Raymond L Weil Books in Order
Browse Raymond L Weil books in order, with series lists, quick summaries, and easy starting points for his military sci-fi and fantasy novels.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
51 books
Dark Star
by Raymond L Weil
2012
The FarQuest heads toward the approaching neutron star while unrest and denial tear at Earth. Then a hidden secret inside the threat makes humanity's slim chance of survival look even worse.
Dragon Wars
by Raymond L Weil
2012
In a ruined world shaped by ancient sorcery, surviving humans hide in a remote valley while dragons hunt the land. Their last chance may be a secret hidden among them.
First Contact
by Raymond L Weil
2012
Stranded on the Moon after a failed landing, Jason Strong and Greg Johnson follow a strange anomaly in hopes of rescue. Instead, they uncover something that could rewrite human history.
Gilmreth the Awakening
by Raymond L Weil
2012
The spell holding the dragon Gilmreth is fading, and Lynol is the first sorceress her family has seen in generations. She does not want the burden, but prophecy and blood both point straight at the mountain.
Neutron Star
by Raymond L Weil
2012
In 2044, astronomers discover a neutron star racing toward the heart of the Solar System. As leaders scramble to save whoever they can on Star One and beneath the Moon, politics on Earth turns nearly as dangerous as the star itself.
Revelations
by Raymond L Weil
2012
Exploring a wrecked human ship in a lunar crater, Jason and Greg uncover clues to a threat aimed straight at Earth. The ship's still-active AI may be humanity's only real advantage.
Snowden the White Dragon
by Raymond L Weil
2012
Two sorcerer families clash for control of one of humanity's last shelters after the Worldfire. Ashley's secret bond with the dragon Snowden may save the valley, or destroy it.
Tycho City: Discovery
by Raymond L Weil
2012
On the Moon, workers at Tycho City discover a neutron star is heading straight for the Solar System. Mase Colton and Steve Larson race to save at least a handful of people before Earth believes the threat is real.
Alien Contact
by Raymond L Weil
2013
The United Federation of Worlds thinks it is alone until a strange ship appears over a mining outpost. Admiral Streth soon learns the visiting Hocklyns are not traders at all, but scouts for a slave empire.
First Strike
by Raymond L Weil
2013
The Hocklyns are arriving decades earlier than expected, and humanity is not ready. Admiral Streth wakes to lead a daring preemptive strike that might buy the time Earth desperately needs.
Fleet Academy
by Raymond L Weil
2013
Earth's first FTL ship launches with cadets aboard, but sabotage could expose humanity to the Hocklyns decades too soon. At the same time, survivors on Ceres send out a powerful new warship to search for what remains of the old worlds.
Moon Wreck
by Raymond L Weil
2013
This omnibus gathers the three Moon Wreck adventures that launch the larger Slaver Wars story. Jason Strong's discovery on the Moon opens the door to ancient secrets, hidden bases, and a future war with alien slavers.
Secrets of Ceres
by Raymond L Weil
2013
Jason Strong and Greg Johnson think their lunar ordeal is over until Ariel reveals a possible ancient base beneath Ceres. What they find there could become Earth's best chance against the coming Hocklyn invasion.
Destruction
by Raymond L Weil
2014
The Kleese see Earth as a future source of soldiers and a threat that must eventually be destroyed. While Mason Randle tries to save humanity, captured marine Wade Nelson looks for a way to strike back from inside enemy space.
Emergence
by Raymond L Weil
2014
After Earth is devastated, 18 million survivors regroup on the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids under Mason Randle's leadership. Wade Nelson and their Kivean allies prepare for the next Kleese attack, knowing another war fleet is coming.
Endgame
by Raymond L Weil
2014
Humanity finally pushes toward the Hocklyn home worlds, but the cost of failure is total defeat. Worse, the AIs are building a galaxy-killing project that could erase all organic life if no one stops it.
Galactic Conflict
by Raymond L Weil
2014
Jeremy Strong is left holding the Careth system against impossible odds while waiting for relief that may never come. Back in the Federation, Streth battles politics as hard as he battles the enemy.
Retaliation
by Raymond L Weil
2014
Operation First Strike buys humanity time, but now Streth must get his battered fleet home before the Hocklyns and their AI masters follow. Both sides are planning one more move, and human worlds hang in the balance.
Tycho City: Survival
by Raymond L Weil
2014
As a neutron star rushes toward the Solar System, Mase Colton and Steve Larson struggle to save a fragment of humanity. Chaos spreads on Earth, and survival may depend on the Moon, Star One, and a lot of hard choices.
Galactic Search
by Raymond L Weil
2015
Years after the Avenger vanished in a white vortex, the cruiser Distant Horizon sets out to find the lost fleets. The search leads to another galaxy, and to a threat even worse than the enemies left behind.
Into the Darkness
by Raymond L Weil
2015
The trapped lost fleets struggle to survive in the Triangulum Galaxy while a message drone is sent home with a warning. Jeremy Strong uncovers a terrible Simulin secret, and Race Tolsen braces for an invasion nobody else believes in.
