Madness 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Greed 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Ole Doc Methuselah 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Lives You Wished To Lead But Never Dared 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Kingslayer 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Brass Keys to Murder 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	When Shadows Fall 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Cargo of Coffins 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Danger in the Dark 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Inky Odds 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Man-Killers of the Air 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Professor Was a Thief 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Under the Black Ensign 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	A Matter of Matter 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Destiny's Drum 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Golden Hell 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	One Was Stubborn 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Toughest Ranger 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Trail of the Red Diamonds 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	On Blazing Wings 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Sky Birds Dare! 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Phantom Patrol 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Tramp 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Beyond All Weapons 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	False Cargo 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Gunman\'s Tally 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Hell's Legionnaire 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Killer's Law 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Mouthpiece 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Red Death Over China 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The Red Dragon 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Trouble on His Wings 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	While Bugles Blow! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Black Towers to Danger 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	The Black Sultan 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	The Green God 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	The Lieutenant Takes the Sky 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Trick Soldier 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Arctic Wings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Fifty-Fifty O'Brien 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Forbidden Gold 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Mister Tidwell Gunner 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	The Bold Dare All 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	The Slickers 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1948–1998)

This science fiction series by L. Ron Hubbard consists of two books published fifty years apart, beginning with Slaves of Sleep in 1948 and concluding with The Masters of Sleep in 1998. The series is complete and should be read in publication order to follow the intended narrative progression. Both novels explore imaginative sci-fi concepts across the gap of five decades of publishing history.

Start with Slaves of Sleep and read in order.

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1	Slaves of Sleep 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Masters of Sleep 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (1934–2014)

L. Ron Hubbard's Standalone Novels series comprises 22 complete works published between 1934 and 2014, spanning science fiction, western, and adventure genres. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead Men Kill. The series includes notable titles such as Typewriter in the Sky, Slaves of Sleep, Fear, Buckskin Brigades, and Battlefield Earth, offering diverse storytelling across multiple decades of the author's career.

Start with Dead Men Kill, the first of 22 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Dead Men Kill 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Carnival of Death 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hostage to Death 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hurricane 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wind-Gone-Mad 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Headhunters 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Battling Pilot 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death's Deputy 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Typewriter in the Sky 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Slaves of Sleep 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	To the Stars / Return to Tomorrow 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Fear 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Buckskin Brigades 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Battlefield Earth 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Very Strange Trip(With: Dave Wolverton) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Automagic Horse 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Ai! Pedrito!(With: Kevin J. Anderson) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Read & Listen Package 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Ultimate Adventure 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Spy Killer 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Final Blackout 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2008–2014)

L. Ron Hubbard's Western Short Stories Collection consists of 15 books published between 2008 and 2014, now complete. These stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Branded Outlaw and continuing through Tinhorn's Daughter. The collection spans classic Western tales featuring outlaws, gunmen, and frontier life across diverse settings and characters.

Start with Branded Outlaw, the first of 15 books in the Western Short Stories Collection series.

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1	Branded Outlaw 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Six-Gun Caballero 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Under the Diehard Brand 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cattle King for a Day 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Devil's Manhunt 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Toughest Ranger 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shadows from Boot Hill 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death Waits at Sundown 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Gun Boss of Tumbleweed 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Gunman\'s Tally 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Magic Quirt 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	King of the Gunmen 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Baron of Coyote River 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The No-Gun Man 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Tinhorn's Daughter 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible