Mike Resnick

Mike Resnick

Mike Resnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on March 5th, 1942 and passed away at the age of 77 on January 9th, 2020.

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Mike Resnick Stats: The highest rated book by Mike Resnick on Book Notification is The Buntline Special, the first novel in the Weird West Tales series. The second-highest rated book is Mutiny (Starship #1).

The most read book by Mike Resnick on Book Notification is Santiago, the first novel in the Santiago series. The second most read book is Stalking The Unicorn (John Justin Mallory Mystery #1).

Below is a complete list of Mike Resnick books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Mike Resnick is the Starship Series.

List of Birthright Books in Publication Order

List of Dead Enders Books in Publication Order

List of Detective Jake Masters Books in Publication Order

List of Eli Paxton Books in Publication Order

List of Fable of Utopia Books in Publication Order

List of Galactic Comedy Books in Publication Order

List of Ganymede Books in Publication Order

List of John Justin Mallory Mystery Books in Publication Order

List of Penelope Bailey Books in Publication Order

List of Santiago Books in Publication Order

List of Starship Books in Publication Order

List of Tales of the Galactic Midway Books in Publication Order

List of Tales of the Velvet Comet Books in Publication Order

List of The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones Books in Publication Order

List of The Dreamscape Trilogy Books in Publication Order

List of The Widowmaker Books in Publication Order

List of Weird West Tales Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Redbeard
1969
2
The Branch
1984
3
Second Contact
1990
4
The Red Tape War (With: George Alec Effinger, Jack L. Chalker)
1991
5
Dragon America
2005
6
The Other Teddy Roosevelts
2008
7
The Cassandra Project (With: Jack McDevitt)
2012
8
The Gods of Sagittarius (With: Eric Flint)
2017
9
When Parallel Lines Meet (With: Lezli Robyn, Larry Hodges)
When Parallel Lines Meet (With: Lezli Robyn, Larry Hodges)
2019

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order (with Susan Shwartz)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF)
1989
2
The Manamouki (in Asimov's)
1990
3
One Perfect Morning, with Jackals (in Asimov's)
1991
4
Bully! (with Bwana)
1991
5
Bwana (with Bully!)
1991
6
Winter Solstice (in F&SF)
1991
7
The Lotus and the Spear (in Asimov's)
1992
8
Mwalimu in the Squared Circle (in Asimov's)
1993
9
Barnaby in Exile (in Asimov's)
1994
10
A Little Knowledge (in Asimov's)
1994
11
When the Old Gods Die (in Asimov's)
1995
12
Bibi (in Asimov's) (With: Susan Shwartz)
Bibi (in Asimov's) (With: Susan Shwartz)
1995
13
The Land of Nod (in Asimov's)
1996
14
The 43 Antarean Dynasties (in A Safari of the Mind)
1997
15
Hothouse Flowers (in Asimov's)
1999
16
Hunting the Snark
1999
17
The Elephants on Neptune
2000
18
Redchapel
2000
19
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
2001
20
Robots Don't Cry (in Asimov's)
2003
21
Travels with My Cats
2004
22
Keepsakes
2004
23
A Princess of Earth
2004
24
Down Memory Lane
2005
25
All the Things You Are
2006
26
Distant Replay
2007
27
Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders
2008
28
Article of Faith
2008
29
Shaka II
2009
30
The Bride of Frankenstein
2009
31
Six Blind Men and an Alien
2010
32
The Homecoming
2011
33
Conspiracies (With: Eric Flint)
2012

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities
1983
2
Through Darkest Resnick with Gun & Camera
1990
3
Stalking the Wild Resnick
1991
4
The Alien Heart
1991
5
Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads
1991
6
Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun?
1992
7
More Whatdunits
1993
8
Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds
1996
9
An Alien Land
1997
10
A Safari of the Mind
1999
11
In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh
2000
12
Magic Feathers
2000
13
Hunting the Snark and Other Short Novels
2002
14
New Dreams for Old
2006
15
Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks
2009
16
Blasphemy
2010
17
The Incarceration of Captain Nebula and Other Lost Futures
2012
18
Win Some, Lose Some
2012
19
Resnick's Menagerie
2012
20
First Person Peculiar
2014
21
Away Games
2014
22
The Hex Is In (With: Alex Shvartsman, Lezli Robyn)
The Hex Is In (With: Alex Shvartsman, Lezli Robyn)
2020

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Putting It Together
2000
2
Once a Fan...
2002
3
Resnick at Large
2003
4
...Always A Fan
2009
5
The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing (With: Barry N. Malzberg)
2010
6
Resnick on the Loose
2012
7
Resnick Abroad
2012
8
The Science Fiction Professional: Expanded and Updated
2016
9
Q & A for Science Fiction Writers
2018

