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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

  1. #1

    On Basilisk Station

    1993 · 427 pages

    7 h 29 min
  2. #2

    The Honor of the Queen

    1993 · 421 pages

    7 h 22 min
  3. #3

    The Short Victorious War

    1994 · 376 pages

    6 h 35 min
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  5. #4

    Field of Dishonor

    1994 · 367 pages

    6 h 26 min
  6. #5

    Flag in Exile

    1995 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  7. #6

    Honor Among Enemies

    1996 · 541 pages

    9 h 28 min
  8. #7

    In Enemy Hands

    1997 · 496 pages

    8 h 41 min
  9. #8

    Echoes of Honor

    1998 · 736 pages

    12 h 53 min
  10. #9

    Ashes of Victory

    2000 · 636 pages

    11 h 8 min
  11. #10

    War of Honor

    2002 · 883 pages

    15 h 28 min
  12. #11

    At All Costs

    2005 · 868 pages

    15 h 12 min
  13. #12

    Mission of Honor

    2010 · 620 pages

    10 h 51 min
  14. #13

    A Rising Thunder

    2012 · 458 pages

    8 h 1 min
  15. #14

    Uncompromising Honor

    2018 · 947 pages

    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.

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