Jerry Oltion's Bibliography

Updated 2/5/13

Books:

  1. FRAME OF REFERENCE, Questar, 1987. German edition 1992
  2. ALLIANCE, (Robots City: Robots and Aliens #4), Ace, May 1990 French edition 1992
  3. HUMANITY (Robots City: Robots and Aliens #6), Ace, Nov. 1990
  4. LOVE SONGS OF A MAD SCIENTIST, Hypatia Press, September 1993 (Short story collection, contains "Much Ado" thru "Big Two-Sided River.)
  5. THE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN (A "Dark Sun" novel under the pen name Ryan Hughes), TSR, February 1995.
  6. TALES FROM THE YULETIDE, Story Books (Self-published), December 1994. (Collection of Jerry's and Kathy's Christmas stories.)
  7. TWILIGHT'S END, (Star Trek), Pocket Books, January 1996
  8. BURIED TREASURES, Eugene Workshop anthology, Jerry Oltion, editor Fall, 1996
  9. MUDD IN YOUR EYE (Star Trek), Pocket Books, January 1997
  10. YOU ONLY DIE TWICE (A "Shadow Warrior" novel under the pen name Ryan Hughes), Pocket Books, October 1997
  11. HARD CRASH and PROPHET'S POWER, (Two "Unreal" books, each of which contains half of a Ryan Hughes novel and half of a Dean Wesley Smith novel, even though the bylines don't acknowledge this. If you want to read these books, email Jerry first for a road map through the out-of-order chapters.) Pocket Books, April 1998
  12. WHERE SEA MEETS SKY (Star Trek), Pocket Books, October 1998
  13. SINGING IN THE RAIN, Hypatia Press, November 1998 (Volume 2 of short story collection, contains 22 more stories.)
  14. VOR, THE RESCUE, by Don Ellis, FASA, July 2000 (This book was edited so badly that Jerry pulled his name from it.)
  15. THE FLAMING ARROW (Star Trek), with Kathy Oltion, Pocket Books, July 2000
  16. ABANDON IN PLACE, Tor, November 2000
  17. THE GETAWAY SPECIAL, Tor, December 2001
  18. WITH STARS IN THEIR EYES, Wildside, November 2003 (Collaboration with Adam-Troy Castro. Contains "The Astronaut from Wyoming" and 3 individual stories from each author.)
  19. TWENTY QUESTIONS, Wheatland, December 2003 (Collection of twenty more of Jerry's short stories.)
  20. PARADISE PASSED, Wheatland, November 2004.
  21. ANYWHERE BUT HERE, Tor, March 2005. (Sequel to THE GETAWAY SPECIAL).

Short stories (ss), novelettes (nt), novellas (na), and nonfiction (nf)

  1. (ss) "Much Ado about Nothing," Analog, Nov 1982.
  2. (ss) "The Sense of Discovery," Analog, Mar 1983.
  3. (ss) "Oltion's Complete, Unabridged History of the Universe," Analog, June 1983
  4. (nt) "Frame of Reference," Analog, Jan 1984.
  5. (ss) "The Life of Boswell," Analog, Dec 1984.
  6. (ss) "The Getaway Special," Analog, Apr 1985. Reprinted in Space Shuttles, Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, & Charles G. Waugh, eds., Signet, 1987.
  7. (ss) "All Your Dreams Come True," (With Kevin Hardisty), Analog, Jun 1985.
  8. (ss) "The BASIC Universe," Analog, Aug 1985.
  9. (ss) "Deja View," Analog, Jul 1986.
  10. (ss) "The Love Song of Laura Morrison," Analog, Aug 1987. (Cover)
  11. (ss) "In the Creation Science Laboratory," Analog, Sep 1987.
  12. (ss) "What's a Nice Girl Like You...," Analog, Oct 1987.
  13. (ss) "Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Weirdness," Analog, Nov 1987.
