Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Science Fiction Writers Sampler 2014 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fiction Foundry Presents: ONE |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Fistful of Credits |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble in the Wind |
2019 |
Buy |
| Set the Terms |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Phoenix Initiative: First Missions |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint |
2024 |
Buy |
| Express Elevator to Hell |
2024 |
Buy |
Arc of Ares Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Violent Blue Yonder |
2024 |
Buy |
| Thin Red Tales |
2025 |
Buy |
| On The Sea |
2026 |
Buy |
Author Fundamentals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Have Keyboard, Will Type |
2020 |
Buy |
| Indie Publishing for Profit |
2020 |
Buy |
| Brief Lessons in Writing |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mercenary Guide to Story Structure |
2022 |
Buy |
| World Building for Novices |
2023 |
Buy |
Exodus Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Shades of the Past |
2025 |
Buy |
| Bifrost Down |
2025 |
Buy |
| Unto Darkness |
2025 |
Buy |
| Shadows of Our Ancestors |
2025 |
Buy |
| Beggar |
2025 |
Buy |
| Heads Will Roll |
2026 |
Buy |
Four Horsemen Sagas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Gunboat Diplomacy |
2019 |
Buy |
| Enforcer |
2019 |
Buy |
| Daskada, The Legend |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Gates of Hell |
2020 |
Buy |
| High Mountain Hunters |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Ravening of Wolves |
2021 |
Buy |
| In the Wings |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Executioners |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Have and to Hold |
2022 |
Buy |
| Defenders Rise |
2023 |
Buy |
Guardian Covenant Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Last Stand |
2022 |
Buy |
| Vortex Stingray |
2022 |
Buy |
| Point Break |
2023 |
Buy |
| Volunteer Fury |
2023 |
Buy |
| Meanwhile Back on Earth |
2025 |
Buy |
Murphy’s Lawless Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Shakes |
2020 |
Buy |
| Obligations |
2020 |
Buy |
| Man-Eater |
2020 |
Buy |
| Promises |
2020 |
Buy |
| Pearl |
2020 |
Buy |
| Waveoff |
2020 |
Buy |
Murphy’s Lawless: Watch the Skies Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Sundown |
2021 |
Buy |
| Desperado |
2021 |
Buy |
| Shadows |
2021 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Mercenary Guide to Story Structure |
2022 |
Buy |
Omega War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Fiery Sunset |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Midnight Sun |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dark Moon Arisen |
2018 |
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| Stand or Fall |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sinclair’s Scorpions |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dirty Deeds |
2018 |
Buy |
| When the Axe Falls |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Pale Dawn |
2019 |
Buy |
| Do No Harm |
2019 |
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| Deathangel |
2019 |
Buy |
| Sons of the Lion |
2019 |
Buy |
| Alabaster Noon |
2019 |
Buy |
Ring of Fire: Assiti Shards Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Time Spike |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Alexander Inheritance |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Macedonian Hazard |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Crossing |
2022 |
Buy |
| An Angel Called Peterbilt |
2024 |
Buy |
Rise of the Peacemakers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Redacted Affairs |
2019 |
Buy |
| Fields of Fire |
2020 |
Buy |
| Set the Terms |
2020 |
N/A |
| These Things We Do |
2020 |
Buy |
| Prodigal Son |
2021 |
Buy |
| Redacted Vice |
2021 |
Buy |
| Chasing Hell |
2021 |
Buy |
| Mess With the Bull |
2021 |
Buy |
| Unshackled |
2021 |
Buy |
| Harbinger |
2021 |
Buy |
| Redacted Weapon |
2022 |
