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David Weber Books in Order

David Weber has written 90 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is Insurrection (1990) and the newest is Challenges (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
90
Published
1990–2025
Confirmed
88 of 90 titles
Pages on record
38,582 in 66 of 90 books
Reading time
643–965 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 38,582 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 90 titles with a page count on record.

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David Mark Weber, born October 24, 1952, is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. The Honor Harrington books are his best-known work, and his first novel, written with Steve White, sold to Baen Books in 1989; Baen has remained his principal publisher. Weber's catalogue holds 90 titles from Insurrection (1990) to Challenges (2025), spanning the Honorverse, Safehold, War God, Dahak and Gordian Division series. Space warfare, women soldiers and imaginary wars and battles run through the recorded subjects.

How many David Weber books are there?

David Weber has 90 books, released between 1990 and 2025. They include 14 separate series.

David Weber Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 90 David Weber 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.

  1. Cover of Insurrection by David Weber, book 1 of the Starfire series (1990)
  2. Cover of Mutineers' Moon by David Weber, book 1 of the Dahak series (1991)
  3. Cover of On Basilisk Station by David Weber, book 1 of the Honorverse series (1992)
  4. Cover of Path of the Fury by David Weber, book 1 of the Fury series (1992)
  5. Cover of Crusade, book 2 of the Starfire series (1992)
  6. Cover of The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber, book 2 of the Dahak series (1993)
  7. Cover of The Honor of the Queen by David Weber, book 2 of the Honorverse series (1993)
  8. Cover of The Short Victorious War by David Weber, book 3 of the Honorverse series (1994)
  9. Cover of Field of Dishonor by David Weber, book 4 of the Honorverse series (1994)
  10. Cover of Oath of Swords by David Weber, book 1 of the War God series (1995)
  11. Cover of Flag in Exile by David Weber, book 5 of the Honorverse series (1995)
  12. Cover of Heirs of Empire by David Weber, book 3 of the Dahak series (1996)
  13. Cover of Honor Among Enemies by David Weber, book 6 of the Honorverse series (1996)
  14. Cover of In Death Ground by David Weber, book 3 of the Starfire series (1997)
  15. Cover of In Enemy Hands by David Weber, book 7 of the Honorverse series (1997)
  16. Cover of The Apocalypse Troll by David Weber, book 1 of the David Weber Standalone Novels series (1998)
  17. Cover of The War God's Own by David Weber, book 2 of the War God series (1998)
  18. Cover of Echoes of Honor by David Weber, book 11 of the Honorverse series (1998)
  19. Cover of "The Stray" by David Weber, book 12 of the Honorverse series (1999)
  20. Cover of Ashes of Victory by David Weber, book 17 of the Honorverse series (2000)
  21. Cover of The Excalibur Alternative by David Weber, book 3 of the Ranks of Bronze series (2001)
  22. Cover of "Changer of Worlds" by David Weber, book 18 of the Honorverse series (2001)
  23. Cover of 1633 by David Weber, book 2 of the Ring of Fire series (2002)
  24. Cover of The Shiva Option, book 4 of the Starfire series (2002)
  1. 1
    InsurrectionStarfire #11990 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990416
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  2. 2
    Mutineers' MoonDahak #11991 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991315
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  3. 3
    On Basilisk StationHonorverse #11992 · 458 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992458
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  4. 4
    Path of the FuryFury #11992 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992432
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  5. 5
    CrusadeStarfire #21992 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992432
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  6. 6
    The Armageddon InheritanceDahak #21993 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993344
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  7. 7
    The Honor of the QueenHonorverse #21993 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993371
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  8. 8
    The Short Victorious WarHonorverse #31994 · 343 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994343
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  9. 9
    Field of DishonorHonorverse #41994 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994416
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  10. 10
    Oath of SwordsWar God #11995 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995576
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  11. 11
    Flag in ExileHonorverse #51995 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995416
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  12. 12
    Heirs of EmpireDahak #31996 · 533 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996533
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  13. 13
    Honor Among EnemiesHonorverse #61996 · 538 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996538
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  14. 14
    In Death GroundStarfire #31997 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997640
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  15. 15
    In Enemy HandsHonorverse #71997 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997352
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  16. 16
    The Apocalypse TrollDavid Weber Standalone Novels #11998 · 398 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998398
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  17. 17
    The War God's OwnWar God #21998 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998382
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  18. 18
    Echoes of HonorHonorverse #111998 · 736 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998736
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  19. 19
    "The Stray"Honorverse #121999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  20. 20
    Ashes of VictoryHonorverse #172000 · 647 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000647
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  21. 21
    The Excalibur AlternativeRanks of Bronze #32001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  22. 22
    "Changer of Worlds"Honorverse #182001 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001480
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  23. 23
    1633Ring of Fire #22002 · 688 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002688
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  24. 24
    The Shiva OptionStarfire #42002 · 768 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002768
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  25. 25
    War of HonorHonorverse #222002 · 869 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002869
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  26. 26
    Crown of SlavesHonorverse #292003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  27. 27
    Wind Rider's OathWar God #32004 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004592
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  28. 28
    The Shadow of SaganamiHonorverse #302004 · 755 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004755
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  29. 29
    Bolo!Bolo #12005 · 483 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005483
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  30. 30
    Old SoldiersBolo #92005 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005400
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David Weber series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

