Charles E. Gannon Books in Order
Charles E. Gannon has written 21 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Darktek Sourcebook (1991) and the newest is Homefront (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 3 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,294 in 13 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 88–132 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,294 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Charles E. Gannon, born 17 March 1960, is an American novelist and game designer whose work is mainly hard science fiction and role-playing games. Caine Riordan is a recurring character, and the catalogue holds Fire with Fire (2013), Trial by Fire (2014), Raising Caine (2015), Caine's Mutiny (2017) and Marque of Caine (2019). Tales of the Terran Republic and Vortex of Worlds are the series headings, while Black Tide Rising and Ring of Fire appear among the character headings. The 21 catalogued books start at Darktek Sourcebook (1991) and reach Homefront (2026). Subject tags name space warfare, human-alien encounters and imaginary wars.
How many Charles E. Gannon books are there?
Charles E. Gannon has 21 books, released between 1991 and 2026. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Charles E. Gannon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Charles E. Gannon books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119911041/4
- 2Rumors of War and Infernal Machines2003 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/420033111/4
- 320136442/4
- 420146262/4
- 520157842/4
- 620175442/4
- 720195122/4
- 82020–1/4
- 92020–1/4
- 1020201551/4
- 1120201421/4
- 122020–1/4
- 1320202723/4
- 1420214001/4
- 152021–2/4
- 1620214003/4
- 1720214003/4
- 182023–1/4
- 192023–1/4
- 202023–1/4
- 212026–1/4
Charles E. Gannon books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Tales of the Terran Republic in order
6 booksMurphy's Lawless in order
5 books- 1. Shakes
- 2. Man-Eater
- 3. Pearl
- 4. Waveoff
- 5. Murphy's Lawless - Anthology
Caine Riordan in order
3 booksVortex of Worlds in order
2 booksBlack Tide Rising in order
2 booksDark Conspiracy in order
1 bookRing of Fire books in order
1 book by Charles E. GannonStandalone books
1 book1 Charles E. Gannon title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Charles E. Gannon books in order?
You only need to read Charles E. Gannon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Charles E. Gannon
Start with Darktek Sourcebook (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charles E. Gannon book?
Homefront (2026) is the newest Charles E. Gannon book released so far.
Is there a new Charles E. Gannon book coming?
No next Charles E. Gannon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Charles E. Gannon
Wikidata records 6 nominations for Charles E. Gannon. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2023Shortlistedfor Into the Vortex
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2020Shortlistedfor Marque of Caine
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2016Shortlistedfor Raising Caine
- Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2016Shortlistedfor Raising Caine
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2015Shortlistedfor Trial by Fire
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2014Shortlistedfor Fire with Fire
Charles E. Gannon at a glance
- Still publishing
- Charles E. Gannon published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Charles E. Gannon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,294 pages across the 13 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charles E. Gannon books, 14 of 21, were published in the 2020s.
What the Charles E. Gannon books are about
12 of the 21 Charles E. Gannon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 12 books
- American literature 3 of 12 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 12 books
- Space opera 2 of 12 books
- Human-alien encounters 2 of 12 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 2 of 12 books
- Space warfare 2 of 12 books