WC Novels - preferred order?
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Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Publication order is probably best!
Freedom Flight
End Run
Fleet Action
Heart of the Tiger
The Price of Freedom
Action Stations
False Colors
Wing Commander
Pilgrim Stars
Pilgrim Truth
(Folks may tell you to read Action Stations first because it's a prequel but that's not the way to read it; it relies on knowing characters introduced in the earlier books.)
Freedom Flight
End Run
Fleet Action
Heart of the Tiger
The Price of Freedom
Action Stations
False Colors
Wing Commander
Pilgrim Stars
Pilgrim Truth
(Folks may tell you to read Action Stations first because it's a prequel but that's not the way to read it; it relies on knowing characters introduced in the earlier books.)
Pedro
Admiral
I did Action Stations first on my last full play/read through of the entire series because I was doing it in timeline order - but as LOAF said I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer (even regret it for me as it had been well over a decade since I'd ready any of the novels).
In 2030 I might start playing/reading in the order things actually came out on the day they did. I didn't discover WC until WCIV so it'd be fun to relive it in order, maybe check out some of the related press.
In 2030 I might start playing/reading in the order things actually came out on the day they did. I didn't discover WC until WCIV so it'd be fun to relive it in order, maybe check out some of the related press.
EmuMusicFan
Commodore
Freedom Flight is an excellent novel, in which you can see the basic designs of the early WC games (especially WC2).
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Totally; when I was a teenager I didn't like Freedom Flight as much because it felt "kiddie" compared to End Run and Fleet Action... but rereading it today, it's the one that's closest to the games it was based on.
kingmakeress
Ensign
I really liked Freedom Flight, it was very WC1 with some fantasy elements suitable for the Kilrathi world which made a sharp contrast to the high tech Confed.
kingmakeress
Ensign
You can probably still find them in printed form, I only got them a few years ago and I was pleasantly surprised they were still available.
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Yeah, that as such a shame. He used to be part of this community, that's how we know as much as we do about his plans!
AD came across an obituary written by his brother recently which I found really interesting: https://archive.org/details/locus-465-1999-10/page/62/mode/2up
AD came across an obituary written by his brother recently which I found really interesting: https://archive.org/details/locus-465-1999-10/page/62/mode/2up
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Andrew lived to see the book published and to get to know that people really enjoyed it! That was a great time in the community, he used to visit #wingnut to talk about it. Just a really nice guy, and whip smart.
You are probably remembering that Baen put the wrong name on the book cover when it was printed. They apologized and corrected it in the marketing but it was too late to redo the actual physical covers. It was probably just a big accident but because William Keith was a much more famous writer there was always that suggestion that maybe they did it on purpose.
You are probably remembering that Baen put the wrong name on the book cover when it was printed. They apologized and corrected it in the marketing but it was too late to redo the actual physical covers. It was probably just a big accident but because William Keith was a much more famous writer there was always that suggestion that maybe they did it on purpose.