Richard F. Weyand books

Richard F. Weyand is an American science fiction author known for the Empire series, the Colony series, and other space opera novels.

Agency Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Eve of War 2022 Buy
The Favor 2022 Buy
The Cure 2023 Buy
Marque 2023 Buy
Reprisal 2023 Buy

Childers Universe Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Childers 2017 Buy
Absurd Proposals 2017 Buy
Galactic Mall: Revolution! 2018 Buy
A Charter For The Commonwealth 2018 Buy
The Problem With Bliss 2018 Buy
The Sigurdsen Incident 2019 Buy

Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Adamant and other stories 2016 Buy
So There’s This Guy 2017 Buy

Colony Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Quant 2021 Buy
Arcadia 2021 Buy
Galactic Survey 2021 Buy
Silk Road 2021 Buy
Lost Colony 2021 Buy
Earth 2022 Buy

D Branch Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Razor Sharp 2024 Buy
Too Sharp To Hold 2025 Buy
A Sharp Edge 2025 Buy

Empire Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Reformer 2018 Buy
Usurper 2019 Buy
Tyrant 2019 Buy
Commander 2019 Buy
Warlord 2019 Buy
Conqueror 2019 Buy
Imperial Police 2020 Buy
Imperial Detective 2020 Buy
Imperial Inspector 2020 Buy
Section Six 2020 Buy
Intervention 2020 Buy
Investigation 2020 Buy
Succession 2020 Buy
Renewal 2021 Buy
Resistance 2021 Buy
Resurgence 2021 Buy

Pantheon Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Hecate 2022 Buy
Tridyma 2022 Buy

Talbot Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Talbot 2023 Buy
Fortuna 2023 Buy
Return 2024 Buy
Conflict 2024 Buy

Vegan Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Gent Of Vega 2025 Buy
Push in Boötes 2025 Buy

Richard F. Weyand is a prolific science fiction writer whose books lean toward space opera with a hard science edge. He has a background in physics, and that training shows up in the way he builds his fictional universes. There are no dragons or magic forces in his stories. Instead, he works with technologies like hyperspace travel and virtual reality implants, keeping things plausible within the rules he sets.

His most extensive work is the Empire series, which runs to sixteen books and follows the political and military upheavals of an interstellar empire. The Childers Universe series is another fan favorite, centered on Jan Childers, an orphan from Earth’s slums who rises through the Commonwealth Space Force. Weyand started publishing fiction in 2016 and has released more than forty books since, keeping a pace that has built him a dedicated readership in the indie science fiction community.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Richard F. Weyand written?

Richard F. Weyand has written 46 books across nine series.

What was Richard F. Weyand's first book?

Richard F. Weyand’s first book is Adamant and other stories, published in 2016.

Are Richard F. Weyand's series connected to each other?

Some of them are. The Childers Universe series is its own connected group of books. The Empire series is separate and self-contained. The Colony, Agency, and other series each stand on their own as well, though they share a similar style of hard science fiction with strong characters.

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