John Ringo Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of Posleen War Books
A Hymn Before Battle | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gust Front | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When the Devil Dances | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hell's Faire | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hero | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cally's War | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Watch on the Rhine | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sister Time | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Yellow Eyes | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honor of the Clan | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eye of the Storm | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tuloriad | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Posleen War: Cally's War Books
Cally's War | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sister Time | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honor of the Clan | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Posleen War: Sidestories Books
Publication Order of The Council Wars Books
There Will Be Dragons | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Emerald Sea | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Against the Tide | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
East of the Sun, West of the Moon | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Paladin Of Shadows Books
Ghost | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kildar | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Choosers of the Slain | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unto the Breach | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Deeper Blue | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tiger by the Tail | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Looking Glass Books
Into the Looking Glass | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vorpal Blade | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Manxome Foe | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Claws That Catch | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Special Circumstances Books
Publication Order of Troy Rising Books
Live Free or Die | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Citadel | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hot Gate | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Black Tide Rising Books
Under a Graveyard Sky | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Sail a Darkling Sea | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Islands of Rage & Hope | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strands of Sorrow | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Tide Rising | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Valley of Shadows | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Voices of the Fall | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
River of Night | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
At the End of the World | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
At the End of the Journey | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
We Shall Rise | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Monster Hunter Memoirs Books
Grunge | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sinners | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Saints | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fever | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Empire Of Man Books
March Upcountry | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
March to the Sea | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
March to the Stars | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
We Few | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Last Judgement's Fire Books
Publication Order of Von Neumann's War Books
Publication Order of TransDimensional Hunter Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Road to Damascus | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Centurion | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Exiled Books
Publication Order of Honorverse Books
On Basilisk Station | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Honor of the Queen | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Short Victorious War | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Field of Dishonor | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flag in Exile | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honor Among Enemies | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Enemy Hands | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Beautiful Friendship" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Grand Tour" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes of Honor | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Stray" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"What Price Dreams?" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Hard Way Home" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Queen's Gambit" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Deck Load Strike" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ashes of Victory | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Changer of Worlds" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"From the Highlands" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Nightfall" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
War of Honor | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Promised Land" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"With One Stone" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Ship Named Francis" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Let's Go to Prague" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Fanatic" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Service of the Sword" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crown of Slaves | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shadow of Saganami | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
At All Costs | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storm from the Shadows | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Torch of Freedom | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mission of Honor | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Ruthless" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Let's Dance" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"An Act of War" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Beautiful Friendship | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Rising Thunder | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fire Season | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of Freedom | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"I Will Build a House of Steel" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"By the Book" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Beauty and the Beast" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Best Laid Plans" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Obligated Service" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Call to Arms" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treecat Wars | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cauldron of Ghosts | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Duty | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Arms | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of Victory | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Our Sacred Honor" | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Vengeance | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Uncompromising Honor | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Recruiting Exercise" | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To End in Fire | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Insurrection | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Books in parentheses are short stories found in collections or anthologies. |
Chronological Order of Honorverse Books
"By the Book" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Beautiful Friendship" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Beautiful Friendship | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Stray" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fire Season | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treecat Wars | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Duty | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Arms | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Call to Arms" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Vengeance | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"What Price Dreams?" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Beauty and the Beast" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"I Will Build a House of Steel" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Our Sacred Honor" | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Best Laid Plans" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Recruiting Exercise" | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Queen's Gambit" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Hard Way Home" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Promised Land" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Ruthless" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Let's Dance" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
On Basilisk Station | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"With One Stone" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Honor of the Queen | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Short Victorious War | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Field of Dishonor | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Grand Tour" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Deck Load Strike" | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flag in Exile | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Ship Named Francis" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honor Among Enemies | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Changer of Worlds" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Enemy Hands | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes of Honor | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Let's Go to Prague" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ashes of Victory | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"An Act of War" | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"From the Highlands" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Nightfall" | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Fanatic" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"The Service of the Sword" | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
War of Honor | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crown of Slaves | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Torch of Freedom | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shadow of Saganami | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
At All Costs | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storm from the Shadows | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mission of Honor | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
"Obligated Service" | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Rising Thunder | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of Freedom | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cauldron of Ghosts | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of Victory | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Uncompromising Honor | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Call to Insurrection | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To End in Fire | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Worlds of Honor Books
More Than Honor | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worlds of Honor | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Changer of Worlds | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Service of the Sword | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Fire Forged | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beginnings | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What Price Victory? | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Last Judgment's Fire Books
Publication Order of Bolo Books
Bolo | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogue Bolo | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stars Must Wait | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Compleat Bolo | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unconquerable | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bolo Brigade | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bolo Strike | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bolo Rising | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Road to Damascus | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Old Soldiers | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Their Finest Hour | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Citizens | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Tide Rising | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
John Ringo is an American author that primarily works within the Science Fiction and Military Fiction genres. With numerous New York Times bestsellers to his name, John Ringo’s works range from outright science fiction stories to military novels tinged with political elements.
+Biography
A considerable portion of Ringo’s young life was spent in transit, John Ringo and his family having spent time in an impressive 23 foreign nations by the time he graduated from Winter Park High School (in Winter Park) in 1981.
