Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Irish Brigade | 2020 | J.F. Holmes | Buy |
| 2 | Overrun | 2022 | J.F. Holmes | Buy |
| 3 | Battle Drills | 2022 | J.F. Holmes | Buy |
| 4 | Silent Violence | 2022 | J.F. Holmes | Buy |
| 5 | Doom Company | 2025 | J.F. Holmes | Buy |
The Fallen Empire series takes military science fiction into a collapsing interstellar civilization. The Irish Brigade (2020) introduces the setting, where the remnants of a once-great empire struggle to maintain order as everything falls apart.
Overrun, Battle Drills, and Silent Violence (all 2022) expanded the series quickly, and Doom Company (2025) is the most recent entry. The books share Holmes’s characteristic focus on enlisted soldiers and the practical realities of fighting with limited resources and questionable orders.