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S.M. Stirling Books in Order

Find every S.M. Stirling book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 238 books / 29 series

S.M. Stirling is a Canadian-American author best known for the post-apocalyptic *Emberverse* series and the alternate-history *Island in the Sea of Time* trilogy. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, earning multiple Nebula Award nominations. This page lists S.M. Stirling’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading orders.

All S.M. Stirling Books in Chronological Order

1969 The Ship Who Sang(By: Anne McCaffrey) POoBB / 1 Buy
1985 Snowbrother POoFMB / 1 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1986 Ranks of Bronze(By: David Drake) POoRoBB / 1 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 The Sharpest Edge POoFMB / 2 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1988 The Man-Kzin Wars(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 1 Buy
1988 Marching Through Georgia POoDB / 1 Buy
1988 The Burning Eye(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 1 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 Prince of Mercenaries(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoFLB / 1 Buy
1989 Man-Kzin Wars II(With: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle) POoMWB / 2 Buy
1989 Under the Yoke POoDB / 2 Buy
1989 The Cage POoFMB / 3 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 Death's Head Rebellion(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 2 Buy
1990 Falkenberg's Legion(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoFLB / 2 Buy
1990 Man-Kzin Wars III(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 3 Buy
1990 The Stone Dogs POoDB / 3 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 The Forge(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 1 Buy
1991 Sauron Dominion(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 3 Buy
1991 Shadow's Son POoFMB / 4 Buy
1991 Man-Kzin Wars IV POoMWB / 4 Buy
1991 The Children's Hour(With: Jerry Pournelle) POoMWB / 5 Buy
1991 Shadow's Daughter(By: Shirley Meier) POoFMB / 5 Buy
1991 Lion's Heart(By: Karen Wehrstein) POoFMB / 6 Buy
1991 Lion's Soul(By: Karen Wehrstein) POoFMB / 7 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 On Basilisk Station(By: David Weber) POoHB / 1 Buy
1992 The Ship Who Searched(By: Anne McCaffrey,Mercedes Lackey) POoBB / 2 Buy
1992 The Hammer(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 2 Buy
1992 PartnerShip(By: Margaret Ball) POoBB / 3 Buy
1992 Codominium(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 4 Buy
1992 Blood Feuds(By: Harry Turtledove) POoWWB / 5 Buy
1992 Man-Kzin Wars V(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoMWB / 6 Buy
1992 Saber and Shadow POoFMB / 8 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 The Honor of the Queen(By: David Weber) POoHB / 2 Buy
1993 The Anvil(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 3 Buy
1993 Prince of Sparta(With: Jerry Pournelle) POoFLB / 3 Buy
1993 The City Who Fought POoBB / 4 Buy
1993 The Steel(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 4 Buy
1993 Go Tell the Spartans(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoFLB / 4 Buy
1993 The Ship Who Won(By: Anne McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye) POoBB / 5 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 The Rose Sea(With: Holly Lisle) POoSN / 1 Buy
1994 The Short Victorious War(By: David Weber) POoHB / 3 Buy
1994 Field of Dishonor(By: David Weber) POoHB / 4 Buy
1994 Invasion(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoWWB / 6 Buy
1994 Man-Kzin Wars VI(By: Gregory Benford,Mark O. Martin) POoMWB / 7 Buy
1994 Blood Vengeance(With: Harry Turtledove,Jerry Pournelle,Judith Tarr,Susan Shwartz) POoWWB / 7 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 Flag in Exile(By: David Weber) POoHB / 5 Buy
1995 The Sword(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 5 Buy
1995 Man-Kzin Wars VII(By: Larry Niven,Gregory Benford,Paul Chafe) POoMWB / 8 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 The Rising POoFEB / 1 Buy
1996 Drakon POoDB / 4 Buy
1996 The Ship Errant(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoBB / 6 Buy
1996 The Chosen(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 6 Buy
