David Drake Books in Chronological Order

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Publication Order of Hammer’s Slammers Books

Hammer’s Slammers (1979) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
At Any Price (1985) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Counting the Cost (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rolling Hot (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Warrior (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Sharp End (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Paying the Piper (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Complete Hammer’s Slammers Volume 1 (2005) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Complete Hammer’s Slammers Volume 2 (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Complete Hammer’s Slammers Volume 3 (2007) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Hammerverse Books

The Forlorn Hope (1984) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cross The Stars (1984) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Voyage (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of ARC Riders Books

ARC Riders (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Fourth Rome (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Battlestations Books

Battlestations (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Vanguard (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Belisarius Books

An Oblique Approach (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In the Heart of Darkness (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Destiny’s Shield (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fortune’s Stroke (2000) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Tide of Victory (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dance of Time (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of The Books of the Elements Books

The Legions of Fire (2010) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Out of the Waters (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Monsters of the Earth (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Air and Darkness (2015) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Car Warriors Books

The Square Deal (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Citizen Books

Into the Hinterlands (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Into the Maelstrom (2015) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Crisis of Empire Books

An Honorable Defense (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cluster Command (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The War Machine (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crown of Empire (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Crown Of The Isles Books

The Fortress of Glass (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Mirror of Worlds (2007) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gods Return (2008) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of The Fleet Books

The Fleet (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Counter Attack (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Breakthrough (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sworn Allies (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Total War (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crisis (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books

Explorers in Hell (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Lt. Leary / RCN Books

With the Lightnings (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lt. Leary, Commanding (2000) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Far Side of the Stars (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Way to Glory (2005) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Some Golden Harbor (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
When the Tide Rises (2008) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In the Stormy Red Sky (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
What Distant Deeps (2010) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Road of Danger (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Sea Without a Shore (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death’s Bright Day (2016) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Though Hell Should Bar the Way (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
To Clear Away the Shadows (2019) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Lord of the Isles Books

Lord of the Isles (1997) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Queen of Demons (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Servant of the Dragon (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mistress of the Catacombs (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Goddess of the Ice Realm (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Master of the Cauldron (2004) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Northworld Books

Northworld (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Vengeance (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Justice (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Raj Whitehall/The General Books

The Forge (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hammer (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Anvil (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Steel (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Sword (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Chosen (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Reformer (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Tyrant (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Heretic (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Savior (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Reaches Books

Igniting the Reaches (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Through the Breach (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fireships (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Seas of Venus Books

Surface Action (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Jungle (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Starhunters Books

Men Hunting Things (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Things Hunting Men (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Bluebloods (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Time of Heroes Books

The Spark (2017) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Storm (2019) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Serpent (2021) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Tom Kelly Books

Skyripper (1983) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fortress (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of War and Honor Books

Blood and War (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of World Of Crystal Walls Books

The Sea Hag (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Dragon Lord (1979) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Birds of Prey (1984) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Killer (1985) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Active Measures (1985) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Strangers and Lovers (1985) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Bridgehead (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lacey and His Friends (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kill Ratio (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dagger (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Vettius and His Friends (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Target (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny (1990) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hunter Returns (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Old Nathan (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Starliner (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tyrannosaur (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Enemy of My Enemy (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Redliners (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Patriots (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Other Times Than Peace (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Voyage Across the Stars (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dinosaurs & a Dirigible (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Time Safari (1982) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
From the Heart of Darkness (1983) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Military Dimension (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Military Dimension Mark II (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
All the Way to the Gallows (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Grimmer Than Hell (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Balefires (2007) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
NightDemons (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Window of Opportunity (1984) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of The Book of Cthulhu Books

The Book of Cthulhu (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of Cthulhu II (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Anthology series. Numerous authors.

