John M. Ford

John M. Ford

John M. Ford was born in East Chicago, Indiana, United States on April 10th, 1957 and passed away at the age of 49 on September 25th, 2006.

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John M. Ford Stats: The most read book by John M. Ford on Book Notification is How Much for Just the Planet?, the 31st novel in the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series. The second most read book is The Dragon Waiting, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of John M. Ford books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Dragon Waiting, Growing Up Weightless, and The Scholars of Night.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Web of Angels
1980
Go
2
The Princes of the Air
1982
Go
3
9
The Dragon Waiting
1983
Go
4
8
The Scholars of Night
1988
Go
5
9
Growing Up Weightless
1993
Go
6
10
The Last Hot Time
2000
Go
7
Aspects
2022
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station
1988
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are Heat of Fusion and Other Stories, Casting Fortune, and From the End of the Twentieth Century.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Under the Wheel (With: Gregory Benford, Nancy Springer, Elizabeth Mitchell)
1987
Go
2
Casting Fortune
1989
Go
3
From the End of the Twentieth Century
1997
Go
4
7.3
Heat of Fusion and Other Stories
2004
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
On Writing Science Fiction (With: Darrell Schweitzer, George Scithers)
1981
Go

List of John M. Ford Game Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues
1985
Go
2
Double Paranoia
1986
Go
3
Ghostbusters
1987
Go

List of GURPS Traveller Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Time Travel (With: Steve Jackson)
1993
Go
2
Traveller
1999
Go
3
Infinite Worlds (With: Kenneth Hite, Steve Jackson)
2022
Go

List of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Signature Edition Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Star Trek: The Next Generation: Signature Edition books are Imzadi Forever, Duty, Honor, Redemption, and The Hand of Kahless.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Pantheon (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
2003
Go
2
Imzadi Forever (By: Peter David)
2003
Go
3
8
Duty, Honor, Redemption (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
2004
Go
4
The Hand of Kahless (With: Michael Jan Friedman)
2004
Go
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List of Which Way Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Star Trek: Voyage to Adventure (With: Michael J. Dodge, Gordon Tomei)
1984
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List of Star Trek: TOS (Original) Books in Publication Order

