Josh Hayes books

Josh Hayes is a military science fiction author and retired police officer known for the Valor trilogy, the Terra Nova Chronicles, and contributions to the Galaxy's Edge universe.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Mostly Murder 2016 Buy
Explorations: First Contact 2017 Buy
For a Few Credits More 2017 Buy

Galaxy’s Edge: Order Of The Centurion Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Order of the Centurion 2018 Buy
Iron Wolves 2019 Buy
Stryker’s War 2019 Buy
Through the Nether 2019 Buy
The Reservist 2019 Buy
Callsign: Valkyrie 2023 Buy
Always Legion 2023 Buy
The Lost Legion 2024 Buy

New Heidegger Research Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Correspondence 1949–1975 2008 Buy
Making Sense of Heidegger 2014 Buy
Heidegger and the Environment 2015 Buy
Briefwechsel 1919-1973 2017 Buy
Heidegger’s Gods 2017 Buy
Proto-Phenomenology and the Nature of Language 2017 Buy
Heidegger in Russia and Eastern Europe 2017 Buy
Heidegger and the Global Age 2017 Buy
After Heidegger? 2017 Buy
Heidegger and Jewish Thought 2017 Buy
Existential Medicine 2018 Buy
The Question Concerning the Thing 2018 Buy
Heidegger Becoming Phenomenological 2018 Buy
Time and Trauma 2019 Buy
Heidegger in the Islamicate World 2019 Buy
Contexts of Suffering 2019 Buy
Heidegger’s Phenomenology of Perception 2019 Buy
Confronting Heidegger 2019 Buy
Proto-Phenomenology, Language Acquisition, Orality and Literacy 2019 Buy
The Fate of Phenomenology 2020 Buy
Transcending Reason 2020 Buy
Agency, Freedom, and Responsibility in the Early Heidegger 2020 Buy
Towards a Polemical Ethics 2021 Buy
Thought Poems 2021 Buy
Heidegger in the Literary World 2021 Buy
Heidegger and Music 2022 Buy
Heidegger and the Holy 2022 Buy
Heidegger, Dasein, and Gender 2024 Buy

Second Star Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Breaking Through 2014 N/A
The Forgotten Prince 2015 Buy
Shadows of Neverland - N/A

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Nevaris Chronicles 2024 Buy

The Terra Nova Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Terra Nova 2017 Buy
Bloodlines 2018 Buy
Wings of Redemption 2019 Buy
Hale’s War 2019 Buy

Tranquility Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Blood and Steel: A Military Sci-Fi Series - N/A
Blood and Steel 2021 Buy
Battle Lines 2021 Buy

Valor Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Edge of Valor 2019 Buy
Echoes of Valor 2019 Buy
Enemy of Valor 2020 Buy
Valor: D.o.A. - N/A
Valor (1992-1994) #21 - N/A
End of an Era - N/A

Josh Hayes is a military science fiction author, retired Air Force veteran, and former police officer. After six years in the Air Force, he served with the Wichita Police Department in roles ranging from patrol to the bomb squad. He channels that real-world experience into stories about soldiers, colonists, and fighters facing impossible odds in distant star systems.

Hayes broke onto the scene with his Valor trilogy, beginning with Edge of Valor in 2019, which was a finalist for the Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel. He co-wrote the Terra Nova Chronicles with Richard Fox, a four-book series about humanity’s struggle to establish a colony on an alien world. He has also contributed several entries to the Galaxy’s Edge: Order of the Centurion shared universe, including Stryker’s War and Through the Nether.

Outside of fiction, Hayes is the creator and president of Keystroke Medium, a YouTube show and podcast focused on the craft of writing. His bibliography also includes the Tranquility series (co-written with Devon C. Ford), the Second Star series, and contributions to the New Heidegger Research academic book series. He continues to write stories where tactical know-how matters as much as any piece of futuristic technology.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Josh Hayes written?

Josh Hayes has written 56 books across eight series.

What was Josh Hayes's first book?

Josh Hayes’s first book is Correspondence 1949–1975, published in 2008.

What is Josh Hayes's military background?

Josh Hayes served in the United States Air Force for six years before transitioning to law enforcement with the Wichita Police Department, where he worked as a patrol officer, bicycle unit officer, and assistant bomb technician. His military and police experience directly informs the authenticity of his science fiction writing.

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