Walter Jon Williams Books In Order
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This is Not a Game | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deep State | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fourth Wall | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Diamonds from Tequila | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Dread Empire's Fall Books
The Praxis | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sundering | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conventions of War | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Investments | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Impersonations | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Accidental War | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Investments plus The Stickpin | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fleet Elements | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Imperium Restored | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Hardwired Books
Hardwired | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Voice of the Whirlwind | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Solip | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Maijstral Books
The Crown Jewels | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
House of Shards | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ten Points for Style | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rock of Ages | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Metropolitan Books
Publication Order of Privateers & Gentlemen Books
The Privateer | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Glory Arise | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tern Schooner | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Yankee | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brig of War | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Raider | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Macedonian | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cat Island | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Quillifer Books
Quillifer | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Quillifer the Knight | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lord Quillifer | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Books
Vector Prime | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Onslaught | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ruin | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hero's Trial | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jedi Eclipse | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Balance Point | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Recovery - Short Story | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Recovery | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conquest: Edge of Victory, Book I | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebirth: Edge of Victory, Book II | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Star by Star | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ylesia | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark Journey | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebel Dream | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebel Stand | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Traitor | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Enemy Lines I Rebel Dream | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Destiny's Way | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Remnant: Force Heretic, Book I | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Refugee: Force Heretic, Book II | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reunion: Force Heretic, Book III | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Final Prophecy | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unifying Force | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Unifying Force | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wild Cards Books
Wild Cards | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aces High | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jokers Wild | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aces Abroad | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Down and Dirty | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ace in the Hole | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Hand | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild Cards: Dead Man's Hand | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One-Eyed Jacks | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jokertown Shuffle | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double Solitaire | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dealer's Choice | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Turn of the Cards | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deuces Down | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deuces Down | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deuces Down | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deuces Down | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Draws Five | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Busted Flush | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inside Straight | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Suicide Kings | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fort Freak | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Elephant in the Room | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lowball | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prompt. Professional. Pop! | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Discards | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Stakes | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When the Devil Drives | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Flight of Morpho Girl | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knaves Over Queens | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Long is the Way | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
American Hero | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Three Kings | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ripple Effects | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Joker Moon | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hearts of Stone | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Grow | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Full House | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pairing Up | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Ambassador of Progress | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knight Moves | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Angel Station | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Days of Atonement | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aristoi | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wall, Stone, Craft | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rift | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Implied Spaces | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Video Star | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolf Time | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dinosaurs | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prayers on the Wind | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daddy's World | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Ride of German Freddie | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green Leopard Plague | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Boolean Gate | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Spot of Ground | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Surfacing | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Collections
Facets | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frankensteins and Foreign Devils | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Star Wars Legends Books
Splinter of the Mind's Eye | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Han Solo Adventures | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Adventures of Lando Calrissian | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Courtship of Princess Leia | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Truce at Bakura | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crystal Star | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Children of the Jedi | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
We Don't Do Weddings | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Darksaber | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The New Rebellion | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Planet of Twilight | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I, Jedi | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from the New Republic | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogue Planet | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Darth Maul's Revenge | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cloak Of Deception | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Approaching Storm | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Forest Apart | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tatooine Ghost | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shatterpoint | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ruins of Dantooine | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cestus Deception | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Survivor's Quest | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fool's Bargain | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jedi Trial | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Labyrinth of Evil | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outbound Flight | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Allegiance | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Revenge of the Sith | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ready, Set, Podrace! | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Queen's Diary | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Star | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Troopers | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Life of Luke Skywalker | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Millennium Falcon | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crisis on Coruscant , #4) | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crosscurrent | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fire Ring Race | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shinbone Showdown | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Harvest | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Choices of One | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Games | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Riptide | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knight Errant | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows of the Empire | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Tribe of the Sith | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winner Lose All | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scourge | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wrath of Darth Maul | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maul: Lockdown | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Darth Plagueis | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scoundrels | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kenobi | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crucible | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dawn of the Jedi | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lockdown | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986 | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Epic: An Anthology, Book One | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Furthest Horizon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards Showcase 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worlds that Weren't | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Escape from Earth | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of the Best, Vol 2 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rewired | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Man's Hand | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogues | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Book of Swords: Part 1 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Walter Jon Williams is an American published author and actor and has also written for television (“All Great Neptune’s Ocean”, Andromeda).
