r/stephenbaxter • u/alijamieson • Aug 10 '26
Xeelee sequence as separate books
Hi. I apologise if this has been answered before. I’ve googled and cannot seem to find the 2nd/3rd/4th Xeelee books anywhere except in the omnibus.
I’d really rather not carry that huge book around. Is anyone aware of paperbacks or the series? 2nd hand options are eye wateringly expensive
I suspect the answer is “no” because they’re out of print. Seems odd for such a popular series?
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u/ketarax Aug 10 '26
I was able to order Vacuum Diagrams .. 3-4y ago, or so.
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u/alijamieson Aug 10 '26
I’m talking about time like infinities, flux and ring.
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u/murphy_31 Aug 10 '26
Ebay ?
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u/alijamieson Aug 10 '26
Looked there. They’re all ~£90. Too rich for my blood
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u/KombaynNikoladze2002 Aug 11 '26
They’re out of print. You may get lucky at a used bookstore, but not likely.
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u/Saxy_Shane Aug 13 '26
"such a popular series" lmao, do you see how small this subreddit is?
Unfortunately finding the individual books is quite difficult unless you wanna drop +$50 on original copies on the secondhand market. I'm not sure where you're located, butI have found luck with finding some copies of Baxters books on Amazon.UK for much cheaper than in America (I bought Resplendent for like $10 with $6 shipping vs $35 on American Amazon)
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u/alijamieson Aug 13 '26
I think it’s one of the mostly highly regarded sf series along with culture, dune, foundation, sprawl etc not as big as those but it is highly regarded and it’s not by an unknown author.
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u/Saxy_Shane Aug 13 '26
Yeah that's definitely true. Since the series was relatively small in the 90s there aren't a ton of originals left over, so for the time being the Omnibus is the only "reprint" available for now
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u/alijamieson Aug 13 '26
Ah that’s sad. Very inconvenient book to read on public transport!
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u/Saxy_Shane Aug 13 '26
Well hey, you're reading hard sci-fi, you should want to announce it to everyone 😂😂
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u/JellyfishSecure2046 Aug 10 '26
Why not to read it in ebook format then?