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Stellar Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Stellar 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 Stellar series? Start with "Stellar #1 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)" (1974) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Stellar reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Stellar #1 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1974
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson,Andrew J. Offutt,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Shawn Oueinsteen)
1976
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1978
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr,Leanne Frahm,Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1981
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1958
1958
Best of Science Fiction: No. 10
1964
The Eighth Galaxy Reader
1965
SF Authors' Choice 2
1970
The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding
1973
Decade: The 1940's
1975
Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium
1975
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IV
1976
Analog: Writers' Choice Volume II
1984
The Ascent of Wonder
1994
Explorers
2000
Nebula Awards 34 (2000)
2000
The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions that Came True
2010
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