Lone Star Odyssey Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| First Steps | 2019 | Buy |
| Obstacles | 2019 | Buy |
| Choices | 2023 | Buy |
| Decisions | 2023 | Buy |
| Consequences | 2024 | Buy |
The Broken Chronicles
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Fair Test | 2025 | Buy |
David Wilson grew up in the Ozarks, where his grandfather taught him hunting, fishing, and trapping. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, starting as a mortarman and rifleman before switching to counterintelligence. He served over 20 years, retiring in 1998 at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2. After the military, he worked for government agencies and as a contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan. He currently lives on a ranch in Texas.
His debut novel, First Steps, came out in 2019 and launched the Lone Star Odyssey series. The books follow Talon Clark, a retired Marine contractor who gets stranded in Washington, D.C. when EMP attacks cripple the country. Wilson’s military and contracting background shows in the series’ detailed handling of survival tactics, counterintelligence, and small-unit combat. He has also started a second series, The Broken Chronicles, with A Fair Test (2025), which follows a different Marine veteran dealing with PTSD and survivor guilt.