Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams also writes as: Jon Williams.

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Sleeper Straddle (Wild Cards, #45) was the most recently released book by Walter Jon Williams, on February 6th, 2024.

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Walter Jon Williams Stats: The most read book by Walter Jon Williams on Book Notification is The Praxis, the first novel in the Dread Empire's Fall series. The second most read book is Destiny's Way (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order #21).

Below is a complete list of Walter Jon Williams books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Walter Jon Williams is the Dread Empire's Fall Series.

List of Dagmar Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
This is Not a Game
2009
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2
Deep State
2011
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3
The Fourth Wall
2012
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4
Diamonds from Tequila
2017
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List of Dread Empire's Fall Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Praxis
2002
Go
2
7
The Sundering
2003
Go
3
7
Conventions of War
2005
Go
4
8
Investments
2012
Go
5
8
Impersonations
2016
Go
6
8
The Accidental War
2018
Go
7
Investments plus The Stickpin
2018
Go
8
8
Fleet Elements
2020
Go
9
Imperium Restored
2022
Go

List of Hardwired Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hardwired
1986
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2
Voice of the Whirlwind ( By: Luis Royo)
1987
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3
Solip
1989
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List of Maijstral Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Crown Jewels
1987
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2
House of Shards
1988
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3
Ten Points for Style
1995
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4
Rock of Ages
1995
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List of Metropolitan Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Metropolitan
1995
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2
7.3
City on Fire
1997
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List of Privateers & Gentlemen Books in Publication Order (as Jon Williams)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Privateer
1981
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2
To Glory Arise
1981
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3
The Tern Schooner
1981
Go
4
The Yankee
1981
Go
5
Brig of War
1981
Go
6
The Raider
1981
Go
7
The Macedonian
1984
Go
8
Cat Island
1984
Go

List of Quillifer Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Quillifer
2017
Go
2
Quillifer the Knight
2019
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3
Lord Quillifer
2022
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List of Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Books in Publication Order

An alien force invades from beyond the galaxy, testing the Jedi and the New Republic.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Vector Prime ( By: R.A. Salvatore)
1999
Go
2
8.7
Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1999
Go
3
8
Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
Go
4
7
Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)
2000
Go
5
7
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)
2000
Go
6
7.3
Balance Point (By: Kathy Tyers, Michael Cumpsty)
2000
Go
7
Dark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
Go
8
6
Recovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)
2001
Go
9
8.7
Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
Go
10
8
Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
Go
11
10
Star by Star ( By: Troy Denning)
2001
Go
12
6
Ylesia
2002
Go
13
8
Dark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
Go
14
The Apprentice ( By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
Go
15
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
Go
16
9
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
Go
17
9
Traitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2002
Go
18
8.7
Destiny's Way
2002
Go
19
6
Emissary of the Void ( By: Greg Keyes)
2002
Go
20
7
Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
21
Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
22
7
Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
23
9
The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
Go
24
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
Go
25
8
The Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)
2003
Go
26
Boba Fett: A Practical Man (By: Karen Traviss)
2006
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List of Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Vector Prime ( By: R.A. Salvatore)
1999
Go
2
Boba Fett: A Practical Man (By: Karen Traviss)
2006
Go
3
8.7
Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1999
Go
4
8
Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
Go
5
7
Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)
2000
Go
6
7
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)
2000
Go
7
7.3
Balance Point (By: Kathy Tyers, Michael Cumpsty)
2000
Go
8
6
Recovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)
2001
Go
9
8.7
Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
Go
10
8
Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
Go
11
6
Emissary of the Void ( By: Greg Keyes)
2002
Go
12
10
Star by Star ( By: Troy Denning)
2001
Go
13
8
Dark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
Go
14
The Apprentice ( By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
Go
15
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
Go
16
9
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
Go
17
9
Traitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2002
Go
18
8.7
Destiny's Way
2002
Go
19
6
Ylesia
2002
Go
20
7
Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
21
Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
22
7
Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
Go
23
9
The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
Go
24
8
The Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)
2003
Go
26
Dark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
Go
27
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
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List of Wild Cards Books in Publication Order

