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ⓘ About Melissa Scott
Constructing each of her universes with expert precision, she really has a strong understanding of what the audience wants. At the same time she also makes sure not to sacrifice her own vision, keeping it grounded and true to what she wants to say. Her settings might be huge and expansive, but they maintain a lot of heart and humanity, offering something honest and authentic. She also often wrote with her partner Lisa A. Barnett, creating many of their stories and worlds together, along with characters that resonate. Many of her protagonists are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, making for a diverse and fully representational cast in her stories.
All Book Series by Melissa Scott
Point of Hopes
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1995 Co-authored · Lisa A. Barnett
A Death at the Dionysus Club
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014
The Rule of Five: Year Three
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019 Anthology · Don Sakers
Flipside
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2005 Anthology · Sally Malcolm
The Chosen
Book 5 of 25 · published 2006 Anthology · Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen
Exogenesis
Book 7 of 25 · published 2006 Anthology · Sonny Whitelaw,ElizabethChristensen
Blood Ties
Book 8 of 25 · published 2007 Anthology · Sonny Whitelaw,Elizabeth Christensen
Casualties of War
Book 10 of 25 · published 2007 Anthology · Elizabeth Christensen
Brimstone
Book 14 of 25 · published 2009 Anthology · David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber
Unascended
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2020 Anthology · Jo Graham
Trial by Fire
Series opener · book 1 of 34 · published 2004 Anthology · Sabine C. Bauer
Survival of the Fittest
Book 6 of 34 · published 2006 Anthology · Sabine C. Bauer
Roswell
Book 10 of 34 · published 2007 Anthology · Jennifer Fallon,Sonny Whitelaw
The Power Behind the Throne
Book 17 of 34 · published 2010 Anthology · Steven Savile
Hostile Ground
Book 26 of 34 · published 2014 Anthology · Sally Malcolm,LauraHarper
Hall of the Two Truths
Book 30 of 34 · published 2016 Anthology · Susannah Parker Sinard
Insurrection
Latest in the series · book 34 of 34 · published 2020 Anthology · Sally Malcolm
The Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition
Book 14 of 54 · published 1995 Anthology · Ira Steven Behr
The Heart of the Warrior
Book 20 of 54 · published 1996 Anthology · John Gregory Betancourt
Trials and Tribble-ations
Book 22 of 54 · published 1996 Anthology · Diane Carey
Wrath of the Prophets
Book 24 of 54 · published 1997 Anthology · Michael Jan Friedman
Legends of the Ferengi
Book 25 of 54 · published 1997 Anthology · Ira Steven Behr,Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Far Beyond the Stars
Book 28 of 54 · published 1998 Anthology · Steven Barnes,Hans Beimler
Tunnel Through the Stars
Book 31 of 54 · published 1999 Anthology · Esther M. Friesner
A Stitch in Time
Book 33 of 54 · published 2000 Anthology · Andrew Jordt Robinson
Section 31: Abyss
Book 34 of 54 · published 2001 Anthology · Jeffrey Lang,David Weddle
Prophecy and Change
Book 36 of 54 · published 2003 Anthology · Marco Palmieri,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Kevin G. Summers,Una McCormack,Andy Mangels,Terri Osborne,Heather Jarman,Geoffrey Thorne,Christopher L. Bennett,Andrew Jordt Robinson,Michael A. Martin
These Haunted Seas
Book 41 of 54 · published 2008 Anthology · Heather Jarman,David R. George III
The Never Ending Sacrifice
Book 44 of 54 · published 2009 Anthology · Una McCormack
Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found)
Book 45 of 54 · published 2014 Anthology · Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann
Sacraments of Fire
Book 46 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · David R. George III
Rules of Accusation
Book 49 of 54 · published 2016 Anthology · Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann
I, The Constable
Book 53 of 54 · published 2017 Anthology · Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann
The Peacemakers
Latest in the series · book 54 of 54 · published 2026 Anthology · Una McCormack
Conceiving The Heavens: Creating The Science Fiction Novel
Single-title series · published 1997
Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories
Book 5 of 17 · published 2004
Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2017
Retellings of the Inland Seas
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
Permafrost
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2014 Anthology · Sally Malcolm
From the Depths
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018 Anthology · Amy Griswold
Carmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1990
Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories
Book 4 of 13 · published 2008
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
Book 8 of 13 · published 2014
Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists!
Book 9 of 13 · published 2015
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Melissa Scott?
Constructing each of her universes with expert precision, she really has a strong understanding of what the audience wants. At the same time she also makes sure not to sacrifice her own vision, keeping it grounded and true to what she wants to say. Her settings might be huge and expansive, but they maintain a lot of heart and humanity, offering something honest and authentic.
Which Melissa Scott series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Roads of Heaven series, the earliest of Melissa Scott's multi-book series: it opens with Five-Twelfths of Heaven (1985) and runs to 3 books across 1985–1987, ending with Empress of Earth (1987). Melissa Scott's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Melissa Scott written?
Melissa Scott has 198 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2026. 170 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Stargate SG-1 series with 34 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Melissa Scott's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Melissa Scott's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Roads of Heaven (1985–1987, 3 books), Dreamships (1992–1997, 2 books) and Astreiant (1995–2025, 6 books), plus 8 more.
How are Melissa Scott's books organised into series?
This guide splits Melissa Scott's 198 books into 15 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Stargate SG-1 (34 books, 2004–2020); Stargate Atlantis (25 books, 2005–2020); Astreiant (6 books, 1995–2025); Stargate Atlantis: Legacy (5 books, 2015–2020); SGX (5 books, 2014–2018), plus 10 further series.