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Author's Choice Monthly Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Author's Choice Monthly books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Author's Choice Monthly series? Start with "The Old Funny Stuff" (1989) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Author's Choice Monthly reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Old Funny Stuff
1989
Daily Voices (By: Lisa Goldstein)
1989
Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)
1990
Peripheral Vision (By: Karen Joy Fowler)
1990
Swatting at the Cosmos (By: James K. Morrow)
1990
Neon Twilight (By: Edward Bryant)
1990
Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)
1990
True Minds (By: Spider Robinson)
1990
Hedgework & Guessery (By: Charles de Lint)
1991
Unthreatened by the Morning Light (By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1991
Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
1991
Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe (By: Lewis Shiner)
1991
It's Been Fun (By: Esther M. Friesner)
1991
Orbit 11
1972
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
1973
Ascents of Wonder
1977
Study War No More
1977
Alpha 7
1977
Galaxy Science Fiction, September-October 1979
1979
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12
1986
Friends of the Horseclans
1987
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
Barbarians 2
1988
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
1988
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
1989
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1989
Inside the Funhouse
1992
South From Midnight
1994
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
1996
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
1996
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