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ⓘ About Pamela Sargent
About Pamela Sargent Pamela Sargent is a well-regarded American science fiction author and editor. With a master’s degree in classical philosophy, she has a solid academic background that informs her writing. Her work has earned her a prestigious Nebula Award, highlighting her talent in the science fiction genre. Sargent is particularly known for her ability to create engaging and thought-provoking narratives. One of her most famous works is a trilogy about the terraforming of Venus, which predated but is often compared to Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy. Sargent also gained recognition for her work editing anthologies, such as the Women of Wonder series, which celebrates the significant contributions of women in science fiction.
All Book Series by Pamela Sargent
Dream of Venus and Other Science Fiction Stories
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2012
Encounter at Farpoint
Series opener · book 1 of 73 · published 1987 Anthology · David Gerrold
The Captain's Honor
Book 9 of 73 · published 1989 Anthology · David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin
Doomsday World
Book 12 of 73 · published 1990 Anthology · Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman
The Eyes of the Beholders
Book 13 of 73 · published 1990 Anthology · A.C. Crispin
Chains of Command
Book 20 of 73 · published 1992 Anthology · Bill McCay,Eloise Flood
Foreign Foes
Book 30 of 73 · published 1994 Anthology · Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur
Requiem
Book 31 of 73 · published 1994 Anthology · Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan
The Romulan Stratagem
Book 34 of 73 · published 1995 Anthology · Robert Greenberger
Possession
Book 39 of 73 · published 1996 Anthology · Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard
Klingon
Book 40 of 73 · published 1996 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith
The Soldiers of Fear
Book 41 of 73 · published 1996 Anthology · Dean Wesley Smith
Vectors
Book 53 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith
Red Sector
Book 54 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey
The First Virtue
Book 57 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman
The Forgotten War
Book 58 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · William R. Forstchen
The Genesis Wave Book One
Book 61 of 73 · published 2000 Anthology · John Vornholt
Vectors: Double Helix #2
Book 62 of 73 · published 2000 Anthology · Dean Wesley Smith
Diplomatic Implausibility
Book 63 of 73 · published 2001 Anthology · Keith R.A. DeCandido
Maximum Warp: Book One
Book 65 of 73 · published 2001 Anthology · Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur
Maximum Warp: Book Two
Book 66 of 73 · published 2001 Anthology · Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur
The Genesis Wave, Book Two
Book 67 of 73 · published 2001 Anthology · John Vornholt
The Genesis Wave, Book Three
Book 68 of 73 · published 2002 Anthology · John Vornholt
Sand and Stars
Book 71 of 73 · published 2004 Anthology · Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin
Takedown
Latest in the series · book 73 of 73 · published 2015 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
The Prometheus Design
Series opener · book 1 of 61 · published 1982 Anthology · Sondra Marshak,Myrna Culbreath
Triangle
Book 4 of 61 · published 1983 Anthology · Sondra Marshak,Myrna Culbreath
Web of the Romulans
Book 5 of 61 · published 1983 Anthology · Leonard Nimoy,M.S. Murdock
The Tears of the Singers
Book 8 of 61 · published 1984 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
The Vulcan Academy Murders
Book 9 of 61 · published 1984 Anthology · Jean Lorrah
Dwellers in the Crucible
Book 14 of 61 · published 1985 Anthology · Margaret Wander Bonanno
The Three-Minute Universe
Book 19 of 61 · published 1988 Anthology · Barbara Paul
Home Is the Hunter
Book 24 of 61 · published 1990 Anthology · Dana Kramer-Rolls
The Patrian Transgression
Book 38 of 61 · published 1994 Anthology · Simon Hawke
The Fearful Summons
Book 43 of 61 · published 1995 Anthology · Denny Martin Flinn
First Frontier
Book 44 of 61 · published 1995 Anthology · Diane Carey,James I. Kirkland
The Rings of Tautee
Book 47 of 61 · published 1996 Anthology · Dean Wesley Smith
The Joy Machine
