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Man-Kzin Wars Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Man-Kzin Wars 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 Man-Kzin Wars series? Start with "The Man-Kzin Wars (By: Larry Niven)" (1988) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Man-Kzin Wars reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Man-Kzin Wars (By: Larry Niven)
1988

Man-Kzin Wars II (By: Larry Niven,S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)
1989

Man-Kzin Wars III (By: Larry Niven)
1990

Man-Kzin Wars IV (By: S.M. Stirling)
1991

The Children's Hour (By: S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)
1991

Man-Kzin Wars V (By: Jerry Pournelle)
1992

Man-Kzin Wars VI (By: Gregory Benford,Mark O. Martin)
1994

Man-Kzin Wars VII (With: Larry Niven,Gregory Benford)
1995

A Darker Geometry (By: Gregory Benford)
1996

The Best of All Possible Wars (By: S.M. Stirling,Robert Sheckley)
1998

Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (By: Larry Niven)
1998

Man-Kzin Wars IX (By: Jim Baen)
2001

The House of the Kzinti (By: Jerry Pournelle)
2002

Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (By: Larry Niven)
2003

Man-Kzin Wars XI (By: Matthew Harrington)
2005

Destiny's Forge
2006

Man-Kzin Wars XII (By: Larry Niven)
2009

Man-Kzin Wars XIII (By: Larry Niven)
2012

Man-Kzin Wars XIV (By: Larry Niven)
2013

Treasure Planet (By: Larry Niven,Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox)
2014

Man-Kzin Wars XV (By: Larry Niven)
2019

The Geographical Imagination of Annie Proulx: Rethinking Regionalism
2008
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