Works of the Four Horseman Universe are listed by author. The list includes authors of the short stories found in the various anthologies. Hyperlinks are to the wiki page for that book, or for the anthology in which that story is found.
CKP's Recommended Reading Order
Peter J. Aldin |
Michael J. Allen |
Quincy J. Allen |
Charity Ayres |
Chasing Hell | The Bottom Line (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | Enforcer | Information Overload (A Fistful of Credits) |
A Natural Selection (Set the Terms) | A Job to Do (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | ||
The Thelosi Gambit (The Gates of Hell) | |||
We are not Heroes (Set the Terms) |
Jake Bible |
Jonathan P. Brazee |
Dan Bridgwater |
Eric S. Brown |
The Quiet was Fine (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | Golden Ticket (Hope is Not a Strategy) | Safari (First Missions) | CASPer Alamo |
Tinkerman (For a Few Credits More) | The Lost Ones (Negotiation) | Unnatural Selection (The Gates of Hell) | The Demon of Ki'A (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) |
Desperta Ferro (Tales from the Lyon's Den) |
Troy Carrol Bucher |
D.J. Butler |
Joseph Capdepon, II |
Peter Cawdron |
Go for Bait (For a Few Credits More) | The Path of the Hunter (Negotiation) | To Sell Your Cloak (Luck is Not a Factor) | Butch and Sundance (For a Few Credits More) |
The Good Samaritan (Negotiation) |
Richard Alan Chandler |
James P. Chandler |
Michael Ciaravella |
Nick Cole |
Barn Find (In the Wings) | Lucky (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | The Price of Devotion (Luck is Not a Factor) | Messenger (For a Few Credits More) |
First Steps (The Gates of Hell) |
Paul E. Cooley |
Paul Corcoran |
Jason Cordova |
Charli Cox |
Jury-Rigged (Luck is Not a Factor) | Dead or Alive (A Fistful of Credits) | Daughter of the Pride | In the Black (First Missions) |
Sinclair's Scorpians | The Executioners | ||
Gunboat Diplomacy | |||
Keep the Home Fires Burning (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
The Misfits | |||
On a Cloudy Day | |||
Paint the Sky (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
Sons of the Lion |
Doug Dandridge |
Jon Del Arroz |
T. Allen Diaz |
A.K. DuBoff |
For the Honor of the Flag (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | Lost and Found (A Fistful of Credits) | Hero of Styx (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Sunset (Hope is Not a Strategy) |
With the Eagles (A Fistful of Credits) | All's Fair in Love and Mercs (Luck is Not a Factor) | Three Gladiators (Luck is Not a Factor) |
Lee Dunning |
Kacey Ezell |
Chris Fox |
William S. Frisbee, Jr. |
Confluence (Luck is Not a Factor) | Ally | Without a Shot (Hope is Not a Strategy) | Brass, Inc. |
Assassin | |||
Bayonets (The Gates of Hell) | |||
Cartwright's Cavaliers: Descent | |||
Companion to Ghosts | |||
Friends with Benefits (In the Wings) | |||
Gilded Cage (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
Honey Badgered (First Missions) | |||
Hunter | |||
Knowing Fear (Negotiation) | |||
Lessons (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
A Mother's Favor (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
The Start of Something Beautiful (For a Few Credits More) | |||
A Token of Affection (Luck is Not a Factor) | |||
Survivor (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |||
Weaver |
H.Y. Gregor |
Robert E. Hampson |
JR Handley |
Josh Hayes |
Honey Badgered (First Missions) | And Break It Not | CASPer's Widow: The Last Goodbye (Luck is Not a Factor) | Leverage (For a Few Credits More) |
Do No Harm | Luck of the Draw (For a Few Credits More) | The Wagner Method (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |
Earworm (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |||
Headspace and Timing (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
Unto the Last – Stand Fast (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) |
Rob Howell |
Nathan Hystad |
Jamie Ibson |
Kevin Ikenberry |
The Feeding of Sorrows | Eye on the Prize (Hope is Not a Strategy) | Dead Men Walking (Negotiation) | Deathangel |
