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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "Going After the Rubber Chicken" (1991) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Going After the Rubber Chicken
1991
The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction
1985
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1
1988
Second Annual Collection
1989
Third Annual Collection
1989
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
Still Dead
1992
Omni Best Science Fiction Two
1992
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
1993
Omni Visions Two
1994
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
Far Horizons
1999
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15
2002
The Space Opera Renaissance
2006
Space Opera
2007
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010
Freak Show
2014
Parallàxis: A twist in the mind
2014
Flight or Fright
2018
Blood Is Not Enough
2019
Summer of Night Series includes two edition, the Summer of Night
1991
Joe Kurtz Series includes three edition, first is Hardcase
2001
Ilium Series includes Ilium
2003
Stand Alone Novels are as follows: Song of Kali
1985
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