Series · 40 books
Heinlein Books in Order
The complete Heinlein reading order — 40 books from 1657–1967.
- 01 Sixth Column Amazon — buy Sixth Column Bookshop — buy Sixth Column ThriftBooks — buy Sixth Column eBooks.com — buy Sixth Column
- 02 Revolt in 2100 Amazon — buy Revolt in 2100 Bookshop — buy Revolt in 2100 ThriftBooks — buy Revolt in 2100 eBooks.com — buy Revolt in 2100
- 03 Job, a comedy of justice Amazon — buy Job, a comedy of justice Bookshop — buy Job, a comedy of justice ThriftBooks — buy Job, a comedy of justice eBooks.com — buy Job, a comedy of justice
- 04 Take back your government Amazon — buy Take back your government Bookshop — buy Take back your government ThriftBooks — buy Take back your government eBooks.com — buy Take back your government
- 05 Beyond This Horizon Amazon — buy Beyond This Horizon Bookshop — buy Beyond This Horizon ThriftBooks — buy Beyond This Horizon eBooks.com — buy Beyond This Horizon
- 06 Rocket Ship Galileo Amazon — buy Rocket Ship Galileo Bookshop — buy Rocket Ship Galileo ThriftBooks — buy Rocket Ship Galileo eBooks.com — buy Rocket Ship Galileo
- 07 Space Cadet Amazon — buy Space Cadet Bookshop — buy Space Cadet ThriftBooks — buy Space Cadet eBooks.com — buy Space Cadet
- 08 Red Planet Amazon — buy Red Planet Bookshop — buy Red Planet ThriftBooks — buy Red Planet eBooks.com — buy Red Planet
- 09 The man who sold the moon Amazon — buy The man who sold the moon Bookshop — buy The man who sold the moon ThriftBooks — buy The man who sold the moon eBooks.com — buy The man who sold the moon
- 10 Waldo and Magic, Inc Amazon — buy Waldo and Magic, Inc Bookshop — buy Waldo and Magic, Inc ThriftBooks — buy Waldo and Magic, Inc eBooks.com — buy Waldo and Magic, Inc
- 11 Farmer in the Sky Amazon — buy Farmer in the Sky Bookshop — buy Farmer in the Sky ThriftBooks — buy Farmer in the Sky eBooks.com — buy Farmer in the Sky
- 12 Three by Heinlein Amazon — buy Three by Heinlein Bookshop — buy Three by Heinlein ThriftBooks — buy Three by Heinlein eBooks.com — buy Three by Heinlein
- 13 The Green Hills of Earth Amazon — buy The Green Hills of Earth Bookshop — buy The Green Hills of Earth ThriftBooks — buy The Green Hills of Earth eBooks.com — buy The Green Hills of Earth
- 14 Between Planets Amazon — buy Between Planets Bookshop — buy Between Planets ThriftBooks — buy Between Planets eBooks.com — buy Between Planets
- 15 The Puppet Masters Amazon — buy The Puppet Masters Bookshop — buy The Puppet Masters ThriftBooks — buy The Puppet Masters eBooks.com — buy The Puppet Masters
- 16 The Rolling Stones Amazon — buy The Rolling Stones Bookshop — buy The Rolling Stones ThriftBooks — buy The Rolling Stones eBooks.com — buy The Rolling Stones
- 17 Tomorrow, the Stars Amazon — buy Tomorrow, the Stars Bookshop — buy Tomorrow, the Stars ThriftBooks — buy Tomorrow, the Stars eBooks.com — buy Tomorrow, the Stars
- 18 Starman Jones Amazon — buy Starman Jones Bookshop — buy Starman Jones ThriftBooks — buy Starman Jones eBooks.com — buy Starman Jones
- 19 Assignment in Eternity Amazon — buy Assignment in Eternity Bookshop — buy Assignment in Eternity ThriftBooks — buy Assignment in Eternity eBooks.com — buy Assignment in Eternity
- 20 The star beast Amazon — buy The star beast Bookshop — buy The star beast ThriftBooks — buy The star beast eBooks.com — buy The star beast
- 21 Tunnel in the sky Amazon — buy Tunnel in the sky Bookshop — buy Tunnel in the sky ThriftBooks — buy Tunnel in the sky eBooks.com — buy Tunnel in the sky
- 22 Double Star Amazon — buy Double Star Bookshop — buy Double Star ThriftBooks — buy Double Star eBooks.com — buy Double Star
- 23 Time for the Stars Amazon — buy Time for the Stars Bookshop — buy Time for the Stars ThriftBooks — buy Time for the Stars eBooks.com — buy Time for the Stars
- 24 The Door into Summer Amazon — buy The Door into Summer Bookshop — buy The Door into Summer ThriftBooks — buy The Door into Summer eBooks.com — buy The Door into Summer
- 25 Citizen of the Galaxy Amazon — buy Citizen of the Galaxy Bookshop — buy Citizen of the Galaxy ThriftBooks — buy Citizen of the Galaxy eBooks.com — buy Citizen of the Galaxy
- 26 A Heinlein Trio Amazon — buy A Heinlein Trio ThriftBooks — buy A Heinlein Trio eBooks.com — buy A Heinlein Trio
- 27 Have Spacesuit--Will Travel Amazon — buy Have Spacesuit--Will Travel Bookshop — buy Have Spacesuit--Will Travel ThriftBooks — buy Have Spacesuit--Will Travel eBooks.com — buy Have Spacesuit--Will Travel
- 28 Methuselah's children Amazon — buy Methuselah's children Bookshop — buy Methuselah's children ThriftBooks — buy Methuselah's children eBooks.com — buy Methuselah's children
