Christopher Anvil

The American science-fiction writer Harry Christopher Crosby was well regarded during his lifetime for his many extensive contributions to the genre, whether it be short-form stories or longer novels; he was always well received thanks to his mastery of the form, along with the scope of his imagination and his handling of characters, as well as dealing with a vast array of deeper themes. This would develop throughout the entire course of his writing career, as he developed one of the most highly and uniquely distinctive voices of his generation.

The best place to start is the Intersellar Patrol/Federation Of Humanity series, the earliest of Christopher Anvil's multi-book series: it opens with Interstellar Patrol (2003) and runs to 2 books across 2003–2005, ending with Interstellar Patrol II (2005).

Christopher Anvil has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1961 and 2010. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Intersellar Patrol/Federation Of Humanity series with 2 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Anvil's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Intersellar Patrol/Federation Of Humanity (2003–2005, 2 books).

This guide splits Christopher Anvil's 26 books into 1 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Intersellar Patrol/Federation Of Humanity (2 books, 2003–2005).