Paradoxes and Dragons Books in Order

Paradoxes and Dragons is Joseph Lallo's catch-all shelf for stories that do not need a giant series to support them, but still deserve room to play. These books are anthologies, not one continuous plot. They gather short stories and novellas that range across science fiction and fantasy, often with a more experimental or playful mood than the longer novels.

That freedom is the point.

Some stories are one-off premises built around a neat twist, a bit of genre mischief, or a single strong emotional turn. Others revisit settings and characters from Lallo's larger catalog. That means you might find follow-ups tied to places like Between, Structophis, Shards of Shadow, or The Other Eight, then turn the page and land in something completely new. Time-travel shenanigans, artificial intelligence headaches, odd dragons, superheroes, and sideways jokes about genre all fit comfortably here.

Because the books are collections, the reading experience is different from a standard series. You are not building toward one big climax. Instead, you get variety. One story may be funny and weird, the next thoughtful, the next adventurous, and the next built around a single sharp speculative idea. If you like dipping in and out rather than committing to a long arc, that can be a real advantage.

The anthologies also show how broad Lallo's interests are. His longer work often stays inside a clearly defined mode, epic fantasy, steampunk, space adventure, urban fantasy. Paradoxes and Dragons lets those boundaries blur. It is where you see the side of his writing that enjoys trying a voice, testing a concept, or following a strange idea just to see how far it will go.

So this is a good page for readers who want range. If you like the idea of quick visits to different corners of Lallo's imagination, with dragons in one direction and paradoxes in the other, this is exactly where to look.