Adventures of Conan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Conan the Invincible |
1982 |
Buy |
| Conan The Defender |
1982 |
Buy |
| Conan the Triumphant |
1983 |
Buy |
| Conan the Unconquered |
1983 |
Buy |
| Conan the Victorious |
1984 |
Buy |
| Conan the Magnificent |
1984 |
Buy |
| Conan the Destroyer |
1984 |
Buy |
| Conan the Valorous |
1985 |
Buy |
| The New Adventures of Conan |
1985 |
Buy |
| Conan The Raider |
1986 |
Buy |
| Conan the Fearless |
1986 |
Buy |
| Conan The Renegade |
1986 |
Buy |
| Conan the Champion |
1987 |
Buy |
| Conan the Defiant |
1987 |
Buy |
| Conan, The Marauder |
1988 |
Buy |
| Conan the Warlord |
1988 |
Buy |
| Conan the Valiant |
1988 |
Buy |
| Conan the Great |
1989 |
Buy |
| Conan The Hero |
1989 |
Buy |
| Conan the Bold |
1989 |
Buy |
| Conan the Indomitable |
1989 |
Buy |
| Conan The Free Lance |
1990 |
Buy |
| Conan the Formidable |
1990 |
Buy |
| Conan the Guardian |
1991 |
Buy |
| Conan the Outcast |
1991 |
Buy |
| Conan the Rogue |
1991 |
Buy |
| Conan the Relentless |
1992 |
Buy |
| Conan The Savage |
1992 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Treasure of Python |
1993 |
Buy |
| Conan of the Red Brotherhood |
1993 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Gods of the Mountain |
1993 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Manhunters |
1994 |
Buy |
| Conan The Hunter |
1994 |
Buy |
| Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast |
1994 |
Buy |
| Conan at the Demon’s Gate |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Conan Chronicles |
1995 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Amazon |
1995 |
Buy |
| Conan The Gladiator |
1995 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Mists of Doom |
1995 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Emerald Lotus |
1995 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Shaman’s Curse |
1996 |
Buy |
| Conan Lord of the Black River |
1996 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza |
1997 |
Buy |
| Conan and the Grim Grey God |
1997 |
Buy |
| Conan of Venarium |
2003 |
Buy |
Alternate Generals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Alternate Generals |
1998 |
Buy |
| Alternate Generals II |
2002 |
Buy |
| Alternate Generals III |
2005 |
Buy |
Alternatives Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Alternate Generals |
1998 |
N/A |
| Alternative Truths |
2017 |
Buy |
| Alternate Generals II |
2002 |
N/A |
| More Alternative Truths |
2017 |
Buy |
| Alternate Generals III |
2005 |
N/A |
| Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World |
2018 |
Buy |
| Alternative Apocalypse |
2020 |
Buy |
| Alternative War |
2021 |
Buy |
| Alternative Holidays |
2022 |
Buy |
| Post Roe Alternatives |
2022 |
Buy |
| Southern Truths |
2024 |
Buy |
| Alternative Liberties |
2025 |
Buy |
American Empire Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blood & Iron |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Center Cannot Hold |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Victorious Opposition |
2003 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov’s Wonders of the World |
1982 |
Buy |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1986 |
1986 |
Buy |
| Friends of the Horseclans II |
1989 |
Buy |
| Alternatives |
1989 |
Buy |
| Weird Tales #296: Spring 1990 |
1990 |
Buy |
| After the King |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992 |
1992 |
Buy |
| Time Machines |
1997 |
Buy |
| Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year |
1998 |
Buy |
| We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century |
2001 |
Buy |
| Meditations on Middle-Earth |
2001 |
Buy |
| Worlds That Weren’t |
2002 |
Buy |
| Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian |
2003 |
Buy |
| The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age |
2004 |
Buy |
| New Magics |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition |
2004 |
Buy |
| I, Alien |
2005 |
Buy |
| Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005 |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection |
2006 |
Buy |
| Space Cadets |
2006 |
Buy |
| This Is My Funniest |
2006 |
Buy |
| Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2007 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Federations |
2009 |
Buy |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Time Traveler’s Almanac |
2013 |
Buy |
| Multiverse |
2014 |
Buy |
| Field of Fantasies |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 200, May 2023 |
2023 |
Buy |
| Alternative Liberties |
2025 |
Buy |
Atlantis Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Atlantis |