1996 Honor Among Enemies(By: David Weber) POoHB / 6 Buy
1996 A Darker Geometry(By: Gregory Benford) POoMWB / 9 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 The Ship Avenged POoBB / 7 Buy
1997 In Enemy Hands(By: David Weber) POoHB / 7 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 More Than Honor(With: David Weber,David Drake) POoWoHB / 1 Buy
1998 Island in the Sea of Time POoIITSOTB / 1 Buy
1998 "A Beautiful Friendship"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 8 Buy
1998 "A Whiff of Grapeshot" POoHB / 9 Buy
1998 The Best of All Possible Wars(With: Robert Sheckley) POoMWB / 10 Buy
1998 "A Grand Tour"(By: David Drake) POoHB / 10 Buy
1998 Echoes of Honor(By: David Weber) POoHB / 11 Buy
1998 Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 11 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 The Privateer POoFEB / 2 Buy
1999 Against the Tide of Years POoIITSOTB / 2 Buy
1999 Worlds of Honor(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green) POoWoHB / 2 Buy
1999 The Reformer(With: David Drake) POoRWGB / 7 Buy
1999 "The Stray"(By: Linda Evans) POoHB / 12 Buy
1999 "What Price Dreams?"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 13 Buy
1999 "The Hard Way Home"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 14 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
1999 "Queen's Gambit"(By: Jane Lindskold) POoHB / 15 Buy
1999 "Deck Load Strike"(By: Roland J. Green) POoHB / 16 Buy
2000 Infiltrator POoTB / 1 Buy
2000 The Independent Command POoFEB / 3 Buy
2000 On the Oceans of Eternity POoIITSOTB / 3 Buy
2000 Drakas! POoDB / 5 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2000 Ashes of Victory(By: David Weber) POoHB / 17 Buy
2001 Ice, Iron and Gold POoSSC / 1 Buy
2001 Honored Enemy(By: Raymond E. Feist,William R. Forstchen) POoLOTRB / 1 Buy
2001 The Sky People POoLOCB / 1 Buy
2001 Foreign Legions(With: David Weber,Mark L. Van Name,David Drake,Eric Flint) POoRoBB / 2 Buy
2001 Changer of Worlds(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) POoWoHB / 3 Buy
2001 The Excalibur Alternative(By: David Weber) POoRoBB / 3 Buy
2001 Man-Kzin Wars IX(By: Jim Baen) POoMWB / 12 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2001 "Changer of Worlds"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 18 Buy
2001 "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 19 Buy
2001 "From the Highlands"(By: Eric Flint) POoHB / 20 Buy
2001 "Nightfall"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 21 Buy
2002 Rising Storm POoTB / 2 Buy
2002 The Peshawar Lancers POoSN / 2 Buy
2002 The Tyrant(By: David Drake,Eric Flint) POoRWGB / 8 Buy
2002 The House of the Kzinti(By: Jerry Pournelle) POoMWB / 13 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2002 War of Honor(By: David Weber) POoHB / 22 Buy
2003 Murder in LaMut(By: Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist) POoLOTRB / 2 Buy
2003 Conquistador POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 The Future War POoTB / 3 Buy
2003 The Service of the Sword(By: John Ringo,David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Timothy Zahn,Victor Mitchell) POoWoHB / 4 Buy
2003 Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 14 Buy
2003 "Promised Land"(By: Jane Lindskold) POoHB / 23 Buy
2003 "With One Stone"(By: Timothy Zahn) POoHB / 24 Buy
2003 "A Ship Named Francis"(By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell) POoHB / 25 Buy
2003 "Let's Go to Prague"(By: John Ringo) POoHB / 26 Buy
2003 "Fanatic"(By: Eric Flint) POoHB / 27 Buy
2003 "The Service of the Sword"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 28 Buy
2003 Crown of Slaves(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) POoHB / 29 Buy
2004 Dies the Fire POoDTFB / 1 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2004 The Shadow of Saganami(By: David Weber) POoHB / 30 Buy
2005 The Protector's War POoDTFB / 2 Buy
2005 Jimmy the Hand(With: Raymond E. Feist) POoLOTRB / 3 Buy
2005 Man-Kzin Wars XI(By: Matthew Harrington) POoMWB / 15 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2005 At All Costs(By: David Weber) POoHB / 31 Buy
2006 A Meeting at Corvallis POoDTFB / 3 Buy
2006 Destiny's Forge(By: Paul Chafe) POoMWB / 16 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 The Sunrise Lands POoEUB / 4 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 In the Courts of the Crimson Kings POoLOCB / 2 Buy
