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Rick Partlow

American author Rick Partlow is best known for the Drop Trooper military sci-fi series. His books have sold over one million copies and earned a devoted fanbase. This page provides the Rick Partlow books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

2011BirthrightPOoBB · 1Buy ↗

2011Duty, Honor, PlanetPOoDHPB · 1Buy ↗

2012Honor BoundPOoDHPB · 2Buy ↗

2014The Line of DutyPOoDHPB · 3Buy ↗

2015Northwest PassagePOoBB · 2Buy ↗

2016Enemy of My EnemyPOoBB · 3Buy ↗

2016Glory BoyPOoBB · 4Buy ↗

2017ProdigalPOoTotAB · 1Buy ↗

2017A War to the KnifePOoRB · 1Buy ↗

2017Last Flight of the AcheronPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2017A Wolf in the FoldPOoRB · 2Buy ↗

2017A Battle for the GodsPOoRB · 3Buy ↗

2017A Fight to the DeathPOoRB · 4Buy ↗

2018HomecomingPOoPWB · 1Buy ↗

2018AtonementPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2018Judgement CallPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2018Seeds of GaiaPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2018ConflagrationPOoPWB · 2Buy ↗

2018ImperiumPOoPWB · 3Buy ↗

2018RitualsPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2018Gate of DreamsPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2019Merchants of WarPOoBAMFB · 1Buy ↗

