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William R. Forstchen

American author William R. Forstchen is best known for the *One Second After* post-apocalyptic series. His books have sold millions of copies, with *One Second After* required reading at the U.S. military’s highest levels. This page provides the William R. Forstchen books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1983Ice ProphetPOoIPB · 1Buy ↗
1984The Flame Upon the IcePOoIPB · 2Buy ↗
1985A Darkness Upon the IcePOoIPB · 3Buy ↗
1986Into the Sea of StarsPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1987The Alexandrian RingPOoTGWB · 1Buy ↗
1987Encounter at Farpoint(By: David Gerrold)POoSTTNGB · 1Buy ↗
1988The Crystal WarriorsPOoCB · 1Buy ↗
1988Ghost Ship(By: Diane Carey)POoSTTNGB · 2Buy ↗
1988The Assassin GambitPOoTGWB · 2Buy ↗
1988The Peacekeepers(By: Gene DeWeese)POoSTTNGB · 3Buy ↗
1988The Children of Hamlin(By: Carmen Carter)POoSTTNGB · 4Buy ↗
1989Survivors(By: Jean Lorrah)POoSTTNGB · 5Buy ↗
1989Strike Zone(By: Peter David)POoSTTNGB · 6Buy ↗
1989Power Hungry(By: Howard Weinstein)POoSTTNGB · 7Buy ↗
1989Masks(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 8Buy ↗
1989The Captain's Honor(By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin)POoSTTNGB · 9Buy ↗
1990Rally CryPOoLRB · 1Buy ↗
1990A Rock and a Hard Place(By: Peter David)POoSTTNGB · 10Buy ↗
1990Gulliver's Fugitives(By: Keith Sharee)POoSTTNGB · 11Buy ↗
1990Doomsday World(By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)POoSTTNGB · 12Buy ↗
1990The Eyes of the Beholders(By: A.C. Crispin)POoSTTNGB · 13Buy ↗
1990Exiles(By: Howard Weinstein)POoSTTNGB · 14Buy ↗
1991The Crystal SorcerersPOoCB · 2Buy ↗
1991The Union ForeverPOoLRB · 2Buy ↗
1991Contamination(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 15Buy ↗
1991Boogeymen(By: Mel Gilden)POoSTTNGB · 16Buy ↗
1991Q-in-Law(By: Peter David)POoSTTNGB · 17Buy ↗
1991Perchance to Dream(By: Howard Weinstein)POoSTTNGB · 18Buy ↗
1992Freedom Flight(By: Mercedes Lackey,Ellen Guon)POoWCB · 1Buy ↗
1992Terrible Swift SwordPOoLRB · 3Buy ↗
1992Spartacus(By: Terry Mancour)POoSTTNGB · 19Buy ↗
1992Chains of Command(By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood)POoSTTNGB · 20Buy ↗
1992Imbalance(By: V.E. Mitchell)POoSTTNGB · 21Buy ↗
1992War Drums(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 22Buy ↗
1992Nightshade(By: Laurell K. Hamilton)POoSTTNGB · 23Buy ↗
1993End Run(By: Christopher Stasheff)POoWCB · 2Buy ↗
1993The Napoleon WagerPOoTGWB · 3Buy ↗
1993Fateful LightningPOoLRB · 4Buy ↗
1993Grounded(By: David Bischoff)POoSTTNGB · 24Buy ↗
1993The Romulan Prize(By: Simon Hawke)POoSTTNGB · 25Buy ↗
1993Guises of the Mind(By: Rebecca Neason)POoSTTNGB · 26Buy ↗
1993Here There Be Dragons(By: John Peel)POoSTTNGB · 27Buy ↗
1994Star Voyager AcademyPOoSVB · 1Buy ↗
1994ArenaPOoMTGB · 1Buy ↗
1994Whispering Woods(By: Clayton Emery)POoMTGB · 2Buy ↗
1994Fleet ActionPOoWCB · 3Buy ↗
1994Sins of Commission(By: Susan Wright)POoSTTNGB · 28Buy ↗
1994Debtors' Planet(By: W.R. Thompson)POoSTTNGB · 29Buy ↗
1994Foreign Foes(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)POoSTTNGB · 30Buy ↗
1994Requiem(By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan)POoSTTNGB · 31Buy ↗
19951945(With: Newt Gingrich)POoSN · 2Buy ↗
1995Shattered Chains(By: Clayton Emery)POoMTGB · 3Buy ↗
1995Final Sacrifice(By: Clayton Emery)POoMTGB · 4Buy ↗
1995Heart Of The TigerPOoWCB · 4Buy ↗
