Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Kill | - | J.N. Chaney | N/A |
| 2 | Sentenced to War | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 3 | Children of Angels | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 4 | Song of Redemption | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 5 | An Uneasy Alliance | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 6 | A Broken Alliance | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 7 | An Alliance Reforged | 2021 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 8 | When Words Fail | 2022 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 9 | What Lies Behind | 2022 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 10 | Gods of War | 2022 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 11 | United We Kill | 2022 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 12 | Marines Never Die | 2022 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 13 | Nexus of Chaos | 2023 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 14 | Exiled to Perdition | 2023 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 15 | Into the Void | 2023 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
| 16 | Brave New Dawn | 2023 | J.N. Chaney | Buy |
The Sentenced to War series by J.N. Chaney is a sixteen-book military sci-fi saga published between 2021 and 2023. The premise is straightforward: a criminal is conscripted into military service against an alien enemy. From there, the story follows his growth from reluctant soldier to central figure in a galactic conflict.
The series progresses through alliance building (An Uneasy Alliance, An Alliance Reforged), escalating warfare (Gods of War, Marines Never Die), and eventual confrontation with larger threats (Nexus of Chaos, Into the Void). Chaney published the entire sixteen-book run in just three years, maintaining his trademark rapid release schedule.