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H'ard Starts: The Early Waldrop was the most recently released book by Howard Waldrop, on June 1st, 2023.

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Howard Waldrop Stats: The most read book by Howard Waldrop on Book Notification is Them Bones, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Howard Waldrop books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Howard Who?
1986
2
All about Strange Monsters of the Recent Past
1987
3
Strange Monsters of the Recent Past
1987
4
Strange Things in Close-up
1989
5
Night of the Cooters
1990
6
Going Home Again
1998
7
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations (With: Bruce Sterling, Leigh Kennedy, A.A. Jackson IV)
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations (With: Bruce Sterling, Leigh Kennedy, A.A. Jackson IV)
2003
8
Heart of Whitenesse
2005
9
Things Will Never Be the Same
2007
10
Other Worlds, Better Lives
2008
11
Horse of a Different Color
2013
12
Dream Factories and Radio Pictures
2022
13
H'ard Starts: The Early Waldrop
2023

List of Orbit Science Fiction Yearbooks Books in Publication Order (with Brian W. Aldiss, with Felix C. Gotschalk, with Lisa Tuttle, with Lucius Shepard, with Dan Simmons, with Jonathan Carroll, with Kate Wilhelm, with Richard Kadrey, with Marta Randall, with John Clute, with David S. Garnett)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two (By: David S. Garnett)
1989
2
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (By: David S. Garnett)
1990
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List of Stellar Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
1976
2
Stellar #2 (With: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Clifford D. Simak, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
Stellar #2 (With: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Clifford D. Simak, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
1976
3
Stellar #3 (By: Jack L. Chalker, Clifford D. Simak, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
Stellar #3 (By: Jack L. Chalker, Clifford D. Simak, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
1977
4
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1978
5
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
6
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
7
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr, Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr, Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1981
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List of World's Best Science Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
World's Best Science Fiction Third Series ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1967
2
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1972
3
World's Best Science Fiction 1 ( By: Donald Wollheim)
World's Best Science Fiction 1 ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1972
4
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1973
5
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (By: Robert Sheckley, Donald Wollheim, Arthur W. Saha)
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (By: Robert Sheckley, Donald Wollheim, Arthur W. Saha)
1974
6
World's Best SF, Series Three ( By: Donald Wollheim)
World's Best SF, Series Three ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1974
7
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (By: C.M. Kornbluth, Donald Wollheim)
1975
8
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1976
9
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1977
10
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF (With: Donald Wollheim)
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF (With: Donald Wollheim)
1978
11
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1978
12
World's Best SF Series 7 ( By: Donald Wollheim)
World's Best SF Series 7 ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1978
13
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1979
14
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1980
15
Wollheim's World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
Wollheim's World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1980
16
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1982
17
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1984
18
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1985
19
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF (With: Donald Wollheim)
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF (With: Donald Wollheim)
1987
20
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1988
21
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1989
22
The 1990 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
The 1990 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1990
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Anthology series.

