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William C. Dietz Books in Order

William C. Dietz has written 66 books, published between 1986 and 2025. The first book is Galactic Bounty / War World (1986) and the newest is Red Dawn (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
66
Published
1986–2025
Pages on record
9,128 in 31 of 66 books
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William Corey Dietz, January 30, 1945 to March 15, 2026, was an American science fiction writer working principally in military science fiction and video game novelizations. Sixty-six titles are catalogued, from Galactic Bounty / War World (1986) to Red Dawn (2025). Series include Sam McCade, Drifter, Winds of War, Mutant Files, America Rising and Star Wars: Dark Forces, and Legion of the Damned stands as the recurring character entry. Subjects name space opera, space warfare, human-alien encounters and imaginary wars. David Drake shares credit on one title.

How many William C. Dietz books are there?

William C. Dietz has 66 books, released between 1986 and 2025. They include 14 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

William C. Dietz Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 66 William C. Dietz 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 Freehold by William C. Dietz (1987)
  2. Cover of Imperial Bounty by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Sam McCade series (1988)
  3. Cover of Cluster Command, book 2 of the Crisis Of Empire series (1989)
  4. Cover of Alien Bounty by William C. Dietz, book 3 of the Sam McCade series (1990)
  5. Cover of McCade's Bounty by William C. Dietz, book 4 of the Sam McCade series (1990)
  6. Cover of Drifter's Run by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Drifter series (1992)
  7. Cover of Drifter's War by William C. Dietz, book 3 of the Drifter series (1992)
  8. Cover of Legion of the Damned by William C. Dietz, book 1 of the Legion series (1993)
  9. Cover of The Final Battle by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Legion series (1995)
  10. Cover of Soldier for the Empire by William C. Dietz, book 1 of the Star Wars: Dark Forces series (1997)
  11. Cover of Rebel Agent by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Star Wars: Dark Forces series (1998)
  12. Cover of Jedi Knight by William C. Dietz, book 3 of the Star Wars: Dark Forces series (1998)
  13. Cover of By Blood Alone by William C. Dietz, book 3 of the Legion series (1999)
  14. Cover of By Force of Arms by William C. Dietz, book 4 of the Legion series (2000)
  15. Cover of DeathDay by William C. Dietz, book 1 of the Sauron series (2001)
  16. Cover of EarthRise by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Sauron series (2002)
  17. Cover of The Flood by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Halo: The Original series (2003)
  18. Cover of For More Than Glory by William C. Dietz, book 5 of the Legion series (2003)
  19. Cover of McCade for Hire by William C. Dietz, book 5 of the Sam McCade series (2004)
  20. Cover of For Those Who Fell by William C. Dietz, book 6 of the Legion series (2004)
  21. Cover of Runner by William C. Dietz, book 1 of the Run series (2005)
  22. Cover of Logos Run by William C. Dietz, book 2 of the Run series (2006)
  23. Cover of When All Seems Lost by William C. Dietz, book 7 of the Legion series (2007)
  24. Cover of Snake Eye by William C. Dietz (2008)
  1. 1
    Galactic Bounty / War WorldSam McCade #11986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  2. 2
    Freehold1987 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987188
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  3. 3
    Imperial BountySam McCade #21988 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988278
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  4. 4
    Cluster CommandCrisis Of Empire #21989 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989276
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  5. 5
    Prison Planet1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  6. 6
    Matrix ManRex Corvan #11990 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19901
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  7. 7
    Alien BountySam McCade #31990 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19901
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  8. 8
    McCade's BountySam McCade #41990 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990224
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  9. 9
    DrifterDrifter #11991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    Drifter's RunDrifter #21992 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992208
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  11. 11
    Mars PrimeRex Corvan #21992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  12. 12
    Drifter's WarDrifter #31992 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992230
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  13. 13
    Legion of the DamnedLegion #11993 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993352
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  14. 14
    Bodyguard1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  15. 15
    The Final BattleLegion #21995 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995400
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  16. 16
    Where the Ships Die1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  17. 17
    Soldier for the EmpireStar Wars: Dark Forces #11997 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997127
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  18. 18
    Rebel AgentStar Wars: Dark Forces #21998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  19. 19
    Jedi KnightStar Wars: Dark Forces #31998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  20. 20
    Steelheart1998 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998323
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  21. 21
    By Blood AloneLegion #31999 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999384
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  22. 22
    By Force of ArmsLegion #42000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  23. 23
    DeathDaySauron #12001 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001368
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  24. 24
    EarthRiseSauron #22002 · 418 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002418
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  25. 25
    The FloodHalo: The Original #22003 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003416
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  26. 26
    For More Than GloryLegion #52003 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003496
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  27. 27
    McCade for HireSam McCade #52004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  28. 28
    For Those Who FellLegion #62004 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004410
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  29. 29
    RunnerRun #12005 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005424
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  30. 30
    Logos RunRun #22006 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006368
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William C. Dietz 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.