David Weber books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Gordian Division in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Gordion Protocol
  2. 2. The Valkyrie Protocol
  3. 3. The Janus File
  4. 4. The Weltall File
  5. 5. The Dyson File
  6. 6. The Thermopylae Protocol

War God in order

5 books
  1. 1. Oath of Swords
  2. 2. The War God's Own
  3. 3. Wind Rider's Oath
  4. 4. War Maid's Choice
  5. 5. The Sword of the South

Starfire in order

4 books
  1. 1. Insurrection
  2. 2. Crusade
  3. 3. In Death Ground
  4. 4. The Shiva Option

Ring of Fire books in order

4 books by David Weber
  1. 2. 1633
  2. 6. 1634: The Baltic War
  3. 31. 1637: The Transylvanian Decision
  4. 32. 1638: The Sovereign States

Dahak in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mutineers' Moon
  2. 2. The Armageddon Inheritance
  3. 3. Heirs of Empire

New Multiverse in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hell's Gate
  2. 2. Hell Hath No Fury
  3. 3. The Road to Hell

Out of the Dark in order

3 books
  1. 1. Out of the Dark
  2. 2. Into the Light
  3. 3. To Challenge Heaven

Ascent To Empire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Of Shadows and Caves
  2. 2. Governor
  3. 3. Rebel

Fury in order

2 books
  1. 1. Path of the Fury
  2. 2. In Fury Born

Bolo in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bolo!
  2. 9. Old Soldiers

Honorverse Companion in order

2 books
  1. 1. Jayne's Intelligence Review
  2. 2. The Havenite Republican Navy

Star Kingdom in order

2 books
  1. 4. A New Clan
  2. 5. Friends Indeed

Worlds of Honor in order

2 books
  1. 7. What Price Victory?
  2. 8. Challenges

David Weber Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

David Weber Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

David Weber Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Tales of Honor Volume 1: On Basilisk Station

Year's Best Military & Adventure SF in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015

Expanded Honor in order

1 book
  1. 1. Toll of Honor

Ranks of Bronze in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Excalibur Alternative

Janissaries in order

1 book
  1. 4. Mamelukes

Do you have to read David Weber books in order?

You only need to read David Weber books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read David Weber books in?

Read David Weber one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Safehold starts with Off Armageddon Reef (2007), Honorverse starts with On Basilisk Station (1992) and Honor Harrington starts with On Basilisk Station (1992). The earliest catalogued title overall is Insurrection (1990).

What is the newest David Weber book?

Challenges (2025) is the newest David Weber book released so far.

Is there a new David Weber book coming?

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

Awards David Weber has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for David Weber. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Phoenix Award1997Won
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2001Shortlistedfor Ashes of Victory

David Weber at a glance

Still publishing
David Weber published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
David Weber books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
38,582 pages across the 66 of 90 books with a recorded length, a median of 553 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Weber books, 28 of 90, were published in the 2010s.

What the David Weber books are about

69 of the 90 David Weber 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 38 of 69. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.