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Kris Longknife Books in Order

Kris Longknife contains 32 books, published between 2004 and 2021. The first book is Mutineer (2004) and the newest is Boot Recruit (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
2004–2021
Pages on record
7,961 in 22 of 32 books
Reading time
133–199 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,961 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

See all 32 books in order Printable Kris Longknife checklist

Kris Longknife is a science fiction series of 32 books, published from 2004 to 2021. Mutineer (2004) is the first, followed by Deserter, Defiant, Resolute, Audacious, Intrepid, Undaunted and Redoubtable. The catalogue credits 22 books to Mike Moscoe and 10 to Mike Shepherd, the name on the story collection Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike. Subjects include space opera, navies, space warfare, interstellar travel and human-alien encounters. The series is currently dormant.

How many Kris Longknife books are there?

Kris Longknife has 32 books, released between 2004 and 2021.

Kris Longknife Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Kris Longknife 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 Mutineer by Mike Moscoe, book 1 of the Kris Longknife series (2004)
  2. Cover of Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike and Other Short Stories (As:Mike Shepherd) by Mike Shepherd (2017)
  3. Cover of Deserter by Mike Shepherd, book 2 of the Kris Longknife series (2004)
  4. Cover of Defiant by Mike Shepherd, book 3 of the Kris Longknife series (2005)
  5. Cover of Resolute by Mike Shepherd, book 4 of the Kris Longknife series (2006)
  6. Cover of Audacious by Mike Moscoe, book 5 of the Kris Longknife series (2007)
  7. Cover of Undaunted by Mike Moscoe, book 7 of the Kris Longknife series (2009)
  8. Cover of Redoubtable by Mike Moscoe, book 8 of the Kris Longknife series (2010)
  9. Cover of Daring by Mike Moscoe, book 10 of the Kris Longknife series (2011)
  10. Cover of Furious by Mike Shepherd, book 12 of the Kris Longknife series (2012)
  11. Cover of Defender by Mike Shepherd, book 14 of the Kris Longknife series (2013)
  12. Cover of Tenacious by Mike Moscoe, book 16 of the Kris Longknife series (2014)
  13. Cover of Bold by Mike Moscoe, book 18 of the Kris Longknife series (2016)
  14. Cover of Kris Longknife's Replacement by Mike Shepherd, book 20 of the Kris Longknife series (2017)
  15. Cover of Kris Longknife Emissary by Mike Shepherd, book 23 of the Kris Longknife series (2017)
  16. Cover of Kris Longknife's Relief by Mike Shepherd, book 25 of the Kris Longknife series (2017)
  17. Cover of Emissary by Mike Moscoe, book 26 of the Kris Longknife series (2017)
  18. Cover of Kris Longknife's Successor by Mike Shepherd, book 28 of the Kris Longknife series (2018)
  19. Cover of Commanding by Mike Moscoe, book 29 of the Kris Longknife series (2018)
  20. Cover of Indomitable by Mike Moscoe, book 30 of the Kris Longknife series (2019)
  21. Cover of Stalwart by Mike Moscoe, book 31 of the Kris Longknife series (2019)
  1. 1
    Mutineer2004 · 389 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004389
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  2. 1
    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike and Other Short Stories (As:Mike Shepherd)2017 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017240
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  3. 2
    Deserter2004 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004346
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  4. 3
    Defiant2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005400
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  5. 4
    Resolute2006 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006352
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  6. 5
    Audacious2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007384
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  7. 6
    Intrepid2008 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008344
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  8. 7
    Undaunted2009 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009353
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  9. 8
    Redoubtable2010 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010328
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  10. 9
    Training Daze2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  11. 10
    Daring2011 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011356
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  12. 11
    Welcome Home / Go Away2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  13. 12
    Furious2012 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012368
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  14. 13
    Kris Longknife's Bloodhound2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 14
    Defender2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    Tenacious2014 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014369
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  17. 17
    Unrelenting2015 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015390
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  18. 18
    Bold2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016400
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  19. 19
    Ruth Longknife's First Christmas2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  20. 20
    Kris Longknife's Replacement2017 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017254
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  21. 21
    Among the Kicking Birds2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  22. 22
    Kris Longknife's Bad Day2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  23. 23
    Kris Longknife Emissary2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017352
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  24. 24
    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  25. 25
    Kris Longknife's Relief2017 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017298
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  26. 26
    Emissary2017 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017354
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  27. 27
    Admiral2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    Kris Longknife's Successor2018 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018302
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  29. 29
    Commanding2018 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018392
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  30. 30
    Indomitable2019 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019464
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  31. 31
    Stalwart2019 · 526 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019526
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  32. 32
    Boot Recruit2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Do you have to read Kris Longknife books in order?

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

Where to start with Kris Longknife

Start with Mutineer (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kris Longknife book?

Boot Recruit (2021) is the newest Kris Longknife book released so far.

Is there a new Kris Longknife book coming?

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

Kris Longknife at a glance

Paused
No new Kris Longknife title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Kris Longknife books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,961 pages across the 22 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 355 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kris Longknife books, 24 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 32 titles, 22 are credited to Mike Moscoe and 10 to Mike Shepherd.

What the Kris Longknife books are about

14 of the 32 Kris Longknife books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: interstellar travel is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.