The Starship In The Stone Books in Order
Part ofMR Forbes Books in OrderFind The Starship In The Stone series by M. R. Forbes in order, with summaries and background on Thomas, Excalibur, and its mix of space travel and magic.
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The Starship In The Stone books in publication order
10 books
Dark Wizard
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas searches the isolated world of Ferraden for answers about Turquine and discovers a threat beyond a rogue Draconite. An ancient evil is returning, forcing him to confront enemies that cannot be defeated through starships and swords alone.
Dragon King
by MR Forbes
2025
Morgana’s overwhelming power has terrified the galaxy, and Thomas must turn a fractured resistance into a movement capable of opposing her empire. As the final confrontation approaches, his leadership and the bonds among his companions face their greatest test.
Dragon Rising
by MR Forbes
2025
An unexpected ally helps Thomas and Excalibur’s damaged crew recover as the Draconite prepare another attack. Turquine’s possession of an ancient power creates a separate threat, forcing the team into a race to rejoin the struggle for Avalon.
Dread Reckoning
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas becomes a symbol for resistance against Morgana while Excalibur’s crew learns to fight from hiding. Seeking ancient alliances and guarded knowledge brings new possibilities, but her elite hunters pursue them as every victory demands increasingly difficult sacrifices.
Here Be Dragons
by MR Forbes
2025
After discovering Excalibur beneath a Welsh lake, Thomas leads its growing crew through enemy territory and encounters ancient dragons and knights. Pursued by the Draconite, he must build alliances and become the leader others expect him to be.
Mad Queen
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas gathers allies from Ferraden’s forges and occupied worlds as Morgana prepares a final reckoning. Hunting an enemy who resembles a friend complicates his preparations, while the prospect of a crown forces him to reconsider the responsibilities of leadership.
Primal Fate
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas returns to Avalyeth hoping to save Halvy and uncovers dangerous secrets involving the Druid order and forbidden technology. Shifting loyalties complicate his efforts to build alliances while Turquine pursues an agenda that could threaten all of Avalon.
The Price of Honor
by MR Forbes
2025
With millions of lives threatened by an enemy assault, Thomas must confront what honor demands of him. The fallen hero faces a choice whose cost could reshape both his future and the people depending on Excalibur.
The Starship In The Stone
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas answers cries for help inside a cave and discovers a starship named Excalibur. Its artificial intelligence insists he alone can command it, drawing him into a galactic struggle that offers a dangerous chance at redemption.
The Wastes
by MR Forbes
2025
Thomas enters a cosmic wasteland where unreliable sensors conceal ancient powers and hostile forces. With Morgana’s enemies and Turquine pursuing him, survival depends on understanding a region that refuses to obey the rules he knows.
Series background & context
The Starship In The Stone mixes Arthurian legend with space adventure. Its central discovery is Excalibur, reimagined as a starship hidden beneath the ground rather than a sword waiting for a king. M. R. Forbes follows Thomas, an unlikely captain whose attempt to help someone sends him into trouble and then into a much larger conflict. The series asks what happens when a person seeking a chance to put his own life right becomes responsible for the hopes of a fallen kingdom.
Thomas hears a call for help and acts, hoping to do something that matters. When the situation goes wrong, he needs somewhere to hide. The cave he finds is occupied by soldiers and engineers working to uncover an ancient vessel. Its onboard artificial intelligence identifies him as the one person who can command it. That selection creates an opportunity, but it also gives Thomas responsibilities he hasn't sought and attracts enemies who have no intention of allowing him a quiet departure.
Knowing he has been chosen doesn't make him ready to lead.
Learning to pilot Excalibur is only part of his problem. Thomas enters a galaxy where advanced technology and magic exist together, and where old powers remain active. The familiar names and ideas of Arthur's legend give the setting a frame, while starships and artificial intelligence change how those ideas operate. He must work out whom to trust and how to act when other people place expectations on him that he struggles to accept. The journey is as much about becoming someone others can follow as it is about commanding a remarkable machine.
In Here Be Dragons, Thomas and his growing crew move through the world of Avalyeth, into enemy territory, and toward encounters with ancient dragons and knights. The Draconite hunt them, while new alliances and older rivalries complicate their choices. The series keeps the sense of a quest, but gives that quest interstellar distances and enemies with the means to pursue a starship. Its combination of pursuit, discovery, and leadership links the individual adventures as Thomas learns more about the galaxy and the history he has inherited.
Begin with The Starship In The Stone and continue in publication order. This is science fantasy for readers who enjoy a hidden-world discovery developing into a long struggle against tyranny. Thomas brings a troubled human past to a setting full of legendary expectations, so his uncertainty remains part of the story even as the scale grows. Excalibur offers a way out of his immediate danger, but taking its captain's place also means entering a conflict that was waiting long before he arrived.
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