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Honor Harrington Reading Order
Honor Harrington by David Weber has 14 main books (1993–2018). Start with On Basilisk Station (1993) and read the numbered books in order.
By David Weber
Honor Harrington books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 29 min
- 7 h 22 min
- 6 h 35 min
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- 6 h 26 min
- 7 h 17 min
- 9 h 28 min
- 8 h 41 min
- 12 h 53 min
- 11 h 8 min
- 15 h 28 min
- 15 h 12 min
- 10 h 51 min
- 8 h 1 min
- 16 h 35 min
Main books together: 8,192 pages, about 143 h 26 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Honor Harrington: common questions
- How many books are in the Honor Harrington series?
- There are 14 main books in Honor Harrington. The most recent main book listed here is Uncompromising Honor (2018).
- What order should I read Honor Harrington in?
- Read Honor Harrington in its numbered order: On Basilisk Station, The Honor of the Queen, The Short Victorious War, Field of Dishonor, and so on.
- What is the first Honor Harrington book?
- The first book is On Basilisk Station by David Weber, published in 1993.
- How long does it take to read the whole Honor Harrington series?
- The 14 main books add up to about 8,192 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 143½ hours of reading, or about 287 days at 30 minutes a day.