Oxford time-traveling historians Books in Order
The Oxford time-traveling historians series is 4 books by Connie Willis, published 1992 to 2010. Start with Doomsday Book (1992). We track 10 editions of them.
Includes Blackout/All Clear
- Books
- 4
- Editions tracked
- 10
- Numbers
- 1
- Published
- 1992 to 2010
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Reading order
The Oxford time-traveling historians books in the order they were published, with the year each first appeared.
- 1Doomsday BookBuy a copy: eBay1992
- 2To Say Nothing of the DogBuy a copy: eBay1998
- 3BlackoutBuy a copy: eBay2010
- 4All ClearBuy a copy: eBay2010
Editions we track
| No. | Cover | Book | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | Fire Watch | 1985 | |
| 1 | Doomsday Book | 1992 | |
| 1 | Doomsday Book | 1992 | |
| 1 | Doomsday Book First | 1992 | |
| 2 | To Say Nothing of the Dog, Or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last First | 1997 | |
| 2 | To Say Nothing of the Dog | 2005 | |
| 1 | Blackout First | 2010 | |
| 2 | All Clear | 2010 | |
| 2 | All Clear First | 2010 | |
| 1 | Blackout | 2011 |
About Oxford time-traveling historians
The Oxford time travel series is a sequence of science fiction novels by Connie Willis about historians who travel in time from a future University of Oxford. It shares its setting with the 1982 story Fire Watch, which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, and comprises the novels Doomsday Book (1992), To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) and the two-volume Blackout and All Clear (both 2010). Bantam Spectra published Doomsday Book, and Spectra issued Blackout in February 2010 and All Clear in October 2010. Doomsday Book and the Blackout and All Clear pair each won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards.
Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Oxford time-traveling historians books in?
Start with Doomsday Book (1992), then To Say Nothing of the Dog and Blackout. The full list on this page gives every book in order with its first edition year.
How many Oxford time-traveling historians books are there?
There are 4 books in the Oxford time-traveling historians series, from 1992 to 2010.
What is the first Oxford time-traveling historians book?
Doomsday Book, first published in 1992, is the first book in the Oxford time-traveling historians series.
Where these facts come from
- Connie Willis, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Blackout/All Clear, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- To Say Nothing of the Dog, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 19 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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