# 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 Mar. 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 Apr. 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

* Beggars in Spain. AvoNova / William Morrow. April 1993.
* Beggars and Choosers (Tor Oct. 1994)
* Beggars Ride (Tor Nov. 1996)
* "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

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

### Probability

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 Moon (Tor July 2000)
* Probability Sun (Tor July 2001)
* Probability Space (Tor Sep. 2002)

### Greentrees

* Crossfire (Tor Feb. 2003)
* Crucible (Tor Aug. 2004)

### Soulvine Moor Chronicles

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

### Yesterday's Kin Trilogy

* Tomorrow's Kin (Tor July 2017); a full-length novel which uses the following novella as its opening section:
** Yesterday's Kin (Tachyon Publications Sep. 2014)
* If Tomorrow Comes (Tor Mar. 20, 2018)
* 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 Apr. 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./Mar. 1993
** "Renaissance" (ss), Asimov's mid-Dec. 1989
** "Spillage" (ss), F&SF Apr. 1988; read online
** "The Mountain to Mohammed" (ss), Asimov's Apr. 1992
** "Craps" (ss), Asimov's Mar. 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 Apr. 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 Apr. 2001
** "Product Development" (vi), Nature Mar. 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 Apr./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 Mar. 2012)
** "Evolution" (nv), Asimov's Oct. 1995
** "Fault Lines" (na), Asimov's Aug. 1995
** "The Mountain to Mohammed" (ss), Asimov's Apr. 1992
* AI Unbound: Two Stories of Artificial Intelligence (Phoenix Pick Mar. 2012)
** "Computer Virus" (nv), Asimov's Apr. 2001
** "Savior" (na), Asimov's June 2000
* Fountain of Age: Stories (Small Beer Press Apr. 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 Apr./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
* The best of Nancy Kress. Subterranean Press. 2015.
** 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 Apr. 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 Apr./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 Apr. 1991

### Chapbooks

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

### Stories

| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
| Beggars in Spain | 1991 | Beggars in Spain. Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing. Feb 1991. | "Beggars in Spain". Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. 15 (4–5). Apr 1991. | Novella |
| Eoghan | 1992 | Alternate Kennedys edited by Mike Resnick, Tor Books, July 1992 | | |
| Mithridates, he died old | 2013 | "Mithridates, he died old". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (1): 50–56. January 2013. | | |
| Frog watch | 2013 | "Frog watch". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (12): 82–88. Dec 2013. | | |
| The common good | 2014 | "The common good". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (1): 72–100. Jan 2014. | | Novelette |
| Sidewalk at 12:10 P.M. | 2014 | "Sidewalk at 12:10 P.M.". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (6): 74–78. June 2014. | | |
| Writer's block | 2014 | "Writer's block". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (8): 34–47. August 2014. | | Novelette |

## Anthologies

* Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 (Roc / Penguin Apr. 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

* Heck, Peter (February 2015). "On Books". Asimov's Science Fiction. 39 (2): 107–111.