Author

William C. Dietz

American author William C. Dietz is best known for his military science fiction, including the *Halo* novelizations and the *Legion of the Damned* series. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the William C. Dietz books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological
1986 Galactic Bounty / War World PO · 1 No link
1987 Freehold PO · 1 No link
1988 Imperial Bounty PO · 2 No link
1988 An Honorable Defense(By: David Drake) PO · 1 No link
1989 Cluster Command PO · 2 No link
1989 The War Machine(By: David Drake,Roger MacBride Allen) PO · 3 No link
1989 Prison Planet PO · 2 No link
1990 Matrix Man PO · 1 No link
1990 Alien Bounty PO · 3 No link
1990 McCade's Bounty PO · 4 No link
1991 Drifter PO · 1 No link
1992 Drifter's Run PO · 2 No link
1992 Drifter's War PO · 3 No link
1992 Mars Prime PO · 2 No link
1993 Legion of the Damned PO · 1 No link
1994 Bodyguard PO · 3 No link
1995 The Final Battle PO · 2 No link
1996 Where the Ships Die PO · 4 No link
1997 Soldier for the Empire PO · 1 No link
1998 Steelheart PO · 5 No link
1998 Rebel Agent PO · 2 No link
1998 Jedi Knight PO · 3 No link
1999 By Blood Alone PO · 3 No link
2000 By Force of Arms PO · 4 No link
2001 DeathDay PO · 1 No link
2001 The Fall of Reach(By: Eric Nylund) PO · 1 No link
2002 EarthRise PO · 2 No link
2003 For More Than Glory PO · 5 No link
2003 The Flood PO · 2 No link
2003 First Strike(By: Eric Nylund) PO · 3 No link
2004 For Those Who Fell PO · 6 No link
2004 McCade for Hire PO · 5 No link
2005 Runner PO · 1 No link
2006 Logos Run PO · 2 No link
2006 Ghosts of Onyx(By: Eric Nylund) PO · 4 No link
2007 When All Seems Lost PO · 7 No link
2007 Revelation(By: Drew Karpyshyn) PO · 1 No link
2007 Enemy Within PO · 1 No link
2008 When Duty Calls PO · 8 No link
2008 Ascension(By: Drew Karpyshyn) PO · 2 No link
2008 Snake Eye PO · 6 No link
2009 The Gathering Storm PO · 1 No link
2009 At Empire's Edge PO · 1 No link
2009 Heaven's Devils PO · 1 No link
2010 Retribution(By: Drew Karpyshyn) PO · 3 No link
2010 Bones of Empire PO · 2 No link
2010 Ejecta PO · 7 No link
2011 A Fighting Chance PO · 9 No link
2011 A Hole in the Sky PO · 2 No link
2011 Devils' Due(By: Christie Golden) PO · 2 No link
2012 Andromeda's Fall PO · 1 No link
2012 Deception PO · 4 No link
2012 Crown of Empire(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,David Drake) PO · 4 No link
2012 Damnation(By: Raymond Benson) PO · 2 No link
2012 Flashpoint(By: Christie Golden) PO · 3 No link
2013 Andromeda's Choice PO · 2 No link
2013 The Seeds of Man PO · 8 No link
2013 Rogan's World PO · 1 No link
2014 Andromeda's War PO · 3 No link
2015 Redzone PO · 2 No link
2015 Deadeye PO · 1 No link
2016 Into the Guns PO · 1 No link
2016 Graveyard PO · 3 No link
2017 Seek and Destroy PO · 2 No link
2018 Battle Hymn PO · 3 No link
2018 Red Ice PO · 1 No link
2019 Red Flood PO · 2 No link
2020 Red Dragon PO · 3 No link
2020 Red Thunder PO · 4 No link
2021 Red Tide PO · 5 No link
2021 Red Sands PO · 6 No link
2022 Crickets PO · 1 No link
2022 Red River PO · 7 No link
2023 Crickets 2 PO · 2 No link
2023 From the Ashes PO · 10 No link
2023 Red Dog PO · 8 No link
2024 Red Line PO · 9 No link
2025 Red Rover PO · 10 No link
2025 Red Dawn PO · 11 No link
Book series
Publication Order of Sam McCade Books 5 books · 1986–2004
01 Galactic Bounty / War World 1986 No link
