Series · 40 books
David Drake Books in Order
The complete David Drake reading order — 40 books from 1979–2003.
- 01 The Dragon Lord Amazon — buy The Dragon Lord Bookshop — buy The Dragon Lord ThriftBooks — buy The Dragon Lord eBooks.com — buy The Dragon Lord
- 02 Time Safari Amazon — buy Time Safari Bookshop — buy Time Safari ThriftBooks — buy Time Safari eBooks.com — buy Time Safari
- 03 Hammer's Slammers Amazon — buy Hammer's Slammers Bookshop — buy Hammer's Slammers ThriftBooks — buy Hammer's Slammers eBooks.com — buy Hammer's Slammers
- 04 Skyripper Amazon — buy Skyripper Bookshop — buy Skyripper ThriftBooks — buy Skyripper eBooks.com — buy Skyripper
- 05 Birds of Prey Amazon — buy Birds of Prey Bookshop — buy Birds of Prey ThriftBooks — buy Birds of Prey eBooks.com — buy Birds of Prey
- 06 The Forlorn Hope Amazon — buy The Forlorn Hope Bookshop — buy The Forlorn Hope ThriftBooks — buy The Forlorn Hope eBooks.com — buy The Forlorn Hope
- 07 At any price Amazon — buy At any price Bookshop — buy At any price ThriftBooks — buy At any price eBooks.com — buy At any price
- 08 Killer Amazon — buy Killer Bookshop — buy Killer ThriftBooks — buy Killer eBooks.com — buy Killer
- 09 Ranks of Bronze Amazon — buy Ranks of Bronze Bookshop — buy Ranks of Bronze ThriftBooks — buy Ranks of Bronze eBooks.com — buy Ranks of Bronze
- 10 Bridgehead Amazon — buy Bridgehead Bookshop — buy Bridgehead ThriftBooks — buy Bridgehead eBooks.com — buy Bridgehead
- 11 Counting the cost Amazon — buy Counting the cost Bookshop — buy Counting the cost ThriftBooks — buy Counting the cost eBooks.com — buy Counting the cost
- 12 Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) Amazon — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) Bookshop — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) ThriftBooks — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) eBooks.com — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5)
- 13 An honorable defense Amazon — buy An honorable defense Bookshop — buy An honorable defense ThriftBooks — buy An honorable defense eBooks.com — buy An honorable defense
- 14 Vettius and His Friends Amazon — buy Vettius and His Friends Bookshop — buy Vettius and His Friends ThriftBooks — buy Vettius and His Friends eBooks.com — buy Vettius and His Friends
- 15 The War Machine Amazon — buy The War Machine Bookshop — buy The War Machine ThriftBooks — buy The War Machine eBooks.com — buy The War Machine
- 16 ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers) Amazon — buy ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers) Bookshop — buy ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers) ThriftBooks — buy ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers) eBooks.com — buy ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers)
- 17 Northworld Amazon — buy Northworld Bookshop — buy Northworld ThriftBooks — buy Northworld eBooks.com — buy Northworld
- 18 The forge Amazon — buy The forge Bookshop — buy The forge ThriftBooks — buy The forge eBooks.com — buy The forge
- 19 The hammer Amazon — buy The hammer Bookshop — buy The hammer ThriftBooks — buy The hammer eBooks.com — buy The hammer
- 20 Starliner Amazon — buy Starliner Bookshop — buy Starliner ThriftBooks — buy Starliner eBooks.com — buy Starliner
- 21 THE SHARP END Amazon — buy THE SHARP END Bookshop — buy THE SHARP END ThriftBooks — buy THE SHARP END eBooks.com — buy THE SHARP END
- 22 The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3) Amazon — buy The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3) Bookshop — buy The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3) ThriftBooks — buy The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3) eBooks.com — buy The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3)
- 23 The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4) Amazon — buy The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4) Bookshop — buy The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4) ThriftBooks — buy The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4) eBooks.com — buy The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4)
- 24 The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6) Amazon — buy The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6) Bookshop — buy The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6) ThriftBooks — buy The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6) eBooks.com — buy The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6)
- 25 Redliners Amazon — buy Redliners Bookshop — buy Redliners ThriftBooks — buy Redliners eBooks.com — buy Redliners
- 26 All the Way to the Gallows Amazon — buy All the Way to the Gallows Bookshop — buy All the Way to the Gallows ThriftBooks — buy All the Way to the Gallows eBooks.com — buy All the Way to the Gallows
