Gregory Benford

Gregory Benford

Gregory Benford has written at least 129 books. Their most popular book is In the Ocean of Night with 57 saves with an average rating of 3.32⭐.

Author Bio

Gregory Benford (Gregory Albert Benford) is an astrophysicist and science fiction author who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Benford is best known for the Galactic Center Saga novels, a series that postulates a galaxy in which sentient organic life is in constant warfare with sentient electromechanical life.

Greg was born in Mobile, Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Oklahoma, followed by his Masters and then his Doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. Having published more than 200 scientific papers, his research encompasses both theory and experiments in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics.

Greg is a two-time winner of the Nebula Award and has also won the John W. Campbell Award, the Australian Ditmar Award, the Lord Foundation Prize, and the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature.

Source: Secular Policy Institute

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

6 primary books8 released books

Authored 100% of series

Galactic Center

Galactic Center is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by Gregory Benford.

#0.5
The Galactic Center Companion
#1
In the Ocean of Night
#2
Across the Sea of Suns
#3
Great Sky River
#4
Tides of Light

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 100% of series

Bowl of Heaven

Bowl of Heaven is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven.

#1
Bowl of Heaven
#2
Shipstar

Series

10 primary books11 released books

Authored 18% of series

Man-Kzin Wars

Man-Kzin Wars is a 11-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Dean Ing, Jerry Pournelle, and S.M. Stirling.

Series

33 released books

Authored 6% of series

Known Space (Publication Order)

Known Space (Publication Order) is a 33-book series with 33 released primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Larry Niven, Dean Ing, and Jerry Pournelle.

Series

1 primary book38 released books

Authored 5% of series

Known Space

Known Space is a 38-book series with 38 released primary work first released in 1965 with contributions by Larry Niven, Dean Ing, and Jerry Pournelle.

#1
Ringworld
World of Ptavvs
The World of Ptavvs
World of Ptaavs
Neutron Star (Known Space)

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Adventures of Viktor & Julia

Adventures of Viktor & Julia is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Gregory Benford.

Series

12 primary books10 released books

Authored 10% of series

The Year's Best Science Fiction

The Year's Best Science Fiction is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by Nancy Kress, Geoff Ryman, and Michael Swanwick.

Series

8 primary books

Authored 13% of series

Star Carrier

Star Carrier is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Ian Douglas and Gregory Benford.

#1
Earth Strike
#2
Center of Gravity
#3
Singularity
#5
Dark Matter
#6
Deep Time

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Alien Stars

Alien Stars is a 1-book series first released in 1987 with contributions by Gregory Benford, John M. Ford, and Nancy Springer.

#3
Under the Wheel

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Second Foundation Trilogy

Second Foundation Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, and David Brin.

#1
Foundation's Fear
#2
Foundation and Chaos
#3
Foundation's Triumph

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Far Orbit Anthology Series

Far Orbit Anthology Series is a 1-book series first released in 2014 with contributions by Gregory Benford, Tracy Canfield, and Eric Choi.

Far Orbit: Speculative Space Adventures

Series

3 primary books0 released books

Authored 33% of series

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories is a 0-book series with contributions by Allan Kaster, Gregory Benford, and Dave Hutchinson.

Series

13 primary books

Authored 8% of series

Heroes in Hell

Heroes in Hell is a 13-book series with 13 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Gregory Benford, C. J. Cherryh, and David Drake.

#1
Heroes in Hell
#2
The Gates of Hell
#4
Kings in Hell
#6
Legions of Hell
#7
Angels in Hell

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Time Gate

Time Gate is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Robert Silverberg, Robert Sheckley, and Poul Anderson.

Series

4 primary books

Authored 25% of series

The Palencar Project

The Palencar Project is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by L.E. Modesitt Jr., Gene Wolfe, and Michael Swanwick.

#1
New World Blues
#2
Dormanna
#4
The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree
#5
The Sigma Structure Symphony

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Jupiter Project

Jupiter Project is a 1-book series first released in 1983 with contributions by Arthur C. Clarke.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Annual World's Best SF

Annual World's Best SF is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by George R.R. Martin, Lisa Tuttle, and Brian M. Stableford.

Series

0 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Aetherian Revolution

The Aetherian Revolution is a 0-book series first released in 2012 .

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Tales from the Wonder Zone

Tales from the Wonder Zone is a 1-book series first released in 2002 with contributions by Julie E. Czerneda.

#1
Stardust

Series

2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Tor Books, Sylvia Day, and Brandon Sanderson.

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012
The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on Tor.com

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been is a 1-book series first released in 1989 with contributions by Christine Combe.

#1
Alternate Empires

Series

6 primary books5 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Infinity Project

The Infinity Project is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2011 .

#1
Engineering Infinity
#3
Reach for Infinity
#4
Meeting Infinity
#6
Infinity Wars

Series

1 primary book3 released books

Authored 0% of series

Year's Best SF

Year's Best SF is a 3-book series with 3 released primary work first released in 2004 .

#17
Year's Best SF 17
Year's Best SF 9
Year's Best SF 18

Series

6 primary books7 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Uplift Saga

The Uplift Saga is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh.

#1
Sundiver
#2
Startide Rising
#3
The Uplift War
#1
Brightness Reef
#2
Infinity's Shore

Series

24 primary books40 released books

Authored 0% of series

Pern (Chronological Order)

Pern (Chronological Order) is a 40-book series with 40 released primary works first released in 1967 with contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey, and Karen Wynn Fonstad.

#1
Dragonsdawn
#11.5
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
#3
Dragonseye
#16
Dragon's Kin
#19
Dragon's Fire

Series

21 primary books28 released books

Authored 0% of series

Pern

Pern is a 28-book series with 21 released primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Karen Wynn Fonstad, and Todd McCaffrey.

#0.1
The Ascent Of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard Science Fiction
#1
Dragonflight
#2
Dragonquest
#1
Dragonsong
#4
Dragonsinger

Series

10 primary books18 released books

Authored 0% of series

Saga of the Skolian Empire

Saga of the Skolian Empire is a 18-book series with 18 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Catherine Asaro, Mary Jo Putney, and Rebecca York.

#1
Primary Inversion
#2
Catch the Lightning
#3
The Last Hawk
#5
Ascendant Sun
#6
Quantam Rose

Series

7 primary books10 released books

Authored 0% of series

Brainship

Brainship is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey, and S.M. Stirling.

#1
The Ship Who Sang
#3
The Ship Who Searched
#4
The City Who Fought
#5
The Ship Who Won
#6
The Ship Errant

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Forever War

The Forever War is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1946 with contributions by Joe Haldeman.

#1
The Forever War
#2
Forever Free