Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bravo Romeo | 1981 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 2 | Red Army | 1989 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 3 | The War in 2020 | 1991 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 4 | Flames of Heaven | 1993 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 5 | Perfect Soldier | 1995 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 6 | Twilight Of Heroes | 1997 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 7 | The Devil’s Garden | 1998 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 8 | Traitor | 1999 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 9 | The War After Armageddon | 2009 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
| 10 | The Officers’ Club | 2011 | Owen Parry / Ralph Peters | Buy |
These standalone novels by Ralph Peters (listed under Owen Parry / Ralph Peters) span three decades of military fiction. Peters, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, began writing during his military career. His debut novel Bravo Romeo (1981) drew on his experience serving in Germany, and Red Army (1989) told the story of a hypothetical Soviet invasion of Western Europe entirely from the Soviet perspective, a bold choice that earned the book a following among military professionals.
Through the 1990s, Peters continued with military thrillers like The War in 2020 (a near-future war novel), Flames of Heaven (set during the collapse of the Soviet Union), and Perfect Soldier. His later standalones include The War After Armageddon (2009), a speculative novel about a future religious war, and The Officers’ Club (2011), which looks back at Army life in the 1970s. These books are distinct from his Civil War fiction (the Abel Jones series and Battle Hymn Cycle), focusing instead on modern and near-future military conflicts. Readers interested in military fiction written by someone who actually served will find Peters’ insider knowledge throughout these novels.