Alien Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Alien Chronicles: The Golden One |
1997 |
N/A |
| The Golden One |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Crimson Claw |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Crystal Eye |
1999 |
Buy |
Anthi Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Children of Anthi |
1985 |
Buy |
| Requiem for Anthi |
1990 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary |
2009 |
Buy |
Dain Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Queen’s Gambit |
2002 |
Buy |
| The King Betrayed |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Knight |
2004 |
Buy |
| The King Imperiled |
2005 |
Buy |
Earth 2 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Earth 2 |
1994 |
Buy |
| Puzzle |
1995 |
Buy |
| Leather Wings |
1995 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fantasy Fiction Formula |
2016 |
Buy |
| Fiction Formula Plotting |
2017 |
Buy |
Operation Star Hawks Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Space Hawks |
1990 |
Buy |
| Code Name Peregrine |
1990 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Void |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Rostma Lure |
1991 |
Buy |
| Destination Mutiny |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Salukan Gambit |
1992 |
Buy |
Pearls and the Crowns Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pearls |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Crown |
2008 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Love So Wild |
1979 |
Buy |
| French Slippers |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Sign of the Owl |
1981 |
Buy |
| Royal Intrigue |
1982 |
Buy |
| Summer’s Rapture |
1983 |
Buy |
| Hearts Desire |
1983 |
Buy |
| Burning Secrets |
1984 |
Buy |
| Sweet Passions |
1985 |
Buy |
| Omcri Matrix |
1987 |
Buy |
| Captured Hearts |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Goda War |
1989 |
Buy |
Sword, Ring and Chalice Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Sword |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Ring |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Chalice |
2001 |
Buy |
| The King’s Lady |
2015 |
Buy |
The Ruby Throne Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Reign of Shadows |
1996 |
Buy |
| Ruby Throne 2: Shadow War |
1997 |
N/A |
| Shadow War |
1997 |
Buy |
| Realm of Light |
1997 |
Buy |
| Ruby Throne 3: The Realm of Light |
1997 |
N/A |
The Time Trap Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Time Trap |
1992 |
Buy |
| Showdown |
1992 |
Buy |
| Pieces of Eight |
1992 |
Buy |
| Restoration |
1994 |
Buy |
| Turncoat |
1994 |
Buy |
| Termination |
1995 |
Buy |
Deborah Chester has been publishing fiction since 1979, working across romance, science fiction, and fantasy over a career spanning nearly four decades. Her early books were historical romances, but she moved into science fiction with the Operation Star Hawks and Time Trap series in the early 1990s. She later wrote the Alien Chronicles trilogy and several fantasy series, including Sword Ring and Chalice and the Dain series.
Chester is also known as a writing instructor, having published The Fantasy Fiction Formula (2016) and Fiction Formula Plotting (2017). With over fifty books to her name, her catalog covers an unusually wide range of genres. She has written everything from Regency romances to space opera to epic fantasy, making her one of the more versatile authors in genre fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Deborah Chester written?
Deborah Chester has written 50 books across twelve series.
What was Deborah Chester's first book?
Deborah Chester’s first book is A Love So Wild, published in 1979.
How many genres has Deborah Chester written in?
Chester has written across science fiction, fantasy, romance, media tie-ins, and non-fiction. Her early career included romance novels, she wrote science fiction series like Operation Star Hawks and the Alien Chronicles, and her later work focused on epic fantasy. She has also published books on the craft of fiction writing.