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Jerry Pournelle Books in Order
Jerry Pournelle is a renowned American science fiction writer, engineer, essayist, and journalist. He spent many years contributing to the computer magazine Byte, and from 1998 until his passing maintained his own website and blog. Pournelle's work is characterized by strong military themes, with several notable books featuring the fictional mercenary infantry force known as Falkenberg's Legion. These stories draw parallels with Gordon R. Dickson's Childe Cycle and Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although Pournelle's work takes a more grounded approach to technological advancements. As a respected figure in the science fiction community, Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973, further solidifying his place in the genre.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Jerry Pournelle's book series? Jerry Pournelle has written 21 book series. The most notable is the CoDominium Universe series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Jerry Pournelle
- #1
King David's Spaceship(1973) - #2
West Of Honor(1976) - #3
The Mercenary(1977)
- #1
Prince of Mercenaries(1989) - #2
Falkenberg's Legion(1990) - #3
Prince of Sparta (With: S.M. Stirling)(1993) - #4
Go Tell the Spartans(1993)
- #1
Far Frontiers(1985) - #2
Far Frontiers 2(1985) - #3
Far Frontiers 3(1985) - #4
Far Frontiers 4(1986) - #5
Far Frontiers 5(1986) - #6
Far Frontiers 6(1986) - #7
Far Frontiers 7(1986)
- #1The Burning City(2000)
- #2Burning Tower(2005)
- #1The Legacy of Heorot(1987)
- #2
Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot(1995) - #3
The Secret of Black Ship Island(2012) - #4
Starborn and Godsons(2020)
- #1
The Stars at War(1986) - #2
Republic and Empire(1987) - #3
The Crash of Empire(1989)
- #1
Inferno(1975) - #2
Escape from Hell(2009)
- #1
Janissaries(1979) - #2
Clan and Crown (With: Roland J. Green)(1982) - #3
Storms of Victory (With: Roland J. Green)(1987) - #4
Mamelukes (With: David Weber,Phillip Pournelle)(2020)
- #1
Higher Education (With: Charles Sheffield)(1996) - #2
The Billion Dollar Boy (By: Charles Sheffield)(1997) - #3
Putting Up Roots (By: Charles Sheffield)(1997) - #4
The Cyborg From Earth (By: Charles Sheffield)(1998) - #5
Starswarm(1998) - #6
Outward Bound (By: James P. Hogan)(1999)
- #1High Justice(1977)
- #2
Exiles to Glory(1978) - #3
Exile- and Glory(2008)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987)
- #4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988) - #5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989) - #6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990) - #7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991) - #8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992) - #9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993) - #10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994) - #11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995) - #12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996) - #13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997) - #14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998) - #15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999) - #16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000) - #17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001) - #18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002) - #19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002) - #20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004) - #21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005) - #22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006) - #23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007) - #24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008) - #25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009) - #26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010) - #27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011) - #28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012) - #29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013) - #30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014) - #31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015) - #32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016) - #33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017) - #34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018) - #35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019) - #36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020) - #37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021) - #38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022) - #39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023) - #40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024) - #41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1
The Man-Kzin Wars (By: Larry Niven)(1988) - #2
Man-Kzin Wars II (With: Larry Niven,S.M. Stirling)(1989) - #3
Man-Kzin Wars III (By: Larry Niven)(1990) - #4
Man-Kzin Wars IV (By: S.M. Stirling)(1991) - #5
