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Michael Flynn Books in Order
Michael Francis Flynn is a prolific American statistician and science fiction author born in 1947. As a leading exponent of hard science fiction, Flynn's unique approach to the genre often incorporates rigorous scientific principles into unconventional fields such as sociology, as exemplified in his critically acclaimed works like 'In the Country of the Blind'. A frequent contributor to Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Flynn's short fiction has garnered widespread recognition within the science fiction community. With a strong academic background in mathematics and topology, Flynn earned his B.A. in Mathematics from LaSalle University and his M.S. in topology from Marquette University. His diverse professional experience as an industrial quality engineer and statistician informs the meticulous attention to detail evident in his writing.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Michael Flynn's book series? Michael Flynn has written 5 book series. The most notable is the Firestar series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Michael Flynn
- #1
Firestar(1996) - #2
Rogue Star(1998) - #3
Lodestar(2000) - #4
Falling Stars(2001) - #5
The Wreck of The River of Stars(2003)
- #1
The Endless Caverns(2012)
- #1
The January Dancer(2008) - #2
Up Jim River(2010) - #3
In the Lion's Mouth(2012) - #4
On the Razor's Edge(2013)
- #1
In the Country of the Blind(1987) - #2
Fallen Angels (With: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle)(1991) - #3Eifelheim(2006)
- #4
In the Belly of the Whale(2024) - #5
Eifelheim (in Analog)(1986) - #6
The Forest of Time(1987) - #7
Melodies of the Heart(1994) - #8The Clapping Hands of God(2004)
- #9
Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth(2006) - #10The Iron Shirts(2011)
- #11
The Journeyman: In the Stone House(2014) - #12
The Nanotech Chronicles(1991) - #13
The Forest of Time and Other Stories(1997) - #14Captive Dreams(2012)
- #1
Year's Best SF(1996) - #2
Year's Best SF 2(1997) - #3
Year's Best SF 3(1998) - #4
Year's Best SF 4(1999) - #5
Year's Best SF 5(2000) - #6
Year's Best SF 6(2001) - #7
Year's Best SF 7(2002) - #8
Year's Best SF 8(2003) - #9
Year's Best SF 9(2004) - #10
Year's Best SF 10(2005) - #11
Year's Best SF 11(2006) - #12Year's Best SF 12(2007)
- #13
Year's Best SF 13(2008) - #14
Year's Best SF 14(2009) - #15
Year's Best SF 15(2010) - #16
Year's Best SF 16(2011) - #17
Year's Best SF 17(2012) - #18
Year's Best SF 18(2013) - #19Analog Science Fiction Science Fact, November 1986(1986)
- #20The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection(1988)
- #21Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1994(1994)
- #22
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection(1995) - #23
Tomorrow Bites(1995) - #24
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection(1996) - #25
The Best New Science Fiction(1996) - #26
Roads Not Taken(1998) - #27
Nanotech(1998) - #28
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror(1999) - #29
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, July/August 2000(2000) - #30
The Hard SF Renaissance(2003) - #31
The Year\'s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection(2005) - #32
Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos(2011) - #33
Into the New Millennium(2011) - #34
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection(2012) - #35
Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 3, July 2013(2013) - #36Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2014(2014)
- #37
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2014(2014) - #38
Mission: Tomorrow(2015) - #39
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection(2016)
About Michael Flynn
Michael Francis Flynn is a prolific American statistician and science fiction author born in 1947. As a leading exponent of hard science fiction, Flynn's unique approach to the genre often incorporates rigorous scientific principles into unconventional fields such as sociology, as exemplified in his critically acclaimed works like 'In the Country of the Blind'. A frequent contributor to Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Flynn's short fiction has garnered widespread recognition within the science fiction community. With a strong academic background in mathematics and topology, Flynn earned his B.A. in Mathematics from LaSalle University and his M.S. in topology from Marquette University. His diverse professional experience as an industrial quality engineer and statistician informs the meticulous attention to detail evident in his writing.
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