David Weber

## About the Author

* **Other Names**: Davie Duke
* **Genres**: Space Opera, Military Sci Fi
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** David Weber Books

### Biography

David Mark Weber (born October 24, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He is best known for the Honor Harrington science-fiction series. His first novel, which he worked on with Steve White, sold in 1989 to Baen books. Baen remains Weber's major publisher.

## Series

### Honor Harrington Universe

* Genres: Space Opera, SF Military
* Theme:

#### Honor Harrington series

* The original series. A SF Military, Space Opera adventor.

#### Crown of Slaves series

* Co-Author: Eric Flint
* aka: Wages of Sin

#### Honorverse: Star Kingdom series

* YA, Science Fiction, Animal Fiction, Focuses on Stephanie Harrington and the discovery of treecats.
* Co-Author: Jane Lindskold

#### Manticore Ascendant series

It includes a short story published in *Beginnings*, "A Call to Arms", and is intended to include at least three novels.

* Co-Authors: Thomas Pope and Timothy Zahn

### Dahak series

* Genres: Aliens, Galaxy Empire, Alt. Reality
	1. Empire From the Ashes (Dahak combo volumes Book 1) - omnibus
		+ Mutineers' Moon (Dahak Book 1) (1991)
		+ The Armageddon Inheritance (Dahak Book 2) ( 1994)
		+ Heirs of Empire (Dahak Book 3) (February 1996)

### War God series

* Genres: Quest Fantasy
* Theme: Unlikely Paladin
* Series list:
	1. Oath of Swords (War God Book 1) (1995)
	2. The War God's Own (War God Book 2) (1998)
	3. Wind Rider's Oath (War God Book 3) (2004)
	4. Sword Brother (War God novella) (2007) in *Oath of Swords*
	5. War Maid's Choice (War God Book 4) (2012)
	6. The Sword of the South (War God World) (2015)

### Safehold series

* Genres: Dystopian, Historical (Feudal Society),
* Theme: Humanities last refuge
* Series list:
	1. Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold Book 1) (2007)
	2. By Schism Rent Asunder (Safehold Book 2) (2008)
	3. By Heresies Distressed (Safehold Book 3) (2009)
	4. A Mighty Fortress (Safehold Book 4) (2010)
	5. How Firm a Foundation (Safehold Book 5) (2011)
	6. Midst Toil and Tribulation (Safehold Book 6) (2012)
	7. Like a Mighty Army (Safehold Book 7) (2014)
	8. Hell's Foundations Quiver (Safehold Book 8) (2015)
	9. At the Sign of Triumph (Safehold Book 0) (2016)
	10. Through Fiery Trials (Safehold Book 10) (2019)

### Furies series

* Genres: Space Fantasy, Military Sci Fi, Myths and Legends
* Theme: This is a story of Alicia DeVries, a retired female marine commando, the fading Fury Tisiphone, and an AI running an advanced warship centuries in the future, who team up to hunt down space pirates.
* Series list:
	1. In Fury Born (Fury Series) (2006) is an expanded re-issue of *Path of the Fury* that includes a prequel story.
		+ Fury Series Prequel (Fury Series Book 0) (2006)
		+ Path of the Fury (Fury Series Book 1) (1992)

### Out of the Dark series

* Genres: Alien Invasion
	1. Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark Book 1) (2010) is an extended version of the 78-page story of the same name in the anthology *Warriors* (2010), edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
	2. Into the Light (Out of the Dark Book 2) (2021), coauthored with Chris Kennedy.

## Other Works

### Novels

* *The Apocalypse Troll* (January 1999). This is the story of a retired naval officer who witnesses an intense air battle from his yacht and rescues the downed pilot who turns out to be from the future. She was shot down by an interstellar enemy that she chased through time and space on their way to "Terra" to eliminate humans before they can win the war they are fighting in the future.
* *The Excalibur Alternative* (January 2002), expands "Sir George and the Dragon", a short story which appeared in the anthology *Foreign Legions* edited by David Drake (2001).

### Short stories

* "The Captain from Kirkbean", collected in Harry Turtledove's anthology *Alternate Generals* (1998)

### Collections[edit]

* *Worlds of Weber: Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington and Other Stories* (September 2008)