Science fiction series range from hard-SF trilogies to decade-long space opera. The list below covers the major series with book counts and publication ranges.
Series in Reading Order
- Dune by Frank Herbert — 49 books · 1965–2024
Six novels by Herbert, continued by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. - Foundation by Isaac Asimov — 14 books · 1951–1993
Seven books across the original trilogy and later volumes. - Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells — 20 books · 2017–2025
Novellas and a novel about a security android. - Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey — 20 books · 1968–2010
Science fiction framed as fantasy; begun 1968. - Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan — 20 books · 1990–2024
Completed by Brandon Sanderson after 2007. - Expanse by James S. A. Corey — 29 books · 2011–2022
Nine-book series, 2011-2021. - Red Dragon Rising by Pierce Brown — 4 books · 2009–2013
Class-stratified solar system; begun 2014. - Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson
Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. - Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson — 8 books · 2006–2022
Era-based series inside the wider Cosmere. - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — 9 books · 1979–2018
The five-part trilogy, begun as a radio comedy.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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