Steven Gould Reading Order

2 books (2009–2011)

Steven Gould's 7th Sigma is a complete two-book science fiction series published between 2009 and 2011. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Bugs in the Arroyo followed by 7th Sigma. Both installments build on each other, making sequential reading essential to fully understanding the story.

Start with Bugs in the Arroyo and read in order.

#	Title
1	Bugs in the Arroyo 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	7th Sigma 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1982–2014)

Steven Gould's Anthologies series comprises seven science fiction and fantasy collections published between 1982 and 2014, now complete. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Analog 3 and concluding with Lightspeed Magazine's December 2014 issue. The series collects short fiction across multiple genres including science fiction, fantasy, young adult, and speculative storytelling, drawing from various prestigious publications and themed collections throughout its three-decade span.

Start with Analog 3, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Analog 3 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, February 1988 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Armless Maiden 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1992–2014)

The Jumper series by Steven Gould consists of six books published between 1992 and 2014, following a complete story arc across fantasy and science fiction themes. Readers should begin with Jumper and continue through the subsequent novels in publication order: Reflex, Jumper: Griffin's Story, Shade, Impulse, and Exo. The series blends young adult and speculative fiction elements across its full run, concluding with Exo in 2014.

Start with Jumper, the first of 6 books in the Jumper series.

#	Title
1	Jumper 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Reflex 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jumper: Griffin's Story 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shade 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Impulse 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Exo 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1996–2000)

Steven Gould's four standalone novels span from 1996 to 2000 and should be read in publication order: Wildside, Greenwar (co-written with Laura J. Mixon), Helm, and Blind Waves. Though independent stories rather than a connected series, these science fiction and fantasy works represent a complete collection of this author's standalone fiction from that era. Each novel can be enjoyed separately, but reading them in the order they were published provides insight into Gould's evolving style across the five-year period.

Start with Wildside, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Wildside 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Greenwar(With: Laura J. Mixon) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Helm 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Blind Waves 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible