Ben Bova books in order
American writer
- Lived
- 1932–2020
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 95
- Series
- 1
Ben Bova published 87 novels, 2 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 4 children's books and 1 other book, beginning with Colony (1978). The series is Grand Tour (6 books, starting with Return to Mars). 6 feature Orion. The best-known is Mars (1992).
Updated September 2026
Grand Tour books in order (6)Series page
Reading order: 1 Return to Mars (1999) · 2 Venus (2000) · 3 Jupiter (2000) · 4 The Precipice (2001) · 5 Powersat (2005) · 6 Mars Life (2008)
- 1.
Return to Mars (Jun 1999)
- 2.
Venus (2000)
- 3.
Jupiter (Nov 2000)
- 4.
The Precipice (Oct 2001)
- 5.
Powersat (2005)
- 6.
Mars Life (Aug 2008)
Where to start with Ben Bova
Start here
Mars
Ben Bova's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Milky Way Galaxy (1961)
The Weathermakers (1967)
Out of the Sun (1968)
The Dueling Machine (1969)
Flight of Exiles (1972)
Forward In Time (1973)
When the Sky Burned (1973)
Notes to a Science Fiction Writer (1975)
Starcrossed (1975)
Analog Annual (1976)
City of Darkness (1976)
Millennium (1976)
The Multiple Man (1976)
Star Watchman (1977)
Maxwell's Demons (1978)
Colony (Jul 1978)
Kinsman (1979)
The High Road (1981)
Voyagers (1981)
Test of Fire (1982)
Privateers (1985)
The Astral Mirror (1985)
Voyagers II (1986)
Battle Station (1987)
The Kinsman Saga (1987)
Welcome to Moonbase (1987)
Peacekeepers (1988)
The Beauty of Light (1988)
Cyberbooks (1989)
The Best of the Nebulas (1989)
As on a Darkling Plain (1990)
Voyagers III (1990)
Blueprint for Space (1992)
The Trikon Deception (1992)
Mars (Jul 1992)
Empire Builders (1993)
To Save The Sun (To Save the Sun) (1993)
Death Dream (1994)
Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042 (1994)
brothers (1995)
Moonrise (1996)
Immortality (1998)
Lamps on the Brow (1998)
Moonwar (1998)
The Story of Light (2001)
Hour of the Gremlins (2002)
Rock Rats, The (2002)
Saturn (2003)
The Rock Rats (The Grand Tour; Also Asteroid Wars) (2003)
The Silent War (2004)
Mercury (2005)
The Green Trap (2006)
Titan (2006)
The Aftermath (2007)
Laugh Lines (2008)
The Immortality Factor (2009)
The Return (2009)
Able One (2010)
The Hittite (2010)
Farside (2013)
Mars, Inc (2013)
New Earth (2013)
New Earth Grand Tour (2013)
Carbide Tipped Pens (2014)
Rescue Mode (2014)
Death Wave (2015)
Mercury and Prometheans (2015)
Power Surge (2015)
Transhuman (2015)
The Best of Bova (2016)
Survival (2017)
Power Failure (2018)
Space Station Down (2020)
Uranus (2020)
Neptune (2021)
Short story collections in order
Novella: 3 (1978)
The Best of Bova: Volume 3 (2017)
Non-fiction in order
The Fourth State of Matter (1971)
Children's books in order
In Quest of Quasars (1969)
Workshops in Space (1974)
Through Eyes of Wonder (1975)
The Winds of Altair (1983)
Other books in order
Earth (2019)
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About Ben Bova
Benjamin William Bova was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Ben Bova FAQ
- How many books has Ben Bova written?
- Ben Bova published 87 novels, 2 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 4 children's books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Ben Bova's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Grand Tour with Return to Mars. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Ben Bova's last book?
- Neptune (2021).
- What is Ben Bova's most famous book?
- Mars (1992) is Ben Bova's most widely read book.
- Are Ben Bova's books connected?
- 6 books belong to 1 series (Grand Tour); the other 89 books stand alone.
- Can I read Ben Bova's books for free?
- Yes. 5 books by Ben Bova are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.