Time Wars Books in Order

Time Wars by Simon Hawke contains 12 books, published between 1984 and 1991. The first book is The Ivanhoe Gambit (1984) and the newest is The Six-Gun Solution (1991). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1984–1991
Pages on record
405 in 2 of 12 books

Simon Hawke's Time Wars run holds 12 books from 1984 to 1991, catalogued under the TimeWars series. The Ivanhoe Gambit, The Pimpernel Plot and The Timekeeper Conspiracy all appeared in 1984. Later entries include The Zenda Vendetta (1985), The Dracula Caper (1988) and The Cleopatra Crisis (1990). Subject headings list science fiction, time travel, space and time, and historical fiction. The Six-Gun Solution (1991) is the final listed title.

How many Time Wars books are there?

Time Wars has 12 books, released between 1984 and 1991.

Time Wars Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Time Wars 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. 1
    The Ivanhoe GambitTimeWars #11984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984
  2. 2
    The Timekeeper ConspiracyTimeWars #21984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984
  3. 3
    The Pimpernel PlotTimeWars #31984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984
  4. 4
    The Zenda VendettaTimeWars #41985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985
  5. 5
    The Nautilus SanctionTimeWars #51985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985
  6. 6
    The Khyber ConnectionTimeWars #61986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986
  7. 7
    The Argonaut AffairTimeWars #71987 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987195
  8. 8
    The Dracula CaperTimeWars #81988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988
  9. 9
    The Lilliput LegionTimeWars #91989 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989210
  10. 10
    The Hellfire RebellionTimeWars #101990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990
  11. 11
    The Cleopatra CrisisTimeWars #111990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990
  12. 12
    The Six-Gun SolutionTimeWars #121991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991

Do you have to read Time Wars books in order?

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

Where to start with Time Wars

Start with The Ivanhoe Gambit (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Time Wars book?

The Six-Gun Solution (1991) is the newest Time Wars book released so far.

Is there a new Time Wars book coming?

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

Time Wars at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Time Wars title on record dates from 1991, 35 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Time Wars books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
405 pages across the 2 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 202 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Time Wars books, 9 of 12, were published in the 1980s.

What the Time Wars books are about

11 of the 12 Time Wars 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Simon Hawke

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Time Wars books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.