From the reviews of Vols. I-III:

Since their publication in 1986 J-P. Serre’s Collected Papers have already become one of the classical references in mathematical research. This is on the one hand due to the completeness of the collection (132 items) and on the other, of course, due to the beautiful and clear expositions of Serre’s papers and their influence on mathematics.

As listed in the preface, the three volumes cover almost all articles published in mathematical journals between 1949 and 1984, the summaries of the author’s courses at the CollA]ge de France since 1956, some of his SA©minaire notes, and some items not previously published. […]

The author’s notes at the end of each volume giving corrections and important recent progress as well as improvements of the main results represent a highlight of this collection. The mathematical community definitely looks forward to further volume(s) of Serre’s outstanding work.

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