{"id":23812,"date":"2025-01-03T17:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=23812"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:02:07","slug":"authors-all-of-whose-books-i-have-or-will-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/authors-all-of-whose-books-i-have-or-will-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors all of whose books I have or will read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/authors-all-of-whose-books-ive-read\/\">this<\/a> list. There are a few authors for whom I&#8217;ve read all of their books, and a few that I&#8217;m very close on or intend to be. Here they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Adams\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 7 novels plus 1 nonfiction book.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/robots-and-empire\/\">Isaac Asimov<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read 16 of his 17 science fiction novels for adults plus 3 collections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/use-of-weapons\/\">Iain M. Banks<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read 3 of his 13 science fiction novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/star-trek-the-next-generation-forgiveness\/\">David Brin<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 12 of his 15 novels plus 1 graphic novel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/usurpation\/\">Sue Burke<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 5 of her novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/the-ivory-tomb\/\">Melissa Caruso<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 6 of her 8 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy\/\">Becky Chambers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 4 of her novels plus 3 novellas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/exhalation\/\">Ted Chiang<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 2 of his collections. He might not ever publish a novel, but I will read whatever comes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/star-trek-time-for-yesterday\/\">A. C. Crispin<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read 11 of her 12 science fiction novels, including all her <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> and <strong>StarBridge<\/strong> ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/the-gate-to-futures-past\/\">Julie E. Czerneda<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 18 of her 25 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/radiant-2\/\">James Alan Gardner<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of his 9 novels plus his 2 collections.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 5 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/starling-house\/\">Alix E. Harrow<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 3 of her 4 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/a-brightness-long-ago\/\">Guy Gavriel Kay<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 14 of his 16 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/translation-state\/\">Ann Leckie<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 6 of her 7 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/the-left-hand-of-darkness\/\">Ursula K. Le Guin<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 15 of her 21 science fiction and fantasy novels for adults. I&#8217;ve also read 4 collections and 1 nonfiction book.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/the-hidden-girl-and-other-stories\/\">Ken Liu<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 2 of his collections and will read his novels one of these days. I also read one anthology that he edited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Walter M. Miller, Jr.\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 2 of his novels plus 1 collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/homecoming\/\">Kate Morton<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read all 7 of her novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/angry-young-spaceman\/\">Jim Munroe<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 4 of his 5 novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/automatic-noodle\/\">Annalee Newitz<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 3 of her novels plus 1 novella.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/sweet-harmony\/\">Claire North<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of her 12 novels plus 1 novella. She&#8217;s also published under other names &#8212; I may or may not check out those books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/uprooted\/\">Naomi Novik<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read 4 of her 14 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/the-invisibility-of-success\/\">Daniel Quinn<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ve read 6 of his 7 novels, plus 1 graphic novel, 1 collection, and 4 nonfiction books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-compass-of-the-soul\/\">Sean Russell<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 6 of his 9 fantasy novels. He&#8217;s also written some historical fiction, which I likely won&#8217;t read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/the-downloaded\/\">Robert J. Sawyer<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 25 of his 26 novels plus his 2 collections. I also read one anthology that he edited.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/the-shattering-peace\/\">John Scalzi<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 19 of his novels plus 1 collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/ashes-of-candesce\/\">Karl Schroeder<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 10 of his solo novels plus 1 novella and 1 collection. He also wrote 1 novel with David Nickle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/the-wall-around-eden\/\">Joan Slonczewski<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 7 of her 8 novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/the-rise-and-fall-of-d-o-d-o\/\">Neal Stephenson<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of his 17 novels plus 2 nonfiction books and 1 novella. I will read all of his novels, no matter how big they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/or-what-you-will\/\">Jo Walton<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of her 15 novels plus 1 collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/behemoth-book-two-seppuku\/\">Peter Watts<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 6 novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them, in order to read the sequels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/the-road-to-roswell\/\">Connie Willis<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 11 of her solo novels plus 1 collection. She&#8217;s also written 3 novels with Cynthia Felice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/a-bridge-of-years\/\">Robert Charles Wilson<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 18 of his solo novels plus 1 collection. He&#8217;s also written 1 novel with Marc Scott Zicree.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them, in order to read the sequels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to this list. There are a few authors for whom I&#8217;ve read all of their books, and a few that I&#8217;m very close on or intend to be. Here they are: Douglas Adams I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 7 novels plus 1 nonfiction book. I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them. 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