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ⓘ About Rudy Rucker
He attended St. Xavier High School before she earned a BA in mathematics from Swarthmore in 1967. He also got an MS (in the year 1969) and a PhD (in the year 1973) degrees in mathematics from Rutgers University. From 1972 until 1978, Rudy taught math at the State of University of New York at Geneseo. Despite being liked by students and publish several papers and a book, many of his colleagues took offense at his long hair and his convivial relationships he had with philosophy and English professors amid some looming budget shortfalls. And as a result of this, he failed to get tenure in the department. Because of a grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Rucker taught at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg from 1978 until 1980. He is a two-time winner of the Philip K.
All Book Series by Rudy Rucker
Notes for Return to the Hollow Earth
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018
The Modular Man
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1992 Anthology · Roger MacBride Allen
Jack and the Aktuals, or, Physical Applications of Transfinite Set Theory
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2010
Where the Lost Things Are
Book 4 of 5 · published 2014 Co-authored · Terry Bisson
Totem Poles
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016 Co-authored · Bruce Sterling
The Hollow Earth & Return to the Hollow Earth
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2018
Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1981
The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality
Book 2 of 16 · published 1984
Notes for Million Mile Road Trip
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2019
The Presidential Papers
Series opener · book 1 of 32 · published 1984 Anthology · John H. Kessel
The Left Left Behind
Book 3 of 32 · published 2009 Anthology · Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason
The Underbelly
Book 5 of 32 · published 2010 Anthology · Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason
Mammoths of the Great Plains
Book 6 of 32 · published 2010 Anthology · Eleanor Arnason
The Wild Girls
Book 7 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason
Modem Times 2.0
Book 8 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Book 9 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason
Report from Planet Midnight
Book 11 of 32 · published 2012 Anthology · Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason
The Science of Herself
Book 12 of 32 · published 2013 Anthology · Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials
Book 13 of 32 · published 2013 Anthology · Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner
Raising Hell
Book 15 of 32 · published 2014 Anthology · Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be
Book 18 of 32 · published 2016 Anthology · Joe R. Lansdale
Fire.
Book 19 of 32 · published 2017 Anthology · Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason
The Atheist in the Attic
Book 21 of 32 · published 2018 Anthology · Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason
Thoreau's Microscope
Book 22 of 32 · published 2018 Anthology · Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason
Utopias of the Third Kind
Book 28 of 32 · published 2021 Anthology · Vandana Singh
The Collapsing Frontier
Book 30 of 32 · published 2024 Anthology · Jonathan Lethem
She is Here
Latest in the series · book 32 of 32 · published 2026 Anthology · Nicola Griffith
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rudy Rucker?
He attended St. Xavier High School before she earned a BA in mathematics from Swarthmore in 1967. He also got an MS (in the year 1969) and a PhD (in the year 1973) degrees in mathematics from Rutgers University. From 1972 until 1978, Rudy taught math at the State of University of New York at Geneseo.
Which Rudy Rucker series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ware series, the earliest of Rudy Rucker's multi-book series: it opens with Software (1982) and runs to 4 books across 1982–2000, ending with Realware (2000). Rudy Rucker's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Rudy Rucker written?
Rudy Rucker has 120 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2026. 62 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Ware series with 4 books — and 58 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rudy Rucker's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rudy Rucker's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ware (1982–2000, 4 books), The Hollow Earth (1990–2018, 3 books) and The Next Wave (1991–1992, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Rudy Rucker's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rudy Rucker's 120 books into 6 named series and 58 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ware (4 books, 1982–2000); The Hollow Earth (3 books, 1990–2018); The Next Wave (3 books, 1991–1992); Postsingular (2 books, 2007–2009); Outspoken Authors (32 books, 1984–2026), plus 1 further series.