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ⓘ About Jason M. Hough
Jason M. Hough is a New York Times bestselling writer from America, who likes to write science fiction, thriller, and fantasy novels. He is particularly well known for writing the Dire Earth Cycle book series as well as the near future spy thriller called Zero World. Prior to the start of his writing career, author Hough used to work as a 3D animator, game designer, and artist. He is known to have worked as a designer for popular games likes Aliens v/s Predator: Extinction, Metal Fatigue, etc. Author Hough has also been involved in the field of high performance cluster machine learning and computing. He started writing his first book, The Darwin Elevator, as a part of a 2008 project of National Book Writing Month. Author Hough was able to publish the book in 2013.
All Book Series by Jason M. Hough
Annihilation
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018 Anthology · Catherynne M. Valente
Aspho Fields
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2008 Anthology · Karen Traviss
Ephyra Rising
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2027 Anthology · Michael A. Stackpole
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jason M. Hough?
Jason M. Hough is a New York Times bestselling writer from America, who likes to write science fiction, thriller, and fantasy novels. He is particularly well known for writing the Dire Earth Cycle book series as well as the near future spy thriller called Zero World. Prior to the start of his writing career, author Hough used to work as a 3D animator, game designer, and artist.
Which Jason M. Hough series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Gears of War series, the earliest of Jason M. Hough's multi-book series: it opens with Aspho Fields (2008) and runs to 9 books across 2008–2027, ending with Ephyra Rising (2027). Jason M. Hough's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jason M. Hough written?
Jason M. Hough has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2027. 19 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Gears of War series with 9 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jason M. Hough's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jason M. Hough's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Gears of War (2008–2027, 9 books), Dire Earth Cycle (2013–2017, 7 books) and Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017–2018, 3 books).
How are Jason M. Hough's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jason M. Hough's 26 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Gears of War (9 books, 2008–2027); Dire Earth Cycle (7 books, 2013–2017); Mass Effect: Andromeda (3 books, 2017–2018).