  14. (nt) "SunStat," (With Lee Goodloe), Analog, October 1988. (Cover)
  15. (ss) "If You Wish Upon a Star," Analog, Dec 1988.
  16. (ss) "Alternating Current," Pulphouse, Winter 1988.
  17. (ss) "Big Two-Sided River," Analog, Feb 1989.
  18. (na) "The Adversary," Buck Rogers ARRIVAL anthology, TSR, March 1989.
  19. (nt) "Moonsong," (With Lee Goodloe), Analog, July 1989.
  20. (na) "Down the Colorado!," (With Lee Goodloe), Analog, September 1989.
  21. (nt) "The Baseline Project," (With Lee Goodloe), Analog, January 1990.
  22. (ss) "Parapsychology Today," Analog, February 1990.
  23. (nt) "Time Out," Analog, May 1990.
  24. (nt) "Suicide by UFO", Science Fiction Review, Summer 1990
  25. (ss) "Schrodinger's Lifeboat," Analog, August 1990
  26. (ss) "Peace On Earth," Analog, December 1990
  27. (ss) "The Signing," Pulphouse, Fall 1990
  28. (ss) "Tractor Pirates of the Ukraine (Almost) Go to the Moon," Miscon 6 program book, May 1991
  29. (ss) "Red Alert," Analog, October 1991 Reprinted in What Might Have Been Volume 4, "Alternate Americas," edited by Gregory Benford and Martin H. Greenberg. Bantam, 1992
  30. (na) "Contact," Analog, (With Lee Goodloe), November 1991. (Cover)
  31. (nt) "A Little Knowledge," Dragon, September 1991.
  32. (ss) "Junk Mail," Pulphouse #5, September 20, 1991.
  33. (ss) "Floor in Landida," (With Nina Hoffman), Analog, December 1991.
  34. (ss) "Peace and Quiet," Science Fiction Review, December 1991.
  35. (ss) "The Scents of Compulsion," Analog, Mid-December 1991.
  36. (ss) "One Last Gift," Pulphouse #8, December 31, 1991.
  37. (ss) "The Ghost in the Machine," Pulphouse #8, Dec. 31, 1991.
  38. (nt) "The Clone in the Moon," Analog, August 1992.
  39. (nt) "The Grass is Always Greener," F&SF, February 1993
  40. (ss) "Hit and Run," Analog, April 1993
  41. (nt) "Because It's There," Quest to Riverworld, Questar, August 1993
  42. (nt) "Course Changes," Analog, September 1993
  43. (ss) "Blue Light Special," F&SF, September 1993
  44. (ss) "Dedication," Analog, October 1993
  45. (ss) "Mid-Life Crossing," Sirius Visions, Fall 1993
  46. (ss) "Why Cookies and Beer Is a Bad Idea," Zymurgy, Winter '94
  47. (nt) "Volatile Mix," Hotel Andromeda, Ace, February 1994
  48. (nt) "Waterworld," (With Lee Goodloe), Analog, March 1994
  49. (ss) "The Firefly Farce," Analog, May 1994
  50. (ss) "Abridged Edition," F&SF, July 1994
  51. (ss) "The Descartes Dilemma," Pulphouse #17, Fall 1994
  52. (ss) "The Pandora Probe," Analog, December 1994
  53. (ss) "Fermat's Lost Theorem," Analog, Mid-December 1994
  54. (ss) "The Great Martian Pyramid Hoax," F&SF, January 1995
  55. (ss) "Shrodinger's Kiln," Analog, February 1995
  56. (ss) "Back to Nature," VB Tech, February 1995 (Issue #1-cover)
  57. (ss) "Battle Lines," Denali, Winter 1995
  58. (ss) "Come Together," Analog, May 1995
  59. (nt) "Fait Accompli," Analog, July 1995
  60. (ss) "Unfamiliar, Foreign, Outre," Tomorrow #16, August 1995
  61. (ss) "Park Rules," Nanodreams (Baen) August 1995
  62. (ss) "At the Crossroads," Star Wars, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (Bantam) August 1995
