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) |    |
| West Of Honor | (1976) | |
| The Mercenary | (1977) | |
Publication Order of The Endless Frontier Books
| The Endless Frontier | (1979) | |
| The Endless Frontier Vol. II | (1982) | |
| Cities In Space | (1991) | |
| Life Among Asteroids | (1992) | |
Publication Order of Falkenberg's Legion Books
| Prince of Mercenaries | (1989) | |
| Falkenberg's Legion | (1990) | |
| Prince of Sparta | (1993) | |
| Go Tell the Spartans | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Far Frontiers Books
(with Jim Baen)
| Far Frontiers | (1985) | |
| Far Frontiers 2 | (1985) | |
| Far Frontiers 3 | (1985) | |
| Far Frontiers 4 | (1986) | |
| Far Frontiers 5 | (1986) | |
| Far Frontiers 6 | (1986) | |
| Far Frontiers 7 | (1986) | |
Publication Order of Golden Road Books
(with Larry Niven)
| The Burning City | (2000) | |
| Burning Tower | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Heorot Books
(with Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | |
Chronological Order of Heorot Books
(with Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Imperial Stars Books
(with John F. Carr)
| The Stars at War | (1986) | |
| Republic and Empire | (1987) | |
| The Crash of Empire | (1989) | |
Publication Order of Inferno Books
(with Larry Niven)
| Inferno | (1975) | |
| Escape from Hell | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Janissaries Books
| Janissaries | (1979) | |
| Clan and Crown | (1982) | |
| Storms of Victory | (1987) | |
| Mamelukes | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Jupiter Books
| Higher Education | (1996) | |
| Putting Up Roots | (1997) | |
| The Billion Dollar Boy | (1997) | |
| The Billion Dollar Boy | (1997) | |
| The Billion Dollar Boy | (1997) | |
| The Cyborg From Earth | (1998) | |
| The Cyborg From Earth | (1998) | |
| The Cyborg from Earth | (1998) | |
| Starswarm | (1998) | |
| Outward Bound | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Laurie Jo Hansen Books
| High Justice | (1977) | |
| Exiles to Glory | (1978) | |
| Exile- and Glory | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Man-Kzin Wars Books
| The Man-Kzin Wars | (1988) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars II | (1989) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars III | (1990) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars IV | (1991) | |
| The Children's Hour | (1991) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars V | (1992) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VI | (1994) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VII | (1995) | |
| A Darker Geometry | (1996) | |
| The Best of All Possible Wars | (1998) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names | (1998) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars IX | (2001) | |
| The House of the Kzinti | (2002) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War | (2003) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XI | (2005) | |
| Destiny's Forge | (2006) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XII | (2009) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XIII | (2012) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XIV | (2013) | |
| Treasure Planet | (2014) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XV | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Moties Books
(with Larry Niven, Jennifer R. Pournelle)
| The Mote in God's Eye | (1974) | |
| The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye | (1993) | |
| Outies | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Paul Crane Books
(as Wade Curtis)
| Red Heroin | (1980) | |
| Red Dragon | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Planet of the Apes Books
| Planet of the Apes | (1963) | |
| Beneath The Planet of The Apes | (1970) | |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | (1973) | |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | (1974) | |
| Planet of the Apes Movie Novelization | (2001) | |
Publication Order of There Will Be War Books
| There Will Be War | (1983) | |
| Men of War | (1984) | |
| Blood and Iron | (1984) | |
| Day of the Tyrant | (1985) | |
| Warrior | (1986) | |
| Guns of Darkness | (1987) | |
| Call To Battle! | (1988) | |
| Armageddon! | (1989) | |
| After Armageddon | (1990) | |
Publication Order of War World Books
| The Burning Eye | (1988) | |
| Death's Head Rebellion | (1990) | |
| Sauron Dominion | (1991) | |
| Codominium | (1992) | |
| Blood Feuds | (1992) | |
| Invasion | (1994) | |
| Blood Vengeance | (1994) | |
| Discovery | (2010) | |
| Takeover | (2011) | |
| The Lidless Eye | (2013) | |
| War World: The Lidless Eye | (2013) | |
| The Battle of Sauron | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Birth of Fire | (1976) | |
| Lucifer's Hammer | (1977) | |
| Future History | (1980) | |
| Oath of Fealty | (1981) | |
| Footfall | (1985) | |
| Fallen Angels | (1991) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of Jerry Pournelle | (2019) | |
Publication Order of There Will Be War Collections
| There Will Be War Volume I | (1983) | |
| There Will Be War Volume II | (1984) | |
| There Will Be War Volume III | (1984) | |
| There Will Be War Volume IV | (1987) | |
| There Will Be War Volume V | (1987) | |
| There Will Be War Volume VI | (1988) | |
| There Will Be War Volume VII | (1988) | |
| There Will Be War Volume VIII | (1989) | |
| There Will Be War Volume IX | (1990) | |
| There Will Be War Volume X | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| That Buck Rogers Stuff | (1977) | |
| A Step Farther Out | (1981) | |
| The Users' Guide to Small Computers | (1984) | |
| Mutual Assured Survival | (1984) | |
| Adventures in Microland | (1985) | |
| Guide to Disc Operating System and Easy Computing | (1989) | |
| PC Communications Bible | (1992) | |
| Windows with an Attitude | (1995) | |
| PC Hardware | (2003) | |
| 1001 Computer Words You Need to Know | (2004) | |
| Step Further Out: Jerry Pournelle's Essays on Taking the Stars | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Pournelle Users Guide Books
| The Guidebook for Winning Adventures | (1985) | |
Publication Order of Infinite Stars Books
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | |
| Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| 2020 Vision | (1974) | |
| The Best From Galaxy, Volume IV | (1976) | |
| Black Holes | (1978) | |
| Survival of Freedom | (1981) | |
| Nebula Award Stories 16 / Sixteen | (1982) | |
| The Science Fiction Yearbook | (1985) | |
| Power | (1991) | |
| Riding the Red Horse | (2014) | |
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | |
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.
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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.