2008 The Scourge of God POoEUB / 5 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 The Sword of the Lady POoEUB / 6 Buy
2009 Man-Kzin Wars XII(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 17 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2009 Storm from the Shadows(By: David Weber) POoHB / 32 Buy
2009 Torch of Freedom(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) POoHB / 33 Buy
2010 A Taint in the Blood POoSB / 1 Buy
2010 The Tears of the Sun POoCB / 5 Buy
2010 The High King of Montival POoEUB / 7 Buy
2010 Discovery(By: Jerry Pournelle,William Wu,Leslie Fish,Charles E. Gannon,E.R. Stewart,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 8 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2010 Mission of Honor(By: David Weber) POoHB / 34 Buy
2011 Clan of the Claw(With: John Ringo,Harry Turtledove,Jody Lynn Nye,Michael Z. Williamson) POoEB / 1 Buy
2011 The Council of Shadows POoSB / 2 Buy
2011 In Fire Forged(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Timothy Zahn,Andy Presby) POoWoHB / 5 Buy
2011 Takeover(By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 9 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2011 "Ruthless"(By: Jane Lindskold) POoHB / 35 Buy
2011 "Let's Dance"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 36 Buy
2011 "An Act of War"(By: Timothy Zahn) POoHB / 37 Buy
2011 A Beautiful Friendship(By: David Weber) POoHB / 38 Buy
2012 Lord of Mountains POoCB / 6 Buy
2012 Man-Kzin Wars XIII(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 18 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2012 A Rising Thunder(By: David Weber) POoHB / 39 Buy
2012 Fire Season(By: Jane Lindskold) POoHB / 40 Buy
2013 Shadows of Falling Night POoSB / 3 Buy
2013 Beginnings(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby) POoWoHB / 6 Buy
2013 The Heretic(By: David Drake,Tony Daniel) POoRWGB / 9 Buy
2013 The Given Sacrifice POoEUB / 10 Buy
2013 The Lidless Eye(By: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 10 Buy
2013 The Battle of Sauron(By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) POoWWB / 11 Buy
2013 Cyborg Revolt(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 12 Buy
2013 Jihad!(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 13 Buy
2013 Man-Kzin Wars XIV(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 19 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2013 Shadow of Freedom(By: David Weber) POoHB / 41 Buy
2013 "I Will Build a House of Steel"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 42 Buy
2013 "By the Book"(By: Charles E. Gannon) POoHB / 43 Buy
2013 "Beauty and the Beast"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 44 Buy
2013 "The Best Laid Plans"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 45 Buy
2013 "Obligated Service"(By: Joelle Presby) POoHB / 46 Buy
2013 "A Call to Arms"(By: Timothy Zahn) POoHB / 47 Buy
2013 Treecat Wars(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold) POoHB / 48 Buy
2014 Hope Rearmed(With: David Drake) POoGB / 1 Buy
2014 The Savior(By: David Drake,Tony Daniel) POoRWGB / 10 Buy
2014 The Golden Princess POoEUB / 11 Buy
2014 Treasure Planet(By: Larry Niven,Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox) POoMWB / 20 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2014 Cauldron of Ghosts(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) POoHB / 49 Buy
2014 A Call to Duty(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn) POoHB / 50 Buy
2015 By Tooth and Claw(With: John Ringo,Mercedes Lackey,Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint) POoEB / 2 Buy
2015 The Change POoEUB / 12 Buy
2015 The Desert and the Blade POoEUB / 13 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2015 A Call to Arms(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) POoHB / 51 Buy
2016 Prince of Outcasts POoRCB / 3 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2016 Shadow of Victory(By: David Weber) POoHB / 52 Buy
2017 The Patriotic Wars(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 14 Buy
2017 The Sea Peoples POoEUB / 15 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2017 "Our Sacred Honor"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 53 Buy
2018 Black Chamber POoAWWB / 1 Buy
2018 Falkenberg's Regiment(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 15 Buy