Explores thrilling space adventures with Captain Kirk and his crew, emphasizing friendship and bravery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
The Klingon Gambit (By: Robert Vardeman)
1981
Go
2
8
Entropy Effect (By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei)
1981
Go
3
7
The Covenant of the Crown (By: Howard Weinstein)
1981
Go
4
8
The Abode of Life (By: Lee Correy)
1982
Go
5
8
The Wrath Of Khan (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
1982
Go
6
7
Black Fire (By: Sonni Cooper)
1983
Go
7
8.5
Yesterday's Son (By: A.C. Crispin)
1983
Go
8
8
Mutiny on the Enterprise (By: Robert Vardeman)
1983
Go
9
The Wounded Sky (By: Diane Duane)
1983
Go
10
8
The Trellisane Confrontation (By: David Dvorkin)
1984
Go
11
6
The Final Reflection
1984
Go
12
6
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Harve Bennett)
1984
Go
13
My Enemy, My Ally (By: Diane Duane)
1984
Go
14
The Vulcan Academy Murders (By: Jean Lorrah)
1984
Go
15
8
Uhura's Song (By: Janet Kagan)
1985
Go
16
Shadow Lord (By: Laurence Yep)
1985
Go
17
6
Ishmael (By: Barbara Hambly)
1985
Go
18
Killing Time (By: Della Van Hise)
1985
Go
19
6
Mindshadow (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
Go
20
8
Crisis on Centaurus (By: Brad Ferguson)
1986
Go
21
Dreadnought! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
Go
22
8
Time for Yesterday (By: A.C. Crispin)
1986
Go
23
Battlestations! (By: Diane Carey)
1986
Go
24
8
Demons (By: J.M. Dillard)
1986
Go
25
6
Enterprise: The First Adventure (By: Leonard Nimoy)
1986
Go
26
9
The Romulan Way (By: Diane Duane)
1987
Go
27
8
Strangers from the Sky (By: Leonard Nimoy, Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1987
Go
28
8
Deep Domain (By: Howard Weinstein)
1987
Go
29
8
Dreams of the Raven (By: Carmen Carter)
1987
Go
30
8
How Much for Just the Planet?
1987
Go
31
8
Timetrap (By: David Dvorkin)
1988
Go
32
9
Final Frontier (By: Leonard Nimoy, Diane Carey)
1988
Go
33
The IDIC Epidemic (By: Jean Lorrah)
1988
Go
34
The Three-Minute Universe (By: Barbara Paul)
1988
Go
35
10
Spock's World (By: Diane Duane)
1988
Go
36
6
Memory Prime (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1988
Go
37
8
The Cry of the Onlies (By: Judy Klass)
1989
Go
38
8
The Kobayashi Maru (By: Julia Ecklar)
1989
Go
39
8
Prime Directive (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens)
1990
Go
40
Enemy Unseen (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1990
Go
41
9
Rules of Engagement (By: Peter Morwood)
1990
Go
42
8
The Pandora Principle (By: Carolyn Clowes)
1990
Go
43
9
Doctor's Orders (By: Diane Duane)
1990
Go
44
10
Home Is the Hunter (By: Dana Kramer-Rolls)
1990
Go
45
6
Legacy (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Go
46
8
Probe (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
1991
Go
47
The Rift (By: Peter David)
1991
Go
48
The Disinherited (By: Peter David)
1992
Go
49
6
Best Destiny (By: Diane Carey)
1992
Go
50
5
Windows on a Lost World (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1993
Go
51
6
Shadows on the Sun (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1993
Go
52
8
Sarek (By: A.C. Crispin)
1994
Go
53
Traitor Winds (By: L.A. Graf)
1994
Go
54
Crossroad (By: Barbara Hambly)
1994
Go
55
Recovery (By: J.M. Dillard)
1995
Go
56
8
Twilight's End (By: Jerry Oltion)
1996
Go
57
8
First Strike (By: Diane Carey)
1996
Go
58
Star Trek Phase II (By: Garfield Reeves-Stevens)
1996
Go
59
Mudd in Your Eye (By: Jerry Oltion)
1997
Go
60
Vulcan's Forge (By: Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz)
1997
Go
61
Heart of the Sun (By: George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent)
1997
Go
62
Assignment: Eternity (By: Greg Cox)
1998
Go
63
Constitution (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1999
Go
64
Rough Trails (By: L.A. Graf)
2000
Go
65
The Flaming Arrow (By: Jerry Oltion, Kathy Oltion)
2000
Go
66
Thin Air (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2000
Go
67
8
Swordhunt (By: Diane Duane)
2000
Go
68
6
Honor Blade (By: Diane Duane)
2000
Go
69
The Aliens Are Coming! (By: Dayton Ward)
2002
Go
70
The Last Roundup (By: Christie Golden, Dayton Ward)
2002
Go
71
4
Gemini (By: Mike W. Barr)
2003
Go
72
Garth of Izar (By: George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent)
2003
Go
73
Ex Machina (By: Christopher Bennett)
2004
Go
74
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse (By: Tony Isabella, Bob Ingersoll)
2004
Go
75
Burning Dreams (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2006
Go
76
Federation ( By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)
2006
Go
77
6
Troublesome Minds (By: Dave Galanter)
2009
Go
78
8
Inception (By: S.D. Perry)
2010
Go
79
Unspoken Truth (By: Margaret Wander Bonanno)
2010
Go
80
A Choice of Catastrophes (By: Steve Mollmann, Michael Schuster)
2011
Go
81
The Rings of Time (By: Greg Cox)
2012
Go
82
That Which Divides (By: Dayton Ward)
2012
Go
83
Allegiance in Exile (By: Dayton Ward)
2013
Go
84
Devil's Bargain (By: Tony Daniel)
2013
Go
85
The Weight of Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2013
Go
86
The Folded World (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2013
Go
87
The Shocks of Adversity (By: William Leisner)
2013
Go
88
From History's Shadow ( By: Dayton Ward)
2013
Go
89
4
No Time Like the Past (By: Greg Cox)
2014
Go
90
Seasons of Light and Darkness (By: Michael A. Martin)
2014
Go
91
Serpents in the Garden (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2014
Go
92
The More Things Change (By: Scott Pearson)
2014
Go
93
Shadow of the Machine (By: Dayton Ward, Scott V. Harrison)
2014
Go
94
6
Foul Deeds Will Rise (By: Greg Cox)
2014
Go
95
8
Savage Trade (By: Tony Daniel)
2015
Go
96
Crisis of Consciousness (By: Dave Galanter)
2015
Go
97
Armageddon's Arrow (By: Dayton Ward)
2015
Go
98
All That's Left (By: Kevin Dilmore, Dayton Ward)
2015
Go
99
Child of Two Worlds (By: Greg Cox)
2015
Go
100
Miasma (By: Greg Cox)
2016
Go
101
The Latter Fire (By: James Swallow, Dayton Ward)
2016
Go
102
8
Elusive Salvation ( By: Dayton Ward)
2016
Go
103
The Face of the Unknown (By: Christopher Bennett)
2016
Go
104
10
The Captain's Oath (By: Christopher Bennett)
2019
Go
105
10
The Antares Maelstrom ( By: Greg Cox)
2019
Go
106
The Higher Frontier (By: Christopher Bennett)
2020
Go
107
Agents of Influence ( By: Dayton Ward)
2020
Go
108
A Contest of Principles ( By: Greg Cox)
2020
Go
109
Living Memory (By: Christopher Bennett)
2021
Go
110
Harm's Way (By: David Mack)
2022
Go
111
Lost to Eternity ( By: Greg Cox)
2024
Go
112
Identity Theft (By: Greg Cox)
2025
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List of John M. Ford Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction
1979
Go
2
Dragons of Light
1980
Go
3
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980
Go
4
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
Go
5
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
Go
6
Invitation to Camelot
1988
Go
7
Jack the Ripper
1988
Go
8
4
Silver Scream
1988
Go
9
Ripper!
1988
Go
10
The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection
1989
Go
11
Amazing Stories, March 1990
1990
Go
12
Fugue State / The Death of Doctor Island
1990
Go
13
Now We Are Sick
1991
Go
14
Nebula Awards 25
1991
Go
15
The Architecture of Fear
1991
Go
16
Strange Dreams
1993
Go
17
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
1993
Go
18
Temporary Walls
1993
Go
19
The Ascent of Wonder
1994
Go
20
9
The Sandman: Book of Dreams
1996
Go
21
Starlight 1
1996
Go
22
The Outer Limits, Volume One
1996
Go
23
The Avram Davidson Treasury
1998
Go
24
The Alchemy of Stars
2005
Go
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John M. Ford

