David Weber Reading Order

13 books (1996–2020)

Start with The Williamson Effect, the first of 13 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	The Williamson Effect 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	Last Stand 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Warmasters 2002Buy 🇺🇸
4	Masters of Fantasy 2004Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Space Opera Renaissance 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Warriors 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Mammoth Book of SF Wars 2012Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015 2016Buy 🇺🇸
9	Infinite Stars 2017Buy 🇺🇸
10	Infinite Stars 2019Buy 🇺🇸
11	Noir Fatale 2019Buy 🇺🇸
12	Trouble in the Wind 2019Buy 🇺🇸
13	Give Me LibertyCon 2020Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2024–2026)

Start with Violent Blue Yonder and read in order.

#	Title
1	Violent Blue Yonder 2024Buy 🇺🇸
2	Thin Red Tales 2025Buy 🇺🇸
3	On The Sea 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2021–2024)

Start with Governor and read in order.

#	Title
1	Governor 2021Buy 🇺🇸
2	Of Shadows and Caves 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	Rebel 2024Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (1976–2010)

Start with Bolo(By: Keith Laumer), the first of 12 books in the Bolo series.

#	Title
1	Bolo(By: Keith Laumer) 1976Buy 🇺🇸
2	Rogue Bolo(By: Keith Laumer) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Stars Must Wait(By: Keith Laumer) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Unconquerable(By: Keith Laumer) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
5	Bolo Brigade(By: Keith Laumer) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Bolo Rising(By: Keith Laumer) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
7	Bolo Strike(By: William H. Keith Jr.) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Road to Damascus(By: John Ringo,Keith Laumer,Linda Evans) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
9	Bolo! 2005Buy 🇺🇸
10	Old Soldiers(With: Keith Laumer) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
11	Old Soldiers(With: Keith Laumer) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
12	Their Finest Hour(By: Keith Laumer) 2010Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2003–2021)

Start with Crown of Slaves, the first of 4 books in the Crown of Slaves series.

#	Title
1	Crown of Slaves 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	Torch of Freedom 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cauldron of Ghosts 2014Buy 🇺🇸
4	To End in Fire 2021Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1991–1996)

Start with Mutineers' Moon and read in order.

#	Title
1	Mutineers' Moon 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Armageddon Inheritance 1993Buy 🇺🇸
3	Heirs of Empire 1996Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2001–2004)

Start with March Upcountry, the first of 4 books in the Empire Of Man series.

#	Title
1	March Upcountry 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	March to the Sea 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	March to the Stars 2002Buy 🇺🇸
4	We Few 2004Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2024–2024)

2 books (1992–2006)

Start with Path of the Fury and read in order.

#	Title
1	Path of the Fury 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	In Fury Born 2006Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2019–2024)

Start with The Gordion Protocol, the first of 6 books in the Gordian Division series.

#	Title
1	The Gordion Protocol 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Valkyrie Protocol 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Janus File 2022Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Dyson File(By: Jacob Holo) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Weltall File 2023Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Thermopylae Protocol 2024Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2014–2014)

17 books (1992–2018)

Start with On Basilisk Station, the first of 17 books in the Honor Harrington series.

#	Title
1	On Basilisk Station 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Honor of the Queen 1993Buy 🇺🇸
3	Field of Dishonor 1994Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Short Victorious War 1994Buy 🇺🇸
5	Flag in Exile 1995Buy 🇺🇸
6	Honor Among Enemies 1996Buy 🇺🇸
7	In Enemy Hands 1997Buy 🇺🇸
8	Echoes of Honor 1998Buy 🇺🇸
9	Ashes of Victory 2000Buy 🇺🇸
10	War of Honor 2002Buy 🇺🇸
11	At All Costs 2005Buy 🇺🇸
12	Mission of Honor 2010Buy 🇺🇸
13	A Rising Thunder 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	House of Steel 2013Buy 🇺🇸
15	Shadow of Freedom 2013Buy 🇺🇸
16	Shadow of Victory 2016Buy 🇺🇸
17	Uncompromising Honor 2018Buy 🇺🇸

59 books (1992–2022)

Start with On Basilisk Station, the first of 59 books in the Honorverse series.