1999 |
N/A |
| Opening Atlantis |
2007 |
Buy |
| Jewel of Atlantis |
2006 |
N/A |
| The United States of Atlantis |
2008 |
Buy |
| Liberating Atlantis |
2009 |
Buy |
| Secrets of Atlantis |
2009 |
N/A |
| Atlantis and Other Places |
2010 |
Buy |
| Weapon of Atlantis |
2014 |
N/A |
| Demons |
2010 |
N/A |
City of Shadows#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Twice as Dead |
2025 |
Buy |
Colonization Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Second Contact |
1999 |
Buy |
| Black Hole |
2000 |
N/A |
| Down to Earth |
2000 |
Buy |
| Aftershocks |
2001 |
Buy |
| Valhalla |
2015 |
N/A |
Crosstime Traffic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Gunpowder Empire |
2003 |
Buy |
| Curious Notions |
2004 |
Buy |
| In High Places |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Disunited States of America |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Gladiator |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Valley-Westside War |
2008 |
Buy |
Days Of Infamy / Pacific War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Days of Infamy |
2004 |
Buy |
| End of the Beginning |
2005 |
Buy |
Exiled Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Clan of the Claw |
2011 |
Buy |
| By Tooth and Claw |
2015 |
Buy |
Gap / Opening Of The World Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Beyond the Gap |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Breath of God |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Golden Shrine |
2009 |
Buy |
Gerin The Fox Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Wereblood |
1979 |
Buy |
| Il libro dei poteri |
1994 |
N/A |
| Werenight |
1979 |
N/A |
| Prince of the North |
1994 |
Buy |
| King of the North |
1996 |
Buy |
| Fox and Empire |
1997 |
Buy |
| Wisdom of the Fox |
1999 |
Buy |
| Tale of the Fox |
2000 |
Buy |
Great War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| American Front |
1998 |
Buy |
| Bombs Away |
2015 |
N/A |
| Walk in Hell |
1999 |
Buy |
| Fallout |
2016 |
N/A |
| Breakthroughs |
2000 |
Buy |
| Armistice |
2017 |
N/A |
Hellenic Traders Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Over the Wine-Dark Sea |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Big Four |
2001 |
N/A |
| The Gryphon’s Skull |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Sacred Land |
2003 |
Buy |
| Owls to Athens |
2004 |
Buy |
| Salamis |
2020 |
Buy |
Hot War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bombs Away |
2015 |
Buy |
| Fallout |
2016 |
Buy |
| Armistice |
2017 |
Buy |
Scepter Of Mercy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bastard King |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Chernagor Pirates |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Scepter’s Return |
2005 |
Buy |
Settling Accounts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Return Engagement |
2004 |
Buy |
| Drive to the East |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Grapple |
2006 |
Buy |
| In at the Death |
2007 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Down in the Bottomlands (in Analog) |
1993 |
Buy |
| Must and Shall (in Asimov’s) |
1995 |
Buy |
| Forty, Counting Down (in Asimov’s) |
1999 |
Buy |
| Vilcabamba |
2010 |
Buy |
| Lee at the Alamo |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging |
2014 |
Buy |
| Something Going Around |
2014 |
Buy |
| Hail! Hail! |
2018 |
Buy |
| Manuscript Tradition |
2020 |
Buy |
| No Period |
2020 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Counting Up, Counting Down |
2002 |
Buy |
| We Install and Other Stories |
2015 |
Buy |
| Other People’s Playgrounds |
2024 |
Buy |
Southern Victory#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| How Few Remain |
1997 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Noninterference |
1987 |
Buy |
| Agent of Byzantium |
1987 |
Buy |
| A Different Flesh |
1988 |
Buy |
| Kaleidoscope |
1990 |
Buy |
| A World of Difference |
1990 |
Buy |
| Earthgrip |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Guns of the South |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump |
1993 |
Buy |
| Departures |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Two Georges |
1995 |
Buy |
| Thessalonica |
1996 |
Buy |
| Between the Rivers |
1998 |
Buy |
| Justinian |
1998 |
Buy |
| Household Gods |
1999 |
Buy |
| After the Downfall |
2001 |
Buy |
| Ruled Britannia |
2002 |
Buy |
| In the Presence of Mine Enemies |
2003 |
Buy |
| Homeward Bound |
2004 |
Buy |
| Every Inch a King |
2005 |
Buy |
| Fort Pillow |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Man with the Iron Heart |
2008 |
Buy |
| Give Me Back My Legions! |
2009 |
Buy |
| Joe Steele |
2015 |
Buy |
| The House of Daniel |
2016 |
Buy |
| Through Darkest Europe |
2018 |
Buy |
| Alpha and Omega |
2019 |
Buy |
| Or Even Eagle Flew |
2021 |
Buy |
| Three Miles Down |
2022 |
Buy |
| Wages of Sin |
2023 |
Buy |
| City in Chains |
2025 |
Buy |
| Powerless |
2025 |
Buy |
Supervolcano Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Eruption |
2011 |
Buy |
| All Fall Down |
2012 |
Buy |
| Things Fall Apart |
2013 |
Buy |
Tale Of Krispos Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Krispos Rising |
1990 |
Buy |
| L’ascesa di Krispos |
1990 |
N/A |
| Krispos of Videssos |
1991 |
Buy |
| Krispos l’imperatore |
1994 |
N/A |
| Krispos the Emperor |
1994 |
Buy |
Time Of Troubles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Il trono rubato |
1995 |
N/A |
| The Stolen Throne |
1995 |
Buy |
| Hammer and Anvil |
1996 |
Buy |
| L’ora della vendetta |
1996 |
N/A |
| The Thousand Cities |
1997 |
Buy |
| Videssos Besieged |
1998 |
Buy |
Videssos Cycle Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Misplaced Legion |
1987 |
Buy |
| An Emperor for the Legion |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Legion of Videssos |
1987 |
Buy |
| Swords of the Legion |
1987 |
Buy |
| L’ascesa di Krispos |
1990 |
N/A |
| Krispos di Videssos |
1991 |
N/A |
| Krispos l’imperatore |
1994 |
N/A |
| Il trono rubato |
1995 |
N/A |
| L’ora della vendetta |
1996 |
N/A |
| Bridge of the Separator |
2005 |
Buy |
War Between The Provinces Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sentry Peak |
2000 |
Buy |
| Marching Through Peachtree |
2001 |
Buy |
| Advance and Retreat |
2002 |
Buy |
War That Came Early Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hitler’s War |
2009 |
Buy |
| West and East |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Big Switch |
2011 |
Buy |
| Coup d’Etat |
2012 |
Buy |
| Two Fronts |
2013 |
Buy |
| Last Orders |
2014 |
Buy |
War World Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Burning Eye |
1988 |
Buy |
| Death’s Head Rebellion |
1990 |
Buy |
| Sauron Dominion |
1991 |
Buy |
| Codominium |
1992 |
Buy |
| Blood Feuds |
1992 |
Buy |
| Invasion |
1994 |
Buy |
| Blood Vengeance |
1994 |
Buy |
| Caching In |
1994 |
N/A |
| Discovery |
2010 |
Buy |
| War World: The Battle of Sauron |
2013 |
N/A |
| Takeover |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Lidless Eye |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Battle of Sauron |
2013 |
Buy |
| War World: Cyborg Revolt |
2013 |
N/A |
| Cyborg Revolt |
2013 |
Buy |
| Jihad! |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Patriotic Wars |
2017 |
Buy |
| Falkenberg’s Regiment |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Fall of the CoDominium |
2020 |
Buy |
| Andromeda Flight |
2021 |
Buy |
| War World Concordance |
2022 |
Buy |
| Road Warrior |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Falkenberg Protectorate |
2023 |
Buy |
Worldwar Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In the Balance |
1994 |
Buy |
| Worldwar |
1995 |
N/A |
| Upsetting the Balance |
1996 |
Buy |
| Tilting the Balance |
1995 |
Buy |
| Striking the Balance |
1996 |
Buy |
Harry Turtledove has a PhD in Byzantine history, and that academic background shows up in everything he writes. He has been publishing since the late 1970s, producing alternate history novels at a pace few other authors can match. His books ask “what if?” questions about wars, politics, and civilizations, then follow those questions through to their logical and often surprising conclusions.
His catalog is massive. The Southern Victory saga alone spans eleven books across multiple sub-series. The Worldwar and Colonization books imagine aliens invading during World War II. The Videssos Cycle transplants a Roman legion into a Byzantine-flavored fantasy world. He has also written standalone novels, short fiction, and edited anthologies. Turtledove won the Hugo Award for his novella Down in the Bottomlands and the Sidewise Award for alternate history multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Harry Turtledove written?
Harry Turtledove has written 261 books across 30 series.
What was Harry Turtledove's first book?
Harry Turtledove’s first book is Wereblood, published in 1979.
What is the best Harry Turtledove series to start with?
The Guns of the South (1992) is a standalone novel and the most common recommendation for new readers. For a full series, the Worldwar books starting with In the Balance (1994) are a fan favorite. The Crosstime Traffic series is aimed at younger readers and is more accessible.