List of novels written by multiple authors
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This is a list of novels written by multiple authors (or collaborative novels).[1][2][3] These novels are works of collaborative fiction, written using one or more of the types of collaborative writing.[4][5] The list is limited to novels deemed notable by Wikipedia and/or novels with at least one notable author or notable pen name.
Novels written under collective pen names
The following books and book series were written by multiple authors under one collective pen name.
| Book title or book series | Year released | Collective name/ pen name | Authors' names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiding Lilac | 2011 | Cat Adams | C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp |
| Magic's Design | 2009 | ||
| The Blood Singer series[6] | 2010–2016 | ||
| Grundbulten | 1974 | Kennet Ahl | Lasse Strömstedt and Christer Dahl |
| Lyftet | 1976 | ||
| Rävsaxen | 1978 | ||
| Slutstationen | 1980 | ||
| Mordvinnaren | 1987 | ||
| Högriskbegravning | 2006 | ||
| Kate Daniels series[7][8] | 2007–2018, 2023– | Ilona Andrews | Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon[9][10] |
| Iron Covenant series[11] | 2018– | ||
| The Edge series[12] | 2018– | ||
| The Hidden Legacy series[13] | 2014–2022 | ||
| Naked Came the Stranger | 1969 | Penelope Ashe | Mike McGrady and 23 other journalists[14][15] |
| Fourteen Days | 2024 | The Author's Guild[16][17] | Charlie Jane Anders, Margaret Atwood, Joseph Cassara, Jennine Capó Crucet, Angie Cruz, Pat Cummings, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Maria Hinojosa, Mira Jacob, Erica Jong, CJ Lyons, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Mary Pope Osborne, Douglas Preston, Alice Randall, Ishmael Reed, Roxana Robinson, Nelly Rosario, James Shapiro, Hampton Sides, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Monique Truong, Scott Turow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rachel Vail, Weike Wang, Caroline Randall Williams, De’Shawn Charles Winslow, and Meg Wolitzer |
| Schuß auf die Bühne | 1935 | Stefan Brockhoff | Dieter Cunz, Richard Plant, Oskar Seidlin |
| Musik im Totengässlein | 1936 | ||
| Drei Kioske am See | 1937 | ||
| Begegnung in Zermatt | 1955 | ||
| The Painted Sky | 2015 | Alice Campion | Denise Tart, Jane Richards, Jane St Vincent Welch,Jenny Crocker, and (previously) Madeline Oliver |
| The Shifting Light | 2017 | ||
| Magnificent McCoy Men series[18] | 1999–2005 | Tori Carrington | Tony Karayianni and Lori Schlachter Karayianni |
| Old Orchard series[19] | 2001–2004 | ||
| Legal Briefs series[20] | 2002–2003 | ||
| Kiss and Tell series[21] | 2003 | ||
| Sleeping with Secrets[22] | 2004 | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons series[23] | 2005–2006 | ||
| Sofie Metropolis series[24] | 2005–2012 | ||
| The Genesis Code | 1997 | John Case | Jim Hougan and Carolyn Hougan |
| The First Horseman | 1998 | ||
| The Syndrome (published as Trance State in the UK) | 2001 | ||
| The Eighth Day | 2002 | ||
| The Murder Artist | 2004 | ||
| Ghost Dancer/The Dance of Death | 2006 | ||
| Postmark | 1988 | Samantha Chase | Eileen Buckholtz and Ruth Glick |
| Needlepoint | 1989 | ||
| Desperate Games series[25] | 2001–2013 | Jan Coffey | James A. McGoldrick and Nikoo Kafi McGoldrick |
| Tropical Kiss | 2005 | ||
| Crash | 2006 | ||
| Aquarian | 2012 | ||
| When the Mirror Cracks | 2020 | ||
| The Expanse series[26] | 2011–2021 | James S. A. Corey | Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck[27][28] |
| Reena Spaulings | 2004 | Bernadette Corporation | (anonymous)[29][30] |