2019We DarePOoWDB · 1Buy ↗

2019Wholesale SlaughterPOoWSB · 1Buy ↗

2019Prisoners of WarPOoBAMFB · 2Buy ↗

2019Terminus CutPOoWSB · 2Buy ↗

2019Revelation RunPOoWSB · 3Buy ↗

2019Spoils of WarPOoBAMFB · 3Buy ↗

2019Maelstrom StrandPOoWSB · 4Buy ↗

2019Redemption's ShadowPOoWSB · 5Buy ↗

2019Judas KissPOoWSB · 6Buy ↗

2020Contact FrontPOoDTB · 1Buy ↗

20201st to FightPOoEAWB · 1Buy ↗

2020We Dare: Semper ParatusPOoWDB · 2Buy ↗

2020The AcheronPOoTotAB · 2Buy ↗

2020Kinetic StrikePOoDTB · 2Buy ↗

2020Primary TargetsPOoEAWB · 2Buy ↗

2020HybridPOoTotAB · 3Buy ↗

2020Danger ClosePOoDTB · 3Buy ↗

2020Return FirePOoEAWB · 3Buy ↗

2020Direct FirePOoDTB · 4Buy ↗

2020ExilePOoTotAB · 4Buy ↗

2020Home FrontPOoDTB · 5Buy ↗

2021GenesisPOoHWB · 1Buy ↗

2021HellfirePOoMFB · 1Buy ↗

2021BrimstonePOoMFB · 2Buy ↗

2021Judgment DayPOoHWB · 2Buy ↗

2021ApocalypsePOoMFB · 3Buy ↗

2021RevelationPOoHWB · 3Buy ↗

2021No Man's LandPOoWDB · 3Buy ↗

2021Enemies & AlliesPOoEAWB · 4Buy ↗

2021ArmageddonPOoHWB · 4Buy ↗

2021Fire BasePOoDTB · 6Buy ↗

2021Shock ActionPOoDTB · 7Buy ↗

2021Release PointPOoDTB · 8Buy ↗

2022Pirate BountyPOoSHWB · 1Buy ↗

2022Legacy(With: J.N. Chaney)POoSB · 1Buy ↗

2022AbsolutionPOoSBB · 1Buy ↗

2022Gates of HellPOoGoEB · 1Buy ↗

2022Corporate BountyPOoSHWB · 2Buy ↗

2022RetributionPOoSBB · 2Buy ↗

2022Gates of HopePOoGoEB · 2Buy ↗

2022Sunkiller(With: J.N. Chaney)POoSB · 2Buy ↗

2022RevolutionPOoSBB · 3Buy ↗

2022Odyssey(With: J.N. Chaney)POoSB · 3Buy ↗

2022VindicationPOoSBB · 4Buy ↗

2022Wanted, Dead or AlivePOoWDB · 4Buy ↗

2022Enemy ForcesPOoEAWB · 5Buy ↗

2022Allied PowersPOoEAWB · 6Buy ↗

2022Kill BoxPOoDTB · 9Buy ↗

2022Drop ZonePOoDTB · 10Buy ↗

2023Taken to the StarsPOoTttSB · 1Buy ↗

2023ReconPOoDTRB · 1Buy ↗

2023InsurgencyPOoDTPWB · 1Buy ↗

2023War of the LiberatorPOoTttSB · 2Buy ↗

2023InfiltrationPOoDTPWB · 2Buy ↗

2023The HunterPOoDTRB · 2Buy ↗

2023IsolationPOoDTPWB · 3Buy ↗

2023The MercenaryPOoDTRB · 3Buy ↗

2023Gates of Victory: A Military Sci-Fi SeriesPOoGoEB · 3Buy ↗

2023Cultist BountyPOoSHWB · 3Buy ↗

2023Eclipse of EmpirePOoTttSB · 3Buy ↗

2023Legacy of EmpirePOoTttSB · 4Buy ↗

2023The OperativePOoDTRB · 4Buy ↗

2023Smuggler's BountyPOoSHWB · 4Buy ↗

2023Double-Cross BountyPOoSHWB · 5Buy ↗

2023We Dare: Old Age and TreacheryPOoWDB · 5Buy ↗

2023Terminal BountyPOoSHWB · 6Buy ↗

2023Tango DownPOoDTB · 11Buy ↗

2023Blue ForcePOoDTB · 12Buy ↗

2023Weapons FreePOoDTB · 13Buy ↗

2023Collateral EffectsPOoDTB · 14Buy ↗

2024World War MarsPOoWWMB · 1Buy ↗

2024World War Mars 2POoWWMB · 2Buy ↗

2024World War Mars 3POoWWMB · 3Buy ↗

2024Vanguard WingPOoTttSB · 5Buy ↗

2024Home of the BravePOoTttSB · 6Buy ↗

2024Road of VengeancePOoTttSB · 7Buy ↗

2024Sanctuary's EndPOoTttSB · 8Buy ↗

2024Citadel's FallPOoTttSB · 9Buy ↗

2024Down RangePOoDTB · 15Buy ↗

2024Kill ChainPOoDTB · 16Buy ↗

2025FallenPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

2025Accidental AstronautPOoAAB · 1Buy ↗

2025AvengingPOoAB · 2Buy ↗

2025AscendingPOoAB · 3Buy ↗

2025ReckoningPOoAB · 4Buy ↗

2025Day of the Zha'-RathPOoTttSB · 10Buy ↗

2025Exiles of the VoidPOoTttSB · 11Buy ↗

2025Shadow DominionPOoTttSB · 12Buy ↗

2026Unlawful OrdersPOoRRB · 1Buy ↗

2026Accidental Astronaut 2POoAAB · 2Buy ↗

2026Accidental Astronaut 3POoAAB · 3Buy ↗

2026Accidental Astronaut 4POoAAB · 4Buy ↗

2026Accidental Astronaut 5POoAAB · 5Buy ↗

2026RebirthPOoAB · 5Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Holy War Books4 books · 2021–2021

01Genesis2021Buy ↗

02Judgment Day2021Buy ↗

03Revelation2021Buy ↗

04Armageddon2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Birthright Books4 books · 2011–2016

01Birthright2011Buy ↗

02Northwest Passage2015Buy ↗

03Enemy of My Enemy2016Buy ↗

04Glory Boy2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Broken Arrow Mercenary Force Books3 books · 2019–2019

01Merchants of War2019Buy ↗

02Prisoners of War2019Buy ↗

03Spoils of War2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Star Bounty Books4 books · 2022–2022

01Absolution2022Buy ↗

02Retribution2022Buy ↗

03Revolution2022Buy ↗

04Vindication2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Accidental Astronaut Books5 books · 2025–2026

01Accidental Astronaut2025Buy ↗

02Accidental Astronaut 22026Buy ↗

03Accidental Astronaut 32026Buy ↗

04Accidental Astronaut 42026Buy ↗

05Accidental Astronaut 52026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Tales of the Acheron Books4 books · 2017–2020

01Prodigal2017Buy ↗

02The Acheron2020Buy ↗

03Hybrid2020Buy ↗

04Exile2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ransom's Renegades Books1 book · 2026

01Unlawful Orders2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Psi War Books3 books · 2018–2018

01Homecoming2018Buy ↗

02Conflagration2018Buy ↗

03Imperium2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Drop Trooper: Recon Books4 books · 2023–2023

