James Tiptree Jr.

James Tiptree Jr.

James Tiptree Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 24th, 1915 and passed away at the age of 71 on May 19th, 1987.

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James Tiptree Jr. Stats: The highest rated book by James Tiptree Jr. on Book Notification is Her Smoke Rose Up Forever, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home, a Collection .

The most read book by James Tiptree Jr. on Book Notification is Her Smoke Rose Up Forever, a Collection. The second most read book is Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of James Tiptree Jr. books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Up the Walls of the World
1978
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2
Brightness Falls From The Air
1985
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3
The Starry Rift
1986
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4
Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
1989
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5
6
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
1989
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Only Neat Thing to Do (in F&SF)
1985
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
1973
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2
Warm Worlds and Otherwise
1975
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3
Star Songs of an Old Primate
1979
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4
Out of the Everywhere, and Other Extraordinary Visions
1981
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5
8
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
1985
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6
Byte Beautiful
1985
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7
Tales of the Quintana Roo
1986
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8
Crown of Stars
1990
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9
Meet Me At Infinity
2000
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10
The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness
2023
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List of The Future at War Series Books in Publication Order (with Reginald Bretnor)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thor's Hammer ( By: Reginald Bretnor)
1979
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2
The Spear of Mars ( By: Reginald Bretnor)
1980
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3
ORIONS SWORD ( By: Reginald Bretnor)
1980
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List of James Tiptree Jr. Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3
1970
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2
The Alien Condition
1973
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3
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
1974
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4
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
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5
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World
1982
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6
What If? Volume 3
1982
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7
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 10
1984
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8
Worlds Apart
1986
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9
Invaders!
1993
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10
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
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11
Cybersex
1996
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12
4
Tales in Time
1997
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13
Bangs & Whimpers
1999
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14
6
Explorers
2000
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15
The Campfire Collection
2005
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16
Galileo's Children
2005
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17
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
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18
Sisters of the Revolution
2015
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19
Letters to Tiptree
2015
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20
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015
2015
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21
Women of Futures Past
2016
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22
This Way to the End Times
2016
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James Tiptree Jr.

James Tiptree Jr. was born on August 24th, 1915. James passed away May 19th, 1987 at 71 years old. James Tiptree Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois.

James Tiptree Jr. was the author of the James Tiptree Jr. Collections series which consists of 10 novels. The James Tiptree Jr. Collections series started in 1973 with the novel Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home. The most recently released novel in the James Tiptree Jr. Collections series was The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the James Tiptree Jr. Collections series.

James Tiptree Jr.: Awards & Accolades

Tiptree Jr.'s books have won multiple awards, Tales of the Quintana Roo won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1987. The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996. Letters to Tiptree won the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2016 as well as the Locus Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2016.

James Tiptree Jr. books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Up the Walls of the World was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1978. The Only Neat Thing to Do (in F&SF) was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 1986.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow James Tiptree Jr. are:

  1. Terry Pratchett, author of the novel: Good Omens.
  2. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  3. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  5. J.G. Ballard, author of the Empire Of The Sun Series.

James Tiptree Jr.: F.A.Q

When was James Tiptree Jr. Born?

James Tiptree Jr. was born on August 24th, 1915.

When did James Tiptree Jr. die?

James Tiptree Jr. died on May 19th, 1987 at 71 years old.

Where was James Tiptree Jr. Born?

James Tiptree Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois.

What book awards has James Tiptree Jr. won?

Tales of the Quintana Roo: World Fantasy Award Collection (1987).
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1996).
Letters to Tiptree: British Fantasy Award Best Non-Fiction (2016), Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2016).

What was the first book James Tiptree Jr. wrote?

The first book written by James Tiptree Jr. was Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home, published in 1973.

What was the most recent book James Tiptree Jr. wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness on April 1st, 2023.

How many books has James Tiptree Jr. written?

James Tiptree Jr. has written 16 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 10 books in the Collections.

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