Series reading guide · updated 2026
Alliance-Union Books in Order
Every Alliance-Union book in publication order — 26 in total, spanning 1978–2009.
Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kesrith | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Shon'jir | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Kutath | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alliance-Union Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serpent's Reach | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Forty Thousand in Gehenna | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Port Eternity | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Voyager in Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Cuckoo's Egg | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Betrayal | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Rebirth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Vindication | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Regenesis | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 26, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kesrith | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shon'jir | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Kutath | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Serpent's Reach | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Port Eternity | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Forty Thousand in Gehenna | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Voyager in Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Cuckoo's Egg | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Betrayal | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Rebirth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Vindication | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Regenesis | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
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