1995The Cursed Land(By: Teri McLaren)POoMTGB · 5Buy ↗
1995The Prodigal Sorcerer(By: Mark Sumner)POoMTGB · 6Buy ↗
1995Balance of Power(By: Dafydd ab Hugh)POoSTTNGB · 32Buy ↗
1995Blaze of Glory(By: Simon Hawke)POoSTTNGB · 33Buy ↗
1995The Romulan Stratagem(By: Robert Greenberger)POoSTTNGB · 34Buy ↗
1995Into the Nebula(By: Gene DeWeese)POoSTTNGB · 35Buy ↗
1995The Last Stand(By: Brad Ferguson)POoSTTNGB · 36Buy ↗
1996The Four MagicsPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
1996The Price of Freedom(With: Ben Ohlander)POoWCB · 5Buy ↗
1996Ashes of the Sun(By: Hanovi Braddock)POoMTGB · 7Buy ↗
1996Song of Time(By: Teri McLaren)POoMTGB · 8Buy ↗
1996And Peace Shall Sleep(By: Sonia Orin Lyris)POoMTGB · 9Buy ↗
1996Dark Legacy(By: Robert Vardeman)POoMTGB · 10Buy ↗
1996Dragon's Honor(By: Greg Cox,Kij Johnson)POoSTTNGB · 37Buy ↗
1996Rogue Saucer(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 38Buy ↗
1996Possession(By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard)POoSTTNGB · 39Buy ↗
1996Klingon(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)POoSTTNGB · 40Buy ↗
1996The Soldiers of Fear(By: Dean Wesley Smith)POoSTTNGB · 41Buy ↗
1996Infiltrator(By: W.R. Thompson)POoSTTNGB · 42Buy ↗
1996A Fury Scorned(By: Pamela Sargent)POoSTTNGB · 43Buy ↗
1997Battle HymnPOoLRB · 5Buy ↗
1997Action StationsPOoWCB · 6Buy ↗
1997The Death of Princes(By: John Peel)POoSTTNGB · 44Buy ↗
1997Intellivore(By: Diane Duane)POoSTTNGB · 45Buy ↗
1997To Storm Heaven(By: Esther M. Friesner)POoSTTNGB · 46Buy ↗
1998Article 23POoSVB · 2Buy ↗
1998Never Sound RetreatPOoLRB · 6Buy ↗
1998False ColorsPOoWCB · 7Buy ↗
1998Q-Zone(By: Greg Cox)POoSTTNGB · 47Buy ↗
1998Q-Strike(By: Greg Cox)POoSTTNGB · 48Buy ↗
1999PrometheusPOoSVB · 3Buy ↗
1999A Band of BrothersPOoLRB · 7Buy ↗
1999Wing Commander Novelization(By: Peter Telep)POoWCB · 8Buy ↗
1999Men of WarPOoLRB · 8Buy ↗
1999Wing Commander Junior Novelization(By: Peter Telep)POoWCB · 9Buy ↗
1999Pilgrim Stars(By: Peter Telep)POoWCB · 10Buy ↗
1999Infection(By: John Gregory Betancourt)POoSTTNGB · 49Buy ↗
1999I, Q(By: Peter David,John de Lancie)POoSTTNGB · 50Buy ↗
1999Dyson Sphere(By: George Zebrowski)POoSTTNGB · 51Buy ↗
1999Vectors(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)POoSTTNGB · 52Buy ↗
1999Red Sector(By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey)POoSTTNGB · 53Buy ↗
1999Quarantine(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 54Buy ↗
1999Double or Nothing(By: Peter David)POoSTTNGB · 55Buy ↗
1999The First Virtue(By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman)POoSTTNGB · 56Buy ↗
1999The Forgotten WarPOoSTTNGB · 57Buy ↗
2000Down to the SeaPOoLRB · 9Buy ↗
2000Gemworld, Book One(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 58Buy ↗
2000Gemworld, Book Two(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 59Buy ↗
2000The Genesis Wave Book One(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 60Buy ↗
2000Vectors: Double Helix #2(By: Dean Wesley Smith)POoSTTNGB · 61Buy ↗
2001Honored Enemy(With: Raymond E. Feist)POoLOTRB · 1Buy ↗
2001We Look Like Men of WarPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
2001Diplomatic Implausibility(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)POoSTTNGB · 62Buy ↗
2001Tooth and Claw(By: Doranna Durgin)POoSTTNGB · 63Buy ↗
2001Maximum Warp: Book One(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)POoSTTNGB · 64Buy ↗