  63. (nt) "Dutchman's Gold," (with Kent Patterson), F&SF, September 1995
  64. (nt) "My Soul To Keep," How to Save the World, (Tor) Sept. 1995
  65. (ss) "Uncertainty," F&SF, December 1995
  66. (ss) "Away in a Manger," Analog, Mid-Dec 1995
  67. (ss) "The Plight Before Christmas," F&SF, January 1996
  68. (ss) "Reclamation," VB Tech, January 1996
  69. (ss) "There Goes the Neighborhood," F&SF, August 1996
  70. (nf) "Why I Live in Eugene, Oregon," SFWA Bulletin, Fall 1996
  71. (ss) "Unfinished Business," Analog, October 1996
  72. (ss) "The Spectral Stardrive," Analog, November 1996
  73. (nf) "Liquid Nitrogen Grapefruit Sorbet," a recipe in SERVE IT FORTH, Cooking with Anne McCaffery, September 1996
  74. (ss) "Molten Souls," BURIED TREASURES, October 1996
  75. (ss) "A Better Man Than You," BURIED TREASURES, October 1996
  76. (na) "Abandon in Place," F&SF, December 1996
  77. (ss) "Holiday Spirits," Analog, January 1997
  78. (nf) "The Difference Between Science Fiction and Fantasy: a Mathematical Analysis," F&SF, March 1997
  79. (ss) "Laztec," Tomorrow SF, April 1997 (Online)
  80. (ss) "The Space Program," Analog, July/Aug 1997
  81. (ss) "Cease and Deceased," Analog, October 1997
  82. (na) "Deus X" (with Kris Rusch), F&SF, Oct/Nov 1997
  83. (ss) "Crucifixion2" (with Adam-Troy Castro), TERMINAL FRIGHTS, Nov 1997
  84. (ss) "What's it Like?" Analog, February 1998
  85. (ss) "Why Didn't You Think Of That Before We Left?" Analog, March 1998
  86. (ss) "Fiction," Radcon 2B program book, February 1998
  87. (ss) "Artifacts," Analog, October 1998
  88. (ss) "Kissing Cousins," Analog, November 1998
  89. (ss) "The Miracle," F&SF, December 1998
  90. (ss) "Gems in the Rough," Analog, January 1999
  91. (ss) "Biosphere," F&SF, June 1999
  92. (na) "The Astronaut from Wyoming" (with Adam-Troy Castro), Analog, July/Aug 1999
  93. (ss) "The Moon Tree," MOONSHOTS (Daw) July 1999
  94. (ss) "The Menace From Earth," Analog, October 1999
  95. (ss) "Winners," BEDTIME STORIES TO DARKEN YOUR DREAMS (IFD Publishing), September 1999
  96. (nt) "Renaissance Man," PAST LIVES, PRESENT TENSE (Ace), November 1999
  97. (ss) "The Origin of Myth," the Eugene REGISTER GUARD, 12/26/99
  98. (ss) "A Star is Born," Analog, February 2000 (Also appeared in IMAGINATION FULLY DILATED II (IFD Publishing), May 2000)
  99. (ss) "The Judas Lesson" TREACHERY & TREASON (Roc) March, 2000
  100. (ss) "Conflicting Natures," STAR TREK ENTERPRISE LOGS, June 2000
  101. (ss) "The Pain in the Ass," F&SF, August 2000
  102. (ss) "It's the Thought that Counts," Analog, December 2000
  103. (ss) "House Calls," Frequency, Volume 2, January 2001
  104. (ss) "The Seeds of Time," Bones of the World, August 2001
  105. (ss) "Chum," Analog, April 2002
  106. (ss) "Cabin Fever," Analog, May 2002
  107. (ss) "Ships in the Night," Analog, June 2002
  108. (ss) "Renewable Resources," Analog, September 2002
  109. (ss) "Witness," Analog, December 2002
  110. (ss) "The Unfamiliar," F&SF, December 2002
  111. (ss) "The Ulti Mate," Talebones, Fall 2002