Book 48 of 61 · published 1996 Anthology · Theodore Sturgeon,James Gunn
Vulcan's Heart
Book 52 of 61 · published 1999 Anthology · Josepha Sherman,Susan Shwartz
The Disinherited
Book 57 of 61 · published 2007 Anthology · Peter David,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman
Excelsior: Forged in Fire
Book 58 of 61 · published 2007 Anthology · Andy Mangels,Michael A. Martin
Cast No Shadow
Book 60 of 61 · published 2011 Anthology · James Swallow,Dayton Ward
Allegiance in Exile
Latest in the series · book 61 of 61 · published 2013 Anthology · David R. George III
The Klingon Gambit
Series opener · book 1 of 113 · published 1981 Anthology · Robert Vardeman
Entropy Effect
Book 2 of 113 · published 1981 Anthology · Vonda N. McIntyre,Leonard Nimoy,George Takei
The Covenant of the Crown
Book 3 of 113 · published 1981 Anthology · Howard Weinstein
Mutiny on the Enterprise
Book 8 of 113 · published 1983 Anthology · Robert Vardeman
The Trellisane Confrontation
Book 10 of 113 · published 1984 Anthology · David Dvorkin
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Book 12 of 113 · published 1984 Anthology · Vonda N. McIntyre,Harve Bennett
The Vulcan Academy Murders
Book 14 of 113 · published 1984 Anthology · Jean Lorrah
Enterprise: The First Adventure
Book 25 of 113 · published 1986 Anthology · Leonard Nimoy
Strangers from the Sky
Book 27 of 113 · published 1987 Anthology · Leonard Nimoy,Margaret Wander Bonanno
How Much for Just the Planet?
Book 30 of 113 · published 1987 Anthology · John M. Ford
Final Frontier
Book 32 of 113 · published 1988 Anthology · Leonard Nimoy,Diane Carey
The Three-Minute Universe
Book 34 of 113 · published 1988 Anthology · Barbara Paul
Memory Prime
Book 36 of 113 · published 1988 Anthology · Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens
Prime Directive
Book 39 of 113 · published 1990 Anthology · Garfield Reeves-Stevens,Judith Reeves-Stevens
The Pandora Principle
Book 42 of 113 · published 1990 Anthology · Carolyn Clowes
Home Is the Hunter
Book 44 of 113 · published 1990 Anthology · Dana Kramer-Rolls
Windows on a Lost World
Book 50 of 113 · published 1993 Anthology · V.E. Mitchell
Shadows on the Sun
Book 51 of 113 · published 1993 Anthology · Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek Phase II
Book 58 of 113 · published 1996 Anthology · Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Vulcan's Forge
Book 60 of 113 · published 1997 Anthology · Josepha Sherman,Susan Shwartz
Heart of the Sun
Book 61 of 113 · published 1997 Co-authored · George Zebrowski
The Flaming Arrow
Book 65 of 113 · published 2000 Anthology · Jerry Oltion,Kathy Oltion
The Last Roundup
Book 70 of 113 · published 2002 Anthology · Christie Golden,Dayton Ward
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
Book 74 of 113 · published 2004 Anthology · Tony Isabella,Bob Ingersoll
Burning Dreams
Book 75 of 113 · published 2006 Anthology · Margaret Wander Bonanno
Unspoken Truth
Book 79 of 113 · published 2010 Anthology · Margaret Wander Bonanno
A Choice of Catastrophes
Book 80 of 113 · published 2011 Anthology · Steve Mollmann,Michael Schuster
The Shocks of Adversity
Book 87 of 113 · published 2013 Anthology · William Leisner
Seasons of Light and Darkness
Book 90 of 113 · published 2014 Anthology · Michael A. Martin
Serpents in the Garden
Book 91 of 113 · published 2014 Anthology · Jeffrey Mariotte
The More Things Change
Book 92 of 113 · published 2014 Anthology · Scott Pearson
Shadow of the Machine
Book 93 of 113 · published 2014 Anthology · Dayton Ward,Scott V. Harrison
Crisis of Consciousness
Book 96 of 113 · published 2015 Anthology · Dave Galanter
All That's Left
Book 98 of 113 · published 2015 Anthology · Kevin Dilmore,Dayton Ward
The Latter Fire
Book 101 of 113 · published 2016 Anthology · James Swallow,Dayton Ward
The Face of the Unknown
Book 103 of 113 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher L. Bennett
The Captain's Oath
Book 104 of 113 · published 2019 Anthology · Christopher L. Bennett
The Higher Frontier
Book 106 of 113 · published 2020 Anthology · Christopher L. Bennett
Living Memory
Book 109 of 113 · published 2021 Anthology · Christopher L. Bennett
Echoes in Eternity
Latest in the series · book 113 of 113 · published 2026 Anthology · David Mack
A Cat of a Different Color
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe
A Cat of Perfect Taste
