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William R. Forstchen Books in Order

William R. Forstchen has written 41 books, published between 1983 and 2023. The first book is Ice Prophet (1983) and the newest is Five Years After (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1983–2023
Confirmed
4 of 41 titles
Pages on record
8,659 in 26 of 41 books
Reading time
144–216 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,659 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

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William R. Forstchen is an American historian and author, a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College in North Carolina, holding a doctorate from Purdue University. Military and alternative history, thrillers and speculative events run through the work. Three alternate Civil War novels were written with the politician Newt Gingrich, two of those with the writer Albert S. Hanser as well, and three further novels cover George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. The catalogue records 41 books from Ice Prophet (1983) to Five Years After (2023), with Lost Regiment and After/John Matherson among the series listed.

How many William R. Forstchen books are there?

William R. Forstchen has 41 books, released between 1983 and 2023. They include 6 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

William R. Forstchen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 William R. Forstchen 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 Ice Prophet by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Ice Prophet series (1983)
  2. Cover of The Flame Upon the Ice by William R. Forstchen, book 2 of the Ice Prophet series (1984)
  3. Cover of A Darkness Upon the Ice by William R. Forstchen, book 3 of the Ice Prophet series (1985)
  4. Cover of Into the Sea of Stars by William R. Forstchen (1986)
  5. Cover of The Alexandrian Ring by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Gamester Wars series (1987)
  6. Cover of The Crystal Warriors by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Crystal series (1988)
  7. Cover of The Assassin Gambit by William R. Forstchen, book 2 of the Gamester Wars series (1988)
  8. Cover of Rally Cry by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Lost Regiment series (1990)
  9. Cover of The Crystal Sorcerers by William R. Forstchen, book 2 of the Crystal series (1991)
  10. Cover of The Union Forever by William R. Forstchen, book 2 of the Lost Regiment series (1991)
  11. Cover of Terrible Swift Sword by William R. Forstchen, book 3 of the Lost Regiment series (1992)
  12. Cover of The Napoleon Wager by William R. Forstchen, book 3 of the Gamester Wars series (1993)
  13. Cover of Fateful Lightning by William R. Forstchen, book 4 of the Lost Regiment series (1993)
  14. Cover of Arena by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Magic: The Gathering series (1994)
  15. Cover of Star Voyager Academy by William R. Forstchen, book 1 of the Star Voyager series (1994)
  16. Cover of Heart Of The Tiger by William R. Forstchen, book 4 of the Wing Commander series (1995)
  17. Cover of The Four Magics by William R. Forstchen (1996)
  18. Cover of Battle Hymn by William R. Forstchen, book 5 of the Lost Regiment series (1997)
  19. Cover of Article 23 by William R. Forstchen, book 2 of the Star Voyager series (1998)
  20. Cover of Never Sound Retreat by William R. Forstchen, book 6 of the Lost Regiment series (1998)
  21. Cover of False Colors by William R. Forstchen, book 7 of the Wing Commander series (1998)
  22. Cover of Prometheus by William R. Forstchen, book 3 of the Star Voyager series (1999)
  23. Cover of A Band of Brothers by William R. Forstchen, book 7 of the Lost Regiment series (1999)
  24. Cover of Men of War by William R. Forstchen, book 8 of the Lost Regiment series (1999)
  1. 1
    Ice ProphetIce Prophet #11983 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983304
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  2. 2
    The Flame Upon the IceIce Prophet #21984 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984288
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  3. 3
    A Darkness Upon the IceIce Prophet #31985 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985288
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  4. 4
    Into the Sea of Stars1986 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986240
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  5. 5
    The Alexandrian RingGamester Wars #11987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    The Crystal WarriorsCrystal #11988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    The Assassin GambitGamester Wars #21988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    Rally CryLost Regiment #11990 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990416
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  9. 9
    The Crystal SorcerersCrystal #21991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    The Union ForeverLost Regiment #21991 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991464
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  11. 11
    Terrible Swift SwordLost Regiment #31992 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992464
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  12. 12
    The Napoleon WagerGamester Wars #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  13. 13
    Fateful LightningLost Regiment #41993 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993464
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  14. 14
    ArenaMagic: The Gathering #11994 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994297
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  15. 15
    Star Voyager AcademyStar Voyager #11994 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994274
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  16. 16
    Heart Of The TigerWing Commander #41995 · 373 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995373
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  17. 17
    The Four Magics1996 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996284
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  18. 18
    Battle HymnLost Regiment #51997 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997362
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  19. 19
    Article 23Star Voyager #21998 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998304
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  20. 20
    Never Sound RetreatLost Regiment #61998 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998376
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  21. 21
    False ColorsWing Commander #71998 · 470 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998470
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  22. 22
    PrometheusStar Voyager #31999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  23. 23
    A Band of BrothersLost Regiment #71999 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999317
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  24. 24
    Men of WarLost Regiment #81999 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999316
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  25. 25
    The Forgotten WarStar Trek: The Next Generation #581999 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999270
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  26. 26
    Down to the SeaLost Regiment #92000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  27. 27
    We Look Like Men of War2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001192
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  28. 28
    Hot Shots2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002272
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  29. 29
    Honor Untarnished2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  30. 30
    One Second AfterAfter/John Matherson #12009 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009350
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William R. Forstchen 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.

Lost Regiment in order

9 books
  1. 1. Rally Cry
  2. 2. The Union Forever
  3. 3. Terrible Swift Sword
  4. 4. Fateful Lightning
  5. 5. Battle Hymn
  6. 6. Never Sound Retreat
  7. 7. A Band of Brothers
  8. 8. Men of War
  9. 9. Down to the Sea

After/John Matherson in order

4 books
  1. 1. One Second After
  2. 2. One Year After
  3. 3. The Final Day
  4. 4. Five Years After

Ice Prophet in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ice Prophet
  2. 2. The Flame Upon the Ice
  3. 3. A Darkness Upon the Ice

Gamester Wars in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Alexandrian Ring
  2. 2. The Assassin Gambit
  3. 3. The Napoleon Wager

Star Voyager in order

3 books
  1. 1. Star Voyager Academy
  2. 2. Article 23
  3. 3. Prometheus

Crystal in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Crystal Warriors
  2. 2. The Crystal Sorcerers

Wing Commander in order

2 books
  1. 4. Heart Of The Tiger
  2. 7. False Colors

Magic: The Gathering books in order

1 book by William R. Forstchen
  1. 1. Arena

Star Trek: The Next Generation books in order

1 book by William R. Forstchen
  1. 58. The Forgotten War

Standalone books

13 books

13 William R. Forstchen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William R. Forstchen books in order?

You only need to read William R. Forstchen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with William R. Forstchen

Start with Ice Prophet (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William R. Forstchen book?

Five Years After (2023) is the newest William R. Forstchen book released so far.

Is there a new William R. Forstchen book coming?

No next William R. Forstchen 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 R. Forstchen at a glance

Paused
No new William R. Forstchen title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
William R. Forstchen books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,659 pages across the 26 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William R. Forstchen books, 18 of 41, were published in the 1990s.

What the William R. Forstchen books are about

30 of the 41 William R. Forstchen 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 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.