List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of Mondo Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Mondo Barbie (By: John Varley, Lynne Barrett, Julia Alvarez, Philip Levine, A.M. Homes, David Trinidad, Sandra Cisneros, Marge Piercy, Gary Soto, Roberta Allen, Alice McDermott, Hilary Tham, Lyn Lifshin, Rebecca Brown, Denise Duhamel, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Patricia Storace, Richard Grayson, Leslie Shiel, Laura Costas, Sharon Henry, Cookie Lupton, Lisa B. Herskovits, Belinda Subraman, Ellie Schoenfeld, Sparrow ., Gregg Shapiro, Cathryn Hankla, Wayne E. Kline, Jose Padua, Jeff Weddle)
Mondo Barbie (By: John Varley, Lynne Barrett, Julia Alvarez, Philip Levine, A.M. Homes, David Trinidad, Sandra Cisneros, Marge Piercy, Gary Soto, Roberta Allen, Alice McDermott, Hilary Tham, Lyn Lifshin, Rebecca Brown, Denise Duhamel, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Patricia Storace, Richard Grayson, Leslie Shiel, Laura Costas, Sharon Henry, Cookie Lupton, Lisa B. Herskovits, Belinda Subraman, Ellie Schoenfeld, Sparrow ., Gregg Shapiro, Cathryn Hankla, Wayne E. Kline, Jose Padua, Jeff Weddle)
1993
2
Mondo Elvis (With: Cornelius Eady, Mark Childress, Susie Mee, Nick Cave, Mark Winegardner, Rafael Alvarez, Greil Marcus, Pagan Kennedy, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Lynne McMahon, Cathryn Hankla, Samuel Charters, Rachel Salazar, Eleanor Earle Crockett, Diane Wakoski, Judy Vernon, David Wojahn, William McCranor Henderson, Janice Eidus, Elizabeth Ash Vélez, Laura Kalpakian, Eri Makino, Ai, Michael Wilkerson, Brian Gilmore)
Mondo Elvis (With: Cornelius Eady, Mark Childress, Susie Mee, Nick Cave, Mark Winegardner, Rafael Alvarez, Greil Marcus, Pagan Kennedy, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Lynne McMahon, Cathryn Hankla, Samuel Charters, Rachel Salazar, Eleanor Earle Crockett, Diane Wakoski, Judy Vernon, David Wojahn, William McCranor Henderson, Janice Eidus, Elizabeth Ash Vélez, Laura Kalpakian, Eri Makino, Ai, Michael Wilkerson, Brian Gilmore)
1994
3
Mondo Marilyn (By: J.G. Ballard, Michael Hemmingson, Clive Barker, Doris Grumbach, Beth Meacham, Lynne Tillman, Charles Bukowski, David Trinidad, Tom Whalen, Sharon Olds, Leslie Pietrzyk, Lyn Lifshin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Peters, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, Judy Grahn, Sam Toperoff, Julia P. Dubner, Bill Morris, John Rechy, L.A. Lantz, Phyllis Burke, Hillary Johnson, Rita Valencia, Michael Lally, Eleanor E. Crocket, Taylor Mead, Susan Compo, Rosanne Daryl Thomas)
Mondo Marilyn (By: J.G. Ballard, Michael Hemmingson, Clive Barker, Doris Grumbach, Beth Meacham, Lynne Tillman, Charles Bukowski, David Trinidad, Tom Whalen, Sharon Olds, Leslie Pietrzyk, Lyn Lifshin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Peters, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, Judy Grahn, Sam Toperoff, Julia P. Dubner, Bill Morris, John Rechy, L.A. Lantz, Phyllis Burke, Hillary Johnson, Rita Valencia, Michael Lally, Eleanor E. Crocket, Taylor Mead, Susan Compo, Rosanne Daryl Thomas)
1995
4
Mondo James Dean (By: Lewis Shiner, Jack C. Haldeman II, Bentley Little, Michael Hemmingson, Chuck Taylor, Michael Martone, Louisa Ermelino, Terence Winch, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Sparrow ., Janice Eidus, Ai, Tino Villanueva, Edwin Corley, Robert Ready, Reuben Jackson, Stephanie Hart, D.E. Steward, David Plumb, Ed Graczyk, Hilary Howard, James Finney Boylan, Miranda Schwartz)
Mondo James Dean (By: Lewis Shiner, Jack C. Haldeman II, Bentley Little, Michael Hemmingson, Chuck Taylor, Michael Martone, Louisa Ermelino, Terence Winch, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Sparrow ., Janice Eidus, Ai, Tino Villanueva, Edwin Corley, Robert Ready, Reuben Jackson, Stephanie Hart, D.E. Steward, David Plumb, Ed Graczyk, Hilary Howard, James Finney Boylan, Miranda Schwartz)
1996
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List of Howard Waldrop Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
5
Lone Star Universe
1976
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
7
Stellar #2
1976
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
9
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection
1977
10
Stellar #3
1977
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
12
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
13
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
14
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
15
The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection
1983
16
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
17
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction
1983
18
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
19
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
20
The Best from Universe
1984
21
Light Years and Dark
1984
22
Nebula Awards 21
1985
23
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
24
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection
1986
25
Afterlives
1986
26
The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction
1987
27
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1
1988
28
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1988
1988
29
Razored Saddles
1989
30
The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction
1989
31
Transcendental Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
1989
32
Dinosaurs!
1990
33
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1991
1991
34
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
35
Invaders!
1993
36
Under African Skies
1993
37
Mondo Barbie
1993
38
The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians
1993
39
Mondo Elvis
1994
40
Omni Visions Two
1994
41
8
Black Thorn, White Rose
1994
42
Christmas Magic
1994
43
Mondo Marilyn
1995
44
Weird Business
1995
45
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection
1995
46
Paragons
1996
47
Mondo James Dean
1996
48
10
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
1996
49
Festive Imaginings
1997
50
Modern Classics of Fantasy
1997
51
More Amazing Stories
1998
52
Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
53
Eternal Lovecraft: The Persistence of HPL in Popular Culture
1998
54
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection
1999
55
Armageddons
1999
56
We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories
1999
57
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
2000
58
Mr. Simonelli or the Fairy Widower
2000
59
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2002
60
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15
2002
61
Science Fiction: The Best of 2003
2003
62
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations
2003
63
The Silver Gryphon
2003
64
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
2003
65
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
2004
66
Stable Strategies and Others
2004
67
All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories
2004
68
The Campfire Collection
2005
69
Cross Plains Universe
2006
70
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006
2006
71
Feeling Very Strange
2006
72
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006
73
The Robert E. Howard Reader
2007
74
6
Fast Ships, Black Sails
2008
75
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy
2008
76
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009
77
Warriors 2
2010
78
10
Happily Ever After
2011
79
Speaking of the Fantastic III
2011
80
Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top
2012
81
Future Games
2013
82
The Year\'s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013
83
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology
2013
84
Lovecraft's Monsters
2014
85
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014
2014
86
Time Travel: Recent Trips
2014
87
An Anthropomorphic Century
2015
88
Edited By
2020
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Howard Waldrop: Biography