02 Imperial Bounty 1988 No link
03 Alien Bounty 1990 No link
04 McCade's Bounty 1990 No link
··· 1 more book in this series
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 8 books · 1987–2013
01 Freehold 1987 No link
02 Prison Planet 1989 No link
03 Bodyguard 1994 No link
04 Where the Ships Die 1996 No link
··· 4 more books in this series
Publication Order of Crisis of Empire Books 4 books · 1988–2012
01 An Honorable Defense(By: David Drake) 1988 No link
02 Cluster Command 1989 No link
03 The War Machine(By: David Drake,Roger MacBride Allen) 1989 No link
04 Crown of Empire(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,David Drake) 2012 No link
Publication Order of Rex Corvan Books 2 books · 1990–1992
01 Matrix Man 1990 No link
02 Mars Prime 1992 No link
Publication Order of Drifter Books 3 books · 1991–1992
01 Drifter 1991 No link
02 Drifter's Run 1992 No link
03 Drifter's War 1992 No link
Publication Order of Legion Books 10 books · 1993–2023
01 Legion of the Damned 1993 No link
02 The Final Battle 1995 No link
03 By Blood Alone 1999 No link
04 By Force of Arms 2000 No link
··· 6 more books in this series
Publication Order of Star Wars: Dark Forces Books 3 books · 1997–1998
01 Soldier for the Empire 1997 No link
02 Rebel Agent 1998 No link
03 Jedi Knight 1998 No link
Publication Order of Sauron Books 2 books · 2001–2002
01 DeathDay 2001 No link
02 EarthRise 2002 No link
Publication Order of Halo: The Original Books 4 books · 2001–2006
01 The Fall of Reach(By: Eric Nylund) 2001 No link
02 The Flood 2003 No link
03 First Strike(By: Eric Nylund) 2003 No link
04 Ghosts of Onyx(By: Eric Nylund) 2006 No link
Publication Order of Run Books 2 books · 2005–2006
01 Runner 2005 No link
02 Logos Run 2006 No link
Publication Order of Mass Effect Books 4 books · 2007–2012
01 Revelation(By: Drew Karpyshyn) 2007 No link
02 Ascension(By: Drew Karpyshyn) 2008 No link
03 Retribution(By: Drew Karpyshyn) 2010 No link
04 Deception 2012 No link
Publication Order of Hitman Books 2 books · 2007–2012
01 Enemy Within 2007 No link
02 Damnation(By: Raymond Benson) 2012 No link
Publication Order of Resistance Universe Books 2 books · 2009–2011
01 The Gathering Storm 2009 No link
02 A Hole in the Sky 2011 No link
Publication Order of Zak Cato Books 2 books · 2009–2010
01 At Empire's Edge 2009 No link
02 Bones of Empire 2010 No link
Publication Order of Starcraft II Books 3 books · 2009–2012
01 Heaven's Devils 2009 No link
02 Devils' Due(By: Christie Golden) 2011 No link
03 Flashpoint(By: Christie Golden) 2012 No link
Publication Order of The Prequel Legion Books 3 books · 2012–2014
01 Andromeda's Fall 2012 No link
02 Andromeda's Choice 2013 No link
03 Andromeda's War 2014 No link
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2013
01 Rogan's World 2013 No link
Publication Order of Mutant Files Books 3 books · 2015–2016
01 Deadeye 2015 No link
02 Redzone 2015 No link
03 Graveyard 2016 No link
Publication Order of America Rising Books 3 books · 2016–2018
01 Into the Guns 2016 No link
02 Seek and Destroy 2017 No link
03 Battle Hymn 2018 No link
Publication Order of Winds of War Books 11 books · 2018–2025
01 Red Ice 2018 No link
02 Red Flood 2019 No link
03 Red Dragon 2020 No link
04 Red Thunder 2020 No link
··· 7 more books in this series
Publication Order of Crickets Books 2 books · 2022–2023
01 Crickets 2022 No link
02 Crickets 2 2023 No link