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Lloyd Biggle Jr. Books in Order
Lloyd Biggle Jr. is a distinguished American author, born in 1923 in Waterloo, Iowa. As a communications sergeant in the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II, he demonstrated courage and resilience, being wounded twice in the line of duty. The second wound, a shrapnel injury to his leg near the Elbe River at the war's end, left him with a lifelong disability. After the war, Biggle pursued higher education, earning an A.B. degree with High Distinction from Wayne State University and M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He taught at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University in the 1950s before embarking on a successful writing career, publishing his first professional novel, <i>All the Colors of Darkness</i>, in 1963.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Lloyd Biggle Jr.'s book series? Lloyd Biggle Jr. has written 6 book series. The most notable is the Grandfather Rastin Mystery series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Lloyd Biggle Jr.
- #1
The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries(2007) - #2
Murder in the Maze(2018)
- #1
The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets(1961) - #2
The World Menders(1971)
- #1
All the Colors of Darkness(1963) - #2Watchers of the Dark(1966)
- #3This Darkening Universe(1975)
- #4
Silence is Deadly(1977) - #5
The Whirligig of Time(1979)
- #1
Byways to Evil(2013)
- #1
Interface for Murder(1987) - #2
Where Dead Soldiers Walk(1994) - #3
Murder Jambalaya(2012)
- #1Hornet's Nest(1959)
- #2
The Angry Espers(1961) - #3The Fury Out of Time(1965)
- #4The Light That Never Was(1972)
- #5
Monument(1974) - #6Alien Main(1985)
- #7
The Quallsford Inheritance(1986) - #8
The Glendower Conspiracy(1990) - #9
A Hazard of Losers(1995) - #10The Chronocide Mission(2001)
- #11
Murder Applied for (With: Kenneth Lloyd Biggle)(2013) - #12
The World That Death Made (With: Kenneth Lloyd Biggle)(2013) - #13
Ordeal by Terror(2013) - #14
The Rule of the Door and Other Fanciful Regulations(1967) - #15The Metallic Muse(1972)
- #16A Galaxy of Strangers(1976)
- #17
The Best of Biggle(2014) - #18Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958(1958)
- #19
Best of Science Fiction: No. 10(1964) - #20
Nebula Awards 7(1972) - #21
Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction: 18th Series(1973) - #22
Crafty Cat Crimes(2000) - #23
Analog, September 2002(2004) - #24
Worst Contact(2016)
About Lloyd Biggle Jr.
Lloyd Biggle Jr. is a distinguished American author, born in 1923 in Waterloo, Iowa. As a communications sergeant in the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II, he demonstrated courage and resilience, being wounded twice in the line of duty. The second wound, a shrapnel injury to his leg near the Elbe River at the war's end, left him with a lifelong disability. After the war, Biggle pursued higher education, earning an A.B. degree with High Distinction from Wayne State University and M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He taught at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University in the 1950s before embarking on a successful writing career, publishing his first professional novel, <i>All the Colors of Darkness</i>, in 1963.
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