Novels

• Jumper (1992): Teleportation
• Wildside (1996): Alternative universe, set in Texas: a group of high school graduates find a hole into an alternative reality, a pristine world unspoiled by man and human-caused extinctions. They start a gold business and are discovered by the government.
• Greenwar (1997) with Laura J. Mixon: Deep Sea energy and Environmental Issues
• Helm (1998): Mind control
• Blind Waves (2000): Melted icecaps, massive refugee problems, set in Texas
• Reflex (2004): Sequel to Jumper
• Griffin's Story (2007): Backstory of a character from Jumper the film
• 7th Sigma (2011): Set in an American Southwest ravaged by bug-sized, metal-eating, self-replicating robots. Set in the same universe as his short stories, "Bugs In the Arroyo" and "A Story With Beans."

Short fiction

• The Touch of Their Eyes (1980)
• Wind Instrument (1981)
• Gift of Fire (1981)
• Rory (1984)
• Mental Blocks (1985)
• The No License Needed, Fun to Drive, Built Easily with Ordinary Tools, Revolutionary, Guaranteed, Lawnmower Engine Powered, Low Cost, Compact, and Dependable Mail Order Device (1986)
• Poppa Was a Catcher (1987)
• Peaches for Mad Molly (1988)
• Simulation Six (1990)
• The Session (1995)
• Shade (2008)
• Bugs In the Arroyo (2009)
• A Story With Beans (2009)

Essays

• Introduction (1994)