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S.M. Stirling Books in Order
S.M. Stirling is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author, born in France but now a Canadian-American by naturalization. He is renowned for his groundbreaking alternate history series, including the critically acclaimed <i>Draka</i> series, as well as the immersive <i>Nantucket</i> series and the thought-provoking <i>Emberverse</i> series. With a deep passion for history, anthropology, archaeology, and the sciences, Stirling's writing is informed by a broad range of interests. His unique blend of historical insight, philosophical depth, and imaginative storytelling has captivated readers worldwide. As an accomplished martial artist, he brings a physical discipline to his writing, which is reflected in the intricate world-building and action-packed plots of his novels.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of S.M. Stirling's book series? S.M. Stirling has written 27 book series. The most notable is the Alternate World War series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by S.M. Stirling
- #1
Black Chamber(2018) - #2
Theater of Spies(2019) - #3
Shadows of Annihilation(2020)
- #1
The Ship Who Sang (By: Anne McCaffrey)(1969) - #2
The Ship Who Searched (By: Anne McCaffrey,Mercedes Lackey)(1992) - #3
PartnerShip (By: Margaret Ball)(1992) - #4
The City Who Fought(1993) - #5
The Ship Who Won (By: Anne McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye)(1993) - #6
The Ship Errant (By: Jody Lynn Nye)(1996) - #7
The Ship Avenged(1997)
- #1
The Sunrise Lands(2007) - #2
The Scourge of God(2008) - #3
The Sword of the Lady(2009) - #4
The High King of Montival(2010) - #5
The Tears of the Sun(2010) - #6
Lord of Mountains(2012) - #7
The Given Sacrifice(2013) - #8
The Change(2015)
- #1
Dies the Fire(2004) - #2
The Protector's War(2005) - #3
A Meeting at Corvallis(2006)
- #1
Marching Through Georgia(1988) - #2
Under the Yoke(1989) - #3
The Stone Dogs(1990) - #4Drakon(1996)
- #5Drakas!(2000)
- #1Dies the Fire(2004)
- #2The Protector's War(2005)
- #3A Meeting at Corvallis(2006)
- #4The Sunrise Lands(2007)
- #5The Scourge of God(2008)
- #6The Sword of the Lady(2009)
- #7The High King of Montival(2010)
- #8The Tears of the Sun(2010)
- #9Lord of Mountains(2012)
- #10The Given Sacrifice(2013)
- #11
The Golden Princess(2014) - #12The Change(2015)
- #13
The Desert and the Blade(2015) - #14
Prince of Outcasts(2016) - #15
The Sea Peoples(2017) - #16
The Sky-Blue Wolves(2018)
- #1
Clan of the Claw (With: John Ringo,Harry Turtledove,Jody Lynn Nye,Michael Z. Williamson)(2011) - #2
By Tooth and Claw (With: John Ringo,Mercedes Lackey,Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint)(2015)
- #1
Prince of Mercenaries (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1989) - #2
Falkenberg's Legion (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1990) - #3
Prince of Sparta (With: Jerry Pournelle)(1993) - #4
Go Tell the Spartans (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1993)
- #1
Snowbrother(1985) - #2
The Sharpest Edge(1986) - #3
The Cage(1989) - #4
Shadow's Son(1991) - #5
Shadow's Daughter (By: Shirley Meier)(1991) - #6
Lion's Heart (By: Karen Wehrstein)(1991) - #7
Lion's Soul (By: Karen Wehrstein)(1991) - #8Saber and Shadow(1992)
- #1The Rising(1996)
- #2
The Privateer(1999) - #3
The Independent Command(2000)
- #1
Hope Rearmed (With: David Drake)(2014)
- #1
On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber)(1992) - #2
The Honor of the Queen (By: David Weber)(1993) - #3
The Short Victorious War (By: David Weber)(1994) - #4
Field of Dishonor (By: David Weber)(1994) - #5
Flag in Exile (By: David Weber)(1995) - #6
Honor Among Enemies (By: David Weber)(1996) - #7
In Enemy Hands (By: David Weber)(1997) - #8
"A Beautiful Friendship" (By: David Weber)(1998) - #9"A Whiff of Grapeshot"(1998)
- #10"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake)(1998)
- #11
Echoes of Honor (By: David Weber)(1998) - #12
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans)(1999) - #13"What Price Dreams?" (By: David Weber)(1999)
- #14"The Hard Way Home" (By: David Weber)(1999)
- #15"Queen's Gambit" (By: Jane Lindskold)(1999)
- #16"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #17
Ashes of Victory (By: David Weber)(2000) - #18
"Changer of Worlds" (By: David Weber)(2001) - #19"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (By: David Weber)(2001)
- #20"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint)(2001)
- #21"Nightfall" (By: David Weber)(2001)
- #22
War of Honor (By: David Weber)(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" (By: David Weber)(2003)
- #29
Crown of Slaves (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2003) - #30
The Shadow of Saganami (By: David Weber)(2004) - #31
At All Costs (By: David Weber)(2005) - #32
Storm from the Shadows (By: David Weber)(2009) - #33
Torch of Freedom (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2009) - #34
Mission of Honor (By: David Weber)(2010) - #35
"Ruthless" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2011) - #36"Let's Dance" (By: David Weber)(2011)
- #37"An Act of War" (By: Timothy Zahn)(2011)
- #38
A Beautiful Friendship (By: David Weber)(2011) - #39
A Rising Thunder (By: David Weber)(2012) - #40
Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold)(2012) - #41
Shadow of Freedom (By: David Weber)(2013) - #42
"I Will Build a House of Steel" (By: David Weber)(2013) - #43
"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon)(2013) - #44"Beauty and the Beast" (By: David Weber)(2013)
- #45"The Best Laid Plans" (By: David Weber)(2013)
- #46"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #47"A Call to Arms" (By: Timothy Zahn)(2013)
- #48
Treecat Wars (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold)(2013) - #49
Cauldron of Ghosts (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2014) - #50
