Brian Daley Books in Order
42 books are credited to Brian Daley, published between 1977 and 2021; 5 of them appeared after Brian Daley's death in 1996. The first book is The Doomfarers of Coramonde (1977) and the newest is Patron (As: Jack McKinney) (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 21 of the 42 books listed here are in the Robotech series, which has its own page: Robotech books in order.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1977–2021
- Confirmed
- 1 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,615 in 11 of 42 books
Brian Daley (1947–1996) was an American science fiction novelist who also adapted the Star Wars radio dramas and wrote every episode. The catalogue holds 42 books, opening with The Doomfarers of Coramonde (1977). Titles include Han Solo at Stars' End (1979), Han Solo's Revenge (1979), Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (1980) and Tron (1982). Series include Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures, Robotech, GammaLAW, Coramonde, Black Hole Travel Agency and Alacrity FitzHugh and Hobart Floyt, and Patron (2021) carries the name Jack McKinney.
How many Brian Daley books are there?
Brian Daley has 42 books, released between 1977 and 2021. 5 of them were published after Brian Daley's death in 1996. They include 6 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Brian Daley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Brian Daley 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 September 2026.
- 119773561/4
- 219791831/4
- 31979–3/4
- 41979–1/4
- 519791981/4
- 6A Tapestry of Magics1980 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/419802891/4
- 719801851/4
- 8Tron1982 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419822021/4
- 91985–1/4
- 101985–1/4
- 1119863401/4
- 121987–1/4
- 1319872151/4
- 141987–1/4
- 151987–1/4
- 161987–1/4
- 1719872161/4
- 1819872151/4
- 1919872161/4
- 201987–1/4
- 211987–1/4
- 221987–1/4
- 231987–1/4
- 241988–1/4
- 251988–1/4
- 261988–1/4
- 271988–1/4
- 281988–1/4
- 29Kaduna Memories (As: Jack McKinney)1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 301990–1/4
- 311991–1/4
- 321991–1/4
- 331992–1/4
- 341993–1/4
- 351994–1/4
- 361995–1/4
- 371996–1/4
- 381998–1/4
- 391998–1/4
- 401998–1/4
- 411999–1/4
- 42Patron (As: Jack McKinney)2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Brian Daley series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Robotech books in order 21 books
Brian Daley 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.
Black Hole Travel Agency in order
4 booksGammaLAW in order
4 booksStar Wars: The Han Solo Adventures in order
3 booksAlacrity FitzHugh and Hobart Floyt in order
3 booksCoramonde in order
2 booksStar Wars Legends in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Brian Daley titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brian Daley books in order?
You only need to read Brian Daley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Brian Daley
Start with Genesis (1987), the first Robotech book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Doomfarers of Coramonde (1977).
What is the newest Brian Daley book?
Patron (As: Jack McKinney) (2021) is the newest Brian Daley book released so far.
Is there a new Brian Daley book coming?
No next Brian Daley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brian Daley at a glance
- Died
- Brian Daley died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Brian Daley are still being published after Brian Daley's death in 1996; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Brian Daley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,615 pages across the 11 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brian Daley books, 23 of 42, were published in the 1980s.
What the Brian Daley books are about
16 of the 42 Brian Daley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 5 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 5 of 16 books
- Space warfare 4 of 16 books
- CollectionID:swIRa 3 of 16 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 16 books
- Han Solo (Fictitious character) 2 of 16 books
- Science Fiction - General 2 of 16 books