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David L. Robbins Books in Order

David L. Robbins has written 16 books, published between 1998 and 2023. The first book is Souls to Keep (1998) and the newest is The Shortest Road (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1998–2023
Pages on record
5,454 in 12 of 16 books
Reading time
91–136 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,454 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable David L. Robbins checklist

David L. Robbins is an American author of historical fiction, a co-founder of the James River Writers and a teacher at the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Second World War supplies most of the fiction: War of the Rats (1999), The End of War (2000), Last Citadel (2003), Liberation Road (2004) and Broken Jewel (2009). Sixteen books are catalogued between 1998 and 2023, taking in the USAF Pararescue, Mikhal Lammeck and Promised Wars series.

How many David L. Robbins books are there?

David L. Robbins has 16 books, released between 1998 and 2023. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

David L. Robbins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 David L. Robbins 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.

  1. Cover of Souls to Keep by David L. Robbins (1998)
  2. Cover of War of the Rats by David L. Robbins, book 1 of the WWII series (1999)
  3. Cover of The End of War by David L. Robbins, book 2 of the WWII series (2000)
  4. Cover of Last Citadel by David L. Robbins, book 3 of the WWII series (2003)
  5. Cover of The Assassins Gallery by David L. Robbins, book 1 of the Mikhal Lammeck series (2006)
  6. Cover of The Betrayal Game by David L. Robbins, book 2 of the Mikhal Lammeck series (2008)
  7. Cover of Broken Jewel by David L. Robbins, book 5 of the WWII series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Devil's Waters by David L. Robbins, book 1 of the USAF Pararescue series (2012)
  9. Cover of The Empty Quarter by David L. Robbins, book 2 of the USAF Pararescue series (2014)
  10. Cover of The Low Bird by David L. Robbins (2016)
  11. Cover of Isaac's Beacon by David L. Robbins, book 1 of the Promised Wars series (2021)
  1. 1
    Souls to Keep1998 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998400
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  2. 2
    War of the RatsWWII #11999 · 470 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999470
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The End of WarWWII #22000 · 506 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000506
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Scorched Earth2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Last CitadelWWII #32003 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003560
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Liberation RoadWWII #42004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 8
    The Betrayal GameMikhal Lammeck #22008 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 9
    Broken JewelWWII #52009 · 513 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009513
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 10
    The Devil's WatersUSAF Pararescue #12012 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012394
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  10. 11
    The Empty QuarterUSAF Pararescue #22014 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014374
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 12
    The Finger2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    The Devil's HornUSAF Pararescue #32015 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015377
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 14
    The Low Bird2016 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016394
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 15
    Isaac's BeaconPromised Wars #12021 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 16
    The Shortest RoadPromised Wars #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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David L. Robbins books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

WWII in order

5 books
  1. 1. War of the Rats
  2. 2. The End of War
  3. 3. Last Citadel
  4. 4. Liberation Road
  5. 5. Broken Jewel

USAF Pararescue in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Devil's Waters
  2. 2. The Empty Quarter
  3. 3. The Devil's Horn

Mikhal Lammeck in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Assassins Gallery
  2. 2. The Betrayal Game

Promised Wars in order

2 books
  1. 1. Isaac's Beacon
  2. 2. The Shortest Road

Standalone books

4 books

4 David L. Robbins titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David L. Robbins books in order?

You only need to read David L. Robbins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David L. Robbins

Start with Souls to Keep (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David L. Robbins book?

The Shortest Road (2023) is the newest David L. Robbins book released so far.

Is there a new David L. Robbins book coming?

No next David L. Robbins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

David L. Robbins at a glance

Paused
No new David L. Robbins title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
David L. Robbins books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,454 pages across the 12 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 459 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David L. Robbins books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the David L. Robbins books are about

12 of the 16 David L. Robbins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.