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War World Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of War World 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 War World series? Start with "The Burning Eye (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)" (1988) and follow publication order through all 31 books.
The complete War World reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Burning Eye (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)
1988
Death's Head Rebellion (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)
1990
Sauron Dominion (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)
1991
Codominium (By: Jerry Pournelle,John F. Carr)
1992
Blood Feuds (By: Harry Turtledove)
1992
Invasion (By: Jerry Pournelle)
1994
Blood Vengeance (By: Harry Turtledove,S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle,Judith Tarr,Susan Shwartz)
1994
Discovery (With: Jerry Pournelle,William Wu,Leslie Fish,E.R. Stewart,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)
2010
Takeover (By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)
2011
The Lidless Eye (By: Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)
2013
The Battle of Sauron (By: Jerry Pournelle,Don Hawthorne,John F. Carr)
2013
Cyborg Revolt (By: John F. Carr)
2013
Jihad! (By: John F. Carr)
2013
The Patriotic Wars (By: John F. Carr)
2017
Falkenberg's Regiment (By: John F. Carr)
2018
The Fall of the CoDominium (By: John F. Carr)
2020
Andromeda Flight (By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain)
2021
War World Concordance (By: John F. Carr,Doug McElwain)
2022
Road Warrior (By: John F. Carr)
2022
The Falkenberg Protectorate (By: John F. Carr)
2023
Ring of Fire III
2011
Going Interstellar
2012
Ring of Fire IV
2016
The Best of Defending the Future
2016
A Fistful of Credits
2017
Infinite Stars
2017
Lost Signals of the Terran Republic
2019
Alien Days Anthology
2019
Give Me LibertyCon
2020
Lost Signals: A Terran Republic Anthology
2020
A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint
2024
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