2001Maximum Warp: Book Two(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)POoSTTNGB · 65Buy ↗
2001The Genesis Wave, Book Two(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 66Buy ↗
2002Hot Shots(With: Jennie E. Chancey)POoNB · 1Buy ↗
2002The Genesis Wave, Book Three(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 67Buy ↗
2002A Hard Rain(By: Dean Wesley Smith)POoSTTNGB · 68Buy ↗
2003GettysburgPOoCWB · 1Buy ↗
2003Murder in LaMut(By: Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist)POoLOTRB · 2Buy ↗
2003Genesis Force(By: John Vornholt)POoSTTNGB · 69Buy ↗
2004Honor UntarnishedPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
2004Grant Comes EastPOoCWB · 2Buy ↗
2004Sand and Stars(By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin)POoSTTNGB · 70Buy ↗
2005Jimmy the Hand(By: S.M. Stirling,Raymond E. Feist)POoLOTRB · 3Buy ↗
2005Never Call RetreatPOoCWB · 3Buy ↗
2005Engines of Destiny(By: Gene DeWeese)POoSTTNGB · 71Buy ↗
2007Pearl HarborPOoPHWB · 1Buy ↗
2008Days of InfamyPOoPHWB · 2Buy ↗
2008The Planeswalkers' Guide to Alara(By: Doug Beyer,Jenna Helland)POoMTGB · 11Buy ↗
2009One Second AfterPOoAMB · 1Buy ↗
2009To Try Men's SoulsPOoRWB · 1Buy ↗
2009Alara Unbroken(By: Doug Beyer)POoMTGB · 12Buy ↗
2010Valley ForgePOoRWB · 2Buy ↗
2010At the Water's EdgePOoSN · 5Buy ↗
2010Valley of the ShadowPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
2010FirestormPOoSN · 7Buy ↗
2010Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum(By: Brook Steingass)POoMTGB · 13Buy ↗
2011Doctors of the NightPOoSS · 1Buy ↗
2011The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men FreePOoCWB · 4Buy ↗
2011Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn(By: Robert B. Wintermute)POoMTGB · 14Buy ↗
2012Victory at YorktownPOoRWB · 3Buy ↗
2014Day of WrathPOoSS · 2Buy ↗
2014Pillar to the SkyPOoSN · 8Buy ↗
2015One Year AfterPOoAMB · 2Buy ↗
2015Takedown(By: John Jackson Miller)POoSTTNGB · 72Buy ↗
2017Twin FlamePOoSS · 3Buy ↗
2017The Final DayPOoAMB · 3Buy ↗
2018Children of the Nameless(By: Brandon Sanderson)POoMTGB · 15Buy ↗
201948 HoursPOoSN · 9Buy ↗
2019Throne of Eldraine(By: Kate Elliott)POoMTGB · 16Buy ↗
2023Five Years AfterPOoAMB · 4Buy ↗
2023Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook(By: Jenna Helland,Victoria Rosenthal)POoMTGB · 17Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Civil War/Gettysburg Books4 books · 2003–2011
01Gettysburg2003Buy ↗
02Grant Comes East2004Buy ↗
03Never Call Retreat2005Buy ↗
04The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free2011Buy ↗
Publication Order of Ice Prophet Books3 books · 1983–1985
01Ice Prophet1983Buy ↗
02The Flame Upon the Ice1984Buy ↗
03A Darkness Upon the Ice1985Buy ↗
Publication Order of Crystal Books2 books · 1988–1991
01The Crystal Warriors1988Buy ↗
02The Crystal Sorcerers1991Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2002–2004
01Hot Shots(With: Jennie E. Chancey)2002Buy ↗
02Honor Untarnished2004Buy ↗
Publication Order of Wing Commander Books10 books · 1992–1999
01Freedom Flight(By: Mercedes Lackey,Ellen Guon)1992Buy ↗
02End Run(By: Christopher Stasheff)1993Buy ↗
03Fleet Action1994Buy ↗
04Heart Of The Tiger1995Buy ↗
05The Price of Freedom(With: Ben Ohlander)1996Buy ↗
06Action Stations1997Buy ↗
07False Colors1998Buy ↗
08Wing Commander Novelization(By: Peter Telep)1999Buy ↗
09Wing Commander Junior Novelization(By: Peter Telep)1999Buy ↗
