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ⓘ About Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine
Alexander C. Irvine is an American author of fantasy and science fiction book best known for his standalone novel, A Scattering of Jades. He also writes Sleepy Hollow series, Iron Man series and Tom Clancy’s the Division under the pen name Alex Irvine. His novel A Scattering of Jades won him a Locus Award in 2002 and formed the 2003 Unintended Consequences Collection. In 1993, he won Lennie Isaacs Memorial Award and in 1995 won the Albert Morton Turner Essay Prize and Steve Grady Poetry Award. He is a graduate from the University of Maine with a Masters of Arts in English and the University of Denver with a PhD. He worked as an assistant English professor at the University of Maine and worked as a reporter for the Portland Phoenix.
All Book Series by Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine
The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons and Ghouls
Single-title series · published 2001
Tales From Year Zero
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · Travis Beacham
Blackout
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022 Anthology · Cavan Scott
New York Collapse
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2016 Pen name · Alex Irvine
Hunted
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024 Anthology · Thomas Parrott
Iron Man
Book 7 of 9 · published 2014 Pen name · Alex Irvine, With: Mark Fergus,Hawk Ostby,Art Marcum
The Vertigo Encyclopedia
Single-title series · published 2008 Pen name · Alex Irvine
Black Friday
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018 Pen name · Alex Irvine
The Comic Book Story of Beer
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2015 Anthology · Jonathan Hennessey
The Comic Book Story of Video Games
Book 2 of 6 · published 2017 Anthology · Jonathan Hennessey
The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling
Book 4 of 6 · published 2018 Anthology · Aubrey Sitterson,Chris Moreno
The Comic Book Story of Basketball
Book 5 of 6 · published 2020 Anthology · Fred Van Lente,Joe Cooper
The Comic Book History of the Cocktail
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · David Wondrich
Power Rangers Official Movie Poster Book
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Unleash the Power! Sticker Activity Book
Book 5 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Fish in Troubled Water
Book 6 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Stefan Petrucha
Elements of Being a Ranger
Book 8 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Leigh Olsen
Morphinominal Sticker Activity Book
Book 10 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Gabby Vernon-Melzer
Alien Encounters in Angel Grove
Book 13 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Gabriel P. Cooper
Meower Rangers
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Max Bisantz
Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Book 4 of 29 · published 2014 Anthology · Neil Kleid
Avengers: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Book 6 of 29 · published 2015 Anthology · Dan Abnett
Deadpool: Paws of the Marvel Universe
Book 8 of 29 · published 2015 Anthology · Stefan Petrucha
Captain America: Dark Designs
Book 9 of 29 · published 2016 Anthology · Stefan Petrucha
Who is the Black Panther?
Book 11 of 29 · published 2017 Anthology · Jesse Holland
Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover
Book 13 of 29 · published 2018 Anthology · David Liss
Venom: Lethal Protector
Book 14 of 29 · published 2018 Anthology · James R. Tuck
Spider-Man: Forever Young
Book 15 of 29 · published 2018 Anthology · Stefan Petrucha
Captain Marvel: Liberation Run
Book 16 of 29 · published 2019 Anthology · Tess Sharpe
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
Book 18 of 29 · published 2019 Anthology · Stuart Moore
Morbius: The Living Vampire - Blood Ties
Book 19 of 29 · published 2021 Anthology · Brendan Deneen
Marvel's Original Sin
Book 21 of 29 · published 2022 Anthology · Gavin G. Smith
Into the Dark Dimension
Book 22 of 29 · published 2023 Anthology · Stuart Moore
Captain Marvel: Shadow Code
Book 23 of 29 · published 2023 Anthology · Gilly Segal
Loki: Journey Into Mystery
Book 26 of 29 · published 2023 Anthology · Katherine Locke
Doctor Strange: Dimension War
Book 27 of 29 · published 2024 Anthology · James Lovegrove
Wolverine: Nature of the Beast
Book 28 of 29 · published 2025 Anthology · Dave Stern
Fantastic Four: The Coming of Galactus Prose Novel
Latest in the series · book 29 of 29 · published 2025 Anthology · James Lovegrove
Independence Day: Novelisation
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1996 Anthology · Dean Devlin
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2010
Book 5 of 6 · published 2010
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine?
Alexander C. Irvine is an American author of fantasy and science fiction book best known for his standalone novel, A Scattering of Jades. He also writes Sleepy Hollow series, Iron Man series and Tom Clancy’s the Division under the pen name Alex Irvine. His novel A Scattering of Jades won him a Locus Award in 2002 and formed the 2003 Unintended Consequences Collection.
Which Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Independence Day series, the earliest of Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's multi-book series: it opens with Independence Day: Novelisation (1996) and runs to 5 books across 1996–2016, ending with Resurgence (2016). Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine written?
Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine has 103 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2025. 80 of them belong to 17 named series — the largest being the Power Rangers series with 14 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Independence Day (1996–2016, 5 books), Supernatural (2001, 1 book) and Isaac Asimov's Robots (2002, 1 book), plus 12 more.
How are Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alex Irvine / Alexander C. Irvine's 103 books into 17 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Power Rangers (14 books, 2017–2018); Pacific Rim (7 books, 2013–2022); Comic Book Story of... (6 books, 2015–2025); Tom Clancy's The Division (5 books, 2016–2024); Independence Day (5 books, 1996–2016), plus 12 further series.