Oblivion's Light
by Raymond L Weil
2015
Two years into exile in the Triangulum Galaxy, the lost fleets realize the Simulins' Dyson Sphere may have to be destroyed. Kathryn Barnes searches for allies while Race Tolsen investigates suspicious Simulin moves in Shari space.
Rebellion
by Raymond L Weil
2015
After years of uneasy safety, the Kleese turn back toward humanity and the nonaligned worlds. Wade Nelson and President Randle need a real alliance, and they may have to win a battle first to prove it can work.
The Alliance
by Raymond L Weil
2015
Ryan Nelson and his marines are trapped on a mission gone wrong while a split opens on the Kleese home world. At the same time, the human-led Alliance risks everything on a strike at the heart of the empire.
The Star Cross
by Raymond L Weil
2015
During fleet maneuvers, Kurt Vickers learns Earth has been invaded and its defenses shattered. Outnumbered and far from home, he must fight back against a brutal enemy and venture into the galaxy's darkest corners for help.
Genesis
by Raymond L Weil
2016
Jeremy Strong tries to turn Gaia into a lasting home for the lost fleets, but a new threat from the destroyed Dyson Sphere upends everything. In the home galaxy, Race Tolsen fights to hold another Sphere before rival powers seize it.
Insurrection
by Raymond L Weil
2016
The climactic showdown with the Zaltule approaches, but a secret Arachnid weapon could decide the war before it starts. To buy time, Seventh Fleet dives deep into enemy space on a mission that may unravel fast.
Search for the Originators
by Raymond L Weil
2016
After a brief lull, the Simulins rebuild and come for Gaia again. Jeremy Strong makes a risky move to save his people while the Originator AI Kazak presses demands that could leave them exposed.
The Dark Invaders
by Raymond L Weil
2016
Earth has barely recovered from the Profiteers when the Vorn arrive, treating intelligent life as food. Kurt Vickers must fight on two fronts and return to Kubitz to find the one thing that might save Earth.
Galaxy in Peril
by Raymond L Weil
2017
The Vorn continue harvesting worlds, and Commodore Dreen needs a victory to unite the galaxy against them. Kurt Vickers heads toward the center of the galaxy in search of a half-mythical answer, and may never come home.
Search for the Lost
by Raymond L Weil
2017
As the Eternals mass for invasion, Jeremy Strong heads deep into enemy territory to rescue Grayseth. Kathryn Barnes keeps searching for the lost Originators, hoping their knowledge can save Originator space.
The Forever War
by Raymond L Weil
2017
The Vorn return with another crushing offensive, wiping out fleets and devouring world after world. To slow them, Kurt Vickers sets out on a desperate mission that could save the galaxy, or strand him forever.
The Vorn!
by Raymond L Weil
2017
The final Star Cross book throws Kurt Vickers and his allies into a last stand against a massive Vorn war fleet. Battles rage from Newton to a Dyson Sphere as the fate of the galaxy hangs on reluctant allies and impossible choices.
Universe in Danger
by Raymond L Weil
2017
Jeremy Strong's lost fleets settle on an Originator Dyson Sphere just as a universe-spanning enemy advances. To have any hope, Kathryn Barnes must find the missing Originators who vanished into deep space ages ago.
Conflict Unending
by Raymond L Weil
2018
The Eternals move to isolate the Dyson Spheres and force surrender, touching off huge battles across space. Jeremy Strong fights back while the hunt continues for sleeping Originators who might turn the war.
Empires at War
by Raymond L Weil
2018
As the Voltrex Federation fights the Trellixians on one front, a second fleet gathers to destroy Earth for good. Humanity's survival depends on battles being won far beyond the Solar System.
Invasion
by Raymond L Weil
2018
Earth has long known the Trellixian Empire is coming, and world powers have secretly prepared for the day the invasion fleet arrives. When it does, humanity must prove one planet can stand against a galactic empire.
To the Stars
by Raymond L Weil
2018
Earth survives the first Trellixian blow, but billions are dead and another attack is certain. Two ships head into deep space to find allies before the enemy returns to finish the job.
Explorations
by Raymond L Weil
2019
As the Eternals prepare to destroy Earth and the Human Federation, Jeremy Strong is stranded far away searching for allies. What he finds may be even more dangerous than the war already heading home.
Final Conflict
by Raymond L Weil
2019
Thirty years after the Zaltule were driven off, humanity's most dangerous enemy returns stronger than ever. Thomas Nelson and Admiral Kelly face massive battles and a near impossible mission to stop a final disaster.
Firestorm Mountain
by Raymond L Weil
2019
Beneath Firestorm Mountain, the ancient dragon Gilmreth stirs again, and old sorcerers wake with plans to rule what remains of humanity. Lynol Sylvar must face both dragon and magic if the world is to survive.
The Lost
by Raymond L Weil
2019
The final battle with the Eternals begins, and Tolsen must defend the Originators' main base while badly outnumbered. At the same time, Grayseth launches a risky rescue to bring Jeremy Strong and his lost fleet home.
The Multiverse
by Raymond L Weil
2019
The war with the Eternals reaches a new scale as Race Tolsen wagers everything on a bold plan to end it. Meanwhile, Jeremy Strong is trapped in another universe, fighting impossible odds with no clear way back.
