B.V. Larson Books in Order

B.V. Larson has written 103 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Amber Magic (2010) and the newest is Spawn World (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
103
Published
2010–2026
Pages on record
10,834 in 30 of 103 books

B.V. Larson writes military and action-adventure science fiction, with catalogue subjects also recording extraterrestrial beings, space and time, paranormal fiction and crime. The catalogue is large: 103 books published between 2010 and 2026, from Amber Magic (2010) to Spawn World (2026). Series include Undying Mercenaries, Star Force, Galactic Liberation, Rebel Fleet, Red Company, Pax Solis, Rift Warrior, Star Runner, Killquest and the Lost Colonies Trilogy. Larson holds the sole credit on every catalogued title.

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How many B.V. Larson books are there?

B.V. Larson has 103 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 13 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

B.V. Larson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 103 B.V. Larson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Amber MagicHaven #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  2. 2
    Lost Shores2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  3. 3
    Mech 1Imperium #12010 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010272
  4. 4
    SwarmStar Force #12010 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010262
  5. 5
    Velocity2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  6. 6
    Creatures2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  7. 7
    Mech 2Imperium #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  8. 8
    Sky MagicHaven #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  9. 9
    Shadow MagicHaven #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  10. 10
    Z-world2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  11. 11
    Dragon MagicHaven #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  12. 12
    Blood MagicHaven #52010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  13. 13
    To Dream with the DragonsHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  14. 14
    ExtinctionStar Force #22011 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011340
  15. 15
    The Dragon-ChildHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  16. 16
    Of Shadows and DragonsHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  17. 17
    RebellionStar Force #32011 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011326
  18. 18
    ConquestStar Force #42011 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011338
  19. 19
    Real Life2011 · 166 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011166
  20. 20
    The Swords of CoriumHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  21. 21
    The Sorcerer's BaneHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  22. 22
    Death MagicHaven #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  23. 23
    The Dragon WickedHyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  24. 24
    TechnomancerUnspeakable Things #12012 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012362
  25. 25
    Mech ZeroImperium #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  26. 26
    Mech 3Imperium #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  27. 27
    Battle StationStar Force #52012 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012308
  28. 28
    Element-X2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  29. 29
    EmpireStar Force #62012 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012346
  30. 30
    Steel WorldUndying Mercenaries #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–

B.V. Larson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

B.V. Larson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Undying Mercenaries in order

26 books
  1. 1. Steel World
  2. 2. Dust World
  3. 3. Tech World
  4. 4. Machine World
  5. 5. Death World
  6. 6. Home World
  7. 7. Rogue World
  8. 8. Blood World
  9. 9. Dark World
  10. 10. Storm World
  11. 11. Armor World
  12. 12. Clone World
  13. and 14 more in the table above

Haven in order

7 books
  1. 1. Amber Magic
  2. 2. Sky Magic
  3. 3. Shadow Magic
  4. 4. Dragon Magic
  5. 5. Blood Magic
  6. 6. Death Magic
  7. 7. Dream Magic

Hyborean Dragons Short Stories/Novellas

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Galactic Liberation in order

6 books
  1. 1. Starship Liberator
  2. 2. Battleship Indomitable
  3. 3. Flagship Victory
  4. 4. Hive War
  5. 5. Straker's Breakers
  6. 6. Hell's Reach

Pax Solis in order

6 books
  1. 1. Titan War
  2. 2. Venus War
  3. 3. Neptune War
  4. 4. Centauri War
  5. 5. Eridani War
  6. 6. Ceti War

Imperium in order

5 books
  1. 1. Mech 1
  2. 2. Mech 2
  3. 3. Mech Zero
  4. 4. Mech 3
  5. 5. Mech 4

Red Company in order

5 books
  1. 1. First Strike!
  2. 2. Discovery
  3. 3. Contact
  4. 4. Invasion
  5. 5. Steel Rain

Rift Warrior in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Techborn
  2. 2. Ghost Signal
  3. 3. Depths of Tamil
  4. 4. Tyrant of Jarl
  5. 5. The Doppelgangers

Rebel Fleet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Rebel Fleet
  2. 2. Orion Fleet
  3. 3. Alpha Fleet
  4. 4. Earth Fleet

Lost Colonies Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Battle Cruiser
  2. 2. Dreadnought
  3. 3. Star Carrier

Star Runner in order

3 books
  1. 1. Star Runner
  2. 2. Fire Fight
  3. 3. Androids and Aliens

Unspeakable Things in order

2 books
  1. 1. Technomancer
  2. 2. The Bone Triangle

Killquest in order

1 book
  1. 1. KillQuest

Standalone books

10 books

10 B.V. Larson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read B.V. Larson books in order?

You only need to read B.V. Larson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with B.V. Larson

Start with Swarm (2010), the first Star Force book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Amber Magic (2010).

What is the newest B.V. Larson book?

Spawn World (2026) is the newest B.V. Larson book released so far.

Is there a new B.V. Larson book coming?

No next B.V. Larson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

B.V. Larson at a glance

Still publishing
B.V. Larson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
B.V. Larson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,834 pages across the 30 of 103 books with a recorded length, a median of 372 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most B.V. Larson books, 69 of 103, were published in the 2010s.

When B.V. Larson books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when B.V. Larson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 69 titles.

2010s
69
2020s
34

103 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the B.V. Larson books are about

6 of the 103 B.V. Larson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: extraterrestrial beings is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.