Blackcollar Series
- The Blackcollar (1983)
- The Backlash Mission (1986)
- The Judas Solution (2006)
Both
The Blackcollar and
The Backlash Mission were released in one joint novel titled
Blackcollar in 2006.
Cobra Series
- Cobra (1985)
- Cobra Strike (1986)
- Cobra Bargain (1988)
The first two books were also released in one compilation called
Cobras Two in 1992. A complete compilation was released as the
Cobra Trilogy in 2004.
Cobra War Series
- Cobra Alliance (2009)
- Cobra Guardian (forthcoming)
Conquerors Trilogy
- Conquerors' Pride (1994)
- Conquerors' Heritage (1995)
- Conquerors' Legacy (1996)
Star Wars
Thrawn trilogy
- Heir to the Empire (1991)
- Dark Force Rising (1992)
- The Last Command (1993)
Hand of Thrawn series
- Specter of the Past (1997)
- Vision of the Future (1998)
Other Star Wars novels
- Survivor's Quest (2004)
- Outbound Flight (2006)
- Allegiance (2007)
Graphic novels
- By the Emperor's Hand; a graphic novel with Michael A. Stackpole (1999)
- A Night on the Town, comic in Star Wars Tales 1
- Specter of Thrawn (cancelled)
Shorter works
- The Dreamsender short story (1980)
- Dark Thoughts at Noon short story (1982)
- Pawn's Gambit short story and Hugo nominee (1982)
- When Jonny Comes Marching Home short story (1982)
- Cascade Point short story and Hugo winner (1983)
- The Final Report on the Lifeline Experiment short story (1983)
- Return to the Fold short story and Hugo nominee (1984)
- Teamwork short story (1984)
- Music Hath Charms short story (1985)
- Spinneret short story (part 1 of 4) (1985)
- Spinneret short story (part 2 of 4) (1985)
- Spinneret short story (part 3 of 4) (1985)
- First Contact: short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 1, later republished in Tales From the Empire (1994)
- The Saga Begins: short story in The DarkStryder Campaign (1995)
- Mist Encounter : short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7, later republished in the paperback edition of Outbound Flight (1995)
- Hammertong: short story in Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995)
- Sleight of Hand: short story in Tales from Jabba's Palace (1996)
- Command Decision: short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (1996)
- Side Trip: novella with Michael A. Stackpole in Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 and Star Wars Adventure Journal 13, later republished in in Tales From the Empire (1997)
- Jade Solitaire: short story intended for the cancelled Star Wars Adventure Journal 17, later published in Tales from the New Republic (1999)
- Interlude at Darkknell: novella with Michael A. Stackpole, in Tales from the New Republic (1999)
- With One Stone: Honorverse short story in The Service of the Sword (2003)
- Fool's Bargain: eBook; also reprinted in the paperback edition of Survivor's Quest (2004)
- Hero of Cartao: short story in Star Wars Insider
- Changing Seasons: short story in Star Wars Insider
- Judge's Call: short story on Del Rey's website.
- Duel: short story / Hasbro tie-in.
- Handoff: short story in Star Wars Gamer
- Sword's Man: short story in Space Gamer
- Symmkyn's Edge: short story in Space Gamer
- Vampire Trap: short story in Space Gamer
- Fantasy World: short story in Space Gamer
- The Challenge: short story in Space Gamer
Dragonback series
- Dragon and Thief (2003)
- Dragon and Soldier (2004)
- Dragon and Slave (2005)
- Dragon and Herdsman (2006)
- Dragon and Judge (2007)
- Dragon and Liberator (2008)
Quadrail or Frank Compton series
- Night Train to Rigel (2005)
- The Third Lynx (2007)
- Odd Girl Out (2008)
- The Domino Pattern (2009)
Other novels
- Spinneret (1985)
- A Coming of Age (1985)
- Triplet (1987)
- Deadman Switch (1988)
- War Horse (1990)
- The Icarus Hunt (1999)
- Angelmass (2001)
- Manta's Gift (2002)
- The Green and the Gray (2004)
- From the Ashes (2009)
- Trial by Fire (2010)
Collections
- Cascade Point and Other Stories (1986)
- Time Bomb and Zahndry Others (1988)
- Distant Friends and Other Stories (1992)
- Star Song and Other Stories (2002)