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Victor Milan Books in Order

Victor Milan has written 48 books, published between 1980 and 2018. The first book is The Sundered Realm (1980) and the newest is Evernight (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
48
Published
1980–2018
Confirmed
2 of 48 titles
Pages on record
6,904 in 25 of 48 books
Reading time
115–173 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,904 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 48 titles with a page count on record.

See all 48 books in order Printable Victor Milan checklist

Victor Milan, full name Victor Woodward Milán, lived from August 3, 1954 to February 13, 2018. The American writer is remembered for libertarian science fiction and for a strong interest in cybernetics. The catalogue lists 48 books from 1980 to 2018, beginning with The Sundered Realm, The City in the Glacier and The Destiny Stone (1980). The Cybernetic Samurai (1985) is part of the list, and series include War of Powers, Stormrider, Dinosaur Lords and Cybernetic Samurai. Subject tags include dinosaurs, World War III, westerns, genies and Japan, and Evernight (2018) is the last title.

How many Victor Milan books are there?

Victor Milan has 48 books, released between 1980 and 2018. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Victor Milan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 48 Victor Milan 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 The Destiny Stone by Victor Milan, book 2 of the War of Powers series (1980)
  2. Cover of The Fallen Ones by Victor Milan, book 4 of the War of Powers series (1982)
  3. Cover of In the Shadow of Omizantrim by Victor Milan, book 5 of the War of Powers series (1982)
  4. Cover of The War Party by Victor Milan (1984)
  5. Cover of The Cybernetic Samurai by Victor Milan, book 1 of the Cybernetic Samurai series (1985)
  6. Cover of Thunder of Hell by Victor Milan, book 3 of the Guardians series (1985)
  7. Cover of War Zone by Victor Milan, book 6 of the Guardians series (1986)
  8. Cover of Freedom Fight by Victor Milan, book 10 of the Guardians series (1988)
  9. Cover of Valley of the Gods by Victor Milan, book 11 of the Guardians series (1988)
  10. Cover of Steele by Victor Milan, book 1 of the Steele series (1989)
  11. Cover of Cold Steele by Victor Milan, book 2 of the Steele series (1989)
  12. Cover of The Cybernetic Shogun by Victor Milan, book 2 of the Cybernetic Samurai series (1990)
  13. Cover of Killer Steele by Victor Milan, book 3 of the Steele series (1990)
  14. Cover of Jagged Steele by Victor Milan, book 4 of the Steele series (1990)
  15. Cover of Death From Above by Victor Milan, book 14 of the Guardians series (1990)
  16. Cover of Stormrider by Victor Milan, book 1 of the Stormrider series (1992)
  17. Cover of River of Fire by Victor Milan, book 2 of the Stormrider series (1993)
  18. Cover of From the Depths by Victor Milan, book 35 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1993)
  19. Cover of War in Tethyr by Victor Milan, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: The Nobles series (1995)
  20. Cover of CLD by Victor Milan (1995)
  21. Cover of Flight of the Falcon by Victor Milan, book 20 of the BattleTech Universe series (2004)
  22. Cover of A Rending of Falcons by Victor Milan, book 28 of the BattleTech Universe series (2007)
  23. Cover of The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milan, book 1 of the Dinosaur Lords series (2015)
  24. Cover of The Dinosaur Knights by Victor Milan, book 2 of the Dinosaur Lords series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Sundered RealmWar of Powers #11980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  2. 2
    The Destiny StoneWar of Powers #21980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  3. 3
    The City in the GlacierWar of Powers #31980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  4. 4
    Adah: The World's Delight1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  5. 5
    The Fallen OnesWar of Powers #41982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  6. 6
    In the Shadow of OmizantrimWar of Powers #51982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  7. 7
    Demon of the Dark OnesWar of Powers #61982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  8. 8
    The War Party1984 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984208
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  9. 9
    The Cybernetic SamuraiCybernetic Samurai #11985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    The GuardiansGuardians #11985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  11. 11
    Trial by FireGuardians #21985 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985231
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  12. 12
    Thunder of HellGuardians #31985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  13. 13
    Night of the PhoenixGuardians #41985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  14. 14
    Armageddon RunGuardians #51986 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986182
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  15. 15
    War ZoneGuardians #61986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  16. 16
    Runespear1987 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987288
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  17. 17
    Brute ForceGuardians #71987 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987217
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  18. 18
    Desolation RoadGuardians #81987 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987219
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  19. 19
    Vengeance DayGuardians #91987 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987201
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  20. 20
    Freedom FightGuardians #101988 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988200
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  21. 21
    Valley of the GodsGuardians #111988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  22. 22
    Plague YearsGuardians #121988 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988200
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  23. 23
    SteeleSteele #11989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  24. 24
    Cold SteeleSteele #21989 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989194
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  25. 25
    Devil's DealGuardians #131989 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989215
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  26. 26
    The Cybernetic ShogunCybernetic Samurai #21990 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990272
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  27. 27
    Killer SteeleSteele #31990 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990185
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  28. 28
    Jagged SteeleSteele #41990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  29. 29
    Death From AboveGuardians #141990 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990202
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  30. 30
    Snake EyesGuardians #151990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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Victor Milan 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.

Guardians in order

16 books
  1. 1. The Guardians
  2. 2. Trial by Fire
  3. 3. Thunder of Hell
  4. 4. Night of the Phoenix
  5. 5. Armageddon Run
  6. 6. War Zone
  7. 7. Brute Force
  8. 8. Desolation Road
  9. 9. Vengeance Day
  10. 10. Freedom Fight
  11. 11. Valley of the Gods
  12. 12. Plague Years
  13. and 4 more in the table above

War of Powers in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Sundered Realm
  2. 2. The Destiny Stone
  3. 3. The City in the Glacier
  4. 4. The Fallen Ones
  5. 5. In the Shadow of Omizantrim
  6. 6. Demon of the Dark Ones

Steele books in order

5 books by Victor Milan
  1. 1. Steele
  2. 2. Cold Steele
  3. 3. Killer Steele
  4. 4. Jagged Steele
  5. 7. Fugitive Steele

Stormrider in order

3 books
  1. 1. Stormrider
  2. 2. River of Fire
  3. 3. Lord of the Plains

Dinosaur Lords in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Dinosaur Lords
  2. 2. The Dinosaur Knights
  3. 3. The Dinosaur Princess

BattleTech Universe in order

3 books
  1. 5. Close Quarters
  2. 20. Flight of the Falcon
  3. 28. A Rending of Falcons

Cybernetic Samurai in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Cybernetic Samurai
  2. 2. The Cybernetic Shogun

BattleTech Legends in order

2 books
  1. 17. Black Dragon
  2. 70. Hearts of Chaos

Forgotten Realms: The Nobles in order

1 book
  1. 2. War in Tethyr

Wild Cards books in order

1 book by Victor Milan
  1. 30. Evernight

Star Trek: TOS in order

1 book
  1. 35. From the Depths

Standalone books

5 books

5 Victor Milan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Victor Milan books in order?

You only need to read Victor Milan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Victor Milan

Start with The Sundered Realm (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Victor Milan book?

Evernight (2018) is the newest Victor Milan book released so far.

Is there a new Victor Milan book coming?

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

Victor Milan at a glance

Died
Victor Milan died in 2018, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Victor Milan on record dates from 2018.
Release pace
Victor Milan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,904 pages across the 25 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victor Milan books, 25 of 48, were published in the 1980s.
Corroboration
1 of the 48 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 2 in at least three.

What the Victor Milan books are about

37 of the 48 Victor Milan 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 9 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.