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David Weber Books in Order
David Weber is a renowned American science fiction and fantasy author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. His stories often feature military, particularly naval, themes, placing him within the military science fiction genre. Weber is known for his bold move of frequently casting female leading characters in what have traditionally been male roles. His iconic character, Honor Harrington, is a testament to his creative vision, drawing inspiration from C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. The Honorverse, which includes 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, has become a beloved and enduring part of his legacy. Weber's archive was donated to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University in 2008. Many of his works are available online, including those featured in the Baen Free Library, offering readers a glimpse into his vast and imaginative literary universe.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of David Weber's book series? David Weber has written 26 book series. The most notable is the Ascent To Empire series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by David Weber
- #1
Of Shadows and Caves(2021) - #2Governor(2021)
- #3
Rebel(2024)
- #1
Bolo!(2005) - #2
Old Soldiers (With: Keith Laumer)(2005) - #3
Bolo (By: Keith Laumer)(1976) - #4
Rogue Bolo (By: Keith Laumer)(1986) - #5
The Stars Must Wait (By: Keith Laumer)(1990) - #6
The Compleat Bolo (By: Keith Laumer)(1990) - #7
The Unconquerable (By: Keith Laumer)(1994) - #8
Bolo Brigade (By: Keith Laumer)(1997) - #9
Bolo Strike (By: William H. Keith Jr.)(2001) - #10
Bolo Rising (By: Keith Laumer)(2001) - #11
The Road to Damascus (By: John Ringo,Keith Laumer,Linda Evans)(2004) - #12
Their Finest Hour (By: Keith Laumer)(2010)
- #1
Crown of Slaves(2003) - #2
Torch of Freedom(2009) - #3
Cauldron of Ghosts(2014) - #4
To End in Fire(2021)
- #1
Mutineers' Moon(1991) - #2
The Armageddon Inheritance(1993) - #3
Heirs of Empire(1996)
- #1
March Upcountry(2001) - #2
March to the Sea(2001) - #3
March to the Stars(2002) - #4
We Few(2004)
- #1
Toll of Honor(2024)
- #1
Path of the Fury(1992) - #2
In Fury Born(2006)
- #1
The Gordion Protocol(2019) - #2
The Valkyrie Protocol(2020) - #3
The Janus File(2022) - #4
The Weltall File(2023) - #5
The Dyson File (By: Jacob Holo)(2023) - #6
The Thermopylae Protocol(2024)
- #1
Tales of Honor Volume 1: On Basilisk Station(2014) - #2Worlds of Weber(2008)
- #1On Basilisk Station(1992)
- #2The Honor of the Queen(1993)
- #3The Short Victorious War(1994)
- #4Field of Dishonor(1994)
- #5Flag in Exile(1995)
- #6Honor Among Enemies(1996)
- #7
In Enemy Hands(1997) - #8
Echoes of Honor(1998) - #9
Ashes of Victory(2000) - #10
War of Honor(2002) - #11
At All Costs(2005) - #12
Mission of Honor(2010) - #13
A Rising Thunder(2012) - #14
Shadow of Freedom(2013) - #15
House of Steel(2013) - #16
Shadow of Victory(2016) - #17
Uncompromising Honor(2018)
- #1On Basilisk Station(1992)
- #2The Honor of the Queen(1993)
- #3The Short Victorious War(1994)
- #4Field of Dishonor(1994)
- #5Flag in Exile(1995)
- #6Honor Among Enemies(1996)
- #7In Enemy Hands(1997)
- #8
"A Beautiful Friendship"(1998) - #9
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" (By: S.M. Stirling)(1998) - #10"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake)(1998)
- #11Echoes of Honor(1998)
- #12
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans)(1999) - #13"What Price Dreams?"(1999)
- #14"The Hard Way Home"(1999)
- #15"Queen's Gambit" (By: Jane Lindskold)(1999)
- #16"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #17Ashes of Victory(2000)
- #18
"Changer of Worlds"(2001) - #19"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington"(2001)
- #20"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint)(2001)
- #21"Nightfall"(2001)
- #22War of Honor(2002)
- #23
"Promised Land" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2003) - #24"With One Stone" (By: Timothy Zahn)(2003)
- #25"A Ship Named Francis" (By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell)(2003)
- #26"Let's Go to Prague" (By: John Ringo)(2003)
- #27"Fanatic" (By: Eric Flint)(2003)
- #28"The Service of the Sword"(2003)
