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TekWar Books in Order

TekWar contains 9 books, published between 1989 and 1997. The first book is TekWar (1989) and the newest is TekNet (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1989–1997
Pages on record
2,070 in 7 of 9 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,070 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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TekWar runs to nine science fiction novels published between 1989 and 1997. The catalogue splits the credits: Ron Goulart on five titles and William Shatner on four. Subjects record Jake Cardigan as a recurring fictitious character, alongside private investigators, police, and hard science fiction and action adventure. TekWar (1989) opens the sequence, TekLords and TekLab followed in 1991, and Tek Vengeance, TekSecret, TekPower, TekMoney and Tek Kill carry it through the 1990s. TekNet (1997) is the last catalogued entry.

How many TekWar books are there?

TekWar has 9 books, released between 1989 and 1997.

TekWar Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 TekWar 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 TekWar by William Shatner, book 1 of the TekWar series (1989)
  2. Cover of TekLords by William Shatner, book 2 of the TekWar series (1991)
  3. Cover of TekLab by William Shatner, book 3 of the TekWar series (1991)
  4. Cover of Tek Vengeance by William Shatner, book 4 of the TekWar series (1993)
  5. Cover of TekSecret by Ron Goulart, book 5 of the TekWar series (1993)
  6. Cover of TekMoney by Ron Goulart, book 7 of the TekWar series (1995)
  7. Cover of TekNet by Ron Goulart, book 9 of the TekWar series (1997)
  1. 1
    TekWar1989 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989307
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  2. 2
    TekLords1991 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991293
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  3. 3
    TekLab1991 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991308
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  4. 4
    Tek Vengeance1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  5. 5
    TekSecret1993 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993292
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  6. 6
    TekPower1994 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994291
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  7. 7
    TekMoney1995 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995307
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  8. 8
    Tek Kill1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  9. 9
    TekNet1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997272
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Do you have to read TekWar books in order?

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

Where to start with TekWar

Start with TekWar (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest TekWar book?

TekNet (1997) is the newest TekWar book released so far.

Is there a new TekWar book coming?

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

TekWar at a glance

No recent titles
The newest TekWar title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
TekWar books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,070 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 293 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most TekWar books, 8 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 9 titles, 5 are credited to Ron Goulart and 4 to William Shatner.

What the TekWar books are about

8 of the 9 TekWar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cardigan, jake (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.