Karen Traviss is a highly accomplished author in the field of science fiction. She has become one of the top writers in the genre, known for her unique voice and ability to provide fresh perspective to prominent properties. Traviss is best known for her work on the Wess’Har series, which has been nominated multiple times for the Campbell and Philip K. Dick awards.
In addition to her original work, Traviss has also made a name for herself writing tie-in stories for popular franchises such as Star Wars and Gears of War. Her ability to bring her own style and tone to these established universes has earned her a broad range of fans and critical acclaim. Traviss is also well-regarded for her work in other media, including comics and video games, further showcasing her versatility as a writer.
Before becoming a full-time author, Traviss worked as a defence correspondent, TV and newspaper journalist, and spin doctor, which has informed her writing with military and political themes. She is currently working on the third book in her techno-thriller series RINGER, titled "SACRIFICIAL RED", and the third book in the NOMAD series, "HERE WE STAND". Traviss is known for her military science fiction, but her thrillers, comics, and games have also been well-received by critics and fans alike. She currently resides in Wiltshire, England.
Gears of War Books (with Michael A. Stackpole, with Jason M. Hough)
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Title
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1
Aspho Fields
2008
2
Jacinto's Remnant
2009
3
Anvil Gate
2010
4
Coalition's End
2011
5
The Slab
2012
6
Ascendance ( By: Jason M. Hough)
2019
7
Ascendance
2019
8
Bloodlines (By: Jason M. Hough)
2020
9
Bloodlines
2020
10
Ephyra Rising (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2021
11
Ephyra Rising
2021
The Wess'har Wars Books
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Title
Year
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1
City of Pearl
2004
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Crossing the Line
2004
3
The World Before
2005
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Matriarch
2006
5
Ally
2007
6
Judge
2008
Galaxy's Edge: Nomad Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Best of Us
2019
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Mother Death
2021
3
Here We Stand
2023
G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe Books
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Title
Year
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The Fall of G.I. JOE Volume 1
2015
2
The Fall of G.I. JOE Volume 2
2015
3
G.I. JOE: The Fall of G.I. JOE
2018
Ringer Books
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Title
Year
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1
Going Grey
2014
2
Black Run
2017
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force Books
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Title
Year
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1
Betrayal
2006
2
Betrayal (By: Aaron Allston)
2006
3
Bloodlines
2006
4
Tempest
2006
5
Tempest ( By: Troy Denning)
2006
6
Exile (By: Aaron Allston)
2007
7
Exile
2007
8
Sacrifice
2007
9
Inferno
2007
10
Inferno ( By: Troy Denning)
2007
11
Fury (By: Aaron Allston)
2007
12
Fury
2007
13
Revelation
2008
14
Invincible
2008
15
Invincible ( By: Troy Denning)
2008
Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Clone Wars
2008
2
No Prisoners
2009
3
Siege: Star Wars Legends
2010
4
Stealth
2010
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Books
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Title
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Vector Prime
1999
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Vector Prime ( By: R.A. Salvatore)
1999
3
Onslaught
1999
4
Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1999
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Ruin
2000
6
Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
7
Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)
2000
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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Agents Of Chaos Hero's Trial
2000
9
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)
2000
10
Hero's Trial
2000
11
Jedi Eclipse
2000
12
Balance Point (By: Kathy Tyers, Michael Cumpsty)
2000
13
Dark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
14
Balance Point
2000
15
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
2000
16
Recovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)
2001
17
Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
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Recovery - Short Story
2001
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Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
20
Recovery
2001
21
Conquest: Edge of Victory, Book I
2001
22
Star by Star ( By: Troy Denning)
2001
23
Rebirth: Edge of Victory, Book II
2001
24
Ylesia ( By: Walter Jon Williams)
2002
25
Dark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
26
Star by Star
2001
27
The Apprentice ( By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
28
Ylesia
2002
29
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
30
Dark Journey
2002
31
Rebel Dream
2002
32
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
33
Traitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2002
34
Rebel Stand
2002
35
Destiny's Way ( By: Walter Jon Williams)
2002
36
Traitor
2002
37
Emissary of the Void ( By: Greg Keyes)
2002
38
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Enemy Lines I Rebel Dream
2002
39
Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
40
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