2018 The Sky-Blue Wolves POoEUB / 16 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2018 A Call to Vengeance(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) POoHB / 54 Buy
2018 Dark Fall(By: David Weber) POoHB / 55 Buy
2018 Uncompromising Honor(By: David Weber) POoHB / 56 Buy
2019 Theater of Spies POoAWWB / 2 Buy
2019 Man-Kzin Wars XV(By: Larry Niven) POoMWB / 21 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2019 "Recruiting Exercise"(By: David Weber) POoHB / 57 Buy
2020 Shadows of Annihilation POoAWWB / 3 Buy
2020 The Fall of the CoDominium(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 16 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 Daggers in Darkness POoTftBCB / 1 Buy
2021 Andromeda Flight(By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain) POoWWB / 17 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2021 To End in Fire(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) POoHB / 58 Buy
2022 Conan - Blood of the Serpent POoSN / 4 Buy
2022 War World Concordance(By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain) POoWWB / 18 Buy
2022 Road Warrior(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 19 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2022 A Call to Insurrection(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) POoHB / 59 Buy
2023 What Price Victory?(By: David Weber) POoWoHB / 7 Buy
2023 The Falkenberg Protectorate(By: John F. Carr) POoWWB / 20 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 Violent Blue Yonder POoAoAB / 1 Buy
2024 To Turn the Tide POoMtDLB / 1 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 Thin Red Tales POoAoAB / 2 Buy
2025 The Winds of Fate POoMtDLB / 2 Buy
2025 The Lords of Creation POoLOCB / 3 Buy
2025 Challenges(By: David Weber) POoWoHB / 8 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy
2026 On The Sea POoAoAB / 3 Buy
2026 The Ship Who Dared(By: Mercedes Lackey,Veronica Giguere) POoBB / 8 Buy

S.M. Stirling Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1994-2022
01 The Rose Sea(With: Holly Lisle) 1994 Buy
02 The Peshawar Lancers 2002 Buy
03 Conquistador 2003 Buy
04 Conan - Blood of the Serpent 2022 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 Snowbrother 1985 Buy
02 The Sharpest Edge 1986 Buy
03 The Cage 1989 Buy
04 Shadow's Son 1991 Buy
05 Shadow's Daughter(By: Shirley Meier) 1991 Buy
06 Lion's Heart(By: Karen Wehrstein) 1991 Buy
07 Lion's Soul(By: Karen Wehrstein) 1991 Buy
08 Saber and Shadow 1992 Buy
01 Honored Enemy(By: Raymond E. Feist,William R. Forstchen) 2001 Buy
02 Murder in LaMut(By: Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist) 2003 Buy
03 Jimmy the Hand(With: Raymond E. Feist) 2005 Buy
01 Black Chamber 2018 Buy
02 Theater of Spies 2019 Buy
03 Shadows of Annihilation 2020 Buy
04 The Sunrise Lands 2007 Buy
05 The Scourge of God 2008 Buy
06 The Sword of the Lady 2009 Buy
07 The High King of Montival 2010 Buy
10 The Given Sacrifice 2013 Buy
11 The Golden Princess 2014 Buy
12 The Change 2015 Buy
13 The Desert and the Blade 2015 Buy
15 The Sea Peoples 2017 Buy
16 The Sky-Blue Wolves 2018 Buy
01 Hope Rearmed(With: David Drake) 2014 Buy
01 Ranks of Bronze(By: David Drake) 1986 Buy
02 Foreign Legions(With: David Weber,Mark L. Van Name,David Drake,Eric Flint) 2001 Buy
03 The Excalibur Alternative(By: David Weber) 2001 Buy
01 To Turn the Tide 2024 Buy
02 The Winds of Fate 2025 Buy
Exiled Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2011-2015
01 Clan of the Claw(With: John Ringo,Harry Turtledove,Jody Lynn Nye,Michael Z. Williamson) 2011 Buy
02 By Tooth and Claw(With: John Ringo,Mercedes Lackey,Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint) 2015 Buy
Draka Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1988-2000
01 Marching Through Georgia 1988 Buy
02 Under the Yoke 1989 Buy
03 The Stone Dogs 1990 Buy
04 Drakon 1996 Buy
05 Drakas! 2000 Buy
03 Prince of Outcasts 2016 Buy
01 Violent Blue Yonder 2024 Buy
02 Thin Red Tales 2025 Buy
03 On The Sea 2026 Buy
Brainship Books in Reading Order 8 books / 1969-2026
01 The Ship Who Sang(By: Anne McCaffrey) 1969 Buy
02 The Ship Who Searched(By: Anne McCaffrey,Mercedes Lackey) 1992 Buy
03 PartnerShip(By: Margaret Ball) 1992 Buy
04 The City Who Fought 1993 Buy
05 The Ship Who Won(By: Anne McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye) 1993 Buy