#	Title
1	On Basilisk Station 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Honor of the Queen 1993Buy 🇺🇸
3	Field of Dishonor 1994Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Short Victorious War 1994Buy 🇺🇸
5	Flag in Exile 1995Buy 🇺🇸
6	Honor Among Enemies 1996Buy 🇺🇸
7	In Enemy Hands 1997Buy 🇺🇸
8	"A Beautiful Friendship" 1998Buy 🇺🇸
9	"A Grand Tour"(By: David Drake) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
10	"A Whiff of Grapeshot"(By: S.M. Stirling) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
11	Echoes of Honor 1998Buy 🇺🇸
12	"Deck Load Strike"(By: Roland J. Green) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
13	"Queen's Gambit"(By: Jane Lindskold) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
14	"The Hard Way Home" 1999Buy 🇺🇸
15	"The Stray"(By: Linda Evans) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
16	"What Price Dreams?" 1999Buy 🇺🇸
17	Ashes of Victory 2000Buy 🇺🇸
18	"Changer of Worlds" 2001Buy 🇺🇸
19	"From the Highlands"(By: Eric Flint) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
20	"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" 2001Buy 🇺🇸
21	"Nightfall" 2001Buy 🇺🇸
22	War of Honor 2002Buy 🇺🇸
23	"A Ship Named Francis"(By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
24	"Fanatic"(By: Eric Flint) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
25	"Let's Go to Prague"(By: John Ringo) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
26	"Promised Land"(By: Jane Lindskold) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
27	"The Service of the Sword" 2003Buy 🇺🇸
28	"With One Stone"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
29	Crown of Slaves(With: Eric Flint) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
30	The Shadow of Saganami 2004Buy 🇺🇸
31	At All Costs 2005Buy 🇺🇸
32	Storm from the Shadows 2009Buy 🇺🇸
33	Torch of Freedom(With: Eric Flint) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
34	Mission of Honor 2010Buy 🇺🇸
35	"An Act of War"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
36	"Let's Dance" 2011Buy 🇺🇸
37	"Ruthless"(By: Jane Lindskold) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
38	A Beautiful Friendship 2011Buy 🇺🇸
39	A Rising Thunder 2012Buy 🇺🇸
40	Fire Season(By: Jane Lindskold) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
41	"A Call to Arms"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
42	"Beauty and the Beast" 2013Buy 🇺🇸
43	"By the Book"(By: Charles E. Gannon) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
44	"I Will Build a House of Steel" 2013Buy 🇺🇸
45	"Obligated Service"(By: Joelle Presby) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
46	"The Best Laid Plans" 2013Buy 🇺🇸
47	Shadow of Freedom 2013Buy 🇺🇸
48	Treecat Wars(With: Jane Lindskold) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
49	A Call to Duty(With: Timothy Zahn) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
50	Cauldron of Ghosts(With: Eric Flint) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
51	A Call to Arms(With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
52	Shadow of Victory 2016Buy 🇺🇸
53	"Our Sacred Honor" 2017Buy 🇺🇸
54	A Call to Vengeance(With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
55	Dark Fall 2018Buy 🇺🇸
56	Uncompromising Honor 2018Buy 🇺🇸
57	"Recruiting Exercise" 2019Buy 🇺🇸
58	To End in Fire(With: Eric Flint) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
59	A Call to Insurrection(With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2022Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2006–2013)

Start with Jayne's Intelligence Review(With: Thomas Pope) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Jayne's Intelligence Review(With: Thomas Pope) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Havenite Republican Navy(By: Thomas Pope) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	House of Steel 2013Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1979–2020)

Start with Janissaries(By: Jerry Pournelle), the first of 4 books in the Janissaries series.

#	Title
1	Janissaries(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1979Buy 🇺🇸
2	Clan and Crown(By: Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green) 1982Buy 🇺🇸
3	Storms of Victory(By: Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Mamelukes(With: Jerry Pournelle,Phillip Pournelle) 2020Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2014–2026)

Start with A Call to Duty, the first of 5 books in the Manticore Ascendant series.

#	Title
1	A Call to Duty 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Call to Arms 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	A Call to Vengeance 2018Buy 🇺🇸
4	A Call to Insurrection 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	A Call to Deception 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2006–2016)

Start with Hell's Gate(With: Linda Evans) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hell's Gate(With: Linda Evans) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hell Hath No Fury(With: Linda Evans) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Road to Hell(With: Joelle Presby) 2016Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2010–2024)

Start with Out of the Dark and read in order.

#	Title
1	Out of the Dark 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	Into the Light(With: Chris Kennedy) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	To Challenge Heaven(With: Chris Kennedy) 2024Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1986–2001)

Start with Ranks of Bronze(By: David Drake) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Ranks of Bronze(By: David Drake) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Foreign Legions(With: S.M. Stirling,Mark L. Van Name,David Drake,Eric Flint) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Excalibur Alternative 2001Buy 🇺🇸

36 books (2000–2026)

Start with 1632(By: Eric Flint), the first of 36 books in the Ring of Fire series.