An alien virus after WWII gave a few survivors powers, creating heroic Aces and monstrous Jokers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.4
Wild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin)
1986
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2
7.4
Aces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1987
Go
3
7.7
Jokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1987
Go
4
7.5
Aces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1988
Go
5
9.5
Down and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1988
Go
6
10
Ace in the Hole ( By: George R.R. Martin)
1990
Go
7
10
Dead Man's Hand ( By: George R.R. Martin)
1990
Go
8
10
One-Eyed Jacks (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1991
Go
9
10
Jokertown Shuffle (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1991
Go
10
10
Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
1992
Go
11
10
Dealer's Choice ( By: George R.R. Martin)
1992
Go
12
10
Turn of the Cards (By: George R.R. Martin, Victor Milán)
1993
Go
13
10
Deuces Down (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2002
Go
14
10
Death Draws Five (By: George R.R. Martin, John J. Miller)
2006
Go
15
10
Busted Flush (By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector)
2008
Go
16
8
Inside Straight (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2008
Go
17
10
Suicide Kings (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2009
Go
18
10
Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan ( By: Carrie Vaughn)
2010
Go
19
10
Fort Freak (By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham)
2011
Go
20
10
The Button Man and the Murder Tree (By: Cherie Priest)
2013
Go
21
10
The Elephant in the Room (By: George R.R. Martin, Paul Cornell)
2013
Go
22
10
Lowball (By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham)
2014
Go
23
10
Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (By: Carrie Vaughn)
2014
Go
24
Prompt. Professional. Pop!
2014
Go
25
Discards (By: David D. Levine)
2016
Go
26
10
High Stakes (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2016
Go
27
9.3
The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown ( By: George R.R. Martin)
2016
Go
28
10
The Atonement Tango (By: Stephen Leigh)
2017
Go
29
When the Devil Drives (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2017
Go
30
Evernight (By: Victor Milán)
2018
Go
31
8
The Flight of Morpho Girl (By: George R.R. Martin, Caroline Spector)
2018
Go
32
10
Knaves Over Queens (By: George R.R. Martin)
2018
Go
33
10
Long is the Way ( By: George R.R. Martin)
2019
Go
34
10
The City That Never Sleeps (By: Walton Simons)
2019
Go
35
10
Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed (By: Bradley Denton)
2019
Go
36
Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2019
Go
37
10
American Hero (By: George R.R. Martin)
2020
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38
6.3
Three Kings (By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass)
2020
Go
39
Ripple Effects (By: Laura J. Mixon)
2021
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40
8
Joker Moon (By: George R.R. Martin)
2021
Go
41
10
Skin Deep (By: Alan Brennert)
2021
Go
42
Hearts of Stone (By: Emma Newman)
2022
Go
43
Grow (By: Carrie Vaughn)
2022
Go
44
9.3
Full House (By: George R.R. Martin)
2022
Go
45
Pairing Up (By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Gwenda Bond, Marko Kloos, Christopher Rowe, Bradley Denton, Peter Newman)
2023
Go
46
Now & Then (By: Carrie Vaughn)
2023
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47
10
Sleeper Straddle (With: Carrie Vaughn, Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Cherie Priest, Christopher Rowe, Max Gladstone)
2024
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48
9.3
House Rules in Stories (By: George R.R. Martin)
2025
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49
Ante Up (By: John Jos. Miller)
2025
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ambassador of Progress
1984
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2
7.3
Knight Moves
1985
Go
3
6
Angel Station
1989
Go
4
Days of Atonement
1991
Go
5
Aristoi
1992
Go
6
9
Wall, Stone, Craft
1993
Go
7
6
The Rift
1999
Go
8
Implied Spaces
2008
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Video Star
1986
Go
2
Wolf Time
1987
Go
3
7.7
Dinosaurs
1987
Go
4
Prayers on the Wind
1991
Go
5
Daddy's World
1999
Go
6
6
The Last Ride of German Freddie
2002
Go
7
7.7
The Green Leopard Plague
2003
Go
8
The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid
2004
Go
9
The Boolean Gate
2012
Go
10
No Spot of Ground
2014
Go
11
8.3
Surfacing
2014
Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Facets
1990
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2
Frankensteins and Foreign Devils
1998
Go
3
The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories
2010
Go

