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Patrick Hayden Books in Order

15
Books
1993
First Book
2016
Latest Book
24
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Patrick Hayden 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 Patrick Hayden series? Start with "Return" (1993) and follow publication order through all 15 books.

The complete Patrick Hayden reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1

Return

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1993

2

Xanadu

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1993

3
Starlight 1 cover

Starlight 1

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1996

4
Alternate Skiffy cover

Alternate Skiffy

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1997

5
Starlight 2 cover

Starlight 2

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1998

6
Starlight 3 cover

Starlight 3

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2001

7
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction cover

New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction

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2003

8
New Magics cover

New Magics

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2004

9
The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens cover

The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens

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2005

10
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition cover

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition

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2012

11
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition cover

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 Edition

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2013

12
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction cover

Twenty-First Century Science Fiction

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2013

13
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013 Edition cover

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013 Edition

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2013

14
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition cover

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition

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2015

15
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 Edition cover

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 Edition

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2016

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