Fire from Fire Quickened (The Gates of Hell) | Gunboat Diplomacy | Enforcer | |
The Ravening of Wolves | The Humans Inside (Luck is Not a Factor) | Fields of Fire | |
A Sword for Striking (Luck is Not a Factor) | Stars or Bars (Set the Terms) | Freedom of Maneuver (The Gates of Hell) | |
Where Enemies Sit (For a Few Credits More) | Unshackled | The Great Hunter (Negotiation) | |
Harbinger | |||
Honor the Threat | |||
The Misfits | |||
A Natural Selection (Set the Terms) | |||
A Night on the Town (In the Wings) | |||
On a Cloudy Day | |||
Peacemaker | |||
The Reaper's Scythe (First Missions) | |||
Redacted Affairs | |||
Redacted Vice | |||
Redacted Weapon | |||
Stand on It (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
Stand or Fall |
David Alan Jones |
Carolyn Kay |
Chris Kennedy |
RJ Ladon |
Grunwald (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | Gunpowder Geishas | A Fiery Sunset | The Felix (Tales from the Lyon's Den) |
Sugar Foot (First Missions) | A Guilded Affair (Hope is Not a Strategy) | ||
Alabaster Noon | |||
Alpha Contracts | |||
A Pale Dawn | |||
Asbaran Solutions | |||
Between Two Worlds | |||
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
Curiosity Killed the Pushtal (Set the Terms) | |||
Dark Moon Arisen | |||
Do No Harm | |||
Enough (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
Eye of the Storm | |||
Faith (For a Few Credits More) | |||
Gale Force | |||
Life (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
Long Live the Huma (The Gates of Hell) | |||
The Lyon's Pride | |||
One Minute to Midnight | |||
The Price of Pride (In the Wings) | |||
To Save the Earth (Luck is Not a Factor) | |||
Something Beautiful (First Missions) | |||
Storm Clouds | |||
The Street Survivors | |||
Tempest Rage | |||
Three Steps to Oblivion | |||
Winged Hussars | |||
With Your Shield | |||
World Enders |
Terry Maggert |
Ian J. Malone |
Craig Martelle |
Thomas A. Mays |
The Last Dragon (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | A Family Tradition (For a Few Credits More) | The Tide Changes (Hope is Not a Strategy) | Change of Command (For a Few Credits More) |
Target of Opportunity (Luck is Not a Factor) | Free Bird Rising | Test and Devaluation (Luck is Not a Factor) | |
The Street Survivors | |||
Three Steps to Oblivion |
Kevin McLaughlin |
Sandra L. Medlock |
Terry Mixon |
Scott Moon |
The Deadly Dutchman (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | And Break It Not | Breach of Contract (A Fistful of Credits) | Boss (For a Few Credits More) |
Second Chances (Hope is Not a Strategy) | As My Witnesses | Bushwhacked! (The Gates of Hell) | Paying the Price (Hope is Not a Strategy) |
Do No Harm | Forbidden Science (For a Few Credits More) | ||
Fortune's Hostage (Negotiation) | |||
Heart of a Lion (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
Hijacked! (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |||
Scooping the Competition (Luck is Not a Factor) | |||
Shell Game (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
Sugar and Spice (In the Wings) | |||
When Pigs Fly (Set the Terms) |
Casey Moores |
Michael Morton |
Brian Neimeier |
Matt Novotny |
As My Witnesses | Thicker than Water | The Problem of the Qualis (Hope is Not a Strategy) | The Executioners |
The Audition (In the Wings) | Gumbo (Set the Terms) | ||
Blind Fury (Negotiation) | Prodigal Son | ||
Buff Orpington and the Sinister Scientist Bunnies (First Missions) | |||
Companion to Darkness | |||
Freedom of Maneuver (The Gates of Hell) | |||
Mess with the Bull | |||
The Mushroom Farm (The Gates of Hell) | |||
Recovery (Set the Terms) | |||
These Things We Do | |||
Unshakled |
Christopher Nuttall |
Jody Lynn Nye |
John M. Olsen |
Melissa Olthoff |
Hide and Seek (A Fistful of Credits) | Slayer of Stars (Negotiation) | Foiled Ambitions | Companion in Chains |
Sub Rosa Infiltration Company (First Missions) | Duck Me (First Missions) |
Stephanie Osborn |
Jon R. Osborne |
Alex Rath |
Zachary Ritz |