Howard Waldrop was born on September 15th, 1946 and is currently 77 years old. Howard Waldrop was born in Houston, Mississippi.

Howard Waldrop is the author of the Howard Waldrop Short Story Collections series which currently consists of 13 novels. The Howard Waldrop Short Story Collections series started in 1986 with the novel Howard Who?. The most recently released novel in the Howard Waldrop Short Story Collections series was H'ard Starts: The Early Waldrop which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Howard Waldrop Short Story Collections series.

Howard Waldrop: Awards & Accolades

Howard Waldrop won the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2021.

Waldrop's books have also won multiple awards, The Ugly Chickens won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1981. The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1995.

The following novels by Howard Waldrop were also nominated for these awards:

  • Der Untergang des Abendlandesmenschen: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1977).
  • Them Bones: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (1984).
  • Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (in Things Will Never Be the Same): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1986).
  • Strange Monsters of the Recent Past: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1987).
  • Night of the Cooters: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1988). World Fantasy Award, Collection (1992).
  • Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1989).
  • The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians: Hugo Award, Best Novella (1989).
  • Razored Saddles: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1990).
  • A Dozen Tough Jobs: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1990).
  • Fin de Cyclé (in Night of the Cooters): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1992).
  • Black Thorn, White Rose: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1995).
  • Eleventh Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1998).
  • The Dynasters (Heart Of Whitenesse): World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2000).
  • The King of Where-I-Go (in Horse of a Different Color): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2006).
  • Cross Plains Universe: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2007).
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
  • Fast Ships, Black Sails: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2008).
  • Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
  • Edited By: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2021).

Howard Waldrop: F.A.Q

When was Howard Waldrop Born? How old is Howard Waldrop?

Howard Waldrop was born on September 15th, 1946. Howard Waldrop is currently 77 years old.

Where was Howard Waldrop Born?

Howard Waldrop was born in Houston, Mississippi, .

What awards has Howard Waldrop won?

Howard Waldrop has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2021).

What book awards has Howard Waldrop won?

The Ugly Chickens: World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1981).
The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians: World Fantasy Award Collection (1995).

What was the first book Howard Waldrop wrote?

The first novel written by Howard Waldrop was The Texas-Israeli War, published in 1974.

What was the most recent book Howard Waldrop wrote?

Their most recently released work was H'ard Starts: The Early Waldrop on June 1st, 2023.

Will there be any more books by Howard Waldrop?

Howard Waldrop does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Howard Waldrop written?

Howard Waldrop has written 26 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 Standalone Novels, 7 Short Stories/Novellas, 12 books in the Short Story Collections, 2 books in the World's Best Science Fiction Series.

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