Book 2 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore
A Cat of Disdainful Looks
Book 3 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye
A Cat of Strange Lands
Book 4 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders
A Cat of Cozy Situations
Book 5 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe
A Cat of Space and Time
Book 6 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe
A Cat of Heroic Heart
Book 7 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce
A Cat of Roving Nature
Book 8 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities
Book 9 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo
A Cat of Fantastic Whims
Book 10 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce
A Cat of Feral Instincts
Book 11 of 12 · published 2021 Co-authored · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell
A Cat of Romantic Soul
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1980 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
Book 2 of 19 · published 1981 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
Book 3 of 19 · published 1983 Co-authored · Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
Book 4 of 19 · published 1989 Anthology · Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen
Isaac Asimov's Aliens
Book 5 of 19 · published 1991 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Robots
Book 6 of 19 · published 1991 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
Book 7 of 19 · published 1993 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford
Isaac Asimov's War
Book 8 of 19 · published 1993 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams
Book 9 of 19 · published 1994 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep
Book 10 of 19 · published 1995 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts
Book 11 of 19 · published 1995 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson
Isaac Asimov's Christmas
Book 12 of 19 · published 1997 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Camelot
Book 13 of 19 · published 1998 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason
Isaac Asimov's Detectives
Book 14 of 19 · published 1998 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
Book 15 of 19 · published 1999 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Solar System
Book 16 of 19 · published 1999 Anthology · Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Utopias
Book 17 of 19 · published 2000 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Father Day
Book 18 of 19 · published 2001 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2001 Anthology · Isaac Asimov
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
Book 2 of 20 · published 1973
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Book 9 of 20 · published 1988
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Pamela Sargent?
About Pamela Sargent Pamela Sargent is a well-regarded American science fiction author and editor. With a master's degree in classical philosophy, she has a solid academic background that informs her writing. Her work has earned her a prestigious Nebula Award, highlighting her talent in the science fiction genre.
Which Pamela Sargent series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Watchstar series, the earliest of Pamela Sargent's multi-book series: it opens with Watchstar (1980) and runs to 3 books across 1980–1984, ending with Homesmind (1984). Pamela Sargent's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Pamela Sargent written?
Pamela Sargent has 324 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1973 and 2026. 287 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Seed series with 3 books — and 37 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Pamela Sargent's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Pamela Sargent's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Watchstar (1980–1984, 3 books), Seed (1983–2010, 3 books) and Venus (1986–2001, 3 books).
How are Pamela Sargent's books organised into series?
This guide splits Pamela Sargent's 324 books into 8 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Seed (3 books, 1983–2010); Venus (3 books, 1986–2001); Watchstar (3 books, 1980–1984); Star Trek: TOS (Original) (113 books, 1981–2026); Star Trek: The Next Generation (73 books, 1987–2015), plus 3 further series.