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(Jerry Pournelle was a master of military science fiction, author of the series of novels about John Christian Falkenberg and his legion of interstellar mercenaries, and many other works, such as Janissaries, Exiles to Glory, High Justice, King David's Spaceship, Starswarm, and others. With Larry Niven he collaborated on a string of bestselling novels, including Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and many more. He held advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science, and was involved professionally in all these fields.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Thriller
Series
CoDominium
1. King David's Spaceship (1973)
aka A Spaceship for the King
2. West of Honor (1976)
3. The Mercenary (1977)
1. King David's Spaceship (1973)
aka A Spaceship for the King
2. West of Honor (1976)
3. The Mercenary (1977)
Moties (with Larry Niven)
1. The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
2. The Gripping Hand (1993)
aka The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye
continued in the series by J R Pournelle
1. The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
2. The Gripping Hand (1993)
aka The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye
continued in the series by J R Pournelle
Janissaries
1. Janissaries (1979)
2. Clan and Crown (1982) (with Roland J Green)
3. Storms of Victory (1987) (with Roland J Green)
4. Mamelukes (2020) (with Phillip Pournelle and David Weber)
1. Janissaries (1979)
2. Clan and Crown (1982) (with Roland J Green)
3. Storms of Victory (1987) (with Roland J Green)
4. Mamelukes (2020) (with Phillip Pournelle and David Weber)
Falkenberg's Legion
1. Prince of Mercenaries (1989)
2. Falkenberg's Legion (1990)
3. Go Tell the Spartans (1991) (with S M Stirling)
4. Prince of Sparta (1993) (with S M Stirling)
1. Prince of Mercenaries (1989)
2. Falkenberg's Legion (1990)
3. Go Tell the Spartans (1991) (with S M Stirling)
4. Prince of Sparta (1993) (with S M Stirling)
Heorot (with Steven Barnes and Larry Niven)
1. The Legacy of Heorot (1987)
1.5. The Secret of Black Ship Island (2012)
2. Beowulf's Children (1995)
aka The Dragons of Heorot
3. Starborn and Godsons (2020)
1. The Legacy of Heorot (1987)
1.5. The Secret of Black Ship Island (2012)
2. Beowulf's Children (1995)
aka The Dragons of Heorot
3. Starborn and Godsons (2020)
Novels
Birth of Fire (1976)
Lucifer's Hammer (1977) (with Larry Niven)
Oath of Fealty (1981) (with Larry Niven)
Footfall (1985) (with Larry Niven)
Fallen Angels (1991) (with Michael Flynn and Larry Niven)
Lucifer's Hammer (1977) (with Larry Niven)
Oath of Fealty (1981) (with Larry Niven)
Footfall (1985) (with Larry Niven)
Fallen Angels (1991) (with Michael Flynn and Larry Niven)
Omnibus
Collections
The Future Quartet (1994) (with Ben Bova, Frederik Pohl and Charles Sheffield)
The Best of Jerry Pournelle (2019)
The Best of Jerry Pournelle (2019)
Series contributed to
Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Planet of the Apes Omnibus 1 (omnibus) (2017) (with Michael Avallone)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Planet of the Apes Omnibus 1 (omnibus) (2017) (with Michael Avallone)
War World
1. The Burning Eye (1988) (with John F Carr)
2. Death's Head Rebellion (1990) (with John F Carr)
3. Sauron Dominion (1991) (with John F Carr)
4. Invasion (1994)
5. Codominium (1992) (with John F Carr)
1. The Burning Eye (1988) (with John F Carr)
2. Death's Head Rebellion (1990) (with John F Carr)
3. Sauron Dominion (1991) (with John F Carr)
4. Invasion (1994)
5. Codominium (1992) (with John F Carr)
Man-Kzin
The Children's Hour (1991) (with S M Stirling)
The Houses of the Kzinti (omnibus) (2002) (with Dean Ing and S M Stirling)
The Children's Hour (1991) (with S M Stirling)
The Houses of the Kzinti (omnibus) (2002) (with Dean Ing and S M Stirling)
Anthology series
Endless Frontier (with John F Carr)
1. The Endless Frontier (1979)
2. The Endless Frontier 2 (1984)
3. Cities in Space (1991)
4. Life Among the Asteroids (1992)
1. The Endless Frontier (1979)
2. The Endless Frontier 2 (1984)
3. Cities in Space (1991)
4. Life Among the Asteroids (1992)
There Will Be War
1. There Will Be War (1982)
2. Men of War (1984)
3. Blood and Iron (1984) (with John F Carr)
4. Day of the Tyrant (1985) (with John F Carr)
5. Warrior (1986)
6. Guns of Darkness (1987)
7. Call to Battle (1988) (with John F Carr)
8. Armageddon! (1989) (with John F Carr)
9. After Armageddon (1990)
1. There Will Be War (1982)
2. Men of War (1984)
3. Blood and Iron (1984) (with John F Carr)
4. Day of the Tyrant (1985) (with John F Carr)
5. Warrior (1986)
6. Guns of Darkness (1987)
7. Call to Battle (1988) (with John F Carr)
8. Armageddon! (1989) (with John F Carr)
9. After Armageddon (1990)
Far Frontiers (with Jim Baen)