- 27 The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's) Amazon — buy The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's) Bookshop — buy The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's) ThriftBooks — buy The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's) eBooks.com — buy The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's)
- 28 Lord of the Isles Amazon — buy Lord of the Isles Bookshop — buy Lord of the Isles ThriftBooks — buy Lord of the Isles eBooks.com — buy Lord of the Isles
- 29 An Oblique Approach Amazon — buy An Oblique Approach Bookshop — buy An Oblique Approach ThriftBooks — buy An Oblique Approach eBooks.com — buy An Oblique Approach
- 30 With the Lightnings Amazon — buy With the Lightnings Bookshop — buy With the Lightnings ThriftBooks — buy With the Lightnings eBooks.com — buy With the Lightnings
- 31 More than Honor Amazon — buy More than Honor Bookshop — buy More than Honor ThriftBooks — buy More than Honor eBooks.com — buy More than Honor
- 32 Queen of Demons Amazon — buy Queen of Demons Bookshop — buy Queen of Demons ThriftBooks — buy Queen of Demons eBooks.com — buy Queen of Demons
- 33 Queen of Demons (Isles) Amazon — buy Queen of Demons (Isles) Bookshop — buy Queen of Demons (Isles) ThriftBooks — buy Queen of Demons (Isles) eBooks.com — buy Queen of Demons (Isles)
- 34 Caught In The Crossfire Amazon — buy Caught In The Crossfire Bookshop — buy Caught In The Crossfire ThriftBooks — buy Caught In The Crossfire eBooks.com — buy Caught In The Crossfire
- 35 The butcher's bill Amazon — buy The butcher's bill Bookshop — buy The butcher's bill ThriftBooks — buy The butcher's bill eBooks.com — buy The butcher's bill
- 36 Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) Amazon — buy Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) Bookshop — buy Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) ThriftBooks — buy Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) eBooks.com — buy Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1)
- 37 Northworld Trilogy Amazon — buy Northworld Trilogy Bookshop — buy Northworld Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy Northworld Trilogy eBooks.com — buy Northworld Trilogy
- 38 Lt Leary commanding Amazon — buy Lt Leary commanding Bookshop — buy Lt Leary commanding ThriftBooks — buy Lt Leary commanding eBooks.com — buy Lt Leary commanding
- 39 Grimmer than hell Amazon — buy Grimmer than hell Bookshop — buy Grimmer than hell ThriftBooks — buy Grimmer than hell eBooks.com — buy Grimmer than hell
- 40 The far side of the stars Amazon — buy The far side of the stars Bookshop — buy The far side of the stars ThriftBooks — buy The far side of the stars eBooks.com — buy The far side of the stars
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dragon Lord | 1979 | ||
| 2 | Time Safari | 1982 | ||
| 3 | Hammer's Slammers | 1983 | ||
| 4 | Skyripper | 1983 | ||
| 5 | Birds of Prey | 1984 | ||
| 6 | The Forlorn Hope | 1984 | ||
| 7 | At any price | 1985 | ||
| 8 | Killer | 1985 | ||
| 9 | Ranks of Bronze | 1986 | ||
| 10 | Bridgehead | 1986 | ||
| 11 | Counting the cost | 1987 | ||
| 12 | Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) | 1988 | ||
| 13 | An honorable defense | 1988 | ||
| 14 | Vettius and His Friends | 1989 | ||
| 15 | The War Machine | 1989 | ||
| 16 | ROLLING HOT (David Drake Hammer's Slammers) | 1990 | ||
| 17 | Northworld | 1990 | ||
| 18 | The forge | 1991 | ||
| 19 | The hammer | 1992 | ||
| 20 | Starliner | 1992 | ||
| 21 | THE SHARP END | 1993 | ||
| 22 | The Anvil (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 3) | 1993 | ||
| 23 | The Steel (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 4) | 1993 | ||
| 24 | The Chosen (The Raj Whitehall Series, Book 6) | 1996 | ||
| 25 | Redliners | 1996 | ||
| 26 | All the Way to the Gallows | 1996 | ||
| 27 | The Tank Lords (Hammer's Slammer's) | 1997 | ||
| 28 | Lord of the Isles | 1997 | ||
| 29 | An Oblique Approach | 1998 | ||
| 30 | With the Lightnings | 1998 | ||
| 31 | More than Honor | 1998 | ||
| 32 | Queen of Demons | 1998 | ||
| 33 | Queen of Demons (Isles) | 1998 | ||
| 34 | Caught In The Crossfire | 1998 | ||
| 35 | The butcher's bill | 1998 | ||
| 36 | Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) | 1999 | ||
| 37 | Northworld Trilogy | 1999 | ||
| 38 | Lt Leary commanding | 2000 | ||
| 39 | Grimmer than hell | 2003 | ||
| 40 | The far side of the stars | 2003 |
David Drake reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Dragon Lord (1979). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach David Drake — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many David Drake books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1979–2003.
What is the newest David Drake book?
The far side of the stars, published in 2003.