#	Title
1	1632(By: Eric Flint) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	1633(With: Eric Flint) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
3	1634: The Galileo Affair(By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
4	1634: The Ram Rebellion(By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	1635: The Cannon Law(By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	1634: The Baltic War(With: Eric Flint) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
7	1634: The Bavarian Crisis(By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
8	1635: The Dreeson Incident(By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
9	1635: The Eastern Front(By: Eric Flint) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	1636: The Saxon Uprising(By: Eric Flint) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
11	1635: Papal Stakes(By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
12	1636: The Kremlin Games(By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
13	1636: The Devil's Opera(By: Eric Flint,David Carrico) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
14	1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies(By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
15	1636: The Viennese Waltz(By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
16	1636: The Cardinal Virtues(By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
17	1635: A Parcel of Rogues(By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
18	1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz(By: Kerryn Offord) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
19	1636: Mission to the Mughals(By: Eric Flint,Griffin Barber) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
20	1636: The Ottoman Onslaught(By: Eric Flint) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
21	1636: The Vatican Sanction(By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
22	1637: The Volga Rules(By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
23	1636: The China Venture(By: Eric Flint,Iver P. Cooper) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
24	1637: The Polish Maelstrom(By: Eric Flint) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
25	1636: The Atlantic Encounter(By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
26	1637: No Peace Beyond the Line(By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
27	1636: Calabar's War(By: Charles E. Gannon,Robert E. Waters) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
28	1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner(By: Rick Boatright,Kerryn Offord) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
29	1637: The Peacock Throne(By: Eric Flint,Griffin Barber) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
30	A 1632 Christmas(By: Eric Flint,Walt Boyes,Joy Ward,Bjorn Hasseler) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
31	1637: The Transylvanian Decision(By: Eric Flint) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
32	1638: The Sovereign States(By: Eric Flint) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
33	1635: The Weaver's Code(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
34	1637: The French Correction(By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
35	1637: The Pacific Initiative(By: Iver P. Cooper) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
36	1637: The Pilgrim's Passage(By: Eric Flint,Griffin Barber) 2026Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2007–2019)

Start with Off Armageddon Reef, the first of 10 books in the Safehold series.

#	Title
1	Off Armageddon Reef 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	By Schism Rent Asunder 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	By Heresies Distressed 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	A Mighty Fortress 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	How Firm a Foundation 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	Midst Toil and Tribulation 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	Like a Mighty Army 2014Buy 🇺🇸
8	Hell's Foundations Quiver 2015Buy 🇺🇸
9	At the Sign of Triumph 2016Buy 🇺🇸
10	Through Fiery Trials 2019Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2004–2016)

Start with The Shadow of Saganami, the first of 4 books in the Saganami Island series.

#	Title
1	The Shadow of Saganami 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Storm from the Shadows 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shadow of Freedom 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	Shadow of Victory 2016Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2008–2008)

#	Title
1	Worlds of Weber 2008Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (1998–1998)

#	Title
1	The Apocalypse Troll 1998Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2011–2025)

Start with A Beautiful Friendship, the first of 5 books in the Star Kingdom series.

#	Title
1	A Beautiful Friendship 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Fire Season(By: Jane Lindskold) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Treecat Wars(With: Jane Lindskold) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	A New Clan(With: Jane Lindskold) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	Friends Indeed(With: Jane Lindskold) 2025Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1990–2018)

Start with Insurrection(With: SteveWhite), the first of 8 books in the Starfire series.

#	Title
1	Insurrection(With: SteveWhite) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	Crusade(With: SteveWhite) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	In Death Ground(With: SteveWhite) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Shiva Option(With: SteveWhite) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
5	Exodus(By: Shirley Meier,SteveWhite) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Extremis(By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Imperative(By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
8	Oblivion(By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon) 2018Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2016–2016)

5 books (1995–2015)

Start with Oath of Swords, the first of 5 books in the War God series.

#	Title
1	Oath of Swords 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	The War God's Own 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wind Rider's Oath 2004Buy 🇺🇸
4	War Maid's Choice 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Sword of the South 2015Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1998–2025)

Start with More Than Honor(With: S.M. Stirling,David Drake), the first of 8 books in the Worlds of Honor series.

#	Title
1	More Than Honor(With: S.M. Stirling,David Drake) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Worlds of Honor(With: Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Changer of Worlds(With: Eric Flint) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Service of the Sword(With: John Ringo,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Timothy Zahn,Victor Mitchell) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	In Fire Forged(With: Jane Lindskold,Timothy Zahn,Andy Presby) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	Beginnings(With: Timothy Zahn,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	What Price Victory? 2023Buy 🇺🇸
8	Challenges 2025Buy 🇺🇸