| A House is Built | 1929 | M. Barnard Eldershaw | Marjorie Barnard and Flora Eldershaw |
| The Glasshouse | 1945 | ||
| Green Memory | 1931 | ||
| Plaque with Laurel | 1937 | ||
| Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | 1947 | ||
| Star Trek novels #60, #62, #68, #70 | 1992–1994 | L.A. Graf | Julia Ecklar, Karen Rose Cercone, and Melissa Crandall |
| Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager novels #1) | 1995 | Julia Ecklar and Karen Rose Cercone | |
| Alien Nation series #7 | 1995 | ||
| Star Trek DS9 novel #16 | 1996 | ||
| Star Trek: Day of Honor #2 | 1997 | ||
| Star Trek: The Captain's Table #1 | 1998 | ||
| Rough Trails (Star Trek: New Earth #3) | 2000 | ||
| Warriors series | 2003– | Erin Hunter | Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Clarissa Hutton, Inbali Iserles, Tui T. Sutherland, and Rosie Best[31][32] |
| Seekers series | 2008–2011, 2012 | ||
| Survivors series | 2012–2015, 2015–2019 | ||
| Bamboo Kingdom series[33] | 2021– | ||
| Gunner Cade | 1952 | Cyril Judd | Cyril M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril |
| Outpost Mars | 1952 | ||
| The Deal | 2004 | Cochrane Lambert | Timothy J. Lambert and Becky Cochrane |
| Three Fortunes in One Cookie | 2005 | ||
| Lo Zar Non è Morto | 1929 | I Dieci | Antonio Beltramelli, Massimo Bontempelli, Lucio D'Ambra,Alessandro De Stefani, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Fausto Maria Martini, Alessandro Varaldo, Cesare Giulio Viola, Luciano Zuccoli |
| Mutiny in the Time Machine | 1963 | Donald Keith | Donald Monroe and Keith Monroe |
| Time Machine to the Rescue | 1967 | ||
| Formation Saga series | 2025 | Darkly Lem | Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln, Ben Murphy, Cadwell Turnbull, and M. Darusha Wehm[34] |
| MacPherson Family Saga series | 1995–2002 | May McGoldrick | James A. McGoldrick and Nikoo Kafi McGoldrick |
| Highland Treasury Series | 2000 | ||
| Rebel Promise series | 2001–2002 | ||
| Scottish dreams series | 2003–2004 | ||
| The Scottish Relic trilogy | 2017 | ||
| The Pennington Family series | 2017–2018 | ||
| Royal Highlander series | 2019–2020 | ||
| Robotech series | 1986–1988 | Jack McKinney | James Luceno and Brian Daley |
| 54 | 2002 | Wu Ming | Roberto Bui, Giovanni Cattabriga, Luca Di Meo, Federico Guglielmi, and Riccardo Pedrini[35][36] |
| Manituana | 2007 | ||
| Altai | 2009 | ||
| The Abyss of Hungry Eyes series | 1991–2001 | H. L. Oldie | Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky |
| Kabir's Cycle series | 1994–1998 | ||
| Achaean Cycle series | 1995–2011 | ||
| World of Oikoumene series | 2006–2015 | ||
| Fantasy World series | 2004–2008 | ||
| Hening Cycle series | 2001–2003 | ||
| Brain Twister | 1962 | Mark Phillips | Laurence Mark Janifer and Randall Philip Garrett |
| The Impossibles | 1963 | ||
| Supermind | 1963 | ||
| Ellery Queen series[37] | 1929–1971 | Ellery Queen | Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee |
| Drury Lane series | 1932–1933 | Barnaby Ross | Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee |
| The Ways of Starborned series | 1997—1998 | Alexander Zorich | Yana Botsman and Dmitry Gordevsky |
| The Vault of Equilibrium series | 1998 | ||
| Tomorrow War series | 2003–2006 | ||
| Denis Kotik series | 2003–2004 | ||
| Charles the Duke series | 2001 | ||
| Season of the Weapon | 2001 | ||
| Consul of Commonwealth | 2002 | ||
| Roman Star | 2007 |
Novels written under multiple authors' names
The following books and book series were written by multiple authors under each of their individual names, rather than under a collective pen name.