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ⓘ About Robert Charles Wilson
Robert Charles Wilson is a Hugo Award-winning American-Canadian author of science fiction novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Spin series and the Julian Comstock series. Wilson is included among the most acclaimed authors of the science fiction genre today. His books have won him multiple awards and nominations during the course of 18 novels and numerous stories. He made his debut in 1986 with the novel called A Hidden Place. Even though Wilson’s novels are categorized as Hard Science Fiction, the strength of his stories lies in his characters’ humanity. His debut book had received a nomination for the Philip Dick Award. This book shows how good he was as a writer from the beginning of his career.
All Book Series by Robert Charles Wilson
Magic Time
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2001 Anthology · Barbara Hambly
Angelfire
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2009 Anthology · Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Asimov's Science Fiction: August 2001, Vol. 25, No. 8
Book 4 of 14 · published 2001
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction
Book 6 of 14 · published 2003
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge
Book 7 of 14 · published 2007
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
Book 8 of 14 · published 2007
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Robert Charles Wilson?
Robert Charles Wilson is a Hugo Award-winning American-Canadian author of science fiction novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Spin series and the Julian Comstock series. Wilson is included among the most acclaimed authors of the science fiction genre today.
Which Robert Charles Wilson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Magic Time series, the earliest of Robert Charles Wilson's multi-book series: it opens with Magic Time (2001) and runs to 3 books across 2001–2009, ending with Angelfire (2009). Robert Charles Wilson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Robert Charles Wilson written?
Robert Charles Wilson has 41 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2023. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Spin Saga series with 3 books — and 35 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Robert Charles Wilson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert Charles Wilson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Magic Time (2001–2009, 3 books) and Spin Saga (2005–2011, 3 books).
How are Robert Charles Wilson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Robert Charles Wilson's 41 books into 2 named series and 35 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Spin Saga (3 books, 2005–2011); Magic Time (3 books, 2001–2009).