Winds of War in order

11 books
  1. 1. Red Ice
  2. 2. Red Flood
  3. 3. Red Dragon
  4. 4. Red Thunder
  5. 5. Red Tide
  6. 6. Red Sands
  7. 7. Red River
  8. 8. Red Dog
  9. 9. Red Line
  10. 10. Red Rover
  11. 11. Red Dawn

Legion in order

10 books
  1. 1. Legion of the Damned
  2. 2. The Final Battle
  3. 3. By Blood Alone
  4. 4. By Force of Arms
  5. 5. For More Than Glory
  6. 6. For Those Who Fell
  7. 7. When All Seems Lost
  8. 8. When Duty Calls
  9. 9. A Fighting Chance
  10. 10. From the Ashes

Sam McCade in order

5 books
  1. 1. Galactic Bounty / War World
  2. 2. Imperial Bounty
  3. 3. Alien Bounty
  4. 4. McCade's Bounty
  5. 5. McCade for Hire

Drifter in order

3 books
  1. 1. Drifter
  2. 2. Drifter's Run
  3. 3. Drifter's War

Star Wars: Dark Forces in order

3 books
  1. 1. Soldier for the Empire
  2. 2. Rebel Agent
  3. 3. Jedi Knight

Prequel Legion in order

3 books
  1. 1. Andromeda's Fall
  2. 2. Andromeda's Choice
  3. 3. Andromeda's War

Mutant Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. Deadeye
  2. 2. Redzone
  3. 3. Graveyard

America Rising in order

3 books
  1. 1. Into the Guns
  2. 2. Seek and Destroy
  3. 3. Battle Hymn

Rex Corvan in order

2 books
  1. 1. Matrix Man
  2. 2. Mars Prime

Sauron in order

2 books
  1. 1. DeathDay
  2. 2. EarthRise

Run in order

2 books
  1. 1. Runner
  2. 2. Logos Run

Zak Cato in order

2 books
  1. 1. At Empire's Edge
  2. 2. Bones of Empire

Resistance Universe in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Gathering Storm
  2. 2. A Hole in the Sky

Crickets in order

2 books
  1. 1. Crickets
  2. 2. Crickets 2

Starcraft II in order

1 book
  1. 1. Heaven's Devils

Crisis Of Empire in order

1 book
  1. 2. Cluster Command

Halo: The Original in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Flood

Mass Effect in order

1 book
  1. 4. Deception

Standalone books

9 books

9 William C. Dietz titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William C. Dietz books in order?

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

Where to start with William C. Dietz

Start with Galactic Bounty / War World (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William C. Dietz book?

Red Dawn (2025) is the newest William C. Dietz book released so far.

Is there a new William C. Dietz book coming?

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

William C. Dietz at a glance

Died
William C. Dietz died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to William C. Dietz on record dates from 2025.
Release pace
William C. Dietz books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,128 pages across the 31 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William C. Dietz books, 18 of 66, were published in the 2010s.

What the William C. Dietz books are about

36 of the 66 William C. Dietz 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 19 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.