List of works by American science fiction author Mike Resnick.
Most of Mike Resnick's science fiction novels and series fit into an overarching future history, the Birthright universe. In the Birthright universe, 2908 A.D. is 1 G.E. (Galactic Era). The stories in the mosaic novels (1982) and Ivory (1988) are set throughout this timeline.
| + List of stories in the Birthright Universe | ||||
| Title | Publication date | In-universe date | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hunter" | 1988-09 | 1885 A.D. | n/a | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "Himself" | 1988-09 | 1898 A.D. | n/a | Part of the novel Ivory |
| Sideshow | 1982-10 | 1982 A.D. | n/a | Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 1 |
| The Three-Legged Hootch Dancer | 1983-02 | 1983 A.D. | n/a | Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 2 |
| The Wild Alien Tamer | 1983-07 | 1985 A.D. | n/a | Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 3 |
| The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy | 1983-10 | 1987 A.D. | n/a | Tales of the Galactic Midway, book 4 |
| "The Politician" | 1988-09 | 2057 A.D. | n/a | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "Shaka II" | 2009-12 | 2403 A.D. | n/a | First published as a standalone novella by PS Publishing |
| "The Curator" | 1988-09 | 16 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Homecoming" | 2011-04 | 103 G.E. | Republic | First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011 |
| "The Pioneers" | 1982-02 | 264 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Cartographers" | 1982-02 | 332 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| Walpurgis III | 1982-06 | 346 G.E. | Republic | Standalone novel |
| Eros Ascending | 1984-03 | 367 G.E. | Republic | Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 1 |
| "The Miners" | 1982-02 | 396 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| Eros at Zenith | 1984-10 | 401 G.E. | Republic | Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 2 |
| Eros Descending | 1985-12 | 442 G.E. | Republic | Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 3 |
| Eros at Nadir | 1986-09 | 465 G.E. | Republic | Tales of the Velvet Comet, book 4 |
| "All the Things You Are" | 2006-10 | 522 G.E. | Republic | First published in Jim Baen's Universe, October 2006 |
| "The Psychologists" | 1982-02 | 588 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| A Miracle of Rare Design | 1994-12 | 616 G.E. | Republic | Standalone novel |
| "The Potentate" | 1988-09 | 882 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Merchants" | 1982-02 | 962 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "Cobbling Together a Solution" | 2004-10 | 1150 G.E. | Republic | First published in Amazing Stories, October 2004 |
| "Nowhere in Particular" | 2005-01 | 1151 G.E. | Republic | First published in Amazing Stories, January 2005 |
| "The God Biz" | 2008-01 | 1152 G.E. | Republic | First published in "Voice For the Cure", White Rocket Books, January 2008 |
| "Keepsakes" | 2004-08 | 1394 G.E. | Republic | First published in Between Worlds |
| "The Artist" | 1988-09 | 1701 G.E. | Republic | Part of the novel Ivory |
| Paradise | 1989-05 | 1813-1902 G.E. | Republic | Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 1 |
| Purgatory | 1993-03 | 1826 G.E. | Republic | Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 2 |
| Inferno | 1993-12 | 1921 G.E. | Republic | Chronicles of Distant Worlds, book 3 |
| Starship: Mutiny | 2005-09 | 1966 G.E. | Republic | Starship, book 1 |
| Starship: Pirate | 2006-12 | 1967 G.E. | Republic | Starship, book 2 |
| Starship: Mercenary | 2007-12 | 1968 G.E. | Republic | Starship, book 3 |
| Starship: Rebel | 2008-12 | 1969 G.E. | Republic | Starship, book 4 |
| Starship: Flagship | 2009-12 | 1970 G.E. | Republic | Starship, book 5 |
| "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" | 1997-12 | 2122 G.E. | Democracy | First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1997. Hugo Award winner. |
| "The Diplomats" | 1982-02 | 2154 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "Monuments of Flesh and Stone" | 2007-06 | 2239 G.E. | Democracy | First published in Visual Journeys: A Tribute to Space Artists |
| "The Olympians" | 1982-02 | 2275 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Barristers" | 1982-02 | 2469 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "Robots Don't Cry" | 2003-07 | 2885 G.E. | Democracy | First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2003 |
| "The Medics" | 1982-02 | 2911 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Politicians" | 1982-02 | 3004 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Gambler" | 1988-09 | 3042 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Ivory |
| 1986-03 | 3286 G.E. | Democracy | Santiago, book 1 | |
| A Hunger in the Soul | 1998-05 | 3322 G.E. | Democracy | Standalone novel |
