Star Force Books in Order

Star Force by B.V. Larson contains 14 books, published between 2010 and 2018. The first book is Swarm (2010) and the newest is Starship Pandora (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
14
Published
2010–2018
Pages on record
3,766 in 11 of 14 books
Reading time
63–94 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,766 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Star Force is a military science fiction series by B.V. Larson, running to 14 catalogued books. Swarm (2010) opens the run and Starship Pandora (2018) closes it. Extinction, Rebellion and Conquest followed in 2011, Battle Station and Empire in 2012, Annihilation and Storm Assault in 2013, and Army of One and The Dead Sun in 2014. War in space is the subject throughout, and the series is likely complete.

How many Star Force books are there?

Star Force has 14 books, released between 2010 and 2018.

Star Force Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Star Force 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
    Swarm2010 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010262
  2. 2
    Extinction2011 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011340
  3. 3
    Rebellion2011 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011326
  4. 4
    Conquest2011 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011338
  5. 5
    Battle Station2012 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012308
  6. 6
    Empire2012 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012346
  7. 7
    Annihilation2013 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013342
  8. 8
    Storm Assault2013 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013348
  9. 9
    Army of One2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  10. 10
    The Dead Sun2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  11. 11
    Outcast2014 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014402
  12. 12
    Exile2014 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014378
  13. 13
    Demon Star2015 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015376
  14. 14
    Starship Pandora2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018

Is there a chronological order for Star Force?

No separate chronological order is on record for Star Force, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Star Force books in order?

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

Where to start with Star Force

Start with Swarm (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Star Force book?

Starship Pandora (2018) is the newest Star Force book released so far.

Is there a new Star Force book coming?

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

Star Force at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Star Force title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Star Force books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,766 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Star Force books, 14 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Star Force books are about

2 of the 14 Star Force books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by B.V. Larson

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