The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 18 books · 1993 to 2018

David Weber

Science fictionSpace operaMilitary science fictionAlternate history

David Weber's Honor Harrington novels are Horatio Hornblower in space: Honor, a naval officer of the Star Kingdom of Manticore, fights the People's Republic of Haven with her treecat Nimitz at her side. Safehold follows an android who wakes on a world where technology is forbidden.

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Honor Harrington

14 books · Set in spaceMilitary science fictionSpace opera
  1. 1On Basilisk Station1993With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Honor of the Queen1993With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Short Victorious War1994With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Field of Dishonor1994With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Flag in Exile1995With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Honor Among Enemies1996With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  7. 7In Enemy Hands1997With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Echoes of Honor1998With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Ashes of Victory2000With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  10. 10War of Honor2002With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  11. 11At All Costs2005With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Mission of Honor2010With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  13. 13A Rising Thunder2012With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Uncompromising Honor2018With Honor HarringtonBuy on Amazon

Safehold

4 books · Set in spaceMilitary science fictionAlternate history
  1. 1Off Armageddon Reef2007With Merlin AthrawesBuy on Amazon
  2. 2By Schism Rent Asunder2008With Merlin AthrawesBuy on Amazon
  3. 3By Heresies Distressed2009With Merlin AthrawesBuy on Amazon
  4. 4A Mighty Fortress2010With Merlin AthrawesBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Manticore

Safehold