Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Call to Arms | 2020 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 2 | Into the Fire | 2020 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 3 | Against all Odds | 2021 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 4 | Hold the Line | 2021 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 5 | Stand and Fight | 2021 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 6 | Nowhere to Run | 2021 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 7 | To Hell and Back | 2022 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 8 | Unbreakable | 2022 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 9 | Standoff | 2022 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 10 | A Matter of Honour | 2022 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 11 | Blood & Courage | 2023 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 12 | The Final Chance | 2023 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 13 | The Knife’s Edge | 2023 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 14 | Running the Gauntlet | 2023 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 15 | A Rallying Cry | 2024 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 16 | A Rising Storm | 2024 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 17 | Into the Unknown | 2024 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 18 | Battle of the Nations | 2025 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 19 | Race Against Time | 2025 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 20 | The Last Strike | 2025 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
| 21 | A Deadly Storm | 2025 | Nick S. Thomas | Buy |
Craven’s War is Nick S. Thomas’s longest-running active series, with twenty-one books published between 2020 and 2025. The series follows Captain Craven and his unit through a string of increasingly desperate missions during World War II. Starting with A Call to Arms, the books throw Craven into one high-stakes situation after another across the European front.
The series has maintained a steady release pace, with multiple books per year. Titles like Against All Odds, Hold the Line, and To Hell and Back give a clear sense of the tone: gritty, action-heavy military fiction where survival is never guaranteed. The later entries, including Battle of the Nations and The Last Strike (both 2025), continue to raise the stakes as the war progresses. For readers who enjoy fast-paced WWII combat fiction, this is Thomas’s most substantial work in the genre.