A Call to Duty (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn)(2014) - #51
A Call to Arms (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2015) - #52
Shadow of Victory (By: David Weber)(2016) - #53
"Our Sacred Honor" (By: David Weber)(2017) - #54
A Call to Vengeance (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2018) - #55Dark Fall (By: David Weber)(2018)
- #56
Uncompromising Honor (By: David Weber)(2018) - #57
"Recruiting Exercise" (By: David Weber)(2019) - #58
To End in Fire (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2021) - #59
A Call to Insurrection (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)(2022)
- #1Island in the Sea of Time(1998)
- #2
Against the Tide of Years(1999) - #3
On the Oceans of Eternity(2000)
- #1
Honored Enemy (By: Raymond E. Feist,William R. Forstchen)(2001) - #2
Murder in LaMut (By: Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist)(2003) - #3
Jimmy the Hand (With: Raymond E. Feist)(2005)
- #1
The Sky People(2001) - #2
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings(2008) - #3
The Lords of Creation(2025)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3
L. 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
To Turn the Tide(2024) - #2
The Winds of Fate(2025)
- #1
The Man-Kzin Wars (By: Larry Niven)(1988) - #2
Man-Kzin Wars II (With: Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle)(1989) - #3
Man-Kzin Wars III (By: Larry Niven)(1990) - #4
Man-Kzin Wars IV(1991) - #5
The Children's Hour (With: Jerry Pournelle)(1991) - #6
Man-Kzin Wars V (By: Jerry Pournelle)(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 (With: 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 (By: Jerry Pournelle)(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)
- #1
The Forge (With: David Drake)(1991) - #2
The Hammer (With: David Drake)(1992) - #3
The Anvil (With: David Drake)(1993) - #4
The Steel (With: David Drake)(1993) - #5
The Sword (With: David Drake)(1995) - #6
The Chosen (With: David Drake)(1996) - #7
The Reformer (With: David Drake)(1999) - #8
The Tyrant (By: David Drake,Eric Flint)(2002) - #9
The Heretic (By: David Drake,Tony Daniel)(2013) - #10
The Savior (By: David Drake,Tony Daniel)(2014)
- #1
Ranks of Bronze (By: David Drake)(1986) - #2
Foreign Legions (With: David Weber,Mark L. Van Name,David Drake,Eric Flint)(2001) - #3
The Excalibur Alternative (By: David Weber)(2001)
- #1The Golden Princess(2014)
- #2The Desert and the Blade(2015)
- #3Prince of Outcasts(2016)
- #4The Sea Peoples(2017)
- #5The Sky-Blue Wolves(2018)
- #1
A Taint in the Blood(2010) - #2
The Council of Shadows(2011) - #3
Shadows of Falling Night(2013)
- #1
The Rose Sea (With: Holly Lisle)(1994) - #2
The Peshawar Lancers(2002) - #3
Conquistador(2003) - #4
Conan - Blood of the Serpent(2022) - #5Ice, Iron and Gold(2001)
- #1
Infiltrator(2000) - #2
Rising Storm(2002) - #3
The Future War(2003)
- #1Daggers in Darkness(2021)
- #1
The Burning Eye (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)(1988) - #2
Death's Head Rebellion (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)(1990) - #3
Sauron Dominion (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)(1991) - #4
Codominium (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)(1992) - #5
Blood Feuds (By: Harry Turtledove)(1992) - #6
Invasion (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1994) - #7
Blood Vengeance (With: Harry Turtledove,Jerry Pournelle,Judith Tarr,Susan Shwartz)(1994) - #8
Discovery (By: Jerry Pournelle,William Wu,Leslie Fish,Charles E. Gannon,E.R. Stewart,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2010) - #9
Takeover (By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2011) - #10
The Lidless Eye (By: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)(2013) - #11
The Battle of Sauron (By: Jerry Pournelle,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)
- #1More Than Honor (With: David Weber,David Drake)(1998)
- #2Worlds of Honor (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #3Changer of Worlds (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2001)
- #4The Service of the Sword (By: John Ringo,David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Timothy Zahn,Victor Mitchell)(2003)
- #5In Fire Forged (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Timothy Zahn,Andy Presby)(2011)
- #6Beginnings (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #7
What Price Victory? (By: David Weber)(2023) - #8
Challenges (By: David Weber)(2025) - #9
Fantastic World War II(1990) - #10
Power(1991) - #11
Battlestations(1992) - #12Honor of the Regiment(1993)
- #13
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural(1994) - #14Dragon's Eye(1994)
- #15
Tapestries(1995) - #16
The Day the Magic Stopped(1995) - #17
Last Stand(1997) - #18
Live Without a Net(2003) - #19Sideways In Crime(2008)
- #20
Multiverse(2014) - #21
Trouble in the Wind(2019) - #22
Leviathans: Armored Skies(2021) - #23
Shapers of Worlds Volume II(2021) - #24
Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #1(2023) - #25
Thin Red Tales(2025)
About S.M. Stirling
S.M. Stirling is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author, born in France but now a Canadian-American by naturalization. He is renowned for his groundbreaking alternate history series, including the critically acclaimed <i>Draka</i> series, as well as the immersive <i>Nantucket</i> series and the thought-provoking <i>Emberverse</i> series. With a deep passion for history, anthropology, archaeology, and the sciences, Stirling's writing is informed by a broad range of interests. His unique blend of historical insight, philosophical depth, and imaginative storytelling has captivated readers worldwide. As an accomplished martial artist, he brings a physical discipline to his writing, which is reflected in the intricate world-building and action-packed plots of his novels.
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