Kim Stanley Robinson books in order
American science fiction writer
- Born
- 1952
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 31
- Series
- 2
Kim Stanley Robinson has published 25 novels, 2 novellas and 4 short story collections, beginning with The Wild Shore (1984). The 2 series include Mars trilogy (4 books, starting with Red Mars) and Three Californias Trilogy (3 books, starting with The Wild Shore). The best-known is Red Mars (1992). The latest is Truth and Other Stories (2021).
Updated September 2026
Mars trilogy books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Red Mars (1992) · 2 Green Mars (1993) · 3 Blue Mars (1996) · The Martians (1999)
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Red Mars (Sep 1992)
- 2.
Green Mars (Oct 1993)
- 3.
Blue Mars (Jun 1996)
The Martians (1999)
Three Californias Trilogy books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Wild Shore (1984) · 2 The Gold Coast (1988) · 3 Pacific Edge (1990)
- 1.
The Wild Shore (Mar 1984)
- 2.
The Gold Coast (Feb 1988)
- 3.
Pacific Edge (Sep 1990)
Where to start with Kim Stanley Robinson
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Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson's most-read book and the first of the 4 Mars trilogy books.
Highest rated
Aurora
Rated 3.8 out of 5 by 29 readers.
Shortest way in
Forty Signs of Rain
One of the most-read, at about 376 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The Novels of Philip K. Dick (1984)
Icehenge (Oct 1984)
The Memory of Whiteness (Sep 1985)
The Planet on the Table (1986)
Escape from Kathmandu (1989)
Antarctica (1997)
Vinland the Dream (2002)
The Years of Rice and Salt (Jan 2002)
Red Mars & Green Mars (2003)
Forty Signs of Rain (Jan 2004)
Fifty Degrees Below (Aug 2005)
Sixty Days and Counting (Feb 2007)
A Short, Sharp Shock (2009)
Galileo's Dream (Aug 2009)
2312 (May 2012)
Shaman (Sep 2013)
Green Earth (The Science in the Capital) (2015)
Aurora (Jul 2015)
The Ministry for the Future (Oct 2020)
Novellas in order
The Blind Geometer (Dec 1986)
The Lucky Strike (2009)
Short story collections in order
Future Primitive (1994)
Remaking History and Other Stories (1994)
Truth and Other Stories (2021)
About Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer best known for his Mars trilogy of novels. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes, featuring scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic magazine has called Robinson's work "the gold standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing." According to The New Yorker magazine, Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers."
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kim Stanley Robinson FAQ
- How many books has Kim Stanley Robinson written?
- Kim Stanley Robinson has published 25 novels, 2 novellas and 4 short story collections that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kim Stanley Robinson's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Mars trilogy with Red Mars and Three Californias Trilogy with The Wild Shore. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Kim Stanley Robinson's latest book?
- Truth and Other Stories (2021).
- What is Kim Stanley Robinson's most famous book?
- Red Mars (1992) is Kim Stanley Robinson's most widely read book.
- Are Kim Stanley Robinson's books connected?
- 7 books belong to 2 series (Mars trilogy and Three Californias Trilogy); the other 24 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.