Sten Books in Order
Sten contains 18 books, published between 1982 and 2019. The first book is Sten (1982) and the newest is Sten and the Pirate Queen (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1982–2019
- Pages on record
- 2,015 in 5 of 18 books
Sten is a science fiction series listed under Chris Bunch, with the fictitious character Sten in the subject tags and 18 books from 1982 to 2019. The first book shares the series name, Sten (1982), followed by The Wolf Worlds (1984) and The Court of a Thousand Suns (1985). Armies and political corruption are among the subjects. Empire's End (1993) and Battlecry (2010) are later titles, and Sten and the Pirate Queen (2019) is the latest.
How many Sten books are there?
Sten has 18 books, released between 1982 and 2019.
Sten Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Sten 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.
- 1Sten1982 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/419823101/4
- 2The Wolf Worlds1984 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/419842981/4
- 3The Court of a Thousand Suns1985 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/419852751/4
- 4Fleet of the Damned1988 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/419883401/4
- 5Revenge of the Damned1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 6Return of the Emperor1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 7Vortex1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 8Empire's End1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 9Battlecry2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 10The Alex Kilgour Jokebook2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 11The Sten Cookbook2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 12Death Match2012 · 792 pages · confirmed 1/420127921/4
- 13Empire Day: 2012: A Sten Celebration2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 14Juggernaut2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 15Empire Day: 2013: A Sten Celebration2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 16Sten and the Star Wanderers2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 17Sten and the Mutineers2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 18Sten and the Pirate Queen2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Do you have to read Sten books in order?
You should read the Sten books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sten book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sten
Start with Sten (1982), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sten book?
Sten and the Pirate Queen (2019) is the newest Sten book released so far.
Is there a new Sten book coming?
No next Sten book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sten at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sten title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sten books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,015 pages across the 5 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sten books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 18 titles, 12 are credited to Chris Bunch and 7 to Allan Cole.
What the Sten books are about
9 of the 18 Sten 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 8 of 9 books
- English fiction 3 of 9 books
- Fiction - Science Fiction 2 of 9 books
- Science Fiction - General 2 of 9 books
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