| The Soul Eater | 1981-10 | 3324 G.E. | Democracy | Standalone novel |
| "Nicobar Lane: The Soul Eater's Story" | 2002-03 | 3324 G.E. | Democracy | First published in Oceans of Space |
| The Return of Santiago | 2003-02 | 3407 G.E. | Democracy | Santiago, book 2 |
| Soothsayer | 1991-11 | 3427 G.E. | Democracy | Oracle, book 1 |
| Oracle | 1992-10 | 3441 G.E. | Democracy | Oracle, book 2 |
| Prophet | 1993-06 | 3447 G.E. | Democracy | Oracle, book 3 |
| "Guardian Angel" | 2005-05 | 3502 G.E. | Democracy | A Jake Masters story, first published in Down These Dark Spaceways, collected in Masters of the Galaxy |
| "A Locked-Planet Mystery" | 2007-04 | 3504 G.E. | Democracy | A Jake Masters story, first published in Alien Crimes, collected in Masters of the Galaxy |
| "Honorable Enemies" | 2008-04 | 3504 G.E. | Democracy | A Jake Masters story, first published in Jim Baen's Universe, April 2008, collected in Masters of the Galaxy |
| "If the Frame Fits..." | 2009-10 | 3505 G.E. | Democracy | A Jake Masters story, first published in Jim Baen's Universe, October 2009, collected in Masters of the Galaxy |
| "Real Jake" | 2012-08 | 3505 G.E. | Democracy | A Jake Masters story, original to the collection Masters of the Galaxy |
| "Hunting the Snark" | 1999-12 | 3719 G.E. | Democracy | First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1999 |
| The Fortress in Orion | 2014-12 | 4026 G.E. | Democracy | Dead Enders, book 1 |
| The Prison in Antares | 2015-12 | 4027 G.E. | Democracy | Dead Enders, book 2 |
| The Castle in Cassiopeia | 2017-08 | 4028 G.E. | Democracy | Dead Enders, book 3 |
| "The Graverobber" | 1988-09 | 4375 G.E. | Democracy | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Administrators" | 1982-02 | 4822 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| The Dark Lady | 1987-11 | 4839 G.E. | Oligarchy | Standalone novel |
| The Widowmaker | 1996-08 | 5101 G.E. | Oligarchy | Widowmaker, book 1 |
| The Widowmaker Reborn | 1997-08 | 5103 G.E. | Oligarchy | Widowmaker, book 2 |
| The Widowmaker Unleashed | 1998-09 | 5106 G.E. | Oligarchy | Widowmaker, book 3 |
| A Gathering of Widowmakers | 2005-12 | 5108 G.E. | Oligarchy | Widowmaker, book 4 |
| "The Media" | 1982-02 | 5461 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Artists" | 1982-02 | 5492 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Warlord" | 1988-09 | 5521 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Thief" | 1988-09 | 5730 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Biochemists" | 1982-02 | 5655 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Warlords" | 1982-02 | 5912 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Conspirators" | 1982-02 | 5993 G.E. | Oligarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| Ivory | 1988-09 | 6304 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Ivory |
| "The Rulers" | 1982-02 | 6321 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Symbiotics" | 1982-02 | 6400 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations" | 2006-08 | 6521 G.E. | Monarchy | First published in Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future |
| The Outpost | 2001-05 | 6523 G.E. | Monarchy | Standalone novel |
| "Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz" | 2009-07 | 6524 G.E. | Monarchy | First published in The New Space Opera 2 |
| "The Philosophers" | 1982-02 | 6599 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Architects" | 1982-02 | 6746 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Collectors" | 1982-02 | 6962 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Rebels" | 1982-02 | 7019 G.E. | Monarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Archaeologists" | 1982-02 | 16201 G.E. | Anarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Priests" | 1982-02 | 16673 G.E. | Anarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Pacifists" | 1982-02 | 16888 G.E. | Anarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "The Destroyers" | 1982-02 | 17001 G.E. | Anarchy | Part of the novel Birthright: The Book of Man |
| "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" | 1994-01 | 21703 G.E. | n/a | First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1994. Hugo Award winner. |
A pulp fiction parody about the comic adventures of con-man and pretend preacher Lucifer Jones.
Urban fantasy series about John Justin Mallory, a private detective drawn into a fantastical alternative New York.
A series of short stories set on Kirinyaga, an artificial utopian habitat based on the culture of the Kikuyu people. The original ten stories appeared as Kirinyaga in 1998 and the eleventh was issued as a standalone novella in 2008.
A steampunk western series.
Mike and Carol Resnik were editors of the Resnick's Library of Worldwide Adventure, a non-fiction series collecting tales of travel from various authors, for Alexander Books.[5]