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S. M. Stirling is a Canadian-American writer best known for alternate history novels like the Draka series. Stirling was born in 1953 in Metz, France on a Royal Canadian Air Force Base. Stirling’s mother was English. His father was Canadian. He started writing in high school. Stirling was one of four students in a writing class.
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Order of Alternate World War Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Black Chamber | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Theater of Spies | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Shadows of Annihilation | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Change Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Sunrise Lands | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Scourge of God | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Sword of the Lady | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The High King of Montival | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Tears of the Sun | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Lord of Mountains | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Given Sacrifice | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Change | 2015 | Description / Buy |
Order of Dies The Fire Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Dies the Fire | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Protector's War | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Meeting at Corvallis | 2006 | Description / Buy |
Order of Draka Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Marching Through Georgia | 1988 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Under the Yoke | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Stone Dogs | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Drakon | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Drakas! | 2000 | Description / Buy |
Order of Exiled Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clan of the Claw | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | By Tooth and Claw | 2015 | Description / Buy |
Order of Falkenberg's Legion Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Prince of Mercenaries | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Falkenberg's Legion | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Prince of Sparta | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Go Tell the Spartans | 1993 | Description / Buy |
Order of Fifth Millenium Series with Shirley Meier, Karen Wehrstein
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Snowbrother | 1985 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Sharpest Edge | 1986 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Cage | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Shadow's Son | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Shadow's Daughter | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Lion's Heart | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Lion's Soul | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Saber and Shadow | 1992 | Description / Buy |
Order of Flight Engineer Series with James Doohan
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Rising | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Privateer | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Independent Command | 2000 | Description / Buy |
Order of Island In The Sea Of Time Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Island in the Sea of Time | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Against the Tide of Years | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
3 | On the Oceans of Eternity | 2000 | Description / Buy |
Order of Lords Of Creation Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Sky People | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
2 | In the Courts of the Crimson Kings | 2008 | Description / Buy |
Order of Raj Whitehall/The General Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Forge | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Hammer | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Anvil | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Steel | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Sword | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Chosen | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Reformer | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Tyrant | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Heretic | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Savior | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Rudi's Children Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Golden Princess | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Desert and the Blade | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Prince of Outcasts | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Sea Peoples | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Sky-Blue Wolves | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Shadowspawn Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A Taint in the Blood | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Council of Shadows | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Shadows of Falling Night | 2013 | Description / Buy |
Order of T2 Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Infiltrator | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Rising Storm | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Future War | 2003 | Description / Buy |
Order of S.M. Stirling Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Rose Sea | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Peshawar Lancers | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Conquistador | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Conan - Blood of the Serpent | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
5 | To Turn the Tide | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of S.M. Stirling Short Story Collections
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Ice, Iron and Gold | 2001 | Description / Buy |
Order of Brainship Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Ship Who Sang | 1969 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Ship Who Searched | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
3 | PartnerShip | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The City Who Fought | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Ship Who Won | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Ship Errant | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Ship Avenged | 1997 | Description / Buy |
Order of Legends Of The Riftwar Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honored Enemy | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Murder in LaMut | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Jimmy the Hand | 2005 | Description / Buy |
Order of Man-Kzin Wars Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Man-Kzin Wars | 1988 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Man-Kzin Wars II | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Man-Kzin Wars III | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Man-Kzin Wars IV | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Children's Hour | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Man-Kzin Wars V | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Man-Kzin Wars VI | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Man-Kzin Wars VII | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
9 | A Darker Geometry | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Best of All Possible Wars | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Man-Kzin Wars IX | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
13 | The House of the Kzinti | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Man-Kzin Wars XI | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Destiny's Forge | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Man-Kzin Wars XII | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Man-Kzin Wars XIII | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Man-Kzin Wars XIV | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Treasure Planet | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Man-Kzin Wars XV | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of War World Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Burning Eye | 1988 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Death's Head Rebellion (Short Story) | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Sauron Dominion | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Codominium | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Blood Feuds | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Invasion | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Blood Vengeance | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Discovery | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Takeover | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Lidless Eye | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Battle of Sauron | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Cyborg Revolt | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Jihad! | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Patriotic Wars | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Falkenberg's Regiment | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Fall of the CoDominium | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Andromeda Flight | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