  112. (ss) "The HASEG," Analog, February 2003
  113. (ss) "The Artist Makes a Splash," Imagination Fully Dilated: SF, August 2003
  114. (ss) "The Navatar," F&SF, Oct/Nov 2003
  115. (ss) "The Glass Ceiling," Artemis, Winter 2003
  116. (ss) "The Uncommon Cold," Analog, March 2004
  117. (ss) "Damned if You Don't," Analog, May 2004
  118. (nt) "Trophies and Treasures," (with Amy Hanson), Analog, September 2004
  119. (ss) "Bagging the Peak," Polyphony #4, September 2004
  120. (ss) "Tainted," Analog, May 2005
  121. (ss) "The Best-Laid Plans," Analog, September 2005
  122. (nf) "Science Fiction Primer," The Writer, November 2005
  123. (ss) "A Problem in a Backpack," ReadWell Plus children's reading series, units 47 & 48, February 2006
  124. (ss) "Stuffing," The Mammoth Book of Extreme SF, April 2006
  125. (ss) "Slide Show," Analog, May 2006
  126. (nf) "Two Heads Are More Work Than One," (with Bruce Holland Rogers and Leslie What), SFWA Bulletin, May 2006
  127. (nf) "The Trackball Telescope," Sky & Telescope, August 2006
  128. (ss) "Diatomaceous Earth," Analog, December 2006
  129. (ss) "If Only We Knew," Analog, Jan/Feb 2007
  130. (ss) "Crackers," Analog, April 2007
  131. (ss) "Salvation," Analog, December 2007
  132. (ss) "A New Generation," Analog, Jan/Feb 2008
  133. (nt) "Judgment Passed," WASTELANDS anthology, January 2008
  134. (ss) "The Anthropic Precipice," Analog, April 2008
  135. (ss) "Outside the Box," Analog, July/August 2008
  136. (ss) "What Are the Odds?" Intelligently Redesigned (Special Jay Lake get-well anthology)
  137. (ss) "All in Fun," F&SF, January 2009
  138. (ss) "A Jug of Wine and Thou," Analog, April 2009
  139. (ss) "In the Autumn of the Empire," DIAMONDS IN THE SKY anthology, February, 2009. Reprinted in October, 2009 Analog magazine.
  140. (ss) "Her Heart's Desire," Asimov's, September 2009
  141. (ss) "Foreign Exchange," Analog, November 2009
  142. (ss) "The Jolly Old Boyfriend," Analog, December 2009
  143. (ss) "When We Were Fab," Analog, April 2010
  144. (nt) "Space Aliens Taught My Dog to Knit!" (with Elton Elliott), Analog, June 2010
  145. (ss) "The View From the Top," Analog, September 2010
  146. (ss) "Never Saw it Coming," Analog, October 2010
  147. (ss) "Tools of the Devil," Realms of Fantasy, December 2010
  148. (ss) "Planning Ahead," F&SF, Nov/Dec 2010
  149. (ss) "Taboo," Analog, March 2011
  150. (ss) "Quack," Analog, April 2011
  151. (ss) "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," Analog, May 2011
  152. (ss) "In the Garden, a Late Flower Blooms," Like Water For Quarks anthology, 2011
  153. (ss) "The Last of Lust," Analog, October 2011
  154. (ss) "Second Childhood," Realms of Fantasy, October 2011
  155. (ss) "Rocket Science," Analog, November 2011
  156. (nf) "What Science Means to Me," Analog, Jan/Feb 2012
  157. (ss) "You Say You Want a Revolution," Analog, April 2012
  158. (ss) "An Ounce of Prevention," Analog, June 2012
  159. (ss) "The Long View," Analog, September 2012
  160. (ss) "In the Moment," Analog, Jan/Feb 2013. Produced in audio format 2/13 by Starship Sofa.