01Recon2023Buy ↗

02The Hunter2023Buy ↗

03The Mercenary2023Buy ↗

04The Operative2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Space Hunter War Books6 books · 2022–2023

01Pirate Bounty2022Buy ↗

02Corporate Bounty2022Buy ↗

03Cultist Bounty2023Buy ↗

04Smuggler's Bounty2023Buy ↗

05Double-Cross Bounty2023Buy ↗

06Terminal Bounty2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of We Dare Books5 books · 2019–2023

01We Dare2019Buy ↗

02We Dare: Semper Paratus2020Buy ↗

03No Man's Land2021Buy ↗

04Wanted, Dead or Alive2022Buy ↗

05We Dare: Old Age and Treachery2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Wholesale Slaughter Books6 books · 2019–2019

01Wholesale Slaughter2019Buy ↗

02Terminus Cut2019Buy ↗

03Revelation Run2019Buy ↗

04Maelstrom Strand2019Buy ↗

05Redemption's Shadow2019Buy ↗

06Judas Kiss2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sunkiller Books3 books · 2022–2022

01Legacy(With: J.N. Chaney)2022Buy ↗

02Sunkiller(With: J.N. Chaney)2022Buy ↗

03Odyssey(With: J.N. Chaney)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Duty, Honor, Planet Books3 books · 2011–2014

01Duty, Honor, Planet2011Buy ↗

02Honor Bound2012Buy ↗

03The Line of Duty2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Drop Trooper Books16 books · 2020–2024

01Contact Front2020Buy ↗

02Kinetic Strike2020Buy ↗

03Danger Close2020Buy ↗

04Direct Fire2020Buy ↗

05Home Front2020Buy ↗

06Fire Base2021Buy ↗

07Shock Action2021Buy ↗

08Release Point2021Buy ↗

09Kill Box2022Buy ↗

10Drop Zone2022Buy ↗

11Tango Down2023Buy ↗

12Blue Force2023Buy ↗

13Weapons Free2023Buy ↗

14Collateral Effects2023Buy ↗

15Down Range2024Buy ↗

16Kill Chain2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of World War Mars Books3 books · 2024–2024

01World War Mars2024Buy ↗

02World War Mars 22024Buy ↗

03World War Mars 32024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels2 books · 2017–2018

01Last Flight of the Acheron2017Buy ↗

02Seeds of Gaia2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Taken to the Stars Books12 books · 2023–2025

01Taken to the Stars2023Buy ↗

02War of the Liberator2023Buy ↗

03Eclipse of Empire2023Buy ↗

04Legacy of Empire2023Buy ↗

05Vanguard Wing2024Buy ↗

06Home of the Brave2024Buy ↗

07Road of Vengeance2024Buy ↗

08Sanctuary's End2024Buy ↗

09Citadel's Fall2024Buy ↗

10Day of the Zha'-Rath2025Buy ↗

11Exiles of the Void2025Buy ↗

12Shadow Dominion2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas4 books · 2018–2018

01Atonement2018Buy ↗

02Judgement Call2018Buy ↗

03Rituals2018Buy ↗

04Gate of Dreams2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Gates of Eternity Books3 books · 2022–2023

01Gates of Hell2022Buy ↗

02Gates of Hope2022Buy ↗

03Gates of Victory: A Military Sci-Fi Series2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mech Force Books3 books · 2021–2021

01Hellfire2021Buy ↗

02Brimstone2021Buy ↗

03Apocalypse2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Drop Trooper: Pirate Wars Books3 books · 2023–2023

01Insurgency2023Buy ↗

02Infiltration2023Buy ↗

03Isolation2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Recon Books4 books · 2017–2017

01A War to the Knife2017Buy ↗

02A Wolf in the Fold2017Buy ↗

03A Battle for the Gods2017Buy ↗

04A Fight to the Death2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Archangel Books5 books · 2025–2026

01Fallen2025Buy ↗

02Avenging2025Buy ↗

03Ascending2025Buy ↗

04Reckoning2025Buy ↗

05Rebirth2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Earth At War Books6 books · 2020–2022

011st to Fight2020Buy ↗

02Primary Targets2020Buy ↗

03Return Fire2020Buy ↗

04Enemies & Allies2021Buy ↗

05Enemy Forces2022Buy ↗

06Allied Powers2022Buy ↗

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