List of Flash in a Flash Books in Publication Order

Anthologies containing many very short stories from many authors in every genre.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Baby Shoes (With: Joe R. Lansdale, Jason Brick, Dani J. Caile, Wes Choc, Katherine Valdez, Linda Needham)
2015
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2
Flash! (By: Jason Brick, Dani J. Caile, David E. Sharp, Walt Socha, Michelle Simkins)
2017
Go
3
Itty Bitty Writing Space (By: Jason Brick, Dani J. Caile, Peter J. Foote, Christine Hanolsy, Terri Clifton, Jean Harkin)
2019
Go
4
Worth 1,000 Words (By: Jason Brick, Dani Caile)
2020
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List of Walter Jon Williams Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986
1986
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2
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989
1989
Go
3
Epic: An Anthology, Book One
1992
Go
4
The Furthest Horizon
2000
Go
5
Nebula Awards 34 (2000)
2000
Go
6
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000
2000
Go
7
Worlds that Weren't
2002
Go
8
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003
Go
9
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
2004
Go
10
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
Go
11
Escape from Earth
2006
Go
12
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition
2007
Go
13
The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
Go
14
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
Go
15
Rewired
2007
Go
16
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
2009
Go
17
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
Go
18
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3
2013
Go
19
7
Dead Man's Hand
2014
Go
20
7.8
Rogues
2014
Go
21
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016
2016
Go
22
The Book of Swords: Part 1
2017
Go
23
Pairing Up
2023
Go
24
George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle in Stories
2024
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Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams was born on October 28th, 1953 and is currently 72 years old. Walter Jon Williams was born in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

Walter Jon Williams is the author of 11 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was Video Star, in 1986. The most recently published story was Surfacing which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming short stories.

Walter Jon Williams has also written the Dread Empire's Fall series which has 9 books including The Praxis and The Sundering.

Walter Jon Williams: Awards & Accolades

The following novels by Walter Jon Williams were nominated for these awards:

  • Knight Moves: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (1985).
  • Dinosaurs: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1988).
  • Surfacing: Hugo Award, Best Novella (1989).
  • Wall, Stone, Craft: Hugo Award, Best Novella (1994). World Fantasy Award, Novella (1994).
  • City on Fire: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1998).
  • The Green Leopard Plague: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2004).
  • Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
  • Rogues: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2015).

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Fans of Walter Jon Williams also enjoy these authors:

  1. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  2. Andy Weir, author of: Project Hail Mary.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries Series.

Walter Jon Williams: F.A.Q

When was Walter Jon Williams Born? How old is Walter Jon Williams?

Walter Jon Williams was born on October 28th, 1953. Walter Jon Williams is currently 72 years old.

Where was Walter Jon Williams Born?

Walter Jon Williams was born in Duluth, Minnesota, USA and is American.

What was the first book Walter Jon Williams wrote?

The first book written by Walter Jon Williams was The Privateer, published in 1981.

What was the most recent book Walter Jon Williams wrote?

His most recently released work was Sleeper Straddle on February 6th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Walter Jon Williams?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Walter Jon Williams book is The Praxis. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Praxis (7)
  2. Destiny's Way (8.67)
  3. City on Fire (7.33)
  4. The Sundering (7)
  5. Conventions of War (7)

Are there upcoming new books by Walter Jon Williams?

Walter Jon Williams does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Walter Jon Williams written?

Walter Jon Williams has written 59 books across 14 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Dagmar Series
  • 9 books in the Dread Empire's Fall Series
  • 2 books in the Hardwired Series
  • 4 books in the Maijstral Series
  • 2 books in the Metropolitan Series
  • 8 books in the Privateers & Gentlemen Series
  • 3 books in the Quillifer Series
  • 2 books in the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Series
  • 2 books in the Wild Cards Series
  • 8 Standalone Novels
  • 11 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Collections
  • 1 book in the Flash in a Flash Series

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