American Praetorians Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Task Force Desperate |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hunting in the Shadows |
2013 |
Buy |
| Alone and Unafraid |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Devil You Don’t Know |
2015 |
Buy |
| Lex Talionis |
2017 |
Buy |
Brannigan’s Blackhearts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kill Yuan |
2016 |
Buy |
| Fury in the Gulf |
2017 |
Buy |
| Burmese Crossfire |
2018 |
Buy |
| Enemy Unidentified |
2018 |
Buy |
| Frozen Conflict |
2018 |
Buy |
| High Desert Vengeance |
2018 |
Buy |
| Doctors of Death |
2018 |
Buy |
| Kill or Capture |
2019 |
Buy |
| Enemy of My Enemy |
2020 |
Buy |
| War to the Knife |
2021 |
Buy |
| Blood Debt |
2021 |
Buy |
| Marque and Reprisal |
2022 |
Buy |
| Concrete Jungle |
2022 |
Buy |
| Legacy of Terror |
2024 |
Buy |
Brave New Disorder Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Gray War |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Dragon and the Skull |
2023 |
Buy |
| Silver or Lead |
2023 |
Buy |
| Frontiers of Chaos |
2023 |
Buy |
| Non-State Actor |
2023 |
Buy |
Edge of Imperium Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spheres of Influence |
2024 |
Buy |
| Cascade Effect |
2024 |
Buy |
| Brink of Destruction |
2024 |
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 |
Jed Horn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Silver Cross and a Winchester |
2013 |
Buy |
| Nightmares |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Walker on the Hills |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Canyon of the Lost |
2016 |
Buy |
| Older and Fouler Things |
2017 |
Buy |
Maelstrom Rising Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Escalation |
2019 |
Buy |
| Holding Action |
2019 |
Buy |
| Crimson Star |
2020 |
Buy |
| Strategic Assets |
2020 |
Buy |
| Fortress Doctrine |
2020 |
Buy |
| Thunder Run |
2021 |
Buy |
| Area Denial |
2021 |
Buy |
| Power Vacuum |
2022 |
Buy |
| Option Zulu |
2022 |
Buy |
SOFREP Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| No Easy Op: The Unclassified Analysis of the Book Detailing The Killing of OBL |
2012 |
Buy |
| Ranger Knowledge |
2013 |
Buy |
| Africa Lost: Rhodesia’s COIN Killing Machine |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Syria Report: The West’s Destruction of Syria to Gain Control Over Iran |
2013 |
Buy |
| Operation Red Wings: The Rescue Story Behind Lone Survivor |
2013 |
Buy |
| Navy SEALs BUD/S Preparation Guide: A Former SEAL Instructor’s Guide to Getting You Through BUD/S |
2014 |
Buy |
| The ISIS Solution: How Unconventional Thinking and Special Operations Can Eliminate Radical Islam |
2014 |
Buy |
The Lost Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ice and Monsters |
2022 |
Buy |
| Lost to a Dream |
2024 |
N/A |
| Shadows and Crows |
2022 |
Buy |
| Darkness and Stone |
2022 |
Buy |
| Swords Against the Night |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Alchemy of Treason |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Rock of Battle |
2022 |
Buy |
Unity Wars Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fall of Valdek |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Defense of Provenia |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Alliance Rises |
2021 |
Buy |
Peter Nealen is a former Marine turned military thriller writer whose combat experience shows in every book. Since 2012, he has published 66 titles across ten series, ranging from near-future military thrillers to military science fiction in the Galaxy’s Edge universe.
His Brannigan’s Blackhearts series, about a team of mercenaries taking on jobs too dirty for official military forces, is his longest-running work at fourteen books. The American Praetorians and Maelstrom Rising series explore geopolitical conflict through the eyes of operators on the ground. He also writes non-fiction about military topics through the SOFREP platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Peter Nealen written?
Peter Nealen has written 66 books across ten series.
What was Peter Nealen's first book?
Peter Nealen’s first book is No Easy Op: The Unclassified Analysis of the Book Detailing The Killing of OBL, published in 2012.
What is Peter Nealen's military background?
Nealen is a former Marine who served in Iraq. His military experience informs his fiction, which is known for realistic tactical detail and authentic depictions of small-unit combat operations.