18 | War World Concordance | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Road Warrior | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
20 | The Falkenberg Protectorate | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Worlds of Honor Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | More Than Honor | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Worlds of Honor | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Changer of Worlds | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Service of the Sword | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
5 | In Fire Forged | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Beginnings | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
7 | What Price Victory? | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ranks of Bronze Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Ranks of Bronze | 1986 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Foreign Legions | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Excalibur Alternative | 2001 | Description / Buy |
Order of L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 | 1985 | Description / Buy | |
2 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 | 1986 | Description / Buy | |
3 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 | 1987 | Description / Buy | |
4 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 | 1988 | Description / Buy | |
5 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
6 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
7 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
8 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 9 | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
9 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 (Short Story) | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
10 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
11 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
12 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
13 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
14 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
15 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
16 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
17 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
18 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
19 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
20 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
21 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
22 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
23 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
24 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
25 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 27 | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
26 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
27 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
28 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
29 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
30 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
31 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
32 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
33 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
34 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
35 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
36 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
37 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
38 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future, Vol. 40 | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of General Series with David Drake
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hope Rearmed | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Emberverse Universe Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dies the Fire | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Protector's War | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Meeting at Corvallis | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Sunrise Lands | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Scourge of God | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Sword of the Lady | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The High King of Montival | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Tears of the Sun | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Lord of Mountains | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Given Sacrifice | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Golden Princess | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Change | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
13 | The Desert and the Blade | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Prince of Outcasts | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Sea Peoples | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Sky-Blue Wolves | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Tales from the Black Chamber Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daggers in Darkness | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Honorverse Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | On Basilisk Station | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Honor of the Queen | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Short Victorious War | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Field of Dishonor | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Flag in Exile | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Honor Among Enemies | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
7 | In Enemy Hands | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
8 | "A Beautiful Friendship" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
9 | "A Whiff of Grapeshot" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
10 | "A Grand Tour" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Echoes of Honor | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
12 | "The Stray" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
13 | "What Price Dreams?" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
14 | "The Hard Way Home" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
15 | "Queen's Gambit" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
16 | "Deck Load Strike" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Ashes of Victory | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
18 | "Changer of Worlds" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
19 | "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
20 | "From the Highlands" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
21 | "Nightfall" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
22 | War of Honor | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
23 | "Promised Land" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
24 | "With One Stone" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
25 | "A Ship Named Francis" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
26 | "Let's Go to Prague" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
27 | "Fanatic" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
28 | "The Service of the Sword" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Crown of Slaves | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
30 | The Shadow of Saganami | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
31 | At All Costs | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Storm from the Shadows | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Torch of Freedom | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Mission of Honor | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
35 | "Ruthless" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
36 | "Let's Dance" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
37 | "An Act of War" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
38 | A Beautiful Friendship | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
39 | A Rising Thunder | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
40 | Fire Season | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
41 | Shadow of Freedom | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
42 | "I Will Build a House of Steel" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
43 | "By the Book" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
44 | "Beauty and the Beast" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
45 | "The Best Laid Plans" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
46 | "Obligated Service" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
47 | "A Call to Arms" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
48 | Treecat Wars | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
49 | Cauldron of Ghosts | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
50 | A Call to Duty | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
51 | A Call to Arms | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
52 | Shadow of Victory | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
53 | "Our Sacred Honor" | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
54 | A Call to Vengeance | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
55 | Dark Fall (Short Story) | 2018 | Available free at www.baen.com/darkfall | |
56 | Uncompromising Honor | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
57 | "Recruiting Exercise" | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
58 | To End in Fire | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
59 | A Call to Insurrection | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Chronological Order of Honorverse Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | "By the Book" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
