List of Ace SF letter-series single titles

Ace Books have published hundreds of science fiction titles, starting in 1953. Many of these were Ace Doubles (dos-a-dos format), but they also published many single volumes. Between 1953 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numbers. There were a total of 378 letter-series sf titles (62 S&D, 174 F, 19 M, 78 G, 29 H, 1 N, 1 K, and 14 A series books).

The list given here gives a date of publication; in all cases this refers to the date of publication by Ace, and not the date of original publication of the novels. For more information about the history of these titles, see Ace Books, which includes a discussion of the serial numbering conventions used and an explanation of the letter-code system.

D and S Series

  • S-066 SF L. Ron Hubbard Return to Tomorrow (1954)
  • S-090 SF Robert Moore Williams The Chaos Fighters (1955)
  • D-096 SF Andre Norton The Last Planet (special edition – half of the Ace Double with same code – 1955)
  • D-110 SF Isaac Asimov The 1,000 Year Plan (special edition – half of the Ace Double with same code – 1955)
  • D-121 SF Andre Norton The Stars Are Ours! (special edition – half of the Ace Double with same code – 1955)
  • D-125 SF Isaac Asimov The Man Who Upset the Universe (1955)
  • S-133 SF Donald A. Wollheim (Ed.) Adventures On Other Planets
  • D-146 SF Murray Leinster The Forgotten Planet (special edition – half of the Ace Double with same code – 1956)
  • D-155 SF Jules Verne A Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1956)
  • D-169 SF Jack Williamson And James E. Gunn Star Bridge
  • S-183 SF Donald A. Wollheim (Ed.) The End of the World
  • D-187 SF A. E. van Vogt The Pawns of Null-A
  • D-211 SF Philip K. Dick Eye in the Sky (1957)
  • D-233 SF Rex Gordon First on Mars
  • D-245 SF Jules Verne Off on a Comet (1957)
  • D-261 SF Philip K. Dick The Variable Man And Other Stories (1957)
  • D-274 SF Charles Eric Maine World Without Men (1958)
  • D-283 SF Clifford D. Simak City (1958)
  • D-309 SF H. G. Wells The Island Of Dr. Moreau (1958)
  • D-324 SF Ray Cummings Brigands of the Moon (1958)
  • D-327 SF Jefferson Howard Sutton First on the Moon
  • D-339 SF Clifford D. Simak Ring Around the Sun
  • D-340 SF Philip K. Dick Solar Lottery (1959)
  • D-350 SF Peter George (as Peter Bryant) Red Alert
  • D-354 SF Donald A. Wollheim (ed.) The Hidden Planet: Science-Fiction Adventures On Venus (1959)
  • D-366 SF Alan E. Nourse and J. A. Meyer The Invaders Are Coming
  • D-377 SF Jefferson Howard Sutton Bombs in Orbit (1959)
  • D-388 SF H. G. Wells When the Sleeper Wakes (1959)
  • D-397 SF Jules Verne Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • D-405 SF Rex Gordon First to the Stars
  • D-422 SF Anthony Boucher and J. Francis Mccomas (eds.) The Best From F & SF, 3rd Series
  • D-434 SF Jules Verne The Purchase of the North Pole (1960)
  • D-455 SF Anthony Boucher (Ed.) The Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction, 4th Series (1960)
  • D-461 SF Andre Norton The Time Traders (1960)
  • D-468 SF Eric Frank Russell Sentinel of Space (1960)
  • D-473 SF Eric Temple Bell (As John Taine) The Greatest Adventure
  • D-478 SF Jefferson Howard Sutton Spacehive (1960)
  • D-482 SF A. E. van Vogt The Weapon Shops of Isher (1961)
  • D-490 SF Donald A. Wollheim (Ed.) Adventures on Other Planets (1961)
  • D-498 SF Andre Norton Galactic Derelict (1961)
  • D-504 SF Jules Verne Master of the World (1961)
  • D-516 SF Otis Adelbert Kline The Swordsman Of Mars (1961)
  • D-525 SF Murray Leinster This World Is Taboo (1961)
  • D-527 SF Andre Norton Star Guard (1961)
  • D-528 SF Murray Leinster The Forgotten Planet
  • D-530 SF Robert Moore Williams The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles (1961)
  • D-531 SF Otis Adelbert Kline The Outlaws of Mars
  • D-534 SF Andre Norton Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (1961)
  • D-535 SF Ray Cummings The Shadow Girl (1962)
  • D-537 SF H. G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau (1961)
  • D-538 SF Isaac Asimov The 1,000 Year Plan (1961)
  • D-541 SF Alan E. Nourse Scavengers in Space (1962)
  • D-542 SF Andre Norton The Last Planet (1962)
  • D-544 SF Frank Belknap Long Space Station #1 (1962)
  • D-546 SF Andre Norton The Crossroads of Time
  • D-547 SF John Brunner The Super Barbarians (1962)
  • D-548 SF Dean Owen The End of the World (1962)
  • D-550 SF Poul Anderson No World of Their Own (1962)
  • D-551 SF Peter George (as Peter Bryant) Red Alert
  • D-553 SF William Hope Hodgson The House On The Borderland (1962)
  • D-555 SF Jack Williamson The Trial of Terra (1962)
  • D-568 SF Poul Anderson Star Ways (1962)

F Series

M Series

G Series

H Series

K Series

A Series

Ace Books published its A series of books from about 1966 to 1968, priced at 75 cents.

N Series

References

  • Ace Image Library. Contains images of most covers for both the singles and doubles.
  • Tuck, Donald H. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 3, Advent: Publishers, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-911682-26-0. Lists all ACE sf titles, single and double, published through 1968.

The following references have not been seen:

  • Peters, Harold R. Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror in the Ace Letter-Series Editions: A Collector's Notebook, Silver Sun Press, 1996.