2002
41
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
2002
42
Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
43
Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
44
Destiny's Way
2002
45
The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
46
Remnant: Force Heretic, Book I
2003
47
Refugee: Force Heretic, Book II
2003
48
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
49
The Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)
2003
50
Reunion: Force Heretic, Book III
2003
51
Boba Fett: A Practical Man
2006
52
The Final Prophecy
2003
53
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Enemy Lines II Rebel Stand ( By: Aaron Allston)
2012
54
The Unifying Force
2003
55
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Unifying Force
2003
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Series in Chronological Order
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Year
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1
Vector Prime ( By: R.A. Salvatore)
1999
2
Boba Fett: A Practical Man
2006
3
Dark Tide, Book I: Onslaught ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1999
4
Dark Tide, Book II: Ruin ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
5
Agents of Chaos, Book I: Hero's Trial (By: James Luceno)
2000
6
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (By: James Luceno)
2000
7
Balance Point (By: Kathy Tyers, Michael Cumpsty)
2000
8
Recovery - Short Story (By: Troy Denning)
2001
9
Edge of Victory, Book I : Conquest (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
10
Edge of Victory, Book II: Rebirth (By: Greg Keyes)
2001
11
Emissary of the Void ( By: Greg Keyes)
2002
12
Star by Star ( By: Troy Denning)
2001
13
Dark Journey (By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
14
The Apprentice ( By: Elaine Cunningham)
2002
15
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
16
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (By: Aaron Allston)
2002
17
Traitor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2002
18
Destiny's Way ( By: Walter Jon Williams)
2002
19
Ylesia ( By: Walter Jon Williams)
2002
20
Force Heretic, Book I: Remnant (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
21
Force Heretic, Book II: Refugee (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
22
Force Heretic, Book III: Reunion (By: Sean Williams, Shane Dix)
2003
23
The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
24
The Unifying Force (By: James Luceno)
2003
25
Dark Tide Onslaught (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2000
26
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy (By: Greg Keyes)
2003
27
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Enemy Lines II Rebel Stand ( By: Aaron Allston)
2012
Star Wars: Republic Commando Books
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Title
Year
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1
Hard Contact
2004
2
Triple Zero
2006
3
True Colors
2007
4
501st
2008
5
Order 66
2008
Halo Books
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The Fall of Reach (By: Eric Nylund)
2001
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First Strike
2003
3
The Fall of Reach, The Flood, First Strike
2004
4
First Strike (By: Eric Nylund)
2003
5
Ghosts of Onyx
2006
6
Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe (With: Jeff VanderMeer, Eric Nylund)
2009
7
Broken Circle
2014
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Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe (With: Jeff VanderMeer, Fred Van Lente, Tobias Buckell, Eric Nylund, B.K. Evenson, Tessa Kum)
2009
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Hunters in the Dark
2015
10
The Thursday War
2012
11
Broken Circle ( By: John Shirley)
2014
12
Saint's Testimony
2015
13
Shadow of Intent
2015
14
Hunters in the Dark (By: Peter David)
2015
15
Saint's Testimony (By: Frank O'Connor)
2015
16
Legacy of Onyx
2017
17
Shadow of Intent (By: Joseph Staten)
2015
18
Contact Harvest
2019
19
Fractures (By: Christie Golden, Brian Reed, Tobias Buckell, John Jackson Miller, James Swallow, Kelly Gay, Matt Forbeck, Troy Denning, Joseph Staten, Andrew Ceroni, Kevin Grace, Morgan Lockhart, Frank O'Connor)
2016
20
The Rubicon Protocol
2022
21
Legacy of Onyx (By: Matt Forbeck)
2017
22
Outcasts
2023
23
Contact Harvest (By: Joseph Staten)
2019
24
Shadows of Reach (By: Troy Denning)
2020
25
The Rubicon Protocol (By: Kelly Gay)
2022
26
Outcasts (By: Troy Denning)
2023
27
Epitaph (By: Kelly Gay)
2024
28
Edge of Dawn (By: Kelly Gay)
2025
Halo: Kilo-Five Trilogy Books
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Glasslands
2011
2
The Thursday War
2012
3
Mortal Dictata
2014
Halo Anthologies
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Title
Year
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1
Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
2009
2
Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
2016
Collections
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Title
Year
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1
View of a Remote Country
2014
Star Wars: Legends: Clone Wars Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Clone Wars
2008
2
Wild Space (By: Karen Miller)
2008
3
No Prisoners
2009
4
Stealth (By: Karen Miller)
2010
5
Siege (By: Karen Miller)
2010
Karen Traviss Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
2
Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
3
Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
2009
4
Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
2009
5
Halo: Evolutions, Volume II
2010
6
Fractures
2016
7
Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon