Eric Thomson books

Ashes of Empire Reading Order

Constabulary Casefiles Reading Order

Decker’s War Reading Order

Ghost Squadron Reading Order

Siobhan Dunmoore Reading Order

Eric Thomson spent years in the Canadian military before becoming a full-time novelist, and that experience informs the authenticity running through his fiction. His books focus on professional soldiers doing difficult jobs in hostile environments, with the politics and bureaucracy of military life treated as seriously as the combat. The Siobhan Dunmoore series, which began in 2015, established the core of his universe and remains his longest-running sequence.

Across his five series, Thomson builds a consistent future history where humanity has spread across the stars but struggles with the same institutional failures and moral compromises that have always accompanied empire. The Ashes of Empire books deal most directly with civilizational decline, while Ghost Squadron and Constabulary Casefiles focus on smaller-scale operations within that broader context. Decker’s War, his first series, remains a strong entry point for new readers.