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S.M. Stirling Books in Order

S.M. Stirling has written 96 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is Snow Brother (1985) and the newest is Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #18 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
96
Published
1985–2026
Confirmed
96 of 96 titles
Pages on record
22,749 in 54 of 96 books
Reading time
379–569 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,749 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 96 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of S.M. Stirling, author

Born in France on September 30, 1953, Stephen Michael Stirling writes science fiction and fantasy as S.M. Stirling and holds Canadian and American nationality. Stirling is the author of the Draka alternate history novels, the Nantucket books combining time travel with alternate history, and the Emberverse. The catalogue starts with Snow Brother (1985), then The Sharpest Edge (1986), Marching Through Georgia (1988) and Under the Yoke (1989). Series include Raj Whitehall, Fifth Millennium, Island in the Sea of Time, Dies the Fire, Lords of Creation, Shadowspawn and T2. Subjects include time travel, the regression of civilization, imaginary wars and space warfare.

How many S.M. Stirling books are there?

S.M. Stirling has 96 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 18 separate series.

S.M. Stirling Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 96 S.M. Stirling 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 Marching Through Georgia by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the Draka series (1988)
  2. Cover of Man-Kzin Wars II by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Man-Kzin Wars series (1989)
  3. Cover of Under the Yoke by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Draka series (1989)
  4. Cover of The Cage, book 3 of the Fifth Millenium series (1989)
  5. Cover of The Stone Dogs by S.M. Stirling, book 3 of the Draka series (1990)
  6. Cover of The Forge by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1991)
  7. Cover of Man-Kzin Wars IV, book 4 of the Man-Kzin Wars series (1991)
  8. Cover of Shadow's Son by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Fifth Millenium series (1991)
  9. Cover of The Children's Hour by S.M. Stirling, book 5 of the Man-Kzin Wars series (1991)
  10. Cover of The Hammer by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1992)
  11. Cover of Saber and Shadow by S.M. Stirling, book 8 of the Fifth Millenium series (1992)
  12. Cover of Prince of Sparta by S.M. Stirling, book 3 of the Falkenberg's Legion series (1993)
  13. Cover of The City Who Fought by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Brainship series (1993)
  14. Cover of The Steel by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1993)
  15. Cover of The Rose Sea by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the S.M. Stirling Standalone Novels series (1994)
  16. Cover of The Sword by S.M. Stirling, book 5 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1995)
  17. Cover of The Rising by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the Flight Engineer Series (1996)
  18. Cover of Drakon by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Draka series (1996)
  19. Cover of The Ship Avenged by S.M. Stirling, book 7 of the Brainship series (1997)
  20. Cover of Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the Island In The Sea Of Time series (1998)
  21. Cover of Against the Tide of Years by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Island In The Sea Of Time series (1999)
  22. Cover of The Privateer by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Flight Engineer Series (1999)
  23. Cover of Infiltrator by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the T2 series (2000)
  24. Cover of On the Oceans of Eternity by S.M. Stirling, book 3 of the Island In The Sea Of Time series (2000)
  1. 1
    Snow BrotherFifth Millenium #11985 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985251
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  2. 2
    The Sharpest EdgeFifth Millenium #21986 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986255
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  3. 3
    Marching Through GeorgiaDraka #11988 · 410 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988410
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  4. 4
    Man-Kzin Wars IIMan-Kzin Wars #21989 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989320
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  5. 5
    Under the YokeDraka #21989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  6. 6
    The CageFifth Millenium #31989 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989402
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  7. 7
    Man-Kzin Wars IIIMan-Kzin Wars #31990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  8. 8
    The Stone DogsDraka #31990 · 10 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199010
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  9. 9
    The ForgeRaj Whitehall/The General #11991 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991336
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  10. 10
    Man-Kzin Wars IVMan-Kzin Wars #41991 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991311
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  11. 11
    Shadow's SonFifth Millenium #41991 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991448
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  12. 12
    The Children's HourMan-Kzin Wars #51991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  13. 13
    The HammerRaj Whitehall/The General #21992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992320
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  14. 14
    Saber and ShadowFifth Millenium #81992 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992384
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  15. 15
    Prince of SpartaFalkenberg's Legion #31993 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993383
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  16. 16
    The AnvilRaj Whitehall/The General #31993 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993301
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  17. 17
    The City Who FoughtBrainship #41993 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993448
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  18. 18
    The SteelRaj Whitehall/The General #41993 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993320
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  19. 19
    The Rose SeaS.M. Stirling Standalone Novels #11994 · 412 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994412
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  20. 20
    The SwordRaj Whitehall/The General #51995 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995352
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  21. 21
    The RisingFlight Engineer Series #11996 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996384
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  22. 22
    DrakonDraka #41996 · 399 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996399
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  23. 23
    The ChosenRaj Whitehall/The General #61996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  24. 24
    A Darker GeometryMan-Kzin Wars #91996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  25. 25
    The Ship AvengedBrainship #71997 · 405 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997405
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  26. 26
    Island in the Sea of TimeIsland In The Sea Of Time #11998 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998608
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  27. 27
    The Best of All Possible WarsMan-Kzin Wars #101998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  28. 28
    Against the Tide of YearsIsland In The Sea Of Time #21999 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999454
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  29. 29
    The PrivateerFlight Engineer Series #21999 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999320
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  30. 30
    The ReformerRaj Whitehall/The General #71999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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S.M. Stirling characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

S.M. Stirling 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.

Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond in order

19 books
  1. 1. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #1
  2. 2. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #2
  3. 3. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #3
  4. 4. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #4
  5. 5. Eric Flint's 1632 & BeyondIssue #5
  6. 6. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #6
  7. 7. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #7
  8. 8. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #8
  9. 9. 1632 & Beyond Christmas Special Issue #1
  10. 10. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #9
  11. 11. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #10
  12. 12. Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #11
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Man-Kzin Wars in order

8 books
  1. 2. Man-Kzin Wars II
  2. 3. Man-Kzin Wars III
  3. 4. Man-Kzin Wars IV
  4. 5. The Children's Hour
  5. 9. A Darker Geometry
  6. 10. The Best of All Possible Wars
  7. 13. The House of the Kzinti
  8. 14. Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War

Emberverse Universe books in order

8 books by S.M. Stirling
  1. 4. The Sunrise Lands
  2. 5. The Scourge of God
  3. 6. The Sword of the Lady
  4. 7. The High King of Montival
  5. 8. The Tears of the Sun
  6. 9. Lord of Mountains
  7. 10. The Given Sacrifice
  8. 12. The Change

Raj Whitehall/The General in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Forge
  2. 2. The Hammer
  3. 3. The Anvil
  4. 4. The Steel
  5. 5. The Sword
  6. 6. The Chosen
  7. 7. The Reformer

Fifth Millenium in order

5 books
  1. 1. Snow Brother
  2. 2. The Sharpest Edge
  3. 3. The Cage
  4. 4. Shadow's Son
  5. 8. Saber and Shadow

Draka in order

5 books
  1. 1. Marching Through Georgia
  2. 2. Under the Yoke
  3. 3. The Stone Dogs
  4. 4. Drakon
  5. 5. Drakas!

Rudi's Children in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Golden Princess
  2. 2. The Desert and the Blade
  3. 3. Prince of Outcasts
  4. 4. The Sea Peoples
  5. 5. The Sky-Blue Wolves

S.M. Stirling Standalone Novels

4 books

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

Flight Engineer Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Rising
  2. 2. The Privateer
  3. 3. The Independent Command

Island In The Sea Of Time in order

3 books
  1. 1. Island in the Sea of Time
  2. 2. Against the Tide of Years
  3. 3. On the Oceans of Eternity

T2 in order

3 books
  1. 1. Infiltrator
  2. 2. Rising Storm
  3. 3. The Future War

Lords Of Creation in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sky People
  2. 2. In the Courts of the Crimson Kings
  3. 3. The Lords of Creation

Dies The Fire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dies the Fire
  2. 2. The Protector's War
  3. 3. A Meeting at Corvallis

Shadowspawn in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Taint in the Blood
  2. 2. The Council of Shadows
  3. 3. Shadows of Falling Night

Alternate World War in order

3 books
  1. 1. Black Chamber
  2. 2. Theater of Spies
  3. 3. Shadows of Annihilation

Arc of Ares in order

3 books
  1. 1. Violent Blue Yonder
  2. 2. Thin Red Tales
  3. 3. On The Sea

Make the Darkness Light in order

2 books
  1. 1. To Turn the Tide
  2. 2. The Winds of Fate

Brainship in order

2 books
  1. 4. The City Who Fought
  2. 7. The Ship Avenged

S.M. Stirling Short Story

1 book

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

General Series in order

1 book
  1. 1. Hope Rearmed

Tales from the Black Chamber in order

1 book
  1. 1. Daggers in Darkness

Pax Astra Series in order

1 book
  1. 1. Rome to the Stars

Ranks of Bronze in order

1 book
  1. 2. Foreign Legions

Falkenberg's Legion in order

1 book
  1. 3. Prince of Sparta

Legends Of The Riftwar in order

1 book
  1. 3. Jimmy the Hand

Do you have to read S.M. Stirling books in order?

You only need to read S.M. Stirling books in order within each series: the books listed here span 18 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with S.M. Stirling

Start with the first book of the S.M. Stirling series you want to read: Emberverse Universe starts with Dies the Fire (2004), Change starts with Island in the Sea of Time (1998) and General/Raj Whitehall starts with The Forge (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is Snow Brother (1985).

What is the newest S.M. Stirling book?

Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #18 (2026) is the newest S.M. Stirling book released so far.

Is there a new S.M. Stirling book coming?

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

Award nominations for S.M. Stirling

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

  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2003Shortlistedfor Worlds That Weren't

S.M. Stirling at a glance

Still publishing
S.M. Stirling published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
S.M. Stirling books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,749 pages across the 54 of 96 books with a recorded length, a median of 394 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most S.M. Stirling books, 29 of 96, were published in the 2020s.

What the S.M. Stirling books are about

59 of the 96 S.M. Stirling 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 34 of 59. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.