📖 About Grand Tour

Grand Tour is a series universe written by Ben Bova. The complete collection runs to 26 books across 2 series, published between 1985 and 2021.

The main series is Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books with 26 books. It opens with Privateers (1985) and currently runs to Neptune (2021).

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🎯 Where to Start with Grand Tour

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Privateers (1985), book 1 of Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with Powersat (2005).

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Grand Tour Books in Order

Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books
26 books
1
Privateers book cover1Privateers1985Buy on Amazon
Mars book cover2Mars1992Buy on Amazon
Empire Builders book cover3Empire Builders1993Buy on Amazon
Moonrise book cover4Moonrise1996Buy on Amazon
Moonwar book cover5Moonwar1997Buy on Amazon
Return to Mars book cover6Return to Mars1999Buy on Amazon
Venus book cover7Venus2000Buy on Amazon
Jupiter book cover8Jupiter2000Buy on Amazon
The Precipice book cover9The Precipice2001Buy on Amazon
The Rock Rats book cover10The Rock Rats2002Buy on Amazon
Saturn book cover11Saturn2003Buy on Amazon
Tales of the Grand Tour book cover12Tales of the Grand Tour2004Buy on Amazon
The Silent War book cover13The Silent War2004Buy on Amazon
Mercury book cover14Mercury2005Buy on Amazon
Powersat book cover15Powersat2005Buy on Amazon
Titan book cover16Titan2006Buy on Amazon
Aftermath book cover17Aftermath2007Buy on Amazon
Mars Life book cover18Mars Life2008Buy on Amazon
The Return book cover19The Return2009Buy on Amazon
Leviathans of Jupiter book cover20Leviathans of Jupiter2011Buy on Amazon
Farside book cover21Farside2013Buy on Amazon
New Earth book cover22New Earth2013Buy on Amazon
Death Wave book cover23Death Wave2015Buy on Amazon
Earth book cover24Earth2019Buy on Amazon
Uranus book cover25Uranus2020Buy on Amazon
Neptune book cover26Neptune2021Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of The Grand Tour Books
26 books
2
Powersat book cover1Powersat2005Buy on Amazon
Privateers book cover2Privateers1985Buy on Amazon
Empire Builders book cover3Empire Builders1993Buy on Amazon
Mars book cover4Mars1992Buy on Amazon
Moonrise book cover5Moonrise1996Buy on Amazon
Moonwar book cover6Moonwar1997Buy on Amazon
Return to Mars book cover7Return to Mars1999Buy on Amazon
The Precipice book cover8The Precipice2001Buy on Amazon
Jupiter book cover9Jupiter2000Buy on Amazon
The Rock Rats book cover10The Rock Rats2002Buy on Amazon
The Silent War book cover11The Silent War2004Buy on Amazon
Aftermath book cover12Aftermath2007Buy on Amazon
Saturn book cover13Saturn2003Buy on Amazon
Leviathans of Jupiter book cover14Leviathans of Jupiter2011Buy on Amazon
Titan book cover15Titan2006Buy on Amazon
Mercury book cover16Mercury2005Buy on Amazon
Mars Life book cover17Mars Life2008Buy on Amazon
Venus book cover18Venus2000Buy on Amazon
The Return book cover19The Return2009Buy on Amazon
Farside book cover20Farside2013Buy on Amazon
New Earth book cover21New Earth2013Buy on Amazon
Death Wave book cover22Death Wave2015Buy on Amazon
Earth book cover23Earth2019Buy on Amazon
Uranus book cover24Uranus2020Buy on Amazon
Neptune book cover25Neptune2021Buy on Amazon
Tales of the Grand Tour book cover26Tales of the Grand Tour2004Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Grand Tour books are there?
There are 26 books in the Grand Tour collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1985 and 2021.
What is the first Grand Tour book?
The first book is Privateers, published in 1985.
What order should I read the Grand Tour books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Grand Tour books?
The Grand Tour books were written by Ben Bova.
Is the Grand Tour series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books, has 26 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Grand Tour series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1985, and the most recent in 2021.