Brian Aldiss books in order
British science fiction writer
- Lived
- 1925–2017
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Also writes as
- Jael Cracken
Brian Aldiss published 57 novels, 5 novellas, 14 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 3 other books, beginning with Non-Stop (1958). The series is Helliconia (2 books, starting with Helliconia Spring).
Updated September 2026
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Non-Stop
Brian Aldiss's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Brightfount Diaries (1955)
Non-Stop (1958)
No Time Like Tomorrow (1959)
The Canopy of Time (1959)
Starship (1960)
The Long Afternoon of Earth (1961)
The Male Response (1961)
Hothouse (1962)
The Airs of Earth (1963)
Greybeard (1964)
Nebula Award Stories, Number Two (1966)
The Saliva Tree and Other Strange Growths (1966)
Who Can Replace a Man (1966)
An Age (1967)
Cryptozoic (1967)
Dark Light Years (1968)
Report on Probability A (1968)
Barefoot in the Head (1969)
Neanderthal Planet (1969)
Shape of Further Things (1970)
The Hand-Reared Boy (1970)
A Soldier Erect (1971)
Best Sf (1972)
The Astounding-analog Reader (1972)
Billion Year Spree (1973)
Frankenstein Unbound (1973)
The Eighty-minute Hour (1974)
Evil Earths (1976)
Galactic Empires (1976)
Galactic Empires, Volume I (1976)
The Malacia Tapestry (1976)
The Primal Urge (1976)
Decade, the 1950s (1977)
A Rude Awakening (1978)
Brothers of the Head; And, Where the Lines Converge (1979)
New Arrivals, Old Encounters (1983)
Helliconia Summer (Nov 1983)
Seasons in Flight (1984)
Trillion Year Spree (1986)
Forgotten Life (1988)
Science Fiction Blues (1988)
The Year Before Yesterday (1988)
Bury My Heart at W.h. Smith's (1990)
Dracula Unbound (1990)
Remembrance Day (1993)
Somewhere East of Life (1994)
The Detached Retina (1994)
The Twinkling of an Eye (1998)
White Mars (1999)
Helliconia (2001)
Supertoys (2001)
Super-state (2002)
Harm (2007)
Life in the West (2012)
Finches Of Mars (2013)
Novellas in order
Earthworks (1965)
The Interpreter (1967)
Enemies of the System (1978)
Foreign Bodies (1981)
Ruins (1986)
Short story collections in order
The Moment of Eclipse (1970)
Intangibles Inc., and Other Stories (1971)
Space, Time and Nathaniel (1974)
Decade, the 1940s (1975)
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (1976)
Last Orders, and Other Stories (1977)
Starswarm (1978)
Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss (Apr 1988)
A Romance of the Equator (1989)
A Tupolev Too Far (1993)
The Secret of This Book (Oct 1995)
Common Clay (1996)
Mini Sagas (2001)
Supertoys Last All Summer Long (2001)
Non-fiction in order
Cities and Stones (1966)
Other books in order
Pile (1979)
A Is for Brian (1990)
A. I (2001)
About Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science-fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Brian Aldiss FAQ
- How many books has Brian Aldiss written?
- Brian Aldiss published 57 novels, 5 novellas, 14 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Brian Aldiss's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Helliconia with Helliconia Spring. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Brian Aldiss's last book?
- Finches Of Mars (2013).
- What is Brian Aldiss's most famous book?
- Non-Stop (1958) is Brian Aldiss's most widely read book.
- Are Brian Aldiss's books connected?
- 2 books belong to 1 series (Helliconia); the other 78 books stand alone.
- Does Brian Aldiss write under a pen name?
- Yes: Brian Aldiss has also published as Jael Cracken.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.