List of Alternate Anthologies in Publication Order

List of Art Encounters Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Casa Azul: An Encounter with Frida Kahlo (By: Laban Carrick Hill)
2005
2
Lady with an Alien
2005
3
Smoking Mirror: An Encounter With Paul Gauguin (By: Douglas Rees)
2005
4
The Janus Gate: An Encounter with John Singer Sargent (By: Douglas Rees)
2006
5
A Club in Montmartre
2006
6
Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad (By: Deborah Ellis)
2006
7
Deep in the Mountains: An Encounter with Zhu Qizhan (By: Terrence Cheng)
2007
8
World Behind the Door
2007
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List of Classic Battlestar Galactica Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Battlestar Galactica (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
Battlestar Galactica (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1978
2
The Cylon Death Machine (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
The Cylon Death Machine (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1979
3
The Tombs of Kobol (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
The Tombs of Kobol (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1979
4
The Young Warriors (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
The Young Warriors (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1980
5
Galactica Discovers Earth (With: Glen A. Larson)
Galactica Discovers Earth (With: Glen A. Larson)
1980
6
The Living Legend (By: Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Yermakov)
The Living Legend (By: Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Yermakov)
1982
7
War of the Gods (By: Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Yermakov)
War of the Gods (By: Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Yermakov)
1982
8
Greetings From Earth (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
Greetings From Earth (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
1983
9
Experiment in Terra (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
Experiment in Terra (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
1984
10
The Long Patrol (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
The Long Patrol (By: Ron Goulart, Glen A. Larson)
1984
11
The Nightmare Machine (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
The Nightmare Machine (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1985
12
Die, Chameleon! (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
Die, Chameleon! (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1986
13
Apollo's War (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
Apollo's War (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1987
14
Surrender the Galactica! (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
Surrender the Galactica! (By: Robert Thurston, Glen A. Larson)
1988
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List of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Books in Publication Order

List of Stellar Guild Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
102011
2
On the Train ( By: Rachel Turtledove)
On the Train ( By: Rachel Turtledove)
2012
3
When the Blue Shift Comes (By: Robert Silverberg, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)
2012
4
New Under the Sun ( By: Nancy Kress)
2013
5
The Aethers of Mars (By: Eric Flint)
2014
6
Red Tide (By: Larry Niven, Matthew Joseph Harrington, Brad R. Torgersen)
Red Tide (By: Larry Niven, Matthew Joseph Harrington, Brad R. Torgersen)
2014
7
Inci (With: Tina Gower)
Inci (With: Tina Gower)
2015
8
Wishing on a Star (By: Jody Lynn Nye)
2015
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List of Mike Resnick Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Chrysalis 8
1980
2
Shaggy B.E.M. Stories
1988
3
For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF)
1989
4
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection
1990
5
10
After the King
1991
6
Battlestations
1992
7
Inside the Funhouse
1992
8
Whatdunits
1992
9
Aladdin
1992
10
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
1993
11
Honor of the Regiment
1993
12
Christmas Ghosts
1993
13
Under African Skies
1993
14
Under South American Skies
1993
15
Alternate Warriors
1993
16
By Any Other Fame
1994
17
Dragon's Eye
1994
18
8
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit
1995
19
Killing Me Softly
1995
20
10
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
1996
21
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
1996
22
Alternate Skiffy
1997
23
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1997
24
Return of the Dinosaurs
1997
25
Girls for the Slime God
1997
26
8
Flights of Fantasy
1999
27
We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories
1999
28
Civil War Fantastic
2000
29
I Have This Nifty Idea
2001
30
Men Writing Science Fiction As Women
2003
31
Women Writing Science Fiction As Men
2003
32
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
2003
33
New Voices In Science Fiction
2003
34
ReVisions
2004
35
Travels with My Cats
2004
36
I, Alien
2005
37
Confessions: Admissions of Sexual Guilt
2005
38
The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives
2005
39
Galileo's Children
2005
40
Young Warriors: Stories of Strength
2005
41
Space Cadets
2006
42
This Is My Funniest
2006
43
Nebula Awards 41 (2007)
2007
44
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007
2007
45
This Is My Funniest 2
2007
46
Lilith Unbound
2008
47
Sideways In Crime
2008
48
Fast Forward 2
2008
49
Here Be Dragons
2008
50
Golden Age SF
2009
51
Son of Retro Pulp Tales
2009
52
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009
53
10
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
2009
54
Realms 2
2009
55
Origins: Tales of Human Evolution
2009
56
Classics Mutilated
2010
57
Untold Adventures
2011
58
Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos
2011
59
Solaris Rising
2011
60
Unfit for Eden: A Postscripts Anthology 26/27
2011
61
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
2012
62
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
63
Going Interstellar
2012
64
With a Little More Help From My Friends
2012
65
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
66
Clarkesworld: Year Three
2013
67
Impossible Futures
2013
68
Shadows of the New Sun
2013
69
Memoryville Blues: A Postscripts Anthology 30/31
2013
70
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
2013
71
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
72
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic
2013
73
Writers for Relief
2013
74
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
2013
75
Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera for a New Age
2013
76
Dead Man's Hand
2014
77
Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox
2014
78
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
79
10
A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories
2014
80
The Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014
2014
81
Funny Science Fiction
2015
82
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
83
Dragons, Droids & Doom
2015
84
Sleuth Magazine
2015
85
Conspiracy!
2016
86
SNAFU: Future Warfare
2016
87
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
88
Humanity 2.0
2016
89
Soulmates
2016
90
Funny Horror
2017
91
Little Green Men—Attack!
2017
92
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
93
Timeshift: Tales of Time
2018
94
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
95
Sins and Other Worlds
2018
96
The Best of Galaxy’s Edge
2018
97
Holy C.O.W. Anthology Volume One
2019
98
Weird World War III
2020
99
Unrivalled
2023
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Mike Resnick: Biography

