Order of William R. Forstchen Books

William R. Forstchen is an American author of science fiction and alternate history novels. He writes the Lost Regiment series, co-authored the Civil War series with Newt Gingrich and has contributed towards such series as Riftwar, Star Trek, Magic: The Gathering and Wing Commander. Besides being a novelist, Forstchen is a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in North Carolina. He earned his doctorate from Purdue University, specializing in Military History, the American Civil War and the History of Technology. William lives near Asheville, North Carolina.

William R. Forstchen made his debut as a novelist in 1983 with the novel Ice Prophet. Below is a list of William R. Forstchen’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of After Books

One Second After	(2009)
One Year After	(2015)
The Final Day	(2017)

Publication Order of Crystal Books

The Crystal Warriors	(1988)
The Crystal Sorcerers	(1991)

Publication Order of Civil War/Gettysburg Books

(with Newt Gingrich)

Gettysburg	(2003)
Grant Comes East	(2004)
Never Call Retreat	(2005)
The Battle of the Crater / To Make Men Free	(2011)

Publication Order of Ice Prophet Books

Ice Prophet	(1983)
The Flame Upon the Ice	(1984)
A Darkness Upon the Ice	(1985)

Publication Order of Legends of the Riftwar Books

Honored Enemy (With: Raymond E. Feist)	(2001)
Murder in LaMut (By:Joel Rosenberg,Raymond E. Feist)	(2003)
Jimmy the Hand (By:S.M. Stirling,Raymond E. Feist)	(2005)

Publication Order of Lost Regiment Books

Rally Cry	(1990)
The Union Forever	(1991)
Terrible Swift Sword	(1992)
Fateful Lightning	(1993)
Battle Hymn	(1997)
Never Sound Retreat	(1998)
A Band of Brothers	(1999)
Men of War	(1999)
Down to the Sea	(2000)

Publication Order of Magic: The Gathering Books

Arena	(1994)
The Prodigal Sorcerer (By:Mark Sumner)	(1995)
Dark Legacy (By:Robert E. Vardeman)	(1996)
Shadowmoor (By:Susan J. Morris)	(2008)
Throne of Eldraine (By:Kate Elliott)	(2019)

Publication Order of Pearl Harbor/Pacific War Books

(with Newt Gingrich)

Pearl Harbor	(2007)
Days of Infamy	(2008)

Publication Order of Revolutionary War Books

(with Newt Gingrich)

To Try Men's Souls	(2009)
Valley Forge	(2010)
Victory at Yorktown	(2012)

Publication Order of Star Voyager Books

Star Voyager Academy	(1994)
Article 23	(1998)
Prometheus	(1999)

Publication Order of The Gamester Wars Books

The Alexandrian Ring	(1987)
The Assassin Gambit	(1988)
The Napoleon Wager	(1993)

Publication Order of Wing Commander Books

Freedom Flight (By:Mercedes Lackey)	(1992)
End Run (By:Christopher Stasheff)	(1993)
Fleet Action	(1994)
Heart Of The Tiger	(1995)
The Price of Freedom	(1996)
Action Stations	(1997)
False Colors	(1998)
Wing Commander Novelization (By:Peter Telep)	(1999)
Wing Commander Junior Novelization (By:Peter Telep)	(1999)
Pilgrim Stars (By:Peter Telep)	(1999)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Into the Sea of Stars	(1986)
1945 (With: Newt Gingrich)	(1995)
The Four Magics	(1996)
We Look Like Men of War	(2001)
At the Water's Edge	(2010)
Valley of the Shadow	(2010)
Firestorm	(2010)
Pillar to the Sky	(2014)
48 Hours	(2019)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Doctors of the Night	(2011)
Day of Wrath	(2014)
Twin Flame	(2017)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

It Seemed Like a Good Idea...	(2000)
Hot Shots (With: Jennie E. Chancey)	(2002)
Honor Untarnished	(2004)

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation Books

The Peacekeepers (By:Gene DeWeese)	(1988)
A Rock and a Hard Place (By:Peter David)	(1989)
Strike Zone (By:Peter David)	(1989)
Vendetta (By:Peter David)	(1991)
Boogeymen (By:Mel Gilden)	(1991)
Q-In-Law (By:Peter David)	(1991)
Spartacus (By:Terry Mancour)	(1992)
Chains of Command (By:Bill McCay)	(1992)
Grounded (By:David Bischoff)	(1993)
The Romulan Prize (By:Simon Hawke)	(1993)
Here There Be Dragons (By:John Peel)	(1993)
Q-Squared (By:Peter David)	(1994)
Blaze of Glory (By:Simon Hawke)	(1995)
Into the Nebula (By:Gene DeWeese)	(1995)
The Death of Princes (By:John Peel)	(1996)
A Fury Scorned (By:Pamela Sargent)	(1996)
To Storm Heaven (By:Esther M. Friesner)	(1997)
Q-Strike (By:Greg Cox)	(1998)
Imzadi II (By:Peter David)	(1998)
The Forgotten War	(1999)
Tooth and Claw (By:Doranna Durgin)	(2001)
Diplomatic Implausibility (By:Keith R.A. DeCandido)	(2001)
A Hard Rain (By:Dean Wesley Smith)	(2002)
Do Comets Dream? (By:S.P. Somtow)	(2003)
The Sky's the Limit (By:Marco Palmieri)	(2007)
Q & A (By:Keith R.A. DeCandido)	(2007)
Greater Than the Sum (By:Christopher L. Bennett)	(2008)
The Persistence of Memory (By:David Mack)	(2012)
Silent Weapons (By:David Mack)	(2012)
The Body Electric (By:David Mack)	(2013)
Takedown (By:John Jackson Miller)	(2015)
Collateral Damage (By:David Mack)	(2019)

Notes: Honoured Enemy was written with Raymond E. Feist. The Crystal series was written with Greg Morrison. The Gettysburg, Pacific War and George Washington series, along with the standalone novel 1945, were written with Newt Gingrich. The Battle of the Crater (aka To Make Men Free) was written with Albert S. Hanser.

The Four Magics series was co-authored by Larry Segriff. End Run was co-authored by Christopher Stasheff. Heart of the Tiger was written with Andrew Keith. The Price of Freedom was written with Ben Ohlander. False Colors was written with William H. Keith. Catseye was written with Jaki Demarest.

It Seemed like a Good Idea… was written with Bill Fawcett. Hot Shots was co-authored by Jennie E. Chancey. Honor Untarnished was co-authored by Donald V. Bennett.

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William R. Forstchen Synopsis: Ice Prophet is the first in William R. Forstchen’s Ice Prophet series. For thousands of years after the Accident, Earth’s small population was ravaged by plague and wars, leaving many casualties. When all hope seemed lost, a leader emerged, offering the promise of renewal to an otherwise miserable world. Is this sudden blessing exactly what is seems to be?