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Harry Harrison

6 series 29 books in order 3 standalone books

Harry Max Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey in Stamford, Connecticut. He moved with his family to New York early in his childhood. On his 18th birthday, having graduated from high school, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps, where he served as an armourer, gunnery instructor, truck driver, and military police officer. After the war, he studied art at Hunter College in New York City and the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. He became a freelance graphic artist, creating illustrations for book covers, magazines, and comic books such as Weird Fantasy and Weird Science. He also contributed articles to these publications. In 1952, he moved into editing pulp magazines such as Amazing Stories and Fantastic. In 1954, he married, and their first child was born in 1955. In 1956, he became a full-time writer, beginning work on his first book while also writing for other publications such as The Saint syndicated comic strips. Over the next decade, he and his family moved frequently, including stints in Mexico, England, Italy, New York, Denmark, England again, San Diego, and finally Ireland in 1975, where they settled. Harrison authored over 60 books, sometimes in collaboration with other well-known writers such as Gordon R. Dickson.

Born
1924
Known for
Eden, Deathworld, The Stainless Steel Rat, Brion Brandd

Series by Harry Harrison

Eden

3 books in order · 1984–1988

  1. Cover of West of Eden

    West of Eden

    1984 · Harry Harrison

    A 1984 novel by Harry Harrison. On a world where descendants of the dinosaurs struggle with a clan of humans for survival, Kerrick, a young hunter,…

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    Winter in Eden

    1986 · Harry Harrison

    This sequel to West of Eden continues the saga of a world where dinosaurs survived and their intelligent descendants challenged humans for mastery of…

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    Return to Eden

    1988 · Harry Harrison

    In Return to Eden, Harry Harrison concludes his epic trilogy set in a world where dinosaurs survived and evolved into intelligent beings known as the…

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Deathworld

4 books in order · 1968–1973

  1. Cover of Deathworld 1

    Deathworld 1

    Year unknown · Harry Harrison

    This sci-fi novel, the first in the Deathworld series, centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses erratic psionic abilities to tip the…

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  2. Deathworld 2

    Year unknown · Harry Harrison

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  3. Deathworld 3

    1968 · Harry Harrison

    The Third Planet of Death is a science fiction novel written by American author Harry Harrison and published by Dell Publishing in May 1968. The book…

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The Stainless Steel Rat

11 books in order · 1970–1996

  1. Cover of The Adventures of Stainless Steel Rat

    The Adventures of Stainless Steel Rat

    1970 · Harry Harrison

    This compilation gathers the first three Stainless Steel Rat books. In the first, DiGriz is caught during a crime and recruited into the Special…

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  3. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World

    The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World

    1972 · Harry Harrison

    James Bolivar diGriz, also known as "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat," is a fictional character in a series of comic science fiction…

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  4. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! (Stainless Steel Rat, Book 3)

    The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! (Stainless Steel Rat, Book 3)

    1978 · Harry Harrison

    After saving the world, diGriz is called on to save the universe. He liberates his two, now teenage, twin sons from a military boarding school and…

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    The stainless steel rat for president

    1982 · Harry Harrison

    The novel follows the Stainless Steel Rat, a determined character who aims to remove a corrupt president from power on a planet that could be a…

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  6. Cover of A Stainless Steel Rat is Born

    A Stainless Steel Rat is Born

    1985 · Harry Harrison

    "The Stainless Steel Rat Is Born" is a novel by Harry Harrison belonging to the widely known and admired Stainless Steel Rat series. It explains how…

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  7. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted

    The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted

    1987 · Harry Harrison

    The Stainless Steel Rat series, featuring Slippery Jim DiGriz, is one of Harry Harrison's notable works. In this book, Jim seeks revenge against…

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  8. Cover of Stainless Steel Visions

    Stainless Steel Visions

    1993 · Harry Harrison

    Fourteen of the author's best science fiction stories are collected here, including "The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat," "Roommates," and…

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  9. The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat

    1993 · Harry Harrison

    The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat is a 1993 book by Harry Harrison. It is part of the series The Stainless Steel Rat.

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  10. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell

    The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell

    1996 · Harry Harrison

    Outlaw Jim diGriz searches for his wife, abducted while returning from a trip to heaven, a search that takes him to hell, where he meets man-eating…

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Brion Brandd

2 books in order · 1962–1981

  1. Cover of Planet of the Damned

    Planet of the Damned

    1962 · Harry Harrison

    Planet of the Damned Illustrated is a 1962 novel by Harry Harrison. As man expands into space and colonizes other worlds, governments fail and…

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    Planet of No Return

    1981 · Harry Harrison

    Planet of No Return is a 1981 book by Harry Harrison. It is book 2 of the series Brion Brandd.

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The Hammer and the Cross

3 books in order · 1993–1996

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    The hammer and the cross

    1993 · Harry Harrison

    A 1993 novel by Harry Harrison and Tom Shippey explores an alternate history where the gods of Asgard, from Norse mythology, challenge Christianity…

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    One King's Way

    1995 · Harry Harrison

    One King's Way is the second part of a trilogy by Harry Harrison and John Holm that began with The Hammer and the Cross. The book was published in…

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  3. King and Emperor

    1996 · Harry Harrison

    King and Emperor is the third and final novel in the Hammer and the Cross series, written by Harry Harrison and first published in 1996 by Tor Books.…

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To the Stars

3 books in order · 1980–1981

  1. Homeworld

    1980 · Harry Harrison

    "Ke hvězdám: Spoutaný svět" is a science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, published in 1980. It is the first book in a three-part…

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  2. Wheelworld

    1981 · Harry Harrison

    "Ke hvězdám: Svět na kolech" is a science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, published in 1981. It is the second book in a trilogy…

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  3. Starworld

    1981 · Harry Harrison

    Starworld is the final novel in Harry Harrison's To the Stars trilogy, in which an interstellar rebellion has overthrown the Earth Empire's control…

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Standalone books

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  3. Cover of Bill the Galactic Hero
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Harry Harrison written?

We list 29 books by Harry Harrison across 6 series, published between 1962–1996 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Harry Harrison's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “West of Eden.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.