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Raj Whitehall Books in Order

There are 10 Raj Whitehall books, published between 1991 and 2014. The first book is The Forge (1991) and the newest is The Savior (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1991–2014
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
1,629 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
27–41 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,629 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Raj Whitehall checklist

Raj Whitehall is the figure the catalogue tracks across 10 military science fiction books published between 1991 and 2014. The run opens with The Forge (1991) and closes with The Savior (2014), taking in The Hammer, The Anvil, The Steel, The Sword, The Chosen, The Reformer, The Tyrant and The Heretic. S.M. Stirling is credited on 7 of the titles, David Drake on 3, Tony Daniel on 2 and Eric Flint on 1. Subjects record imaginary wars and battles alongside military fiction. The series is listed as Raj Whitehall/The General.

How many Raj Whitehall books are there?

Raj Whitehall has 10 books, released between 1991 and 2014.

Raj Whitehall Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Raj Whitehall 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 Forge by S.M. Stirling, book 1 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1991)
  2. Cover of The Hammer by S.M. Stirling, book 2 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1992)
  3. Cover of The Steel by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1993)
  4. Cover of The Sword by S.M. Stirling, book 5 of the Raj Whitehall/The General series (1995)
  1. 1
    The ForgeRaj Whitehall/The General #11991 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991336
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  2. 2
    The HammerRaj Whitehall/The General #21992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992320
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  3. 3
    The AnvilRaj Whitehall/The General #31993 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993301
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  4. 4
    The SteelRaj Whitehall/The General #41993 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993320
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  5. 5
    The SwordRaj Whitehall/The General #51995 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995352
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  6. 6
    The ChosenRaj Whitehall/The General #61996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  7. 7
    The ReformerRaj Whitehall/The General #71999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  8. 8
    The TyrantRaj Whitehall/The General #82002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  9. 9
    The HereticRaj Whitehall/The General #92013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    The SaviorRaj Whitehall/The General #102014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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Do you have to read Raj Whitehall books in order?

You should read the Raj Whitehall books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Raj Whitehall book also stands alone.

Where to start with Raj Whitehall

Start with The Forge (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Raj Whitehall book?

The Savior (2014) is the newest Raj Whitehall book released so far.

Is there a new Raj Whitehall book coming?

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

Raj Whitehall at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Raj Whitehall title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Raj Whitehall books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,629 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Raj Whitehall books, 7 of 10, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 7 are credited to S.M. Stirling, 3 to David Drake, 2 to Tony Daniel and 1 to Eric Flint.

What the Raj Whitehall books are about

4 of the 10 Raj Whitehall 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.