Banishment
by Raymond L Weil
2020
The seven ancient races of the Confederation decide the Human Empire has grown too strong and must be subdued. Massive fleet battles erupt as Earth tries to survive a war against an enemy that rules thousands of worlds.
Earth Ascendant
by Raymond L Weil
2020
Earth is badly outmatched, but Derrick Masters discovers a secret that could turn the war against the Confederation. To survive, humanity must free the old Human Empire before Earth becomes another slave world.
The Battle For Earth
by Raymond L Weil
2020
A vast Confederation fleet heads for the Solar System, and Admiral Reynolds must hold the line with too few ships. Elsewhere, Layla Starguard and the fledgling Human Empire race to build strength before all human worlds are lost.
The Confederation and The Empire at War
by Raymond L Weil
2021
With the Human Empire finally ready to push into Confederation space, Admiral Collison leads a dangerous offensive behind enemy lines. New alliances form, old ones break, and the balance of power starts to shift.
War for the Empire
by Raymond L Weil
2021
After Earth survives a major attack, the Confederation launches a huge new campaign to drag the Human Empire back under control. Admirals Masters and Cleemorl fight across the stars while a secret about the Morag could change the war.
The Fall of the Confederation
by Raymond L Weil
2022
With new allies at their side, the Human Empire launches its biggest strike yet at Morag Prime. At the same time, fresh attacks, old mysteries, and the fate of Bramdon Starguard and Claire keep the ending in doubt.
The Path to Victory
by Raymond L Weil
2022
The Confederation is down to three great races, but the war is far from over. Human fleets press deeper into enemy space while the Morag and their remaining allies prepare desperate countermeasures.
War in the Confederation
by Raymond L Weil
2022
Deep in enemy space, Rear Admiral Fulmar leads a punishing strike against Lamothian worlds while the Human Empire faces new battles and old mysteries. The war widens as the Confederation splinters and both sides gamble everything on fleet combat.
Where should I start?
If you want a long military sci-fi saga: Moon Wreck → Alien Contact → Fleet Academy → First Strike
If you want empire-against-empire fleet warfare: Banishment → Earth Ascendant → The Battle For Earth
If you want a shorter alien-invasion arc: Invasion → To the Stars → Empires at War
If you want fantasy instead of starships: Dragon Wars → Gilmreth the Awakening → Snowden the White Dragon → Firestorm Mountain
Author bio
Raymond L Weil was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on November 5, 1953, and grew up in Clinton. He studied at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, majoring in math with minors in creative writing and history. Those details fit his fiction pretty well. His books usually pair big scale science fiction ideas with very direct, readable storytelling.
He was a lifelong science fiction and fantasy reader, and he said he owned more than two thousand paperbacks. The space program fascinated him from the beginning, and as a teenager he wanted to be an astronaut. He did not end up flying into space, but that early obsession clearly stayed with him. Again and again, his fiction returns to lunar bases, deep space fleets, ancient ships, and the question of how ordinary people react when the universe suddenly gets much larger.
That dream changed shape, but it never really went away.
By the early 2010s, Weil had started publishing his own novels, beginning with the books that became the Dragon Dreams and Moon Wreck stories. Before long he was building out a whole shelf of connected series, especially military science fiction. Moon Wreck and Alien Contact helped launch his long-running Slaver Wars universe. The Star Cross throws readers into an invasion of Earth and then widens into a much bigger galactic crisis. Invasion and Banishment show another side of his work, the same love of large fleet action, but in tighter, fast-moving series.
Readers who click with Weil usually seem to like the same things. He wrote clear stakes, plenty of combat, ancient-tech mysteries, and human crews who keep going even when the odds are awful. His stories are full of admirals, marines, explorers, and political leaders, but they do not linger too long away from the main problem. Something dangerous is coming, and somebody has to act.
He liked big problems.
Across series such as The Slaver Wars, Galactic Empire Wars, Earth Fall, and The Forgotten Empire, a few patterns keep showing up. There are hidden bases on moons and asteroids, lost civilizations, harsh alien empires, and people trying to rebuild after catastrophe. Even when the canvas gets huge, Dyson spheres, multiverse travel, wars across galaxies, he kept the emotional center simple. Protect the home world. Save as many people as possible. Buy a little more time.
His life away from the page stayed rooted in western Oklahoma. He married Debra Lax in 1974, lived in Clinton, and worked a range of jobs, including time at Collins and Aikman and Bar-S Foods, while also farming. He loved soccer and spent years coaching youth teams before moving into high school coaching. He also enjoyed camping, fishing, gardening, reading, and time with his grandchildren. In his own short bio, he mentioned living with his wife and their cat. The picture that comes through is not glamorous. It is steadier than that, a family man from a small town who wrote a lot of space battles.
Weil died on October 22, 2020, at age 66. By then he had published dozens of novels and built a loyal readership across several interlocking series. His daughter, Julie Weil Thomas, also writes, and later books connected to The Forgotten Empire carry that family link forward. For readers who want straightforward space opera with urgency, scale, and no shortage of fleets, his books still make a very easy place to jump in.
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