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Robert A. Heinlein Books in Order
Every Robert A. Heinlein book in publication order — 66 in total, spanning 1939–2020.
Publication Order of Future History/Heinlein Timeline Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Misfit | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Methuselah's Children | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Man Who Sold the Moon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Green Hills of Earth | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Revolt in 2100 | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Orphans of the Sky | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Past Through Tomorrow | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of World As Myth Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Time Enough for Love | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Number of the Beast | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Cat Who Walks Through Walls | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  To Sail Beyond the Sunset | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Heinlein's Juveniles Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rocket Ship Galileo | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Space Cadet | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Red Planet | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Farmer in the Sky / Satellite Scout | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Between Planets / Planets in Combat | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Rolling Stones / Tramp Space Ship / Space Family Stone | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Starman Jones | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Star Beast / Star Lummox | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Tunnel in the Sky | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Time for the Stars | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Citizen of the Galaxy | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Have Space Suit��ill Travel | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sixth Column / The Day After Tomorrow (As: Anson MacDonald) | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Beyond This Horizon (As: Anson MacDonald) | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Puppet Masters | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Double Star | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Door into Summer | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Starship Troopers / Starship Soldier | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Stranger in a Strange Land | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Podkayne of Mars | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Glory Road | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Farnham's Freehold | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  I Will Fear No Evil | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Friday | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Job | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  For Us, the Living | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Variable Star | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Pursuit of the Pankera | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universe | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Destination Moon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Year of the Jackpot | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | All You Zombies--' | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Chapbooks
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Notebooks of Lazarus Long | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Life Line | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Ordeal in Space | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Waldo & Magic, Inc. | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Assignment in Eternity | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Menace from Earth | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Lost Legacy | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Three by Heinlein / Heinlein Triad | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Best of Robert Heinlein, 1947-1959 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Requiem: Collected Works and Tributes to the Grand Master | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Off the Main Sequence | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Outward Bound | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Project Moonbase and Others | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Expanded Universe | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Grumbles from the Grave | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Tramp Royale | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Take Back Your Government | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tomorrow, the Stars | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Cats in Space... and Other Places | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 66, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misfit | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Life Line | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Methuselah's Children | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sixth Column / The Day After Tomorrow (As: Anson MacDonald) | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Universe | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Rocket Ship Galileo | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Space Cadet | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Beyond This Horizon (As: Anson MacDonald) | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Ordeal in Space | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Red Planet | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Man Who Sold the Moon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Farmer in the Sky / Satellite Scout | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Destination Moon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Waldo & Magic, Inc. | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Green Hills of Earth | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Between Planets / Planets in Combat | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Puppet Masters | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Rolling Stones / Tramp Space Ship / Space Family Stone | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Year of the Jackpot | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Tomorrow, the Stars | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Revolt in 2100 | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Starman Jones | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Assignment in Eternity | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Star Beast / Star Lummox | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Tunnel in the Sky | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Time for the Stars | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Double Star | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Citizen of the Galaxy | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Door into Summer | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Have Space Suit��ill Travel | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Starship Troopers / Starship Soldier | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | All You Zombies--' | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Menace from Earth | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Lost Legacy | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Stranger in a Strange Land | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Orphans of the Sky | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Podkayne of Mars | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Glory Road | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Farnham's Freehold | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Three by Heinlein / Heinlein Triad | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Past Through Tomorrow | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | I Will Fear No Evil | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Time Enough for Love | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Best of Robert Heinlein, 1947-1959 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Notebooks of Lazarus Long | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Number of the Beast | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Expanded Universe | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Friday | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Job | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Cat Who Walks Through Walls | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | To Sail Beyond the Sunset | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Grumbles from the Grave | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Requiem: Collected Works and Tributes to the Grand Master | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Tramp Royale | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Take Back Your Government | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Cats in Space... and Other Places | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | For Us, the Living | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Off the Main Sequence | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Variable Star | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Outward Bound | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Project Moonbase and Others | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Pursuit of the Pankera | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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