10Pilgrim Stars(By: Peter Telep)1999Buy ↗
Publication Order of Magic: The Gathering Books17 books · 1994–2023
01Arena1994Buy ↗
02Whispering Woods(By: Clayton Emery)1994Buy ↗
03Shattered Chains(By: Clayton Emery)1995Buy ↗
04Final Sacrifice(By: Clayton Emery)1995Buy ↗
05The Cursed Land(By: Teri McLaren)1995Buy ↗
06The Prodigal Sorcerer(By: Mark Sumner)1995Buy ↗
07Ashes of the Sun(By: Hanovi Braddock)1996Buy ↗
08Song of Time(By: Teri McLaren)1996Buy ↗
09And Peace Shall Sleep(By: Sonia Orin Lyris)1996Buy ↗
10Dark Legacy(By: Robert Vardeman)1996Buy ↗
11The Planeswalkers' Guide to Alara(By: Doug Beyer,Jenna Helland)2008Buy ↗
12Alara Unbroken(By: Doug Beyer)2009Buy ↗
13Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum(By: Brook Steingass)2010Buy ↗
14Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn(By: Robert B. Wintermute)2011Buy ↗
15Children of the Nameless(By: Brandon Sanderson)2018Buy ↗
16Throne of Eldraine(By: Kate Elliott)2019Buy ↗
17Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook(By: Jenna Helland,Victoria Rosenthal)2023Buy ↗
Publication Order of Legends Of The Riftwar Books3 books · 2001–2005
01Honored Enemy(With: Raymond E. Feist)2001Buy ↗
02Murder in LaMut(By: Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist)2003Buy ↗
03Jimmy the Hand(By: S.M. Stirling,Raymond E. Feist)2005Buy ↗
Publication Order of Lost Regiment Books9 books · 1990–2000
01Rally Cry1990Buy ↗
02The Union Forever1991Buy ↗
03Terrible Swift Sword1992Buy ↗
04Fateful Lightning1993Buy ↗
05Battle Hymn1997Buy ↗
06Never Sound Retreat1998Buy ↗
07A Band of Brothers1999Buy ↗
08Men of War1999Buy ↗
09Down to the Sea2000Buy ↗
Publication Order of After/John Matherson Books4 books · 2009–2023
01One Second After2009Buy ↗
02One Year After2015Buy ↗
03The Final Day2017Buy ↗
04Five Years After2023Buy ↗
Publication Order of Revolutionary War Books3 books · 2009–2012
01To Try Men's Souls2009Buy ↗
02Valley Forge2010Buy ↗
03Victory at Yorktown2012Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels9 books · 1986–2019
01Into the Sea of Stars1986Buy ↗
021945(With: Newt Gingrich)1995Buy ↗
03The Four Magics1996Buy ↗
04We Look Like Men of War2001Buy ↗
05At the Water's Edge2010Buy ↗
06Valley of the Shadow2010Buy ↗
07Firestorm2010Buy ↗
08Pillar to the Sky2014Buy ↗
0948 Hours2019Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Gamester Wars Books3 books · 1987–1993
01The Alexandrian Ring1987Buy ↗
02The Assassin Gambit1988Buy ↗
03The Napoleon Wager1993Buy ↗
Publication Order of Star Voyager Books3 books · 1994–1999
01Star Voyager Academy1994Buy ↗
02Article 231998Buy ↗
03Prometheus1999Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2011–2017
01Doctors of the Night2011Buy ↗
02Day of Wrath2014Buy ↗
03Twin Flame2017Buy ↗
Publication Order of Pearl Harbor/Pacific War Books2 books · 2007–2008
01Pearl Harbor2007Buy ↗
02Days of Infamy2008Buy ↗
Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation Books72 books · 1987–2015
01Encounter at Farpoint(By: David Gerrold)1987Buy ↗
02Ghost Ship(By: Diane Carey)1988Buy ↗
03The Peacekeepers(By: Gene DeWeese)1988Buy ↗
04The Children of Hamlin(By: Carmen Carter)1988Buy ↗
05Survivors(By: Jean Lorrah)1989Buy ↗
06Strike Zone(By: Peter David)1989Buy ↗
07Power Hungry(By: Howard Weinstein)1989Buy ↗
08Masks(By: John Vornholt)1989Buy ↗
09The Captain's Honor(By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin)1989Buy ↗
10A Rock and a Hard Place(By: Peter David)1990Buy ↗
