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X-Wing Books in Order

X-Wing contains 10 books, published between 1996 and 2012. The first book is Rogue Squadron (1996) and the newest is Mercy Kill (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1996–2012
Pages on record
3,189 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
53–80 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,189 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable X-Wing checklist

X-Wing is a Star Wars series about starfighter pilots. Ten books run from Rogue Squadron (1996) to Mercy Kill (2012), taking in Wedge's Gamble (1996), The Krytos Trap (1996), The Bacta War (1997), Wraith Squadron (1998), Iron Fist (1998), Solo Command (1999), Isard's Revenge (1999) and Starfighters of Adumar (1999). Wedge Antilles and Corran Horn are the named characters, and space warfare is the recurring subject. The median volume runs 349 pages, and nothing has been added since 2012.

How many X-Wing books are there?

X-Wing has 10 books, released between 1996 and 2012.

X-Wing Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 X-Wing 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 Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole, book 1 of the X-Wing series (1996)
  2. Cover of Wedge's Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole, book 2 of the X-Wing series (1996)
  3. Cover of The Krytos Trap by Michael A. Stackpole, book 3 of the X-Wing series (1996)
  4. Cover of The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole, book 4 of the X-Wing series (1997)
  5. Cover of Iron Fist by Aaron Allston, book 6 of the X-Wing series (1998)
  6. Cover of Solo Command by Aaron Allston, book 7 of the X-Wing series (1999)
  7. Cover of Isard's Revenge by Michael A. Stackpole, book 8 of the X-Wing series (1999)
  8. Cover of Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron Allston, book 9 of the X-Wing series (1999)
  9. Cover of Mercy Kill by Aaron Allston, book 10 of the X-Wing series (2012)
  1. 1
    Rogue Squadron1996 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996400
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  2. 2
    Wedge's Gamble1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996384
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  3. 3
    The Krytos Trap1996 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996356
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  4. 4
    The Bacta War1997 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997349
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  5. 5
    Wraith Squadron1998 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998403
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  6. 6
    Iron Fist1998 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998328
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  7. 7
    Solo Command1999 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999342
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  8. 8
    Isard's Revenge1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
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  9. 9
    Starfighters of Adumar1999 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999291
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  10. 10
    Mercy Kill2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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Do you have to read X-Wing books in order?

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

Where to start with X-Wing

Start with Rogue Squadron (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest X-Wing book?

Mercy Kill (2012) is the newest X-Wing book released so far.

Is there a new X-Wing book coming?

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

X-Wing at a glance

No recent titles
The newest X-Wing title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
X-Wing books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,189 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most X-Wing books, 9 of 10, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 5 are credited to Michael A. Stackpole and 5 to Aaron Allston.

What the X-Wing books are about

All 10 X-Wing books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction, action & adventure is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the X-Wing books

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