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Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| Shipminds and Ice Cream |
2011 |
Buy |
| Ascent |
2013 |
Buy |
| Maelstrom |
2015 |
Buy |
| Lancer One |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Runs in the Family |
2018 |
Buy |
| Super-Sync |
2019 |
Buy |
| Dereliction of Duty |
2020 |
Buy |
Tales of the Terran Republic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Fire with Fire |
2013 |
Buy |
| Trial by Fire |
2014 |
Buy |
| Raising Caine |
2015 |
Buy |
| Caine’s Mutiny |
2017 |
Buy |
| Marque of Caine |
2019 |
Buy |
| Watch the Skies |
2021 |
Buy |
| Endangered Species |
2023 |
N/A |
| Mission Critical |
2023 |
Buy |
| Protected Species |
2023 |
N/A |
The Buzzer War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Steel on Target |
2024 |
Buy |
| Forged by Fire |
2024 |
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| Sound the Charge |
2024 |
Buy |
| Smoke and Thunder |
2025 |
Buy |
| Fury of Heaven |
2025 |
Buy |
| Against The Swarm |
2026 |
Buy |
The Fallen World Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Broken City |
2016 |
Buy |
| This Fallen World |
2018 |
Buy |
| Don’t Call Me Ishmael |
2019 |
Buy |
| From the Ashes |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Price of Freedom |
2019 |
Buy |
| Farmer’s Creed |
2019 |
Buy |
| Call Me Mr. Smith |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blue Crucible |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Island of Doctor Laroue |
2020 |
N/A |
| They Call Me Princess |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Island of Dr. Laroue |
2020 |
Buy |
| Relations |
2020 |
Buy |
| Pacific Shogun |
2020 |
Buy |
| Wildcat: Foreclosure of a Dream |
2020 |
N/A |
| Wildcat |
2020 |
Buy |
| Blue Salvation |
2020 |
Buy |
| Kade |
2021 |
Buy |
| Revenant |
2022 |
Buy |
| Among the Embers |
2022 |
Buy |
| Cause and Effect |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Guilted Cage |
2022 |
Buy |
| Children of the Fall |
2023 |
Buy |
| Truth and Consequences |
2024 |
N/A |
The Phoenix Initiative Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Lyons’ Pride |
2022 |
Buy |
| World Enders |
2022 |
Buy |
| On a Cloudy Day |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Misfits |
2023 |
Buy |
| Companion to Darkness |
2023 |
Buy |
| First Missions |
2023 |
Buy |
| BRASS, Inc. |
2023 |
Buy |
| Gunpowder Geishas |
2023 |
Buy |
| Andromeda |
2023 |
Buy |
| Thicker than Water |
2023 |
Buy |
| Foiled Ambitions |
2024 |
Buy |
| Companions in Chains |
2024 |
Buy |
| Companion to Ghosts |
2024 |
Buy |
| Bureau 42 |
2024 |
Buy |
| Tangled Webs |
2024 |
Buy |
| This I Swear |
2025 |
Buy |
The Protocol War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sleeper Protocol |
2015 |
Buy |
| Vendetta Protocol |
2017 |
Buy |
| Eminence Protocol |
2022 |
Buy |
Kevin Ikenberry is a prolific military science fiction author who works extensively in shared universes. His contributions to the Four Horsemen universe, the Fallen World setting, the Omega War, and other collaborative fiction projects make up the bulk of his catalog.
His original series include the Protocol War trilogy, the Buzzer War, the Guardian Covenant, and the Arc of Ares. He also contributes to the Tales of the Terran Republic (Charles E. Gannon’s Caine series) and the Ring of Fire: Assiti Shards (Eric Flint’s 1632 universe). Beyond fiction, he writes the Author Fundamentals series of craft guides for writers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Kevin Ikenberry written?
Kevin Ikenberry has written 139 books across nineteen series.
What was Kevin Ikenberry's first book?
Kevin Ikenberry’s first book is Time Spike, published in 2008.
What does Kevin Ikenberry write?
Kevin Ikenberry writes military science fiction, contributing to shared universes like the Four Horsemen (mercenary sci-fi), the Fallen World (mech combat), and the Omega War, while also writing his own Protocol War trilogy and Tales of the Terran Republic series. He has published over 130 books.