06 The Ship Errant(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1996 Buy
07 The Ship Avenged 1997 Buy
08 The Ship Who Dared(By: Mercedes Lackey,Veronica Giguere) 2026 Buy
Honorverse Books in Reading Order 59 books / 1992-2022
01 On Basilisk Station(By: David Weber) 1992 Buy
02 The Honor of the Queen(By: David Weber) 1993 Buy
03 The Short Victorious War(By: David Weber) 1994 Buy
04 Field of Dishonor(By: David Weber) 1994 Buy
05 Flag in Exile(By: David Weber) 1995 Buy
06 Honor Among Enemies(By: David Weber) 1996 Buy
07 In Enemy Hands(By: David Weber) 1997 Buy
08 "A Beautiful Friendship"(By: David Weber) 1998 Buy
09 "A Whiff of Grapeshot" 1998 Buy
10 "A Grand Tour"(By: David Drake) 1998 Buy
11 Echoes of Honor(By: David Weber) 1998 Buy
12 "The Stray"(By: Linda Evans) 1999 Buy
13 "What Price Dreams?"(By: David Weber) 1999 Buy
14 "The Hard Way Home"(By: David Weber) 1999 Buy
15 "Queen's Gambit"(By: Jane Lindskold) 1999 Buy
16 "Deck Load Strike"(By: Roland J. Green) 1999 Buy
17 Ashes of Victory(By: David Weber) 2000 Buy
18 "Changer of Worlds"(By: David Weber) 2001 Buy
19 "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington"(By: David Weber) 2001 Buy
20 "From the Highlands"(By: Eric Flint) 2001 Buy
21 "Nightfall"(By: David Weber) 2001 Buy
22 War of Honor(By: David Weber) 2002 Buy
23 "Promised Land"(By: Jane Lindskold) 2003 Buy
24 "With One Stone"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2003 Buy
25 "A Ship Named Francis"(By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell) 2003 Buy
26 "Let's Go to Prague"(By: John Ringo) 2003 Buy
27 "Fanatic"(By: Eric Flint) 2003 Buy
28 "The Service of the Sword"(By: David Weber) 2003 Buy
29 Crown of Slaves(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) 2003 Buy
30 The Shadow of Saganami(By: David Weber) 2004 Buy
31 At All Costs(By: David Weber) 2005 Buy
32 Storm from the Shadows(By: David Weber) 2009 Buy
33 Torch of Freedom(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) 2009 Buy
34 Mission of Honor(By: David Weber) 2010 Buy
35 "Ruthless"(By: Jane Lindskold) 2011 Buy
36 "Let's Dance"(By: David Weber) 2011 Buy
37 "An Act of War"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2011 Buy
38 A Beautiful Friendship(By: David Weber) 2011 Buy
39 A Rising Thunder(By: David Weber) 2012 Buy
40 Fire Season(By: Jane Lindskold) 2012 Buy
41 Shadow of Freedom(By: David Weber) 2013 Buy
42 "I Will Build a House of Steel"(By: David Weber) 2013 Buy
43 "By the Book"(By: Charles E. Gannon) 2013 Buy
44 "Beauty and the Beast"(By: David Weber) 2013 Buy
45 "The Best Laid Plans"(By: David Weber) 2013 Buy
46 "Obligated Service"(By: Joelle Presby) 2013 Buy
47 "A Call to Arms"(By: Timothy Zahn) 2013 Buy
48 Treecat Wars(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold) 2013 Buy
49 Cauldron of Ghosts(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) 2014 Buy
50 A Call to Duty(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn) 2014 Buy
51 A Call to Arms(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2015 Buy
52 Shadow of Victory(By: David Weber) 2016 Buy
53 "Our Sacred Honor"(By: David Weber) 2017 Buy
54 A Call to Vengeance(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2018 Buy
55 Dark Fall(By: David Weber) 2018 Buy
56 Uncompromising Honor(By: David Weber) 2018 Buy
57 "Recruiting Exercise"(By: David Weber) 2019 Buy
58 To End in Fire(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) 2021 Buy
59 A Call to Insurrection(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope) 2022 Buy
T2 Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2000-2003
01 Infiltrator 2000 Buy
02 Rising Storm 2002 Buy
03 The Future War 2003 Buy
01 The Forge(With: David Drake) 1991 Buy
02 The Hammer(With: David Drake) 1992 Buy
03 The Anvil(With: David Drake) 1993 Buy
04 The Steel(With: David Drake) 1993 Buy
05 The Sword(With: David Drake) 1995 Buy
06 The Chosen(With: David Drake) 1996 Buy
07 The Reformer(With: David Drake) 1999 Buy
08 The Tyrant(By: David Drake,Eric Flint) 2002 Buy
09 The Heretic(By: David Drake,Tony Daniel) 2013 Buy
10 The Savior(By: David Drake,Tony Daniel) 2014 Buy
01 Prince of Mercenaries(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1989 Buy
02 Falkenberg's Legion(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1990 Buy
03 Prince of Sparta(With: Jerry Pournelle) 1993 Buy