By the time he graduated, Ringo had attended over a dozen schools. Having spent most of his young life in places like Greece and Switzerland, the author eventually settled in Alabama with his parents and six siblings.
It is because of the considerable amount of time he spent traveling that John Ringo came to appreciate humanity as a whole, this along with his distaste for foreign foods.
John joined the U.S Army soon after graduation, eventually rising to the rank of Specialist in the 82nd Airborne Division. He also spent two years of reserve duty with the Florida National Guard.
John received numerous awards during his time in the army, these including the Parachutist Badge, National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to mention but a few.
When John Ringo left the Army, he enrolled in college and pursued marine biology; eventually acquiring an Associate’s Degree, John’s interest in the field quickly wavered, especially when he realized how low the pay was. It was in an attempt to support his wife and daughters that he eventually chose to become a database manager.
It was in 1999, at a time when his life had settled into a sedate pattern, that the idea of a science fiction story struck him, a concept revolving around an alien invasion and the possible response it would receive from the military.
This idea became ‘A Hymn Before Battle’; he submitted the draft of his first novel to Baen Books and it was rejected. It wasn’t until Jim Baen, the publisher at Baen Books, interacted with John Ringo on the Baen Books website forum that progress was finally made.
Jim Baen took a personal interest in Ringo’s novel and eventually bought it. The success that ‘A Hymn Before Battle’ quickly attracted allowed John Ringo to quit his database management job, finding the idea of a full-time writing career all too alluring.
John Ringo has written several dozen novels over the years, even collaborating with authors like David Weber, Julie Cochrane, Tom Kratman and Travis Taylor to mention but a few.
Elements of the author’s time in the army have often made an appearance in his novels, this along with the names of his fans, many of whom he has killed off in glorious battle.
John Ringo’s writing career includes a number of op-ed pieces he has penned for the New York post. The author has also guest-commentated for channels like Fox news and National Geographic.
In recognition for all the contributions the author has made to science fiction literature, John Ringo was presented with the Phoenix Award at DeepSouthCon 50 in Alabama in 2012.
The author has done work on screenplays for ‘A Hymn Before Battle’, ‘Ghost’, and ‘Princess of Wands’ with the intention of seeing them adapted for the screen.
+A Hymn Before Battle
The Rapacious Posleen have set their eyes on earth. The Galactic Federation stands ready to leap to humanity’s aid, but for a steep price. Can they protect themselves from their enemies and survive the machinations of their allies?
John Ringo’s very first novel is as imaginative as it is thrilling; introducing to the readers the Galactic Federation, which recruits Earth to aid in the fight against the Posleen, a race of aliens that doesn’t share the pacifist ways of the other sentient races of the universe, John Ringo’s primary strength is the rich world he crafts and eventually destroys.
The alien cultures are unique and exotic, and the bad guys are pretty nasty. Described as reptilian centaurs created for the purpose of fighting, the novel isn’t afraid to delve into the nitty gritty of the military, exploring the minutiae of tactics, training and every heart-pounding element of the various battles.
However, the narrative never suffers; the story remains engaging and compelling from beginning to end. Fans of Military Science Fiction will enjoy this novel immensely, John Ringo inundating his novel with plasma rays, space ships, mech-suits and every other element essential to authentic military science fiction literature.
The stakes are pretty clear and straightforward, so much so that one should have no problem understanding the purpose of every explosive battle. And the villains are as villainous as they can get. It is their intention to kill and consume every other sentient species in the universe.
Admittedly, the story is nothing new. Authors have been writing about alien invasions for decades. And it could be argued that John Ringo doesn’t really do anything different. The success of his story emanates from the entertainment the author is able to squeeze out of a plot that has been used one too many times.
If there are any noteworthy failings, they come from the characters, many of whom are either too stereotypical or simply underdeveloped.
+Gust Front
With human valor on their side and Alien technology to assist them, mankind fought the Posleen to a standstill. However, with Earth’s invasion mere months way, three shell-shocked survivors stand between the planet and total annihilation.
The only reason this, the sequel to ‘A Hymn Before Battle’, succeeds is because of John Ringo’s imagination and writing skills. Any readers that are all too tired of alien invasions in literature might be surprised by the entertainment this novel delivers.
With a considerable portion of the story chronicling humanity as it prepares for the invasion, throwing readers into a survivalist mindset, readers will enjoy the character development that occurs in this novel.
The story plays out in as epic a fashion as possible; John Ringo delivers the big battles he promised and the execution is commendable, not only swift but effective in imparting the nature of the invasion and the impact of each conflict.
Gust Force more than succeeds as a sequel to ‘A Hymn Before Battle’.
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I am on your page labeled “JOHN RINGO BOOKS IN ORDER”, and it is WRONG!.
Ringo worked with David Weber on the ” Empire of Man” series, you have Weber’s Honerverse books. Ringo did not work on the Honorverse series.
“Publication Order of Honorverse Books” and “Chronological Order of Honorverse Books” should be removed.
Actually Don, you are the one that is “WRONG!” as you so eloquently put it.
John Ringo wrote an Honorverse story in Worlds of Honor #4, The Service of the Sword.
What i really wonder is about all his “second edition” books. I have read all the old version books, but NOWHERE can i see what is new, or ANYONE mentioning anything new in the books at all. Do not care much for hard PLOT info, but a page or two more is not worth it to get them again.