The Children's Hour (With: S.M. Stirling)(1991) - #6Man-Kzin Wars V(1992)
- #7
Man-Kzin Wars VI (By: Gregory Benford,Mark O. Martin)(1994) - #8
Man-Kzin Wars VII (By: Larry Niven,Gregory Benford,Paul Chafe)(1995) - #9
A Darker Geometry (By: Gregory Benford)(1996) - #10
The Best of All Possible Wars (By: S.M. Stirling,Robert Sheckley)(1998) - #11
Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (By: Larry Niven)(1998) - #12
Man-Kzin Wars IX (By: Jim Baen)(2001) - #13
The House of the Kzinti(2002) - #14
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (By: Larry Niven)(2003) - #15
Man-Kzin Wars XI (By: Matthew Harrington)(2005) - #16
Destiny's Forge (By: Paul Chafe)(2006) - #17
Man-Kzin Wars XII (By: Larry Niven)(2009) - #18
Man-Kzin Wars XIII (By: Larry Niven)(2012) - #19
Man-Kzin Wars XIV (By: Larry Niven)(2013) - #20
Treasure Planet (By: Larry Niven,Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox)(2014) - #21
Man-Kzin Wars XV (By: Larry Niven)(2019)
- #1The Mote in God's Eye(1974)
- #2
The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye(1993) - #3
Outies (By: Jennifer R. Pournelle)(2010)
- #1
That Buck Rogers Stuff(1977) - #2
A Step Farther Out(1981) - #3
The Users' Guide to Small Computers(1984) - #4
Mutual Assured Survival (With: Dean Ing)(1984) - #5
Adventures in Microland(1985) - #6
Guide to Disc Operating System and Easy Computing(1989) - #7
PC Communications Bible(1992) - #8
Windows with an Attitude(1995) - #9
PC Hardware(2003) - #10
1001 Computer Words You Need to Know(2004) - #11
Step Further Out: Jerry Pournelle's Essays on Taking the Stars(2020)
- #1
Red Heroin(1980) - #2Red Dragon(2012)
- #1
Planet of the Apes (By: Pierre Boulle,Xan Fielding)(1963) - #2
Beneath The Planet of The Apes (By: Michael Avallone)(1970) - #3Escape from the Planet of the Apes(1973)
- #4
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (By: John Jakes)(1974) - #5
Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization (By: William T. Quick)(2001)
- #1
The User Guide to CP/M Systems (By: Tony Bove,Cheryl Rhodes)(1984) - #2
The Guidebook for Winning Adventures (By: Sandy Small)(1985)
- #1Birth of Fire(1976)
- #2
Lucifer's Hammer (With: Larry Niven)(1977) - #3
Future History(1980) - #4
Oath of Fealty (With: Larry Niven)(1981) - #5
Footfall (With: Larry Niven)(1985) - #6
Fallen Angels (With: Larry Niven,Michael Flynn)(1991) - #7
The Best of Jerry Pournelle(2019)
- #1
The Endless Frontier Vol. II (With: John F. Carr)(1982) - #2
Cities In Space (With: John F. Carr)(1991) - #3
Life Among Asteroids (With: John F. Carr)(1992)
- #1
There Will Be War(1983) - #2
Men of War(1984) - #3
Blood and Iron (With: John F. Carr)(1984) - #4
Day of the Tyrant (With: John F. Carr)(1985) - #5
Warrior(1986) - #6
Guns of Darkness(1987) - #7
Call To Battle! (With: John F. Carr)(1988) - #8
Armageddon! (With: John F. Carr)(1989) - #9
After Armageddon(1990)
- #1
The Burning Eye (With: John F. Carr)(1988) - #2
Death's Head Rebellion (With: John F. Carr)(1990) - #3
Sauron Dominion (With: John F. Carr)(1991) - #4
Codominium (With: John F. Carr)(1992) - #5
Blood Feuds (By: Harry Turtledove)(1992) - #6
Invasion(1994) - #7
Blood Vengeance (With: Harry Turtledove,S.M. Stirling,Judith Tarr,Susan Shwartz)(1994) - #8
Discovery (With: William Wu,Leslie Fish,Charles E. Gannon,E.R. Stewart,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2010) - #9
Takeover (With: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2011) - #10
The Lidless Eye (By: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2013) - #11
The Battle of Sauron (With: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2013) - #12
Cyborg Revolt (By: John F. Carr)(2013) - #13
Jihad! (By: John F. Carr)(2013) - #14
The Patriotic Wars (By: John F. Carr)(2017) - #15
Falkenberg's Regiment (By: John F. Carr)(2018) - #16
The Fall of the CoDominium (By: John F. Carr)(2020) - #17
Andromeda Flight (By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain)(2021) - #18
War World Concordance (By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain)(2022) - #19
Road Warrior (By: John F. Carr)(2022) - #20
The Falkenberg Protectorate (By: John F. Carr)(2023)
About Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle is a renowned American science fiction writer, engineer, essayist, and journalist. He spent many years contributing to the computer magazine Byte, and from 1998 until his passing maintained his own website and blog. Pournelle's work is characterized by strong military themes, with several notable books featuring the fictional mercenary infantry force known as Falkenberg's Legion. These stories draw parallels with Gordon R. Dickson's Childe Cycle and Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although Pournelle's work takes a more grounded approach to technological advancements. As a respected figure in the science fiction community, Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973, further solidifying his place in the genre.
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