West of Honor
Sooner or later, all
civilizations age and decline, grow senile and die — either by conquest
from without, or from internal rot. The final days of Western
Civilization are signaled by the joining of the USA and the USSR into a
ruthless and imperial state that spans first the Earth and then the
Solar System. But, because it fails to hold the loyalty of its soldiers, it falters at the stars.
As well as carrying the CoDominium
Future History into the galactic period, West of Honor introduces Jerry
Pournelle's most important and influential character, John Christian
Falkenberg.
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle (1933-2017) was an American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. In 2011, he joined journalist Gina Smith, pundit John C. Dvorak, political cartoonist Ted Rall and several other Byte.com staff reporters to launch an independent tech and political news site aNewDomain.
Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973 and served aNewDomain Media as its director until his death. He is recognized as the first author to have written a published book contribution using a word processor on a personal computer, in 1977.
Falkenberg's Legion
Falkenberg's Legion consists of four primary books, and includes three additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series CoDominium Universe
