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Woman of the Iron People Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Woman of the Iron People 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 Woman of the Iron People series? Start with "In the Light of Sigma Draconis" (1991) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Woman of the Iron People reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

In the Light of Sigma Draconis
1991

Changing Women
1991

New Worlds
1974

Amazons II
1982
Time Gum and Other Poems from the Minicon Poetry Readings
1988

The Norton Book of Science Fiction
1993

Asimov's Science Fiction, May 1996
1996

More Amazing Stories
1998

Isaac Asimov's Camelot
1998

Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1999
1999

Best of the Rest 2: The Best Unknown Science Fiction and Fantasy of 1998
1999

Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000
2000

Tales of the Unanticipated #22 2
2001

Tales of the Unanticipated #23
2002

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15
2002

Year's Best SF 8
2003

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003

Tales of the Unanticipated, Number 30: The Anthology of TOTU Ink
2010

Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012
2012

Lightspeed Magazine, November 2012
2012

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013

Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013

Best New SF 26
2013

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue
2014

Old Venus of Stories
2015

Sisters of the Revolution
2015

Lightspeed Magazine, July 2015
2015

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
2016

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
2017

Infinity Wars
2017

The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories
2018

Orbit 15
2022

Orbit 16
2022

Orbit 19
2022
The author was the guest of honor in 2004 at Wiscon.
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