Dayton Ward Books in Order
Dayton Ward has written 42 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Interphase, Part 1 (2001) and the newest is To Defy Fate (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 18 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,698 in 18 of 42 books
Dayton Ward is an American science fiction author, born in 1967, known mainly for Star Trek novels and short stories. Ward's fiction began in the Strange New Worlds anthology, with a story in each of its first three volumes, which under the anthology's rules ended Ward's eligibility; later writers who matched the feat were said to have earned a Wardy. The catalogue holds 42 books published between 2001 and 2026, from Interphase, Part 1 (2001) to To Defy Fate (2026). Starships, interplanetary voyages and space warfare are the recurring subjects. Kevin Dilmore is credited alongside Ward on 12 titles, and the Last World War and 24 series sit beside the Star Trek work.
How many Dayton Ward books are there?
Dayton Ward has 42 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Dayton Ward Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Dayton Ward 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.
- 12001–2/4
- 22001–2/4
- 32002–2/4
- 42002–2/4
- 52002–2/4
- 620023283/4
- 72002–3/4
- 820034821/4
- 92003–2/4
- 1020043162/4
- 1120043322/4
- 122004–2/4
- 132004–2/4
- 14The Genesis Protocol2006 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/420063761/4
- 152006–1/4
- 1620064202/4
- 172006–2/4
- 1820083581/4
- 192009–2/4
- 2020104941/4
- 212011–3/4
- 2220113422/4
- 232012–2/4
- 242012–3/4
- 252013–3/4
- 2620143722/4
- 272014–2/4
- 282014–3/4
- 292014–3/4
- 302015–3/4
- 312015–3/4
- 3220163341/4
- 3320163842/4
- 3420173523/4
- 3520174003/4
- 3620184003/4
- 3720193683/4
- 3820213043/4
- 3920233363/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412026–3/4
- 422026–3/4
Dayton Ward 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.
Star Trek: Starfleet Corps Of Engineers in order
9 booksStar Trek: TOS (Original) in order
6 booksStar Trek: Vanguard in order
4 booksStar Trek: The Next Generation (Original) in order
3 books- 31. Headlong Flight
- 32. Hearts and Minds
- 33. Available Light
Last World War in order
2 booksStar Trek: Discovery in order
2 booksStar Trek: The Next Generation: A Time To... in order
2 booksStar Trek: Typhon Pact in order
2 booksStar Trek: Picard in order
2 books- 7. To Defy Fate
- 8. To Defy Fate
Star Trek: Mere Anarchy in order
1 book4400 in order
1 book- 1. Wet Work
Star Trek: The Fall in order
1 book24 in order
1 bookStar Trek: Coda Trilogy in order
1 bookStar Trek: Seekers in order
1 bookStar Trek: TOS: Legacies in order
1 bookStar Trek: The Next Generation (Relaunch) in order
1 book- 12. Pliable Truths
Star Trek: TOS in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Dayton Ward title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dayton Ward books in order?
You only need to read Dayton Ward books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dayton Ward
Start with Interphase, Part 1 (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dayton Ward book?
To Defy Fate (2026) is the newest Dayton Ward book released so far.
Is there a new Dayton Ward book coming?
No next Dayton Ward book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dayton Ward at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dayton Ward published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Dayton Ward books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,698 pages across the 18 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 363 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dayton Ward books, 19 of 42, were published in the 2000s.
What the Dayton Ward books are about
20 of the 42 Dayton Ward 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 12 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 12 of 20 books
- Space opera 5 of 20 books
- Space ships 5 of 20 books
- Interplanetary voyages 4 of 20 books
- Star Trek fiction 4 of 20 books
- CollectionID:TNGrelaunch 3 of 20 books
- Space warfare 3 of 20 books
- CollectionID:DISorig 2 of 20 books
- CollectionID:TNGtime 2 of 20 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 20 books
- Science fiction, military 2 of 20 books