- 29 Starship Troopers Amazon — buy Starship Troopers Bookshop — buy Starship Troopers ThriftBooks — buy Starship Troopers eBooks.com — buy Starship Troopers
- 30 The Menace from Earth Amazon — buy The Menace from Earth Bookshop — buy The Menace from Earth ThriftBooks — buy The Menace from Earth eBooks.com — buy The Menace from Earth
- 31 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Amazon — buy The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Bookshop — buy The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag ThriftBooks — buy The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag eBooks.com — buy The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
- 32 Podkayne of Mars Amazon — buy Podkayne of Mars Bookshop — buy Podkayne of Mars ThriftBooks — buy Podkayne of Mars eBooks.com — buy Podkayne of Mars
- 33 I Will Fear No Evil Amazon — buy I Will Fear No Evil Bookshop — buy I Will Fear No Evil ThriftBooks — buy I Will Fear No Evil eBooks.com — buy I Will Fear No Evil
- 34 Stranger in a Strange Land Amazon — buy Stranger in a Strange Land Bookshop — buy Stranger in a Strange Land ThriftBooks — buy Stranger in a Strange Land eBooks.com — buy Stranger in a Strange Land
- 35 Glory Road Amazon — buy Glory Road Bookshop — buy Glory Road ThriftBooks — buy Glory Road eBooks.com — buy Glory Road
- 36 Orphans of the Sky Amazon — buy Orphans of the Sky Bookshop — buy Orphans of the Sky ThriftBooks — buy Orphans of the Sky eBooks.com — buy Orphans of the Sky
- 37 Farnham's Freehold Amazon — buy Farnham's Freehold Bookshop — buy Farnham's Freehold ThriftBooks — buy Farnham's Freehold eBooks.com — buy Farnham's Freehold
- 38 The moon is a harsh mistress Amazon — buy The moon is a harsh mistress Bookshop — buy The moon is a harsh mistress ThriftBooks — buy The moon is a harsh mistress eBooks.com — buy The moon is a harsh mistress
- 39 The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein Amazon — buy The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein Bookshop — buy The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein ThriftBooks — buy The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein eBooks.com — buy The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
- 40 The past through tomorrow Amazon — buy The past through tomorrow Bookshop — buy The past through tomorrow ThriftBooks — buy The past through tomorrow eBooks.com — buy The past through tomorrow
Reading tracker
Track your progress through Heinlein
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixth Column | 1657 | ||
| 2 | Revolt in 2100 | 1777 | ||
| 3 | Job, a comedy of justice | 1795 | ||
| 4 | Take back your government | 1936 | ||
| 5 | Beyond This Horizon | 1940 | ||
| 6 | Rocket Ship Galileo | 1947 | ||
| 7 | Space Cadet | 1948 | ||
| 8 | Red Planet | 1949 | ||
| 9 | The man who sold the moon | 1950 | ||
| 10 | Waldo and Magic, Inc | 1950 | ||
| 11 | Farmer in the Sky | 1950 | ||
| 12 | Three by Heinlein | 1951 | ||
| 13 | The Green Hills of Earth | 1951 | ||
| 14 | Between Planets | 1951 | ||
| 15 | The Puppet Masters | 1951 | ||
| 16 | The Rolling Stones | 1952 | ||
| 17 | Tomorrow, the Stars | 1952 | ||
| 18 | Starman Jones | 1953 | ||
| 19 | Assignment in Eternity | 1953 | ||
| 20 | The star beast | 1954 | ||
| 21 | Tunnel in the sky | 1955 | ||
| 22 | Double Star | 1956 | ||
| 23 | Time for the Stars | 1956 | ||
| 24 | The Door into Summer | 1957 | ||
| 25 | Citizen of the Galaxy | 1957 | ||
| 26 | A Heinlein Trio | 1957 | ||
| 27 | Have Spacesuit--Will Travel | 1958 | ||
| 28 | Methuselah's children | 1958 | ||
| 29 | Starship Troopers | 1959 | ||
| 30 | The Menace from Earth | 1959 | ||
| 31 | The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1959 | ||
| 32 | Podkayne of Mars | 1960 | ||
| 33 | I Will Fear No Evil | 1960 | ||
| 34 | Stranger in a Strange Land | 1961 | ||
| 35 | Glory Road | 1963 | ||
| 36 | Orphans of the Sky | 1963 | ||
| 37 | Farnham's Freehold | 1964 | ||
| 38 | The moon is a harsh mistress | 1965 | ||
| 39 | The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein | 1966 | ||
| 40 | The past through tomorrow | 1967 |
Heinlein reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Sixth Column (1657). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Heinlein — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Heinlein books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1657–1967.
What is the newest Heinlein book?
The past through tomorrow, published in 1967.