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Crisis of Empire Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Crisis of Empire books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Crisis of Empire series? Start with "An Honorable Defense (By: David Drake)" (1988) and follow publication order through all 36 books.
The complete Crisis of Empire reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
An Honorable Defense (By: David Drake)
1988
Cluster Command (By: William C. Dietz)
1989
The War Machine (By: David Drake,Roger MacBride Allen)
1989
Crown of Empire (With: David Drake)
2012
Two Views of Wonder
1973
Best Detective Stories Of The Year, 1974: 28th Annual Collection
1974
Anthropology Through Science Fiction
1974
Beyond Time
1976
Chrysalis 1
1977
Chrysalis 3
1978
Chrysalis 4
1979
Against Tomorrow
1979
Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King
1982
Shadows 8
1985
The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay
1985
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
Beyond the Gate of Worlds
1991
A Whisper of Blood
1991
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992
1992
Deathport
1993
In the Fog
1993
The Ultimate Undead
1993
Strangers In The Night
1995
Graven Images
2000
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
2001
Seven Seasons of Buffy
2003
Dark Passions
2007
Here Be Dragons
2008
Visitants
2010
The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons
2011
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre
2011
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern
2014
Blood Sisters
2015
Legends of the Dragon Vol. 1
2015
Midnight From Beyond the Stars
2021
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