Diving Universe
Novels (suggested reading order)
•DIVING INTO THE WRECK, Pyr Books, 2009 (North America); WMG Publishing, 2013 (Worldwide except North America). RT Book Reviews Top Pick, November 2009.
•CITY OF RUINS, Pyr Books, 2011 (North America); WMG Publishing, 2013 (Worldwide except North America).
•BONEYARDS, Pyr Books, January, 2012 (North America); WMG Publishing, 2013 (Worldwide except North America).
•SKIRMISHES, WMG Publishing, September, 2013 (Worldwide)
•THE FALLS, WMG Publishing, September, 2016 (Worldwide)
Bundles
•The Diving Bundle, WMG Publishing, 2013. Contains the novellas “Diving into the Wreck”, “Room of Lost Souls”, “Becoming One With the Ghosts”, “Becalmed”, “Stealth”, and “Strangers at the Room of Lost Souls”.
Novellas (suggested reading order)
• “Diving into The Wreck,” Asimov’s, December 2005. Cover story. Winner, UPC Award, 2005. Locus recommended reading list, 2005. Winner, Asimov’s Readers Choice award for best novella, 2005. Published as “Buceo en Los Restos del Naufragio,” in Premio UPC 2005, edited by Miquel Barcelo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Nova, 2006. Reprinted in Russian as the cover story of If (Esli), 12/2006. WMG Publishing, 2013. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
• “Room of Lost Souls,” Asimov’s, April/May 2008. Cover story. Special Mention, UPC Award, 2007. Winner, Asimov’s Readers Choice Award for Best Novella, 2008. Reprinted in Russian as the cover story of If (Esli) Magazine, May, 2009. WMG Publishing, 2013. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
• “Becoming One With the Ghosts,” Asimov’s October/November, 2010. Winner, Asimov’s Readers Choice Award for Best Novella. WMG Publishing, 2013. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
•“The Application of Hope,” Asimov’s Science Fiction, August, 2013. Cover story. Winner: Asimov’s Readers Choice Award, Best Novella. WMG Publishing, 2014.
• “Becalmed,” Asimov’s April/May, 2011. WMG Publishing, 2012. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
• “Stealth,” Asimov’s October/November 2011. WMG Publishing, 2013. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
• “Strangers at the Room of Lost Souls”, WMG Publishing, 2013. Also available in The Diving Bundle from WMG Publishing, 2013.
• “The Spires of Denon,” Asimov’s, April/May, 2009. Cover story. WMG Publishing, 2010.
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Just finished reading “Lieutenant Tightass” in the July 2018 issue of Asimov’s. Delightful, nicely done.
Thank you!
I see reading order for novels and novellas, but do you have a suggestion of readin them all? Do you prefer the novel versions of the novellas in the end? I just had the weird reading order of reading Stealth and then started Boneyards not realizing Stealth was buried in that. 😀
Read the novels, and the novellas that aren’t in the books. It should say on the books which ones include novellas (or vice versa). I haven’t looked lately and am not on a device that allows for easy searching.
Yeah, so far they all say.
The Diving Series Starter Bundle by Kristine Kathryn Rusch $7.99 (before discount) which includes the first three books in the series (Diving into the Wreck, City of Ruins and Boneyards.) is available from Kobo, at least in US and UK. Also a 40% off coupon 40BOX
That’s ePub but no DRM so converting to Kindle is trivial
A Ghost of a Chance Starter Bundle by Dean Wesley Smith is similar.
Hello,
I have just finished ‘Diving the Wreck’ and I would like to continue the story. You have two reading lists, one of Novels and one of Novellas. Is the complete story (so far) a combination of the two lists? What order would I read in to get the complete story? Thank You.
Fred
Thanks for the question, Fred. Read the novels first. The next one you want to read is City of Ruins. Then ask about the novellas, and I’ll let you know.
I discovered you via EscapePod some years ago and follow the Diving Universe but due to a crowded reading schedule I am remiss in a couple. I promise to catch up now that I have Boneyards under my belt. Thanks for a fresh voice in an otherwise tired genre.
I know they are all your “babies” but do you prefer your novel version of some of the stories or the originals?
It’s all about the characters and the story in my head, skippen. So they’re one big manuscript–story–in my brain. I don’t prefer one or the other (Although I might have some favorite characters–and I won’t admit who they are.)
Thank you for the Diving Universe Series, They rank up there with Armor, the Pern books, and Battlefield Earth as ones I reread every 2-3 years. I’m missing a few, which I will try to get now.
Thank you, Greg.
Where does “Encounter on Starbase Kappa” fit in to the series?
It’s a different point of view from Strangers at the Room of Lost Souls. The story takes place between Boneyards and City of Ruins.
Are the “Diving into the Wreck” novella and novel different stories? Wondering if I need to buy and read novella, as I already have the novel.
Good question. They’re slightly different, but not enough that you need to buy the novella. I wrote the novella first, then expanded it into the novel.
Thank you for the quick reply! 🙂
I know you do a lot of juggling, but when can we expect another book in the series?
A year or so from now, Jay. Thanks for asking.
I am a true fan! As an Asimov’s subscriber, I always look forward to your work in upcoming issues. I’m delighted to read a female sf author, certainly, but I am especially impressed by your intriguing plots, suspenseful and vividly imagined worlds, and compelling characters. The character interactions are true and deeply emotional (I confess I often cry). Can’t wait for all the books to be available. Thank you for such amazing sf writing.
Thanks, Lisa. Where are you located? The books are all available, or should be, through one or the other publisher. If you’re in the US, and can’t get the books, let me know. Otherwise, you should be able to get all the ones I’ve written so far. 🙂 Thank you for the kind words!!!