Nancy Kress bibliography

A list of works by or about American science fiction author Nancy Kress.

Novels

 * The Prince of Morning Bells, (Timescape / Pocket Oct. 1981) / revised: (FoxAcre Press May 2000)
 * The Golden Grove, (Bluejay Books March 1984)
 * The White Pipes, (Bluejay Books Jan. 1985)
 * An Alien Light, (Arbor House / William Morrow Jan. 1988) / (Legend Nov. 1988)
 * Brain Rose, (William Morrow Jan. 1990)
 * Maximum Light, (Tor Jan. 1997)
 * Yanked!, (Avon June 1999) from David Brin's Out of Time series
 * Nothing Human, (Golden Gryphon Press Sep. 2003)
 * Dogs, (Tachyon Publications July 2008)
 * Steal Across the Sky, (Tor Feb. 2009)
 * After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall (Tachyon Publications April 2012)
 * Flash Point, (Viking Nov. 2012)
 * Sea Change, (Tachyon Publications May 2020)
 * The Eleventh Gate, (Baen Books May 5, 2020)
 * Observer, (The Story Plant, January 2023) – with Robert Lanza


 * The Sleepless
 * 1) Beggars and Choosers, (Tor Oct. 1994)
 * 2) Beggars Ride, (Tor Nov. 1996)
 * 3) "Sleeping Dogs," (nv) Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction, ed. Robert Silverberg, Avon Eos May 1999
 * 1) "Sleeping Dogs," (nv) Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction, ed. Robert Silverberg, Avon Eos May 1999


 * FBI Agent Robert Cavanaugh
 * 1) Oaths and Miracles, (Tor Jan. 1996)
 * 2) Stinger, (Tor Oct. 1998)
 * 3) "Plant Engineering," (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001

The Probability series, also known as Faller's War, is loosely based on Kress' Nebula Award-winning novelette "The Flowers of Aulit Prison", published in the October/November 1996 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction
 * Probability
 * 1) Probability Moon, (Tor July 2000)
 * 2) Probability Sun, (Tor July 2001)
 * 3) Probability Space, (Tor Sep. 2002)


 * Greentrees
 * 1) Crossfire, (Tor Feb. 2003)
 * 2) Crucible, (Tor Aug. 2004)

Published under the name "Anna Kendall"
 * Soulvine Moor Chronicles
 * 1) Crossing Over, (Gollancz June 2010 / Viking Oct. 2010)
 * 2) Dark Mist Rising, (Gollancz May 2011)
 * 3) A Bright and Terrible Sword, (Gollancz Jan. 2013)


 * Yesterday's Kin Trilogy
 * 1) Tomorrow's Kin, (Tor July 2017); a full-length novel which uses the following novella as its opening section:
 * 2) *Yesterday's Kin, (Tachyon Publications Sep. 2014)
 * 3) If Tomorrow Comes, (Tor March 20, 2018)
 * 4) Terran Tomorrow, (Tor Nov. 2018)