2 | "A Beautiful Friendship" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Beautiful Friendship | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
4 | "The Stray" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Fire Season | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Call to Duty | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
7 | A Call to Arms | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
8 | "A Call to Arms" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
9 | A Call to Vengeance | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
10 | "What Price Dreams?" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
11 | "Beauty and the Beast" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
12 | "I Will Build a House of Steel" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
13 | "Our Sacred Honor" | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
14 | "The Best Laid Plans" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
15 | "Recruiting Exercise" | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
16 | "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
17 | "Queen's Gambit" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
18 | "The Hard Way Home" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
19 | "Promised Land" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
20 | "Ruthless" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
21 | "Let's Dance" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
22 | On Basilisk Station | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
23 | "With One Stone" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
24 | The Honor of the Queen | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
25 | The Short Victorious War | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Field of Dishonor | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
27 | "A Grand Tour" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
28 | "Deck Load Strike" | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Flag in Exile | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
30 | "A Ship Named Francis" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Honor Among Enemies | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
32 | "Changer of Worlds" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
33 | "A Whiff of Grapeshot" | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
34 | In Enemy Hands | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
35 | Echoes of Honor | 1998 | Description / Buy | |
36 | "Let's Go to Prague" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
37 | Ashes of Victory | 2000 | Description / Buy | |
38 | "An Act of War" | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
39 | "From the Highlands" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
40 | "Nightfall" | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
41 | "Fanatic" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
42 | "The Service of the Sword" | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
43 | War of Honor | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
44 | Crown of Slaves | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
45 | Torch of Freedom | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
46 | The Shadow of Saganami | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
47 | At All Costs | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
48 | Storm from the Shadows | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
49 | Mission of Honor | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
50 | "Obligated Service" | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
51 | A Rising Thunder | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
52 | Shadow of Freedom | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
53 | Cauldron of Ghosts | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
54 | Shadow of Victory | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
55 | Uncompromising Honor | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
56 | A Call to Insurrection | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
57 | To End in Fire | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
58 | Treecat Wars | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
59 | Dark Fall (Short Story) | 2018 | Available free at www.baen.com/darkfall |
S.M. Stirling Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Fantastic World War II | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Power | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Battlestations | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Honor of the Regiment | 1993 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Dragon's Eye | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Tapestries | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Day the Magic Stopped | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Last Stand | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Live Without a Net | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Sideways In Crime | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Multiverse | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Trouble in the Wind | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Leviathans: Armored Skies | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Shapers of Worlds Volume II | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #1 | 2023 | Description / Buy |
When the class began, the teacher handed each student a notebook and told them to fill its pages. The students were expected to meet each week to discuss their progress. The teacher also encouraged them to consult him whenever they needed assistance. It was within this setting that Stirling’s first book was written.
Even at that young age, he knew that the novel was terrible. But that did not deter him. Instead, he kept writing, making improvements along the way until he came to the realization that he had what it took to write professionally.
Many of the stories that Stirling writes tackle alternate history, and this presents a challenge. The author enjoys exploring the events that might have occurred if history had taken a different path. However, Stirling knows that most people know very little about history. As such, he understands that they might not necessarily appreciate the changes his stories make to history.
The author’s publishers have been known to reject his ideas for novels for similar reasons. They have noted on occasion that Stirling’s pitches rely a little too heavily on historical moments and events that people know nothing about. This hasn’t stopped the author from indulging his obsession with major historical figures and occurrences.
Though, he has also written science fiction and fantasy. His novels feature militaristic cultures whose views differ from the modern western perspective. His female characters are always strong and distinct, and they play prominent roles in each story. Stirling has written several series throughout the course of his career.
He admits that telling a consistent story across multiple books isn’t always easy. This is why he does a lot of research. When Stirling is starting a new novel, he can see some of the scenes and characters in his head. But they are random and not fully formed. Some of the characters are completely fictional. Others feature attributes that real people inspired.
As his story begins to take shape, the author does as much reading as he can. Whenever possible, Stirling will consult real people, especially if he needs help getting into the mind of a character with an attribute that is alien to him. He normally writes in a linear manner. Though, every so often, he will write a random scene that unexpectedly came to him even though it is out of order.
Stirling doesn’t write multiple books at once. He prefers to finish one book before starting another. Sometimes, a specific plot will surprise the author by consuming far more space than he expected, forcing him to turn what should have been one book into two. But even then, Stirling is unlikely to work on both novels at the same time.
The author will only tackle multiple projects when he gets an opportunity to collaborate with another author or to lend his talents to an anthology. In such a scenario, he will work on his novel and the collaborative project at the same time.
S. M. Stirling Awards
Stirling has received multiple Dragon Award nominations.
Best S. M. Stirling Books
Stirling’s interests include anthropology, history, archeology, and martial arts. Stirling’s best novels include:
Dies The Fire: Everything changed when a storm assaulted Nantucket island. The electrical storm disabled every electronic device on the island. It also made every form of fuel inoperable. However, the blinding flash that produced these effects was merely the start. What followed was a catastrophe of epic proportions, one that covered the globe, dragging humanity back to the dark age.
The Protector’s War: Eight years ago, all technology on the planet stopped working. The world descended into madness. The survivors had to rebuild, uniting to form fierce tribes. Michael Havel led the Bearkillers. His clan of renowned warriors kept Willamette Valley safe. And he could always count on Juniper Mackenzie and her mystical clan.
But their combined might is unlikely to repel Normal Arminger, a medieval scholar hellbent on claiming Willamette valley.
When Does The Next S.M. Stirling book come out?
S.M. Stirling doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is To Turn the Tide and was released on August, 6th 2024.