List of works by American science fiction author Mike Resnick.
Series Birthright Universe Most of Mike Resnick's science fiction novels and series fit into an overarching future history, the Birthright universe. In the Birthright universe, 2908 A.D. is 1 G.E. (Galactic Era). The stories in the mosaic novels Birthright: The Book of Man (1982) and Ivory (1988) are set throughout this timeline. + List of stories in the Birthright UniverseTitlePublication dateIn-universe date EraNotes "The Hunter" 1988-09 1885 A.D. n/a Part of the novel Ivory "Himself" 1988-09 1898 A.D. n/a Part of the novel Ivory Sideshow 1982-10 1982 A.D. n/a Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 1 The Three-Legged Hootch Dancer 1983-02 1983 A.D. n/a Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 2 The Wild Alien Tamer 1983-07 1985 A.D. n/a Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 3 The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy 1983-10 1987 A.D. n/a Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 4 "The Politician" 1988-09 2057 A.D. n/a Part of the novel Ivory "Shaka II" 2009-12 2403 A.D. n/a First published as a standalone novella by PS Publishing "The Curator" 1988-09 16 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Ivory "The Homecoming" 2011-04 103 G.E. Republic First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011 "The Pioneers" 1982-02 264 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Cartographers" 1982-02 332 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man Walpurgis III 1982-06 346 G.E. Republic Standalone novel Eros Ascending 1984-03 367 G.E. Republic Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 1 "The Miners" 1982-02 396 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man Eros at Zenith 1984-10 401 G.E. Republic Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 2 Eros Descending 1985-12 442 G.E. Republic Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 3 Eros at Nadir 1986-09 465 G.E. Republic Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 4 "All the Things You Are" 2006-10 522 G.E. Republic First published in Jim Baen's Universe, October 2006 "The Psychologists" 1982-02 588 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man A Miracle of Rare Design 1994-12 616 G.E. Republic Standalone novel "The Potentate" 1988-09 882 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Ivory "The Merchants" 1982-02 962 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "Cobbling Together a Solution" 2004-10 1150 G.E. Republic First published in Amazing Stories, October 2004 "Nowhere in Particular" 2005-01 1151 G.E. Republic First published in Amazing Stories, January 2005 "The God Biz" 2008-01 1152 G.E. Republic First published in "Voice For the Cure", White Rocket Books, January 2008 "Keepsakes" 2004-08 1394 G.E. Republic First published in Between Worlds "The Artist" 1988-09 1701 G.E. Republic Part of the novel Ivory Paradise 1989-05 1813-1902 G.E. Republic Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 1 Purgatory 1993-03 1826 G.E. Republic Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 2 Inferno 1993-12 1921 G.E. Republic Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 3 Starship: Mutiny 2005-09 1966 G.E. Republic Starship, book 1 Starship: Pirate 2006-12 1967 G.E. Republic Starship, book 2 Starship: Mercenary 2007-12 1968 G.E. Republic Starship, book 3 Starship: Rebel 2008-12 1969 G.E. Republic Starship, book 4 Starship: Flagship 2009-12 1970 G.E. Republic Starship, book 5 "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" 1997-12 2122 G.E. Democracy First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1997. Hugo Award winner. "The Diplomats" 1982-02 2154 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "Monuments of Flesh and Stone" 2007-06 2239 G.E. Democracy First published in Visual Journeys: A Tribute to Space Artists "The Olympians" 1982-02 2275 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Barristers" 1982-02 2469 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "Robots Don't Cry" 2003-07 2885 G.E. Democracy First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2003 "The Medics" 1982-02 2911 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Politicians" 1982-02 3004 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Gambler" 1988-09 3042 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Ivory Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future 1986-03 3286 G.E. Democracy Santiago, book 1 A Hunger in the Soul 1998-05 3322 G.E. Democracy Standalone novel The Soul Eater 1981-10 3324 G.E. Democracy Standalone novel "Nicobar Lane: The Soul Eater's Story" 2002-03 3324 G.E. Democracy First published in Oceans of Space The Return of Santiago 2003-02 3407 G.E. Democracy Santiago, book 2 Soothsayer 1991-11 3427 G.E. Democracy Oracle, book 1 Oracle 1992-10 3441 G.E. Democracy Oracle, book 2 Prophet 1993-06 3447 G.E. Democracy Oracle, book 3 "Guardian Angel" 2005-05 3502 G.E. Democracy A Jake Masters story, first published in Down These Dark Spaceways, collected in Masters of the Galaxy "A Locked-Planet Mystery" 2007-04 3504 G.E. Democracy A Jake Masters story, first published in Alien Crimes, collected in Masters of the Galaxy "Honorable Enemies" 2008-04 3504 G.E. Democracy A Jake Masters story, first published in Jim Baen's Universe, April 2008, collected in Masters of the Galaxy "If the Frame Fits..." 2009-10 3505 G.E. Democracy A Jake Masters story, first published in Jim Baen's Universe, October 2009, collected in Masters of the Galaxy "Real Jake" 2012-08 3505 G.E. Democracy A Jake Masters story, original to the collection Masters of the Galaxy "Hunting the Snark" 1999-12 3719 G.E. Democracy First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1999 The Fortress in Orion 2014-12 4026 G.E. Democracy Dead Enders, book 1 The Prison in Antares 2015-12 4027 G.E. Democracy Dead Enders, book 2 The Castle in Cassiopeia 2017-08 4028 G.E. Democracy Dead Enders, book 3 "The Graverobber" 1988-09 4375 G.E. Democracy Part of the novel Ivory "The Administrators" 1982-02 