The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Books in Order

Nine early Williamson works, including three novel-length stories, appear alongside editorials and letters from his pulp-magazine years. With a foreword by Hal Clement and an author afterword, the collection documents the beginnings of his science fiction career.

The second volume of Williamson's collected stories brings together ten tales from his early pulp-magazine career, including The Stone from the Green Star. An introduction by Harlan Ellison accompanies work originally published during 1931 and 1932.

Sixteen tales from Williamson's early pulp years appear in this third collected volume, including the novel-length adventure Xandulu. With a foreword by Ray Bradbury, the collection gathers stories from magazines such as Weird Tales and Astounding Stories.

This fourth collected volume gathers twelve stories first published between 1936 and 1938, including The Legion of Time. Edward Bryant supplies a foreword, while Williamson's afterword discusses the stories' origins and the cultural circumstances surrounding their creation.

The fifth volume of Williamson's collected stories gathers pulp-era fiction including After World's End, Nonstop to Mars, and The Fortress of Utopia. Its selections range across magazines such as Astounding Stories, Argosy Weekly, and Thrilling Wonder Stories.

Ten pulp-era tales appear in this sixth collected volume, including the original novella version of Darker Than You Think and magazine texts of Reign of Wizardry and Gateway to Paradise. Frederik Pohl's foreword accompanies Williamson's reflections on their origins.

Fifteen stories trace Williamson's work from his entry into the U.S. Army in 1942 through his adaptation to the postwar science fiction market. This seventh collected volume documents a transitional period in his long writing career.

The final volume of Williamson's collected stories surveys his later short fiction and the changing landscape of American science fiction. Connie Willis contributes a foreword, while reproduced magazine covers provide context for the stories' original publication.