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All Book Series by Jay Lake
The Stars Do Not Lie Hugo and Nebula Nominated Novella
Book 24 of 28 · published 2013
The Steampunk MEGAPACK®: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories
Book 27 of 28 · published 2016
Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder
Book 9 of 19 · published 2014 Co-authored · Ken Scholes
A Critical Examination of Stigmata's Print Taking the Rats to Riga
Book 15 of 19 · published 2014
From the Countries of Her Dreams
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2014 Co-authored · Shannon Page
The River Knows Its Own
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2000 Co-authored · Jay Tobias Lake
Almost All the Way Home From the Stars
Book 8 of 9 · published 2014 Co-authored · Ruth Nestvold
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010 Co-authored · Orson Scott Card,Philip Athans
Jay Lake's Process of Writing
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
METAtropolis
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2008 Co-authored · John Scalzi,Elizabeth Bear,Tobias Buckell,Karl Schroeder
A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves
Book 4 of 8 · published 2014 Anthology · Ken Scholes
Tensegrity
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2016 Anthology · Tobias Buckell
Leviathan: Cities
Single-title series · published 2004 Co-authored · Forrest Aguirre,Ben Peek,Michael Cisco,K.J. Bishop,Stepan Chapman,Ursula Pflug,Allan Kausch,Tim Jarvis,Catherine Kasper,Darla Beasley
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
Book 10 of 15 · published 2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 1985
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10
Book 10 of 41 · published 1994
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11
Book 11 of 41 · published 1995
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12
Book 12 of 41 · published 1996
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13
Book 13 of 41 · published 1997
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14
Book 14 of 41 · published 1998
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15
Book 15 of 41 · published 1999
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16
Book 16 of 41 · published 2000
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17
Book 17 of 41 · published 2001
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18
Book 18 of 41 · published 2002
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19
Book 19 of 41 · published 2002
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20
Book 20 of 41 · published 2004
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21
Book 21 of 41 · published 2005
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23
Book 23 of 41 · published 2007
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24
Book 24 of 41 · published 2008
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25
Book 25 of 41 · published 2009
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26
Book 26 of 41 · published 2010
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27
Book 27 of 41 · published 2011
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28
Book 28 of 41 · published 2012
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29
Book 29 of 41 · published 2013
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30
Book 30 of 41 · published 2014
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31
Book 31 of 41 · published 2015
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32
Book 32 of 41 · published 2016
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33
Book 33 of 41 · published 2017
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34
Book 34 of 41 · published 2018
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35
Book 35 of 41 · published 2019
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36
Book 36 of 41 · published 2020
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37
Book 37 of 41 · published 2021
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38
Book 38 of 41 · published 2022
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39
Book 39 of 41 · published 2023
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40
Book 40 of 41 · published 2024
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2025
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
Book 11 of 68 · published 2006
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Book 14 of 68 · published 2007
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Book 20 of 68 · published 2007
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 40 of 68 · published 2011
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
Book 47 of 68 · published 2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
Book 60 of 68 · published 2014
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jay Lake?
Jay Lake has 202 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1985–2025, across 8 named series.
Which Jay Lake series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Clockwork Earth series, the earliest of Jay Lake's multi-book series: it opens with Mainspring (2007) and runs to 3 books across 2007–2010, ending with Pinion (2010). Jay Lake's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jay Lake written?
Jay Lake has 202 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2025. 76 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the METAtropolis series with 8 books — and 126 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jay Lake's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jay Lake's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Leviathan (2004, 1 book), City (2006–2008, 2 books) and Clockwork Earth (2007–2010, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Jay Lake's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jay Lake's 202 books into 8 named series and 126 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: METAtropolis (8 books, 2008–2016); Green Universe (4 books, 2009–2013); Clockwork Earth (3 books, 2007–2010); City (2 books, 2006–2008); Lost Colonies (2 books, 2022), plus 3 further series.