4822 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man The Dark Lady 1987-11 4839 G.E. Oligarchy Standalone novel The Widowmaker 1996-08 5101 G.E. Oligarchy Widowmaker, book 1 The Widowmaker Reborn 1997-08 5103 G.E. Oligarchy Widowmaker, book 2 The Widowmaker Unleashed 1998-09 5106 G.E. Oligarchy Widowmaker, book 3 A Gathering of Widowmakers 2005-12 5108 G.E. Oligarchy Widowmaker, book 4 "The Media" 1982-02 5461 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Artists" 1982-02 5492 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Warlord" 1988-09 5521 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Ivory "The Thief" 1988-09 5730 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Ivory "The Biochemists" 1982-02 5655 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Warlords" 1982-02 5912 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Conspirators" 1982-02 5993 G.E. Oligarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man Ivory 1988-09 6304 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Ivory "The Rulers" 1982-02 6321 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Symbiotics" 1982-02 6400 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations" 2006-08 6521 G.E. Monarchy First published in Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future The Outpost 2001-05 6523 G.E. Monarchy Standalone novel "Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz" 2009-07 6524 G.E. Monarchy First published in The New Space Opera 2 "The Philosophers" 1982-02 6599 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Architects" 1982-02 6746 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Collectors" 1982-02 6962 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Rebels" 1982-02 7019 G.E. Monarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Archaeologists" 1982-02 16201 G.E. Anarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Priests" 1982-02 16673 G.E. Anarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Pacifists" 1982-02 16888 G.E. Anarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "The Destroyers" 1982-02 17001 G.E. Anarchy Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" 1994-01 21703 G.E. n/a First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1994. Hugo Award winner.
The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones A pulp fiction parody about the comic adventures of con-man and pretend preacher Lucifer Jones. Adventures (1985) Exploits (1993) Encounters (1995) Hazards (2009) Voyages (2017)
Dreamscape Trilogy The Master of Dreams (2019) The Mistress of Illusions (2020)
Encounters Lady with an Alien: An Encounter with Leonardo Da Vinci (2005) A Club in Montmartre: An Encounter with Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (2006) World Behind the Door: An Encounter with Salvador Dali (2007)
Eli Paxton Dog in the Manger (1997) The Trojan Colt (2013) Cat on a Cold Tin Roof (2014)
John Justin Mallory Urban fantasy series about John Justin Mallory, a private detective drawn into a fantastical alternative New York. Stalking the Unicorn (1987) Stalking the Vampire (2008) Stalking the Dragon (2009) Stalking the Zombie (2012) (a collection of eight short stories)
Ganymede The Goddess of Ganymede (1968) Pursuit on Ganymede (1968)
Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia A series of short stories set on Kirinyaga, an artificial utopian habitat based on the culture of the Kikuyu people. The original ten stories appeared as Kirinyaga in 1998 and the eleventh was issued as a standalone novella in 2008. "One Perfect Morning, with Jackals" (1991) "Kirinyaga" (1988) (Hugo Award winner) "For I Have Touched the Sky" (1989) "Bwana" (1990) "The Manamouki" (1990) (Hugo Award winner) "Song of a Dry River (1991) "The Lotus and the Spear" (1992) "A Little Knowledge" (1994) "When the Old Gods Die" (1995) "The Land of Nod" (1996) "Kilimanjaro: A Fable of Utopia" (2008)
Weird West Tales A steampunk western series. The Buntline Special (2010) The Doctor and the Kid (2011) The Doctor and the Rough Rider (2012) The Doctor and the Dinosaurs (2013)
Stand-alone novels Redbeard (1969) Battlestar Galactica: Galactica Discovers Earth (1980) (with Glen A. Larson) The Branch (1984) Second Contact (1990) The Red Tape War (1991) (with Jack Chalker and George Alec Effinger) Lara Croft: The Amulet of Power (2003) Dragon America: Revolution (2005) The Cassandra Project (2012) (with Jack McDevitt) The Gods of Sagittarius (2017) (with Eric Flint)
Collections Unauthorized Autobiographies (1984) Through Darkest Resnick With Gun and Camera (1990) Stalking the Wild Resnick (1991) Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads (1991) Bwana & Bully! (1991) The Alien Heart (1991) Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (1992) Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds (1996) An Alien Land (1998) A Safari of the Mind (1999) Magic Feathers: The Mike and Nick Show (2000) (with Nick DiChario) In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh (2000) Hunting the Snark and Other Short Novels (2002) With a Little Help From My Friends (2002) New Dreams for Old (2006) The Other Teddy Roosevelts (2008) Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks (2009) Blasphemy (2010) With a Little More Help From My Friends (2012) The Incarceration of Captain Nebula and Other Lost Futures (2012) Win Some, Lose Some (2012) Resnick's Menagerie (2012) First Person Peculiar (2014) Away Games (2014) Soulmates (with Lezli Robyn) (2016) The Hex Is In: The Fast Life and Fantastic Times of Harry the Book (a collection of fifteen short stories)
Anthologies edited Shaggy B.E.M. Stories (1988) Alternate Presidents (1992) Alternate Kennedys (1992) Inside the Funhouse (1992) Aladdin: Master of the Lamp (with Martin H. Greenberg, 1992) Whatdunits (1992) More Whatdunits (1993) Alternate Warriors (1993) Future Earths: Under African Skies (with Gardner Dozois, 1993) Future Earths: Under South American Suns (with Gardner Dozois,1993) Christmas Ghosts (1993) Dinosaur Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg, 1993)