Honor Harrington Main Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Basilisk Station | 1992 | Buy |
| 2 | The Honor of the Queen | 1993 | Buy |
| 3 | The Short Victorious War | 1994 | Buy |
| 4 | Field of Dishonor | 1994 | Buy |
| 5 | Flag in Exile | 1995 | Buy |
| 6 | Honor Among Enemies | 1996 | Buy |
| 7 | In Enemy Hands | 1997 | Buy |
| 8 | Echoes of Honor | 1998 | Buy |
| 9 | Ashes of Victory | 2000 | Buy |
| 10 | War of Honor | 2002 | Buy |
| 11 | At All Costs | 2005 | Buy |
| 12 | Mission of Honor | 2010 | Buy |
| 13 | A Rising Thunder | 2012 | Buy |
| 14 | Shadow of Freedom | 2013 | Buy |
| 15 | Shadow of Victory | 2016 | Buy |
| 16 | Uncompromising Honor | 2018 | Buy |
Manticore Ascendant Prequels (co-written with Timothy Zahn & Thomas Pope)
| # | Title | Year | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Call to Duty | 2014 | Buy |
| 2 | A Call to Arms | 2015 | Buy |
| 3 | A Call to Vengeance | 2015 | Buy |
David Weber’s Honor Harrington began in 1992 with On Basilisk Station, introducing a Horatio Hornblower-inspired space opera where Honor Harrington, a commander in the Royal Manticoran Navy’s light cruiser Hermes, inherits an ancient ship and must whip her crew into shape before the Havenite Empire invades Basilisk system.
Sixteen main-series novels follow Honor through decades of war, peace, politics, and assassination attempts. Weber writes space opera with attention to military detail, political consequences, and technological progression. The series spans thirty years in-universe, with Honor aging from commander to admiral, and Manticore’s politics shifting as enemies and allies rise and fall.
The Honorverse expands beyond Honor herself. The Manticore Ascendant trilogy (co-authored with Timothy Zahn) tells the story of how the Star Kingdom formed centuries before On Basilisk Station. Crown of Slaves focuses on intelligence operations. Saganami Island follows other officers. WINT anthologies collect shorter tales by Weber and others. The universe is large enough to support multiple perspectives while maintaining the same history and technology.
Publication order works best for the main series. Honor’s development, relationships, and political position grow naturally. Read On Basilisk Station through Uncompromising Honor in sequence. Then decide if you want the prequels or side stories. The sub-series enrich the world but aren’t required for Honor’s complete narrative.
Weber continues writing. The Honorverse remains one of military science fiction’s longest-running shared universes.