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Honorverse Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Honorverse 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 Honorverse series? Start with "On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber)" (1992) and follow publication order through all 59 books.
The complete Honorverse reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber)
1992
The Honor of the Queen (By: David Weber)
1993
The Short Victorious War (By: David Weber)
1994
Field of Dishonor (By: David Weber)
1994
Flag in Exile (By: David Weber)
1995
Honor Among Enemies (By: David Weber)
1996
In Enemy Hands (By: David Weber)
1997
"A Beautiful Friendship" (By: David Weber)
1998
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" (By: S.M. Stirling)
1998
"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake)
1998
Echoes of Honor (By: David Weber)
1998
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans)
1999
"What Price Dreams?" (By: David Weber)
1999
"The Hard Way Home" (By: David Weber)
1999
"Queen's Gambit"
1999
"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green)
1999
Ashes of Victory (By: David Weber)
2000
"Changer of Worlds" (By: David Weber)
2001
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (By: David Weber)
2001
"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint)
2001
"Nightfall" (By: David Weber)
2001
War of Honor (By: David Weber)
2002
"Promised Land"
2003
"With One Stone" (By: Timothy Zahn)
2003
"A Ship Named Francis" (By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell)
2003
"Let's Go to Prague" (By: John Ringo)
2003
"Fanatic" (By: Eric Flint)
2003
"The Service of the Sword" (By: David Weber)
2003
Crown of Slaves (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)
2003
The Shadow of Saganami (By: David Weber)
2004
At All Costs (By: David Weber)
2005
Storm from the Shadows (By: David Weber)
2009
Torch of Freedom (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)
2009
Mission of Honor (By: David Weber)
2010
"Ruthless"
2011
"Let's Dance" (By: David Weber)
2011
"An Act of War" (By: Timothy Zahn)
2011
A Beautiful Friendship (By: David Weber)
2011
A Rising Thunder (By: David Weber)
2012
Fire Season
2012
Shadow of Freedom (By: David Weber)
2013
"I Will Build a House of Steel" (By: David Weber)
2013
"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2013
"Beauty and the Beast" (By: David Weber)
2013
"The Best Laid Plans" (By: David Weber)
2013
"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby)
2013
"A Call to Arms" (By: Timothy Zahn)
2013
Treecat Wars (With: David Weber)
2013
Cauldron of Ghosts (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)
2014
A Call to Duty (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn)
2014
A Call to Arms (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)
2015
Shadow of Victory (By: David Weber)
2016
"Our Sacred Honor" (By: David Weber)
2017
A Call to Vengeance (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)
2018
Dark Fall (By: David Weber)
2018
Uncompromising Honor (By: David Weber)
2018
"Recruiting Exercise" (By: David Weber)
2019
To End in Fire (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)
2021
A Call to Insurrection (By: David Weber,Timothy Zahn,Thomas Pope)
2022
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