Short fiction

 * Collections


 * Trinity and Other Stories, (Bluejay Books Aug. 1985)
 * Explaining Nancy Kress, Gene Wolfe, (in) *
 * "With the Original Cast," (nv) Omni May 1982
 * "Casey’s Empire," (ss) F&SF Nov. 1981
 * "Talp Hunt," (ss) Universe 12, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1982
 * "Against a Crooked Stile," (nv) Asimov’s May 1979
 * "Explanations, Inc.," (ss) F&SF July 1984; read online
 * "Shadows on the Cave Wall," (nv) Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1981
 * "Ten Thousand Pictures, One Word," (ss) Twilight Zone July/Aug. 1984
 * "Night Win," (nv) Asimov’s Sep. 1983
 * "Borovsky’s Hollow Woman," (with Jeff Duntemann), (nv) Omni Oct 1983
 * "Out of All Them Bright Stars," (ss) F&SF Mar. 1985
 * "Trinity," (na) Asimov’s Oct. 1984
 * The Aliens of Earth, (Arkham House Oct. 1993)
 * "The Price of Oranges," (nv) Asimov’s April 1989
 * "Glass," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1987
 * "People Like Us," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1989; read online
 * "Cannibals," (nv) Asimov’s May 1987
 * "To Scale," (ss) Xanadu, ed. Jane Yolen & Martin Harry Greenberg, Tor 1993
 * "Touchdown," (ss) Asimov’s Oct. 1990
 * "Down Behind Cuba Lake," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1986
 * "In a World Like This," (ss) Omni Oct. 1988
 * "Philippa’s Hands," (ss) Full Spectrum, ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy, Bantam 1988
 * "Inertia," (nv) Analog Jan. 1990
 * "Phone Repairs," (ss) Asimov’s Dec. 1986
 * "The Battle of Long Island," (ss) Omni Feb./March 1993
 * "Renaissance," (ss) Asimov’s mid-Dec. 1989
 * "Spillage," (ss) F&SF April 1988; read online
 * "The Mountain to Mohammed," (ss) Asimov’s April 1992
 * "Craps," (ss) Asimov’s March 1988
 * "And Wild For to Hold," (na) Asimov’s July 1991
 * "In Memoriam," (ss) Asimov’s June 1988
 * Beaker’s Dozen, (Tor Aug. 1998)
 * Introduction, (in) *
 * "Beggars in Spain," (na) Axolotl Press/Pulphouse Feb. 1991 / Asimov's April 1991
 * "Feigenbaum Number," (ss) Omni Winter 1995 [not seen until 1996]
 * "Margin of Error," (ss) Omni Oct. 1994; read online
 * "Fault Lines," (na) Asimov’s Aug. 1995
 * "Unto The Daughters," (ss) Sisters in Fantasy, ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc 1995
 * "Evolution," (nv) Asimov’s Oct. 1995
 * "Ars Longa," (ss) By Any Other Fame, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin Harry Greenberg, DAW 1993
 * "Sex Education," (nv) Intersections, ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner, Tor 1996
 * "Grant Us This Day," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1993; slightly revised here
 * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," (nv) Asimov’s Oct./Nov. 1996
 * "Summer Wind," (ss) Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, AvoNova/William Morrow 1995
 * "Always True to Thee, in My Fashion," (ss) Asimov’s Jan. 1997; read online
 * "Dancing on Air," (na) Asimov’s July 1993
 * Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Other Stories, (Golden Gryphon Press May 2008)
 * Foreword, Mike Resnick, (in) *
 * "Nano Comes to Clifford Falls," (ss) Asimov’s July 2006
 * "Patent Infringement," (ss) Asimov’s May 2002
 * "Computer Virus," (nv) Asimov’s April 2001
 * "Product Development," (vi) Nature March 16, 2006; read online
 * "The Most Famous Little Girl in the World," (nv) SciFiction May 8, 2002; read online
 * "Savior," (na) Asimov’s June 2000
 * "Ej-Es," (nv) Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian, ed. Janis Ian & Mike Resnick, DAW 2003; read online
 * "Shiva in Shadow," (na) Between Worlds, ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC 2004
 * "First Flight," (ss) Space Cadets, ed. Mike Resnick, L.A.WorldCon/SciFi, Inc., Aug. 2006
 * "To Cuddle Amy," (vi) Asimov’s Aug. 2000
 * "Wetlands Preserve," (nv) SciFiction Sep. 27 2000
 * "Mirror Image," (na) One Million A.D., ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC Dec. 2005
 * "My Mother, Dancing," (ss) Asimov’s June 2004; first appeared in French in Destination 3001, ed. Robert Silverberg & Jacques Chambon, Flammarion 2000
 * Five Stories, (self-published ebook July 2011)
 * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," (nv) Asimov’s Oct/Nov 1996
 * "Exegesis," (ss) Asimov's April/May 2009
 * "Margin of Error," (ss) Omni Oct. 1994; read online
 * "Patent Infringement," (ss) Asimov's May 2002
 * "To Cuddle Amy," (vi) Asimov's Aug. 2000
 * Future Perfect: Six Stories of Genetic Engineering, (Phoenix Pick Feb. 2012)
 * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," (nv) Asimov’s Oct/Nov 1996
 * "First Rites," (na) Jim Baen’s Universe Oct. 2008
 * "Trinity," (na) Asimov’s Oct. 1984
 * "Margin of Error," (ss) Omni Oct. 1994; read online
 * "Dancing on Air," (na) Asimov’s July 1993
 * "And No Such Things Grow Here," (nv) Asimov’s June 2001
 * The Body Human: Three Stories of Future Medicine, (Phoenix Pick March 2012)
 * "Evolution," (nv) Asimov’s Oct. 1995
 * "Fault Lines," (na) Asimov’s Aug. 1995
 * "The Mountain to Mohammed," (ss) Asimov’s April 1992
 * AI Unbound: Two Stories of Artificial Intelligence, (Phoenix Pick March 2012)
 * "Computer Virus," (nv) Asimov's April 2001
 * "Savior," (na) Asimov's June 2000
 * Fountain of Age: Stories, (Small Beer Press April 2012)
 * "The Erdmann Nexus," (na) Asimov’s Oct./Nov. 2008
 * "The Kindness of Strangers," (ss) Fast Forward 2, ed. Lou Anders, Pyr Oct. 2008
 * "By Fools Like Me," (ss) Asimov’s Sep. 2007
 * "First Rites," (na) Jim Baen’s Universe Oct. 2008
 * "End Game," (ss) Asimov’s April/May 2007; read online
 * "Images of Anna," (ss) Fantasy Sep. 2009; read online
 * "Laws of Survival," (nv) Jim Baen’s Universe Dec. 2007; read online
 * "Safeguard," (nv) Asimov’s Jan. 2007
 * "Fountain of Age," (na) Asimov’s July 2007
 * Introduction, (in) * {Kress explains here that she chose the stories herself, and that the award-winning novellas "The Erdmann Nexus" and "Fountain of Age," among others, were not included for reasons of length}
 * "And Wild For to Hold," (na) Asimov’s July 1991
 * "Out of All Them Bright Stars," (ss) F&SF Mar. 1985
 * "Pathways," (nv) Twelve Tomorrows [2013 Edition], ed. Stephen Cass, MIT Technology Review Oct. 2013; read online
 * "Dancing on Air," (na) Asimov’s July 1993
 * "Unto The Daughters," (ss) Sisters in Fantasy, ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc June 1995
 * "Laws of Survival," (nv) Jim Baen’s Universe Dec. 2007; read online
 * "Someone to Watch over Me," (ss) IEEE Spectrum June 2014; read online
 * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," (nv) Asimov’s Oct./Nov. 1996
 * "The Price of Oranges," (nv) Asimov’s April 1989
 * "By Fools Like Me," (ss) Asimov’s Sep. 2007
 * "Casey’s Empire," (ss) F&SF Nov. 1981
 * "Shiva in Shadow," (na) Between Worlds, ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC 2004
 * "Grant Us This Day," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1993; slightly revised here
 * "The Kindness of Strangers," (ss) Fast Forward 2, ed. Lou Anders, Pyr Oct. 2008
 * "End Game," (ss) Asimov’s April/May 2007; read online
 * "My Mother, Dancing," (ss) Asimov’s June 2004; first appeared in French in Destination 3001, ed. Robert Silverberg & Jacques Chambon, Flammarion 2000
 * "Trinity," (na) Asimov’s Oct. 1984
 * "People Like Us," (ss) Asimov’s Sept. 1989; read online
 * "Evolution," (nv) Asimov’s Oct. 1995
 * "Margin of Error," (ss) Omni Oct. 1994; read online
 * "Beggars in Spain," (na) Axolotl Press/Pulphouse Feb. 1991 / Asimov's April 1991
 * "Beggars in Spain," (na) Axolotl Press/Pulphouse Feb. 1991 / Asimov's April 1991


 * Chapbooks
 * Beggars in Spain, (Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Feb. 1991) / Asimov’s April 1991
 * The Price of Oranges, (Pulphouse June 1992); (ss), reprinted from Asimov’s April 1989
 * Dancing on Air, (Tachyon Publications Sep. 1997); (na), reprinted from Asimov’s July 1993
 * Act One, (Phoenix Pick March 2010); (na), reprinted from Asimov’s March 2009


 * Stories

Anthologies

 * Nebula Awards Showcase 2003, (Roc / Penguin April 2003)

Non-fiction

 * Beginnings, Middles & Ends, (Writer's Digest Books 1993)
 * Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated, (Writer's Digest Books 1998)
 * Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints, (Writer's Digest Books 2005)

Critical studies and reviews of Kress' work

 * Yesterday's kin