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4HU Reading Order

The books of the Four Horsemen Universe in suggested reading order.

“*” indicates Main Story Line (MSL). Books without the “*” have important information, but aren’t in the main story line, per se.

  1. Cartwright’s Cavaliers*
  2. Asbaran Solutions*
  3. Winged Hussars*
  4. The Golden Horde*
  5. A Fistful of Credits anthology
  6. Peacemaker*
  7. For a Few Credits More anthology
  8. The Good, The Bad, And The Merc anthology
  9. Alpha Contracts
  10. With Your Shield
  11. Spartan’s Specialists
  12. The Feeding of Sorrows
  13. Assassin*
  14. Honor The Threat*
  15. A Fiery Sunset*
  16. The Midnight Sun*
  17. Weaver
  18. Dark Moon Arisen*
  19. Tales from the Lyon’s Den anthology
  20. Stand or Fall*
  21. Luck is Not a Factor anthology
  22. Sinclair’s Scorpions*
  23. Dirty Deeds*
  24. Free Bird Rising
  25. When the Axe Falls*
  26. A Pale Dawn*
  27. Hope is Not a Strategy anthology
  28. Do No Harm*
  29. Deathangel*
  30. Hunter*
  31. Sons of the Lion*
  32. Alabaster Noon*
  33. Redacted Affairs*
  34. Negotiation anthology
  35. Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest
  36. Storm Clouds*
  37. Between Two Worlds*
  38. Gunboat Diplomacy
  39. Enforcer
  40. Endless Night*
  41. An Axe To Grind*
  42. The Gates of Hell anthology
  43. Fields of Fire*
  44. Set the Terms anthology
  45. The Dark Before the Light*
  46. Daughter of the Pride*
  47. Gale Force*
  48. One Minute to Midnight*
  49. Night Song*
  50. These Things We Do*
  51. Sword of Minerva*
  52. Prodigal Son*
  53. Redacted Vice*
  54. Chasing Hell*
  55. Eye of the Storm*
  56. The Street Survivors*
  57. The Ravening of Wolves*
  58. In the Wings anthology
  59. And Break It Not*
  60. Cartwright’s Cavaliers: Descent*
  61. Mess With the Bull*
  62. Unshackled*
  63. Harbinger*
  64. Three Steps to Oblivion*
  65. Ally*
  66. Tempest Rage*
  67. As My Witnesses*
  68. Redacted Weapon*
  69. The Executioners
  70. The Lyons’ Pride*
  71. World Enders*
  72. On A Cloudy Day*
  73. The Misfits*
  74. Defenders Rise 
  75. Companion to Darkness*
  76. First Missions*
  77. BRASS*
  78. Gunpowder Geishas*
  79. Winged Hussars: Andromeda*
  80. Thicker Than Water*
  81. Foiled Ambitions*

“The Frontiers”

YA books. Can be read any time after Cartwright’s Cavaliers:

  1. Black and White
  2. Scholarship
  3. Bjorn
  4. Blood In The Water

“Jim Cartwright at Large” books.

Can be read any time after Cartwright’s Cavaliers. You can either read the serials (#1-5), or read “Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest,” which is an omnibus edition of all five serials, plus two short stories from the anthologies, plus 8,000 new words. Better yet, read both!

  1. Karma Upsilon 4
  2. Valley of Loss
  3. Empire of Machines
  4. Eye of Minerva
  5. Hunted

AND/OR

Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest

Can be read whenever (not in the main story line):