Publication Order of Heroes in Hell Books

Heroes in Hell (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gates of Hell (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kings in Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crusaders in Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Angels in Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Little Helliad (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
War in Hell (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Prophets in Hell (1989) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lawyers in Hell (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Poets in Hell (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Magic: The Gathering: Anthology Books

Tapestries (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Magic: The Gathering Distant Planes (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rath and Storm (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Colors of Magic (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Myths of Magic (2000) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dragons of Magic (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Secrets of Magic (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Monsters of Magic (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Path of the Planeswalker: A Magic: The Gathering Graphic Anthology (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Honorverse Books

On Basilisk Station (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Honor of the Queen (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Short Victorious War (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Field of Dishonor (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Flag in Exile (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Honor Among Enemies (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In Enemy Hands (1997) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Beautiful Friendship” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Whiff of Grapeshot” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Grand Tour” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Echoes of Honor (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Stray” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“What Price Dreams?” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Hard Way Home” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Queen’s Gambit” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Deck Load Strike” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ashes of Victory (2000) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Changer of Worlds” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“From the Highlands” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Nightfall” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
War of Honor (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Promised Land” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“With One Stone” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Ship Named Francis” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Let’s Go to Prague” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Fanatic” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Service of the Sword” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crown of Slaves (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Shadow of Saganami (2004) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
At All Costs (2005) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Storm from the Shadows (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Torch of Freedom (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mission of Honor (2010) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Ruthless” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Let’s Dance” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“An Act of War” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Beautiful Friendship (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Rising Thunder (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fire Season (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow of Freedom (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“I Will Build a House of Steel” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“By the Book” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Beauty and the Beast” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Best Laid Plans” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Obligated Service” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Call to Arms” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Treecat Wars (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cauldron of Ghosts (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Duty (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Arms (2015) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow of Victory (2016) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Our Sacred Honor” (2017) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Vengeance (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Uncompromising Honor (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Recruiting Exercise” (2019) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
To End in Fire (2021) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Insurrection (2022) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Books in parentheses are short stories found in collections or anthologies.

Chronological Order of Honorverse Books

“By the Book” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Beautiful Friendship” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Beautiful Friendship (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Stray” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fire Season (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Treecat Wars (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Duty (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Arms (2015) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Call to Arms” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Vengeance (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“What Price Dreams?” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Beauty and the Beast” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“I Will Build a House of Steel” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Our Sacred Honor” (2017) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Best Laid Plans” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Recruiting Exercise” (2019) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Queen’s Gambit” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Hard Way Home” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Promised Land” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Ruthless” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Let’s Dance” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
On Basilisk Station (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“With One Stone” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Honor of the Queen (1993) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Short Victorious War (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Field of Dishonor (1994) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Grand Tour” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Deck Load Strike” (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Flag in Exile (1995) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Ship Named Francis” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Honor Among Enemies (1996) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Changer of Worlds” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“A Whiff of Grapeshot” (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In Enemy Hands (1997) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Echoes of Honor (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Let’s Go to Prague” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ashes of Victory (2000) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“An Act of War” (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“From the Highlands” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Nightfall” (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Fanatic” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“The Service of the Sword” (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
War of Honor (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crown of Slaves (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Torch of Freedom (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Shadow of Saganami (2004) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
At All Costs (2005) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Storm from the Shadows (2009) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mission of Honor (2010) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
“Obligated Service” (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Rising Thunder (2012) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow of Freedom (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cauldron of Ghosts (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow of Victory (2016) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Uncompromising Honor (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Call to Insurrection (2022) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
To End in Fire (2021) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Barrow Troll (1975) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books

Rebels In Hell (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gates of Hell (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Masters in Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kings in Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Legions of Hell (1987) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Infinite Stars Books

Infinite Stars (2017) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers (2019) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Worlds of Honor Books

More Than Honor (1998) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Worlds of Honor (1999) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Changer of Worlds (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Service of the Sword (2003) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In Fire Forged (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Beginnings (2013) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Ranks of Bronze Books

Ranks of Bronze (1986) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foreign Legions (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Excalibur Alternative (2001) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foreign Legions is a novella collection.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Nameless Places (1975) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series IV (1976) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series V (1977) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Whispers (1977) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI (1978) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Chrysalis Volume 2 (1978) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction (1985) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Robert Adams’ Book of Soldiers (1988) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Power (1991) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cats in Space… and Other Places (1992) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Warmasters (2002) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mountain Magic (2004) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Space Opera Renaissance (2006) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
This Is My Funniest 2 (2007) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of Cthulhu (2011) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Baen Big Book of Monsters (2014) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Worst Contact (2016) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Infinite Stars (2017) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Space Pioneers (2018) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Weird World War III (2020) Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

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