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Reading order

Honorverse Books in Order

This page lists the complete Honorverse reading order by Timothy Zahn, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 59 books / 1992-2022

Honorverse Reading Order

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"(By: S.M. Stirling) 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" 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" 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" 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(With: David Weber) 2014 Buy

51 A Call to Arms(With: David Weber,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(With: David Weber,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(With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) 2022 Buy

Honorverse Books by Publication Order

1992 On Basilisk Station(By: David Weber) #1

1993 The Honor of the Queen(By: David Weber) #2

1994 The Short Victorious War(By: David Weber) #3

1994 Field of Dishonor(By: David Weber) #4

1995 Flag in Exile(By: David Weber) #5

1996 Honor Among Enemies(By: David Weber) #6

1997 In Enemy Hands(By: David Weber) #7

1998 "A Beautiful Friendship"(By: David Weber) #8

1998 "A Whiff of Grapeshot"(By: S.M. Stirling) #9

1998 "A Grand Tour"(By: David Drake) #10

1998 Echoes of Honor(By: David Weber) #11

1999 "The Stray"(By: Linda Evans) #12

1999 "What Price Dreams?"(By: David Weber) #13

1999 "The Hard Way Home"(By: David Weber) #14

1999 "Queen's Gambit"(By: Jane Lindskold) #15

1999 "Deck Load Strike"(By: Roland J. Green) #16

2000 Ashes of Victory(By: David Weber) #17

2001 "Changer of Worlds"(By: David Weber) #18

2001 "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington"(By: David Weber) #19

2001 "From the Highlands"(By: Eric Flint) #20

2001 "Nightfall"(By: David Weber) #21

2002 War of Honor(By: David Weber) #22

2003 "Promised Land"(By: Jane Lindskold) #23

2003 "With One Stone" #24

2003 "A Ship Named Francis"(By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell) #25

2003 "Let's Go to Prague"(By: John Ringo) #26

2003 "Fanatic"(By: Eric Flint) #27

2003 "The Service of the Sword"(By: David Weber) #28

2003 Crown of Slaves(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) #29

2004 The Shadow of Saganami(By: David Weber) #30

2005 At All Costs(By: David Weber) #31

2009 Storm from the Shadows(By: David Weber) #32

2009 Torch of Freedom(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) #33

2010 Mission of Honor(By: David Weber) #34

2011 "Ruthless"(By: Jane Lindskold) #35

2011 "Let's Dance"(By: David Weber) #36

2011 "An Act of War" #37

2011 A Beautiful Friendship(By: David Weber) #38

2012 A Rising Thunder(By: David Weber) #39

2012 Fire Season(By: Jane Lindskold) #40

2013 Shadow of Freedom(By: David Weber) #41

2013 "I Will Build a House of Steel"(By: David Weber) #42

2013 "By the Book"(By: Charles E. Gannon) #43

2013 "Beauty and the Beast"(By: David Weber) #44

2013 "The Best Laid Plans"(By: David Weber) #45

2013 "Obligated Service"(By: Joelle Presby) #46

2013 "A Call to Arms" #47

2013 Treecat Wars(By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold) #48

2014 Cauldron of Ghosts(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) #49

2014 A Call to Duty(With: David Weber) #50

2015 A Call to Arms(With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) #51

2016 Shadow of Victory(By: David Weber) #52

2017 "Our Sacred Honor"(By: David Weber) #53

2018 A Call to Vengeance(With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) #54

2018 Dark Fall(By: David Weber) #55

2018 Uncompromising Honor(By: David Weber) #56

2019 "Recruiting Exercise"(By: David Weber) #57

2021 To End in Fire(By: David Weber,Eric Flint) #58

2022 A Call to Insurrection(With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) #59

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Honorverse reading order?

The Honorverse reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Honorverse books are there?

This catalog currently lists 59 Honorverse books published across 1992-2022.

Who writes the Honorverse books?

Honorverse is listed as a book series by Timothy Zahn.

Should I read Honorverse in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Honorverse. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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