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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

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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
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 [it] 1929 I Dieci [it] Antonio Beltramelli [it], Massimo Bontempelli, Lucio D'Ambra,Alessandro De Stefani, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Fausto Maria Martini, Alessandro Varaldo [it], Cesare Giulio Viola, Luciano Zuccoli [it]
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

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The following books and book series were written by multiple authors under each of their individual names, rather than under a collective pen name.

Book title or books series Year released Authors
Here's to Us 2021 Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Lunatics 2012 Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel
Tiny Pretty Things 2015 Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
The Red Scrolls of Magic 2020 Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
On a Barbarous Coast 2020 Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick
Pioneers on Parade 1939 Dymphna Cusack and Miles Franklin
Come In Spinner 1951 Dymphna Cusack and Florence James.
Master of One 2020 Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010 John Green and David Levithan
Miss Meteor 2020 Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
This Is How You Lose the Time War 2019 Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
Good Omens 1990 Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
The Lady Janies series[38] 2016– Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
The Talisman 1984 Stephen King and Peter Straub
Black House 2001
The Long Earth series[39] 2012–2016 Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Pendergast series[40] 1995– Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Gideon series[40] 2011–2018
Set Fire To The Gods 2020 Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons
The Color of Dragons 2021 R.A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis
The Illuminatus! series[41] 1975 Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
Dry 2019 Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Dragonlance series[42][43] 1984–2011, 2022– Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Sunrise Nights 2024 Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro
Punching the Air 2020 Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
The Mote in God's Eye 1974 Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven
Lucifer's Hammer 1977
Footfall 1985

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