- #29
Crown of Slaves (With: Eric Flint)(2003) - #30
The Shadow of Saganami(2004) - #31At All Costs(2005)
- #32Storm from the Shadows(2009)
- #33Torch of Freedom (With: Eric Flint)(2009)
- #34Mission of Honor(2010)
- #35
"Ruthless" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2011) - #36"Let's Dance"(2011)
- #37"An Act of War" (By: Timothy Zahn)(2011)
- #38A Beautiful Friendship(2011)
- #39A Rising Thunder(2012)
- #40
Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold)(2012) - #41Shadow of Freedom(2013)
- #42"I Will Build a House of Steel"(2013)
- #43
"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon)(2013) - #44"Beauty and the Beast"(2013)
- #45"The Best Laid Plans"(2013)
- #46"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #47"A Call to Arms" (By: Timothy Zahn)(2013)
- #48
Treecat Wars (With: Jane Lindskold)(2013) - #49
Cauldron of Ghosts (With: Eric Flint)(2014) - #50
A Call to Duty (With: Timothy Zahn)(2014) - #51
A Call to Arms (With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2015) - #52Shadow of Victory(2016)
- #53
"Our Sacred Honor"(2017) - #54
A Call to Vengeance (With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2018) - #55Dark Fall(2018)
- #56Uncompromising Honor(2018)
- #57
"Recruiting Exercise"(2019) - #58To End in Fire (With: Eric Flint)(2021)
- #59
A Call to Insurrection (With: Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2022)
- #1
The Havenite Republican Navy (By: Thomas Pope)(2007) - #2House of Steel(2013)
- #1
Janissaries (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1979) - #2
Clan and Crown (By: Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green)(1982) - #3
Storms of Victory (By: Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green)(1987) - #4
Mamelukes (With: Jerry Pournelle,Phillip Pournelle)(2020)
- #1
A Call to Duty(2014) - #2A Call to Arms(2015)
- #3A Call to Vengeance(2018)
- #4A Call to Insurrection(2022)
- #1
Hell's Gate (With: Linda Evans)(2006) - #2
Hell Hath No Fury (With: Linda Evans)(2007) - #3
The Road to Hell (With: Joelle Presby)(2016)
- #1
Out of the Dark(2010) - #2
Into the Light (With: Chris Kennedy)(2021) - #3
To Challenge Heaven (With: Chris Kennedy)(2024)
- #1
Ranks of Bronze (By: David Drake)(1986) - #2
Foreign Legions (With: S.M. Stirling,Mark L. Van Name,David Drake,Eric Flint)(2001) - #3
The Excalibur Alternative(2001)
- #1
1632 (By: Eric Flint)(2000) - #2
1633 (With: Eric Flint)(2002) - #3
1634: The Galileo Affair (By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis)(2004) - #4
1634: The Ram Rebellion (By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce)(2006) - #5
1635: The Cannon Law (By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis)(2006) - #6
1634: The Baltic War (With: Eric Flint)(2007) - #7
1634: The Bavarian Crisis (By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce)(2007) - #8
1635: The Dreeson Incident (By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce)(2008) - #9
1635: The Eastern Front (By: Eric Flint)(2010) - #10
1636: The Saxon Uprising (By: Eric Flint)(2011) - #11
1636: The Kremlin Games (By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett)(2012) - #12
1635: Papal Stakes (By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon)(2012) - #13
1636: The Devil's Opera (By: Eric Flint,David Carrico)(2013) - #14
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon)(2014) - #15
1636: The Viennese Waltz (By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett)(2014) - #16
1636: The Cardinal Virtues (By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt)(2015) - #17
1635: A Parcel of Rogues (By: Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis)(2016) - #18
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (By: Kerryn Offord)(2016) - #19
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (By: Eric Flint)(2017) - #20
1636: Mission to the Mughals (By: Eric Flint,Griffin Barber)(2017) - #21
1636: The Vatican Sanction (By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon)(2017) - #22
1637: The Volga Rules (By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett)(2018) - #23
1637: The Polish Maelstrom (By: Eric Flint)(2019) - #24
1636: The China Venture (By: Eric Flint,Iver P. Cooper)(2019) - #25
