Star Kingdom Books in Order
Part ofDavid Weber Books in OrderExplore the Star Kingdom books by David Weber in order, with short summaries, series background, and tips on starting these Honorverse prequels.
Last updated: January 13, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Friends Indeed
by David Weber
2025
As](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMPPZR1D%22,%22description%22:%22As) Stephanie Harrington approaches adulthood, a crisis threatens the fragile relationship between humans and treecats on Sphinx. To protect her friends, she must navigate colonial politics, dangerous secrets, and a threat hiding in plain sight.
A New Clan
by David Weber
2022
Stephanie](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982191899%22,%22description%22:%22Stephanie) returns to Sphinx and finds the treecat clans in turmoil after violence and human interference. With trust fragile, she has to bridge cultures again, uncover who benefits from the chaos, and keep a new clan from being wiped out.
Treecat Wars
by David Weber
2013
Stephanie](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F8N8GOG%22,%22description%22:%22Stephanie) Harrington and her treecat allies are drawn into a dangerous conflict as offworld pressures and local politics threaten Sphinx’s native clans. Protecting a new species means taking on smugglers, power brokers, and the rules of a growing colony.
Fire Season
by David Weber
2012
A Beautiful Friendship
by David Weber
2011
On](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451637470%22,%22description%22:%22On) the frontier world of Sphinx, teen Stephanie Harrington rescues a treecat and forms a bond that changes both their lives. As settlers and scientists arrive, the friendship becomes a political flashpoint and a test of what humans think they own.
Series background & context
The Star Kingdom books are Honorverse prequels that step away from fleet warfare and go to the frontier world of Sphinx, where humans share the planet with an intelligent native species called treecats. The main viewpoint is Stephanie Harrington, long before she becomes a legend in Manticoran history.
The heart of the series is relationship and discovery: Stephanie bonds with a treecat and learns how much her own culture misunderstands the people it’s sharing a world with. That friendship becomes complicated fast as colonization, corporate interests, and local politics put pressure on both humans and treecat clans.
It’s a coming-of-age story with real stakes.
You’ll still find Weber’s love of systems, especially when the books get into how governments, companies, and scientific institutions behave on a valuable frontier. But the tone is warmer and more personal than the main Honor line, with smaller-scale dangers that still ripple outward.
This page lists the Star Kingdom titles in order, with short summaries and notes on how they connect to the wider Honorverse timeline.
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