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Retief Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Retief 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 Retief series? Start with "Envoy to New Worlds" (1963) and follow publication order through all 31 books.
The complete Retief reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Envoy to New Worlds
1963
Galactic Diplomat
1965
Retief's War
1965
Retief and the Warlords
1968
Ambassador to Space
1969
Retief of the CDT
1971
Retief's Ransom
1971
Emissary To The Stars
1975
Retief At Large
1978
Retief Unbound
1979
Diplomat at Arms
1982
Retief to the Rescue
1983
The Return of Retief
1984
Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
1986
Retief in the Ruins
1986
Reward for Retief
1989
Retief and the Rascals
1993
Retief!
2001
Retief's Peace (With: William H. Keith Jr.)
2005
The Yillian Way
2009
The Frozen Planet
2020
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
2020
Retief: the Dirty Dozen
2020
The Madman from Earth
2020
The Desert and the Stars
2020
Cultural Exchange
2020
Mightiest Qorn
2020
The Governor of Glave
2020
Aide Memoire
2020
Saline Solution
2020
The Star-Sent Knaves
2020
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