1636: The Atlantic Encounter (By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt)(2020) - #26
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (By: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon)(2020) - #27
1636: Calabar's War (By: Charles E. Gannon,Robert E. Waters)(2021) - #28
1637: The Peacock Throne (By: Eric Flint,Griffin Barber)(2021) - #29
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner (By: Rick Boatright,Kerryn Offord)(2021) - #30
A 1632 Christmas (By: Eric Flint,Walt Boyes,Joy Ward,Bjorn Hasseler)(2021) - #31
1637: The Transylvanian Decision (By: Eric Flint)(2023) - #32
1638: The Sovereign States (By: Eric Flint)(2023) - #33
1635: The Weaver's Code (By: Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint)(2024) - #34
1637: The Pacific Initiative (By: Iver P. Cooper)(2025) - #35
1637: The French Correction (By: Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt)(2025)
- #1
Off Armageddon Reef(2007) - #2
By Schism Rent Asunder(2008) - #3
By Heresies Distressed(2009) - #4
A Mighty Fortress(2010) - #5
How Firm a Foundation(2011) - #6
Midst Toil and Tribulation(2012) - #7
Like a Mighty Army(2014) - #8
Hell's Foundations Quiver(2015) - #9
At the Sign of Triumph(2016) - #10
Through Fiery Trials(2019)
- #1The Shadow of Saganami(2004)
- #2Storm from the Shadows(2009)
- #3Shadow of Freedom(2013)
- #4Shadow of Victory(2016)
- #1The Apocalypse Troll(1998)
- #1
Insurrection (With: SteveWhite)(1990) - #2
Crusade (With: SteveWhite)(1992) - #3
In Death Ground (With: SteveWhite)(1997) - #4
The Shiva Option (With: SteveWhite)(2002) - #5
Exodus (By: Shirley Meier,SteveWhite)(2006) - #6
Extremis (By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon)(2011) - #7
Imperative (By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon)(2016) - #8
Oblivion (By: SteveWhite,Charles E. Gannon)(2018)
- #1A Beautiful Friendship(2011)
- #2Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold)(2012)
- #3Treecat Wars (With: Jane Lindskold)(2013)
- #4
A New Clan (With: Jane Lindskold)(2022) - #5
Friends Indeed (With: Jane Lindskold)(2025)
- #1The Williamson Effect(1996)
- #2
Last Stand(1997) - #3The Warmasters(2002)
- #4
Masters of Fantasy(2004) - #5The Space Opera Renaissance(2006)
- #6
Warriors 2(2010) - #7
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars(2012) - #8
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015(2016) - #9Infinite Stars(2017)
- #10
Noir Fatale(2019) - #11
Trouble in the Wind(2019) - #12
Give Me LibertyCon(2020) - #13
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews(2021) - #14
Thin Red Tales(2025)
- #1
Oath of Swords(1995) - #2
The War God's Own(1998) - #3
Wind Rider's Oath(2004) - #4
War Maid's Choice(2012) - #5
The Sword of the South(2015)
- #1More Than Honor (With: S.M. Stirling,David Drake)(1998)
- #2Worlds of Honor (With: Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #3Changer of Worlds (With: Eric Flint)(2001)
- #4The Service of the Sword (With: John Ringo,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Timothy Zahn,Victor Mitchell)(2003)
- #5In Fire Forged (With: Jane Lindskold,Timothy Zahn,Andy Presby)(2011)
- #6Beginnings (With: Timothy Zahn,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #7
What Price Victory?(2023) - #8
Challenges(2025)
About David Weber
David Weber is a renowned American science fiction and fantasy author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. His stories often feature military, particularly naval, themes, placing him within the military science fiction genre. Weber is known for his bold move of frequently casting female leading characters in what have traditionally been male roles. His iconic character, Honor Harrington, is a testament to his creative vision, drawing inspiration from C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. The Honorverse, which includes 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, has become a beloved and enduring part of his legacy. Weber's archive was donated to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University in 2008. Many of his works are available online, including those featured in the Baen Free Library, offering readers a glimpse into his vast and imaginative literary universe.
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