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Teen & Young Adult Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Teen & Young Adult 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 Teen & Young Adult series? Start with "Tales of the Madman Underground" (2009) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Teen & Young Adult reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tales of the Madman Underground
2009
Losers in Space
2012
Free Space
1997
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe
2007
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
The New Space Opera 2
2009
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
2010
Timeless Time Travel Tales
2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
2012
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4
2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
2016
Galactic Empires
2017
The 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book
2020
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