Born October 15, 1953 in Dublin, Minnesota, this writer also goes by the pen name of Jon Williams. In the course of his career, he has published several full length novels as well as some collections of short fiction. Many of these fall into the genre of fantasy or science fiction, such as City on Fire or Hardwired, among several others. Some of his novels could also be classified as historical adventure stories.
The author is a student of Kenpo Karate, in which he is the proud holder of a fourth degree black belt. His hobbies besides writing novels include sailing as well as going scuba diving. He resides in the state of New Mexico. He is married to Kathy Hedges, his wife.
Williams first came into print in 1980 with the release of his book The Privateer. It would be the first in the Privateers and Gentlemen series, a fictional series of novels that would have several of its stories published. He would author it under the pen name of Jon Williams.
He would also create the Hardwired series under his full name of Walter Jon Williams. The first book in the series was published in 1986. This is a science fiction series where the thrills never stop coming! The sequel to the debut story would come out shortly after and has the exciting title of Voice of the Whirlwind. If you are a big fan of other science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov or Philip K. Dick or love anything set in space, then you might want to consider giving this unique series a try.
Hardwired is the engaging first story in the series by the same name. If you are always down to experience some high tech chills and thrills along with some characters that you won’t soon forget, this is a book that you should check out!
The main character in this story would be Cowboy. That is not what he does– that is his actual name. He has had a pretty colorful life and you could say that he’s always interested in getting a little adrenaline rush going. This is the type of guy that isn’t afraid to die but is afraid to waste his life not living it the way that he wants to.
Cowboy used to be a fighter pilot and he was pretty good at what he did. Now he has totally switched careers, and he’s not up in the sky anymore trying to take down enemy combatants. However, now Cowboy has found himself to be hardwired, so to speak.
What being ‘hardwired’ means is that he has skull sockets that are hooked up directly to the electronic hardware he has installed. He has now gone beyond man to some type of machine. When he meets Sarah, he knows that they have the potential to join up and become a great team.
Sarah is the type of thrill seeker that he knows that he’ll get along with. The benefit to teaming up with someone like this is that she also has cyber parts. She at least knows where he’s coming from, and isn’t going to think that he’s a total weirdo. She is a gun for hire and her services are available to the right person for a price.
He’ll do whatever it takes when it comes to trying to get his freedom. Can Cowboy combine his talents with the skills that Sarah has to achieve what he wants? He’ll do whatever it takes to try and gain independence from the Orbitals. These rapacious bunch are all that stand between him and total independence, and he’s willing to take whatever risks are required in order to have his shot at it.
Will Cowboy be able to achieve his goal, or will he fall short when it comes to hitting the mark on his mission? You’re going to have to pick up a copy of your own to find out! Look for this unforgettable novel and find out why this is one of the best books that this author has written so far.
The second book in the thrilling Hardwired series by Walter Jon Williams is titled Voice of the Whirlwind. If you enjoyed reading the first story in this fast paced science fiction series, then you will want to check out the engaging second story that follows it and pick up right where you left off!
In the first story, readers got the chance to become acquainted with the character of Cowboy. Now they are in for an entirely new ride with a new character in the same world. Meet the character named Steward.
Steward may have an unusual name, but he is also an unusual type of person. He’s not just a regular human being– he’s different from people that would be so-called normal because he is a clone. His very existence was made possible by lifting a DNA blueprint from an already existing person in the world.
Steward needs a brain scan and update for which he is about 15 years overdue. His allegiance is to the Orbital Policorp. However, he doesn’t have any idea that this corporation has since collapsed. On top of that, the many friends that he left behind were left to perish by the dozens by engaging in combat among the stars.
A lot has happened, and Steward will go on to find out that history has changed too. Humanity has established contact and friendly relations with a race of aliens, and he has not one but a total of two wives choose to divorce him.
He’s doing the best that he can, but will all of these changes be too much for this clone to take? Steward is going to have to sink or swim. So much has transformed about the world that he once was so familiar with.
Will he be able to adapt and handle the changes that have been made, or will it be so overwhelming that he just can’t deal? Pick up the second book in the Hardwired series and read to the end to catch this exciting conclusion!
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