Author · updated 2026
William R. Forstchen Books in Order
Every William R. Forstchen book in publication order — 60 in total, spanning 1983–2019.
Publication Order of After Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Second After | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | One Year After | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Final Day | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Crystal Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crystal Warriors | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Crystal Sorcerers | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Civil War/Gettysburg Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gettysburg | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Grant Comes East | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Never Call Retreat | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ice Prophet Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Prophet | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Flame Upon the Ice | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Darkness Upon the Ice | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Legends Of The Riftwar Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honored Enemy | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Lost Regiment Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rally Cry | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Union Forever | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Terrible Swift Sword | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fateful Lightning | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Battle Hymn | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Never Sound Retreat | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Band of Brothers | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Men of War | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Down to the Sea | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Magic: The Gathering Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arena | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Pearl Harbor/Pacific War Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl Harbor | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Days of Infamy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Revolutionary War Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Try Men's Souls | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Valley Forge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Victory at Yorktown | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Star Voyager Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Voyager Academy | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Article 23 | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Prometheus | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Gamester Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alexandrian Ring | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Assassin Gambit | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Napoleon Wager | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Wing Commander Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleet Action | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Heart Of The Tiger | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Price of Freedom | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Action Stations | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | False Colors | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Sea of Stars | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | 1945 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Four Magics | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | We Look Like Men of War | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | At the Water's Edge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Valley of the Shadow | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Firestorm | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Pillar to the Sky | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | 48 Hours | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctors of the Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Day of Wrath | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Twin Flame | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea... | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hot Shots | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Honor Untarnished | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Children of Hamlin (By:) | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Power Hungry (By:) | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Exiles (By:) | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Perchance to Dream (By:) | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Devil's Heart (By:) | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Forgotten War | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 60, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Prophet | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Flame Upon the Ice | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Darkness Upon the Ice | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Into the Sea of Stars | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Alexandrian Ring | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Crystal Warriors | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Assassin Gambit | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Children of Hamlin (By:) | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Power Hungry (By:) | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Rally Cry | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Exiles (By:) | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Crystal Sorcerers | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Union Forever | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Perchance to Dream (By:) | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Terrible Swift Sword | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Fateful Lightning | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Napoleon Wager | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Devil's Heart (By:) | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Arena | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Star Voyager Academy | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Fleet Action | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Heart Of The Tiger | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | 1945 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Price of Freedom | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Four Magics | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Battle Hymn | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Action Stations | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Never Sound Retreat | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Article 23 | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | False Colors | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | A Band of Brothers | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Men of War | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Prometheus | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Forgotten War | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Down to the Sea | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea... | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Honored Enemy | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | We Look Like Men of War | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Hot Shots | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Gettysburg | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Grant Comes East | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Honor Untarnished | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Never Call Retreat | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Pearl Harbor | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Days of Infamy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | One Second After | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | To Try Men's Souls | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Valley Forge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | At the Water's Edge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Valley of the Shadow | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Firestorm | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Doctors of the Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Victory at Yorktown | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Pillar to the Sky | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Day of Wrath | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | One Year After | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Final Day | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Twin Flame | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | 48 Hours | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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