1. Far Frontiers (1985)
2. Far Frontiers 2 (1985)
3. Far Frontiers 3 (1985)
4. Far Frontiers 4 (1986)
5. Far Frontiers 5 (1986)
6. Far Frontiers 6 (1986)
7. Far Frontiers 7 (1986)
1. Far Frontiers (1985)
2. Far Frontiers 2 (1985)
3. Far Frontiers 3 (1985)
4. Far Frontiers 4 (1986)
5. Far Frontiers 5 (1986)
6. Far Frontiers 6 (1986)
7. Far Frontiers 7 (1986)
Imperial Stars (with John F Carr)
1. The Stars At War (1986)
2. Republic and Empire (1987)
3. The Crash of Empire (1989)
1. The Stars At War (1986)
2. Republic and Empire (1987)
3. The Crash of Empire (1989)
There Will Be War Anthologies
1. There Will Be War Volume I (2015)
2. There Will Be War Volume II (2015)
3. There Will Be War Volume III (2015)
4. There Will Be War Volume IV (2015)
5. There Will Be War Volume V (2016)
6. There Will Be War Volume VI (2016)
9. There Will Be War Volume IX (2016)
10. There Will Be War Volume X (2015)
There Will Be War Volumes I & II (2016)
1. There Will Be War Volume I (2015)
2. There Will Be War Volume II (2015)
3. There Will Be War Volume III (2015)
4. There Will Be War Volume IV (2015)
5. There Will Be War Volume V (2016)
6. There Will Be War Volume VI (2016)
9. There Will Be War Volume IX (2016)
10. There Will Be War Volume X (2015)
There Will Be War Volumes I & II (2016)
Anthologies edited
2020 Vision (1974)
Black Holes (1978)
The Survival of Freedom (1981) (with John F Carr)
The Science Fiction Yearbook (1985) (with Jim Baen and John F Carr)
There Will Be War Volume VII (2017)
There Will Be War Volume VIII (2017)
2020 Vision 50th Anniversary Edition (2020) (with Diane Girard and AE Voyt)
Black Holes (1978)
The Survival of Freedom (1981) (with John F Carr)
The Science Fiction Yearbook (1985) (with Jim Baen and John F Carr)
There Will Be War Volume VII (2017)
There Will Be War Volume VIII (2017)
2020 Vision 50th Anniversary Edition (2020) (with Diane Girard and AE Voyt)
Non fiction
That Buck Rogers Stuff (1977)
Step Farther Out (1979)
The User's Guide to Small Computers (1984)
Mutual Assured Survival (1984) (with Dean Ing)
Adventures in Microland (Pournelle Users Guide, No 11) (1985)
Guide to Disc Operating System and Easy Computing (1989)
Pournelle's PC Communications Bible (1992) (with Michael Banks)
Windows with an Attitude (1993)
1001 Computer Words You Need to Know (2004)
PC Hardware: The Definitive Guide (2005)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, David Brin, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
Step Farther Out (1979)
The User's Guide to Small Computers (1984)
Mutual Assured Survival (1984) (with Dean Ing)
Adventures in Microland (Pournelle Users Guide, No 11) (1985)
Guide to Disc Operating System and Easy Computing (1989)
Pournelle's PC Communications Bible (1992) (with Michael Banks)
Windows with an Attitude (1993)
1001 Computer Words You Need to Know (2004)
PC Hardware: The Definitive Guide (2005)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, David Brin, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
Anthologies containing stories by Jerry Pournelle
Short stories
| The Mercenary [short story] (1972) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| He Fell into a Dark Hole (1973) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Extreme Prejudice (1974) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Tinker (1975) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Children's Hour [short story] (1989) | |||
| Higher Education [short story] (1994) (with Charles Sheffield) |
Awards
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Jerry Pournelle recommends
To the Stars (1954)
L Ron Hubbard
"To the Stars, by L. Ron Hubbard, is one of the greatest science fiction novels that has ever been written."
The Armies of Elfland (1992)
Poul Anderson
"Everyone knows that Poul Anderson is one of the best: they're wrong - he's better!"
The Complete Fuzzy (1995)
(Fuzzies)
H Beam Piper
"He was a story teller; a man who could keep you up all night with his books and tales... He was a cavalier."
Escape from Heaven (2001)
J Neil Schulman
"Just plain fun ... a romp ... behind the pure fun, has the serious Miltonic purpose of justifying God's ways to man."
Two Serpents Rise (2013)
(Craft Sequence, book 2)
Max Gladstone
"Max Gladstone has created a fascinating universe and equally fascinating characters. This is his first novel. I can't wait for his second."
Border Crosser (2020)
Tom Doyle
"Tom Doyle has taken every Sci-Fi Channel and Coast to Coast radio show concept and incorporated them into a very entertaining novel. At first, I was startled to encounter so many themes, then I was drawn to admire the skills he used to weave them together, and then I just sat back and enjoyed the show. I also learned the truth about how Stonewall Jackson was killed. Great fun."
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