The Last Guardsman (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Angels and Aliens (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Between Two Worlds | Lucky Beginnings (In the Wings) |
An Axe to Grind | No Good Deed (The Gates of Hell) | ||
Hunting Trip (Luck is Not a Factor) | Spartan's Specialists | ||
Jaws of Defeat (The Gates of Hell) | With Your Shield | ||
Jurisdiction (Set the Terms) | |||
Numbered Days (Negotiation) | |||
Redemption Arc (First Missions) | |||
Second Fiddle Carries the Tune (In the Wings) | |||
Surf and Turf (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
When the Axe Falls |
Kim M. Schoeffel |
David Shadoin |
N.X. Sharps |
Benjamin Tyler Smith |
Training Mission (First Missions) | Companion to Ghosts | Desperta Ferro (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | The Battle of Bronzer Hill (First Missions) |
Oshian's Two (First Missions) | Return to Sender (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | ||
Playing the Game (In the Wings) |
Christopher L. Smith |
Kal Spriggs |
Mark Stallings |
Kevin Steverson |
Velut Luna (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Argonaut (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Tangent Orange (Set the Terms) | Alive and Well (In the Wings) |
Last (Set the Terms) | |||
Loyalty (Negotiation) | |||
Redacted Affairs | |||
Redacted Vice | |||
Redacted Weapon | |||
Something You Are Not (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |||
They Call Him Pops (The Gates of Hell) |
Nick Steverson |
Mike Jack Stoumbos |
Tim C. Taylor |
Brad R. Torgersen |
Field Promotion (In the Wings) | Defenders Rise | Contract Fulfilled (For a Few Credits More) | CASPer's Ghost (A Fistful of Credits) |
Hogan's Zeroes (First Missions) | OpSha Ops (First Missions) | The Dark Before the Light | Hell Hath No Fury (Luck is Not a Factor) |
Endless Night | |||
Midnight Diplomacy (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
The Midnight Sun | |||
Monster at the Gate (In the Wings) | |||
One Minute to Midnight |
Corey D. Truax |
Zane Voss |
Mark Wandrey |
William Alan Webb |
Luck of the Draw (For a Few Credits More) | The Price of Victory (The Gates of Hell) | Alabaster Noon | Oogars, Guns, and Credits (In the Wings) |
Alpha Contracts | Roland, the Headless Mech Driver (The Gates of Hell) | ||
The Bitter End (The Gates of Hell) | Shadows in the Key of Fear (Set the Terms) | ||
Cartwright's Cavaliers | |||
Chip (First Missions) | |||
Dark Moon Arisen | |||
The Devil in the Pit (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
Dirty Deeds | |||
Emancipation (For a Few Credits More) | |||
Eye of the Storm | |||
A Fiery Sunset | |||
Friends with Benefits (In the Wings) | |||
Gale Force | |||
The Golden Horde | |||
Inked (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest | |||
The Last Alpha (A Fistful of Credits) | |||
Luck is Not a Factor (Luck is Not a Factor) | |||
Night Song | |||
Nine Lives (Negotiation) | |||
A Pale Dawn | |||
Raid (Hope is Not a Strategy) | |||
Storm Clouds | |||
Sword of Minerva | |||
Tempest Rage | |||
That They Too Shall Know Peace (Set the Terms) | |||
Vvremya (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
Weaver | |||
Winged Hussars: Andromeda |
Marie Whittaker |
Chris Winder |
Marisa Wolf |
Christopher Woods |
How to Train Your Canavar (Set the Terms) | The Kra'daar (For a Few Credits More) | Ally | Legends (A Fistful of Credits) |
What Really Matters (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | Assassin | Legend | |
Embrace the Void (In the Wings) | Sattara (Luck is Not a Factor) | ||
Hunter | |||
The Hunter and the Ship (Negotiation) | |||
Jagged Edges (First Missions) | |||
The Lyon's Pride | |||
Night Song | |||
Shit Day (Tales from the Lyon's Den) | |||
Under the Skin (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | |||
Unforced Errors (Set the Terms) | |||
World Enders |
Philip Wohlrab |
James Young |
The Beach (The Good, the Bad, and the Merc) | Blood of Innocents (For a Few Credits More) |
A Simple Recon Mission (Luck is Not a Factor) |