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Craig Alanson

American author Craig Alanson is best known for the *Expeditionary Force* sci-fi series. His books have sold millions of copies and earned a devoted fanbase for their blend of military action and humor. This page provides the Craig Alanson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

2016Columbus DayPOoEFB · 1Buy ↗

2016AcesPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

2016AscendantPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

2016SpecOpsPOoEFB · 2Buy ↗

2016TranscendentPOoAB · 2Buy ↗

2016ParadisePOoEFB · 3Buy ↗

2017Trouble on ParadisePOoEFB · 4Buy ↗

2017Black OpsPOoEFB · 5Buy ↗

2017Zero HourPOoEFB · 6Buy ↗

2018DeceptionsPOoAB · 3Buy ↗

2018MavericksPOoEFB · 7Buy ↗

2018RenegadesPOoEFB · 8Buy ↗

2019DeathtrapPOoEFMB · 1Buy ↗

2019HomefrontPOoEFB · 9Buy ↗

2019ArmageddonPOoEFB · 10Buy ↗

2019ValkyriePOoEFB · 11Buy ↗

2020FreefallPOoEFMB · 2Buy ↗

2020Critical MassPOoEFB · 12Buy ↗

2020BrushfirePOoEFB · 13Buy ↗

2021BreakawayPOoEFB · 14Buy ↗

2021FalloutPOoEFB · 15Buy ↗

2022ConvergencePOoCB · 1Buy ↗

2022Match GamePOoEFB · 16Buy ↗

2022Failure ModePOoEFB · 17Buy ↗

2023DragonslayerPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

2023First StrikePOoCB · 3Buy ↗

2023AftermathPOoEFB · 18Buy ↗

2024ReconPOoCB · 4Buy ↗

2024Task Force HammerPOoEFB · 19Buy ↗

2025Desperate MeasuresPOoCB · 5Buy ↗

2025GatewayPOoEFB · 20Buy ↗

2026Dead WorldPOoCB · 6Buy ↗

2026Ground StatePOoEFB · 21Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Aces Books1 book · 2016

01Aces2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Convergence Books6 books · 2022–2026

01Convergence2022Buy ↗

02Dragonslayer2023Buy ↗

03First Strike2023Buy ↗

04Recon2024Buy ↗

05Desperate Measures2025Buy ↗

06Dead World2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Expeditionary Force Books21 books · 2016–2026

01Columbus Day2016Buy ↗

02SpecOps2016Buy ↗

03Paradise2016Buy ↗

04Trouble on Paradise2017Buy ↗

05Black Ops2017Buy ↗

06Zero Hour2017Buy ↗

07Mavericks2018Buy ↗

08Renegades2018Buy ↗

09Homefront2019Buy ↗

10Armageddon2019Buy ↗

11Valkyrie2019Buy ↗

12Critical Mass2020Buy ↗

13Brushfire2020Buy ↗

14Breakaway2021Buy ↗

15Fallout2021Buy ↗

16Match Game2022Buy ↗

17Failure Mode2022Buy ↗

18Aftermath2023Buy ↗

19Task Force Hammer2024Buy ↗

20Gateway2025Buy ↗

21Ground State2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Expeditionary Force Mavericks Books2 books · 2019–2020

01Deathtrap2019Buy ↗

02Freefall2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ascendant Books3 books · 2016–2018

01Ascendant2016Buy ↗

02Transcendent2016Buy ↗

03Deceptions2018Buy ↗

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