Order of Jerry Pournelle Books
Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017) was an American author of military science fiction novels and non-fiction books. He was also an engineer, essayist and journalist. Jerry was a New York Times bestselling author. His novels involved the infantry force called the Falkenberg’s Legion, which is similar to Gordon R. Dickson’s Childe Cycle and Robert Heinlein‘s Starship Troopers. Jerry wrote a column for Byte Magazine from 1980-2008.
Jerry Pournelle made his debut as a published novelist in 1968 with the novel Red Heroin. He began writing full-time in 1972. Below is a list of Jerry Pournelle’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of CoDominium Universe Books
| King David's Spaceship | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| West Of Honor | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mercenary | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Endless Frontier Books
(with John F. Carr)
| The Endless Frontier Vol. II | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cities In Space | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Life Among Asteroids | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Falkenberg's Legion Books
| Prince of Mercenaries | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Falkenberg's Legion | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Prince of Sparta | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Go Tell the Spartans | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Far Frontiers Books
(with Jim Baen)
| Far Frontiers | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 2 | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 3 | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 4 | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 5 | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 6 | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far Frontiers 7 | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Golden Road Books
(with Larry Niven)
| The Burning City | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Burning Tower | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Heorot Books
(with Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Heorot Books
(with Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Imperial Stars Books
(with John F. Carr)
| The Stars at War | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Republic and Empire | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Crash of Empire | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Inferno Books
(with Larry Niven)
| Inferno | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape from Hell | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Janissaries Books
| Janissaries | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Clan and Crown | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Storms of Victory | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mamelukes | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jupiter Books
| Higher Education | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Billion Dollar Boy | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Putting Up Roots | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Cyborg From Earth | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Starswarm | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Outward Bound | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Laurie Jo Hansen Books
| High Justice | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Exiles to Glory | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Exile- and Glory | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Man-Kzin Wars Books
Publication Order of Moties Books
(with Larry Niven, Jennifer R. Pournelle)
| The Mote in God's Eye | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Outies | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Paul Crane Books
(as Wade Curtis)
| Red Heroin | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Dragon | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books
| Planet of the Apes | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Beneath The Planet of The Apes | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of There Will Be War Books
| There Will Be War | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Men of War | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood and Iron | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Day of the Tyrant | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Warrior | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Guns of Darkness | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Call To Battle! | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Armageddon! | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| After Armageddon | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of War World Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Birth of Fire | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lucifer's Hammer | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Future History | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oath of Fealty | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Footfall | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fallen Angels | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of Jerry Pournelle | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| That Buck Rogers Stuff | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Step Farther Out | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Users' Guide to Small Computers | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mutual Assured Survival | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Adventures in Microland | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Guide to Disc Operating System and Easy Computing | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| PC Communications Bible | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Windows with an Attitude | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| PC Hardware | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 1001 Computer Words You Need to Know | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Step Further Out: Jerry Pournelle's Essays on Taking the Stars | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Pournelle Users Guide Books
| The User Guide to CP/M Systems | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Free Software: How to Get It, How to Use It | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Guidebook for Winning Adventures | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Paul Crane series was written as Wade Curtis. The novels Clan and Crown and Storms of Victory were written with Roland J. Green. Go Tell the Spartans and Prince of Sparta were co-authored by S.M. Stirling.
The Heorot series was written with Steven Barnes and Larry Niven. The Golden Road series and the novels Lucifer’s Hammer, Oath of Fealty and Footfall were written with Larry Niven. Fallen Angels was written with Michael Flynn and Larry Niven.
The Future Quartet also has stories by Ben Bova, Frederik Pohl and Charles Sheffield.
Nebula Award Stories 16 was co-edited by John F. Carr. The Far Frontiers anthologies series was edited with Jim Baen. The non-fiction book Pournelle’s PC Communications Bible was co-authored by Michael Banks.
If You Like Jerry Pournelle Books, You’ll Love…
Jerry Pournelle Synopsis: Inferno by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven is the first novel in the Inferno series. After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he’s landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante’s road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the Nine Layers of Hell led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures. As he struggles to escape, he’s taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin – recast for the present day.