04 Go Tell the Spartans(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1993 Buy
01 The Rising 1996 Buy
02 The Privateer 1999 Buy
03 The Independent Command 2000 Buy
01 Daggers in Darkness 2021 Buy
War World Books in Reading Order 20 books / 1988-2023
01 The Burning Eye(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) 1988 Buy
02 Death's Head Rebellion(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) 1990 Buy
03 Sauron Dominion(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) 1991 Buy
04 Codominium(By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr) 1992 Buy
05 Blood Feuds(By: Harry Turtledove) 1992 Buy
06 Invasion(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1994 Buy
07 Blood Vengeance(With: Harry Turtledove,Jerry Pournelle,Judith Tarr,Susan Shwartz) 1994 Buy
08 Discovery(By: Jerry Pournelle,William Wu,Leslie Fish,Charles E. Gannon,E.R. Stewart,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) 2010 Buy
09 Takeover(By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) 2011 Buy
10 The Lidless Eye(By: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) 2013 Buy
11 The Battle of Sauron(By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr) 2013 Buy
12 Cyborg Revolt(By: John F. Carr) 2013 Buy
13 Jihad!(By: John F. Carr) 2013 Buy
14 The Patriotic Wars(By: John F. Carr) 2017 Buy
15 Falkenberg's Regiment(By: John F. Carr) 2018 Buy
16 The Fall of the CoDominium(By: John F. Carr) 2020 Buy
17 Andromeda Flight(By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain) 2021 Buy
18 War World Concordance(By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain) 2022 Buy
19 Road Warrior(By: John F. Carr) 2022 Buy
20 The Falkenberg Protectorate(By: John F. Carr) 2023 Buy
01 More Than Honor(With: David Weber,David Drake) 1998 Buy
02 Worlds of Honor(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green) 1999 Buy
03 Changer of Worlds(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) 2001 Buy
04 The Service of the Sword(By: John Ringo,David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Timothy Zahn,Victor Mitchell) 2003 Buy
05 In Fire Forged(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Timothy Zahn,Andy Presby) 2011 Buy
06 Beginnings(By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby) 2013 Buy
07 What Price Victory?(By: David Weber) 2023 Buy
08 Challenges(By: David Weber) 2025 Buy
01 Ice, Iron and Gold 2001 Buy
01 The Sky People 2001 Buy
02 In the Courts of the Crimson Kings 2008 Buy
03 The Lords of Creation 2025 Buy
01 Dies the Fire 2004 Buy
02 The Protector's War 2005 Buy
03 A Meeting at Corvallis 2006 Buy
Change Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2010-2012
05 The Tears of the Sun 2010 Buy
06 Lord of Mountains 2012 Buy
01 The Man-Kzin Wars(By: Larry Niven) 1988 Buy
02 Man-Kzin Wars II(With: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle) 1989 Buy
03 Man-Kzin Wars III(By: Larry Niven) 1990 Buy
04 Man-Kzin Wars IV 1991 Buy
05 The Children's Hour(With: Jerry Pournelle) 1991 Buy
06 Man-Kzin Wars V(By: Jerry Pournelle) 1992 Buy
07 Man-Kzin Wars VI(By: Gregory Benford,Mark O. Martin) 1994 Buy
08 Man-Kzin Wars VII(By: Larry Niven,Gregory Benford,Paul Chafe) 1995 Buy
09 A Darker Geometry(By: Gregory Benford) 1996 Buy
10 The Best of All Possible Wars(With: Robert Sheckley) 1998 Buy
11 Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names(By: Larry Niven) 1998 Buy
12 Man-Kzin Wars IX(By: Jim Baen) 2001 Buy
13 The House of the Kzinti(By: Jerry Pournelle) 2002 Buy
14 Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War(By: Larry Niven) 2003 Buy
15 Man-Kzin Wars XI(By: Matthew Harrington) 2005 Buy
16 Destiny's Forge(By: Paul Chafe) 2006 Buy
17 Man-Kzin Wars XII(By: Larry Niven) 2009 Buy
18 Man-Kzin Wars XIII(By: Larry Niven) 2012 Buy
19 Man-Kzin Wars XIV(By: Larry Niven) 2013 Buy
20 Treasure Planet(By: Larry Niven,Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox) 2014 Buy
21 Man-Kzin Wars XV(By: Larry Niven) 2019 Buy
01 Island in the Sea of Time 1998 Buy
02 Against the Tide of Years 1999 Buy
03 On the Oceans of Eternity 2000 Buy
01 A Taint in the Blood 2010 Buy
02 The Council of Shadows 2011 Buy
03 Shadows of Falling Night 2013 Buy

Where to start with S.M. Stirling

What is the best order to read S.M. Stirling books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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