John M. Ford was born on April 10th, 1957. John M. passed away September 25th, 2006 at 49 years old. John M. Ford was born in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.

John M. Ford had written 7 standalone novels, starting with Web of Angels in 1980. The most recently released novel was Aspects, which was released in 2022.

John M. Ford also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 4 books including Under the Wheel and Casting Fortune.

John M. Ford: Awards & Accolades

Ford's books have won multiple awards, The Dragon Waiting won the World Fantasy Award, Novel, in 1984. Winter Solstice, Camelot Station won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1989. The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990. Growing Up Weightless won the Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book, in 1993. Starlight 1 won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1997.

Ford's book, Heat of Fusion and Other Stories was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 2005.

Related Authors

Fans of John M. Ford also enjoy these authors:

  1. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of: Frankenstein.
  2. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  3. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
  4. George Orwell, author of: 1984.
  5. Terry Pratchett, author of: Good Omens.

John M. Ford: F.A.Q

When was John M. Ford Born?

John M. Ford was born on April 10th, 1957.

When did John M. Ford die?

John M. Ford died on September 25th, 2006 at 49 years old.

Where was John M. Ford Born?

John M. Ford was born in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.

What book awards has John M. Ford won?

The Dragon Waiting: World Fantasy Award Novel (1984).
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station: World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1989).
The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
Growing Up Weightless: Philip K. Dick Award Best Science Fiction Book (1993).
Starlight 1: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1997).

What was the first book John M. Ford wrote?

The first book written by John M. Ford was Web of Angels, published in 1980.

What was the most recent book John M. Ford wrote?

His most recently released work was Infinite Worlds on November 21st, 2022.

What is the most popular book by John M. Ford?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular John M. Ford book is How Much for Just the Planet?. Here are his most popular books:
  1. How Much for Just the Planet? (8)
  2. The Dragon Waiting (9)
  3. Growing Up Weightless (9)
  4. Heat of Fusion and Other Stories (7.33)
  5. The Final Reflection (6)

How many books has John M. Ford written?

John M. Ford has written 23 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 7 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 3 John M. Ford Game Books
  • 3 books in the GURPS Traveller Series
  • 1 book in the Star Trek: The Next Generation: Signature Edition Series
  • 1 book in the Which Way Series
  • 2 books in the Star Trek: TOS (Original) Series

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