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The General Series

10 primary works • 16 total works
also referred to as "Raj Whitehall" series

Book 1

The Forge
by
4.02 · 2821 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1991 · 9 editions
Long after interstellar civilization collapsed, Ba…

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    Book 2

    The Hammer
    by
    4.09     · 1333 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1992 · 6 editions
    A monolithic computer is using General Raj Whiteha…

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    Book 3

    The Anvil
    by
    3.99     · 927 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1993 · 5 editions
    With the aid of a sentient battle computer from be…

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    Book 4

    The Steel
    by
    3.98     · 838 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions
    For five years, the computer in Raj Whitehall's mi…

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    Book 5

    The Sword
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    4.04     · 930 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions
    For five years Raj Whitehall has led his men acros…

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    Book 6

    The Chosen
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    3.97     · 1385 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1996 · 10 editions
    Picking up where their highly successful sreies Th…

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    Book 7

    The Reformer
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    3.99     · 1664 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions
    After the collapse of the galactic Web, civilizati…

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    Book 8

    The Tyrant
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    4.00     · 1737 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2002 · 7 editions
    On the planet Hafardine, civilization must redisco…

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    Book 9

    The Heretic
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    3.82     · 441 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2013 · 12 editions
    David Drake’s legendary Raj Whitehall/The General …

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    Book 10

    The Savior
    by
    3.94     · 255 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
    Sequel to The Heretic, Book 10 in the nationally b…

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    Book 1-2

    Warlord
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    4.23     · 798 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2003 · 3 editions
    Raj Whitehall was a young noble of the Civil Gover…

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    Book 1-2

    Hope Reborn
    by
    4.24     · 394 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    Contains Raj Whitehall series opening novels The F…

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    Book 3-4

    Hope Rearmed
    by
    4.23     · 164 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    Sequel omnibus edition to Hope Reborn . A young he…

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    Book 3-5

    Conqueror
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    4.29     · 1138 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2003 · 5 editions
    Raj Whitehall has led his men across the face of t…

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    Book 5-6

    Hope Renewed
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    4.31     · 213 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Contains Books #5 and #6 The Sword and The Chosen,…

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    Book 7-8

    Hope Reformed
    by
    4.36     · 177 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Contains Books #7 and #8, The Reformer and The Tyr…

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