Mike Resnick (Michael Diamond Resnick) was born on March 5th, 1942. Mike passed away January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old. Mike Resnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Mike Resnick was the author of the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 33 novels. The Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1989 with the novel For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF). The most recently released novel in the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series was Conspiracies which was released in 2012. There are no upcoming novels for the Mike Resnick Short Stories/Novellas series.

Mike Resnick (Michael Diamond Resnick) also wrote the Collections series which has 22 books including Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities and Through Darkest Resnick with Gun & Camera.

Mike Resnick: Awards & Accolades

Mike Resnick was nominated for multiple awards including: The Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor, in 1994, , Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor, in 1995, and the Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2015. Resnick's books have won multiple awards, Kirinyaga won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 1989 as well as the Seiun Award - Best Translated Long Work in 2000. The Manamouki (in Asimov's) won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 1991. Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge won the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 1995. The 43 Antarean Dynasties (in A Safari of the Mind) won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 1998. Travels with My Cats won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 2005.

The following novels by Mike Resnick were nominated for these awards:

  • For I Have Touched the Sky (in F&SF): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1990).
  • Ivory: Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (1990).
  • Bully! (with Bwana): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1991).
  • One Perfect Morning, with Jackals (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1992).
  • Winter Solstice (in F&SF): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1992).
  • After the King: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1992).
  • The Lotus and the Spear (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1993).
  • Mwalimu in the Squared Circle (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1994).
  • Barnaby in Exile (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (1995).
  • A Little Knowledge (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1995).
  • When the Old Gods Die (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1996).
  • Bibi (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1996).
  • The Land of Nod (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1997).
  • Hothouse Flowers (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2000).
  • Hunting the Snark: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2000).
  • Putting It Together: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2001).
  • The Elephants on Neptune: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2001).
  • Redchapel: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2001).
  • I Have This Nifty Idea: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2002).
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2002).
  • Robots Don't Cry (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2004).
  • A Princess of Earth: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2005).
  • Down Memory Lane: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2006).
  • All the Things You Are: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2007).
  • Distant Replay: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2008).
  • Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2009).
  • Article of Faith: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2009).
  • Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
  • The Bride of Frankenstein: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2010).
  • The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2011).
  • The Homecoming: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2012).

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Mike Resnick: F.A.Q

When was Mike Resnick Born?

Mike Resnick was born on March 5th, 1942.

When did Mike Resnick die?

Mike Resnick died on January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old.

Where was Mike Resnick Born?

Mike Resnick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

What book awards has Mike Resnick won?

Kirinyaga: Hugo Award Best Short Story (1989), Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (2000).
The Manamouki (in Asimov's): Hugo Award Best Novelette (1991).
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge: Hugo Award Best Novella (1995).
The 43 Antarean Dynasties (in A Safari of the Mind): Hugo Award Best Short Story (1998).
Travels with My Cats: Hugo Award Best Short Story (2005).

What was the first book Mike Resnick wrote?

The first novel written by Mike Resnick was The Goddess Of Ganymede, published in 1967.

What was the most recent book Mike Resnick wrote?

His most recently released work was The Hex Is In on August 18th, 2020.

How many books has Mike Resnick written?

Mike Resnick has written 143 books across 29 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 9 books in the Birthright Series
  • 3 books in the Dead Enders Series
  • 3 books in the Detective Jake Masters Series
  • 3 books in the Eli Paxton Series
  • 2 books in the Fable of Utopia Series
  • 3 books in the Galactic Comedy Series
  • 2 books in the Ganymede Series
  • 4 books in the John Justin Mallory Mystery Series
  • 3 books in the Penelope Bailey Series
  • 2 books in the Santiago Series
  • 5 books in the Starship Series
  • 4 books in the Tales of the Galactic Midway Series
  • 4 books in the Tales of the Velvet Comet Series
  • 5 books in The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones Series
  • 2 books in The Dreamscape Trilogy Series
  • 4 books in The Widowmaker Series
  • 4 books in the Weird West Tales Series
  • 9 Standalone Novels
  • 31 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 22 Collections
  • 9 Non-Fiction Books
  • 4 books in the Alternate Anthologies Series
  • 3 books in the Art Encounters Series
  • 1 book in the Classic Battlestar Galactica Series
  • 1 book in the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Series
  • 1 book in the Stellar Guild Series

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