11Gulliver's Fugitives(By: Keith Sharee)1990Buy ↗
12Doomsday World(By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)1990Buy ↗
13The Eyes of the Beholders(By: A.C. Crispin)1990Buy ↗
14Exiles(By: Howard Weinstein)1990Buy ↗
15Contamination(By: John Vornholt)1991Buy ↗
16Boogeymen(By: Mel Gilden)1991Buy ↗
17Q-in-Law(By: Peter David)1991Buy ↗
18Perchance to Dream(By: Howard Weinstein)1991Buy ↗
19Spartacus(By: Terry Mancour)1992Buy ↗
20Chains of Command(By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood)1992Buy ↗
21Imbalance(By: V.E. Mitchell)1992Buy ↗
22War Drums(By: John Vornholt)1992Buy ↗
23Nightshade(By: Laurell K. Hamilton)1992Buy ↗
24Grounded(By: David Bischoff)1993Buy ↗
25The Romulan Prize(By: Simon Hawke)1993Buy ↗
26Guises of the Mind(By: Rebecca Neason)1993Buy ↗
27Here There Be Dragons(By: John Peel)1993Buy ↗
28Sins of Commission(By: Susan Wright)1994Buy ↗
29Debtors' Planet(By: W.R. Thompson)1994Buy ↗
30Foreign Foes(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)1994Buy ↗
31Requiem(By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan)1994Buy ↗
32Balance of Power(By: Dafydd ab Hugh)1995Buy ↗
33Blaze of Glory(By: Simon Hawke)1995Buy ↗
34The Romulan Stratagem(By: Robert Greenberger)1995Buy ↗
35Into the Nebula(By: Gene DeWeese)1995Buy ↗
36The Last Stand(By: Brad Ferguson)1995Buy ↗
37Dragon's Honor(By: Greg Cox,Kij Johnson)1996Buy ↗
38Rogue Saucer(By: John Vornholt)1996Buy ↗
39Possession(By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard)1996Buy ↗
40Klingon(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)1996Buy ↗
41The Soldiers of Fear(By: Dean Wesley Smith)1996Buy ↗
42Infiltrator(By: W.R. Thompson)1996Buy ↗
43A Fury Scorned(By: Pamela Sargent)1996Buy ↗
44The Death of Princes(By: John Peel)1997Buy ↗
45Intellivore(By: Diane Duane)1997Buy ↗
46To Storm Heaven(By: Esther M. Friesner)1997Buy ↗
47Q-Zone(By: Greg Cox)1998Buy ↗
48Q-Strike(By: Greg Cox)1998Buy ↗
49Infection(By: John Gregory Betancourt)1999Buy ↗
50I, Q(By: Peter David,John de Lancie)1999Buy ↗
51Dyson Sphere(By: George Zebrowski)1999Buy ↗
52Vectors(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)1999Buy ↗
53Red Sector(By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey)1999Buy ↗
54Quarantine(By: John Vornholt)1999Buy ↗
55Double or Nothing(By: Peter David)1999Buy ↗
56The First Virtue(By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman)1999Buy ↗
57The Forgotten War1999Buy ↗
58Gemworld, Book One(By: John Vornholt)2000Buy ↗
59Gemworld, Book Two(By: John Vornholt)2000Buy ↗
60The Genesis Wave Book One(By: John Vornholt)2000Buy ↗
61Vectors: Double Helix #2(By: Dean Wesley Smith)2000Buy ↗
62Diplomatic Implausibility(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)2001Buy ↗
63Tooth and Claw(By: Doranna Durgin)2001Buy ↗
64Maximum Warp: Book One(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)2001Buy ↗
65Maximum Warp: Book Two(By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)2001Buy ↗
66The Genesis Wave, Book Two(By: John Vornholt)2001Buy ↗
67The Genesis Wave, Book Three(By: John Vornholt)2002Buy ↗
68A Hard Rain(By: Dean Wesley Smith)2002Buy ↗
69Genesis Force(By: John Vornholt)2003Buy ↗
70Sand and Stars(By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin)2004Buy ↗
71Engines of Destiny(By: Gene DeWeese)2005Buy ↗
72Takedown(By: John Jackson Miller)2015Buy ↗

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