Mike Resnick

Michael D. Resnick is a mystery, thriller, horror, fantasy, and science fiction author who has the most awards for short science fiction. The author was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942 and went to the Chicago based Highland Park High School, before proceeding to the University of Chicago. It was at university that he met Carol when they bonded over their love for the series Buck Rogers.

The best place to start is the Classic Battlestar Galactica series, the earliest of Mike Resnick's multi-book series: it opens with Battlestar Galactica (1978) and runs to 16 books across 1978–1988, ending with Surrender the Galactica! (1988). Mike Resnick's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Mike Resnick has 411 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1967 and 2026. 235 of them belong to 28 named series — the largest being the Future Science Fiction Digest series with 17 books — and 176 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. Mike Resnick's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ganymede (1967–1968, 2 books), Classic Battlestar Galactica (1978–1988, 16 books) and Birthright (1981–2001, 9 books), plus 19 more.

This guide splits Mike Resnick's 411 books into 28 named series and 176 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Future Science Fiction Digest (17 books, 2018–2022); Classic Battlestar Galactica (16 books, 1978–1988); Art Encounters (11 books, 2005–2007); Birthright (9 books, 1981–2001); Starship (5 books, 2005–2009), plus 23 further series.