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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 "The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen (As:)" (1937) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen (As:)
1937
Government in Republican China (As:)
1938
The China of Chiang K\'ai-Shek: A Political Study (As:)
1941
Psychological Warfare (As:)
1948
Far Eastern Government and Politics: China and Japan (As:)
1954
You Will Never Be The Same
1963
Space Lords
1965
Under Old Earth And Other Explorations
1966
We the Underpeople
1968
Stardreamer
1971
The Rediscovery of Man
1975
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
1975
The Instrumentality of Mankind
1979
When the People Fell
1993
Scanners and Others
2010
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