David Rollins Books in Order

David Rollins has written 12 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Rogue Element (2003) and the newest is Blood & Empire (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2003–2026
Pages on record
3,050 in 7 of 12 books
Reading time
51–76 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,050 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

David Rollins writes thrillers and suspense. Vin Cooper is the recurring character, and Vin Cooper and Tom Wilkes are the two series listed. Subjects name the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, government investigators, the intelligence service, Pakistan and airplane crash survival. Twelve books are catalogued, from Rogue Element (2003) through The Death Trust (2005), Hard Rain (2008), Ghost Watch (2010) and Field of Mars (2015) to Blood & Empire in 2026.

How many David Rollins books are there?

David Rollins has 12 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

David Rollins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 David Rollins 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. 1
    Rogue ElementTom Wilkes #12003 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003428
  2. 2
    Sword Of AllahTom Wilkes #22004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004
  3. 3
    The Death TrustVin Cooper #12005 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005464
  4. 4
    A Knife EdgeVin Cooper #22006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  5. 5
    Hard RainVin Cooper #32008 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008400
  6. 6
    The Zero Option2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  7. 7
    Ghost WatchVin Cooper #42010 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010512
  8. 8
    War LordVin Cooper #52012 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012416
  9. 9
    StandoffVin Cooper #62013 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013392
  10. 10
    Field of MarsCollision #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  11. 11
    Kingdom ComeVin Cooper #72018 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018438
  12. 12
    Blood & EmpireCollision #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

David Rollins 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.

Vin Cooper in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Death Trust
  2. 2. A Knife Edge
  3. 3. Hard Rain
  4. 4. Ghost Watch
  5. 5. War Lord
  6. 6. Standoff
  7. 7. Kingdom Come

Tom Wilkes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Rogue Element
  2. 2. Sword Of Allah

Collision in order

2 books
  1. 1. Field of Mars
  2. 2. Blood & Empire

Standalone books

1 book

1 David Rollins title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Rollins books in order?

You only need to read David Rollins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Rollins

Start with Rogue Element (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David Rollins book?

Blood & Empire (2026) is the newest David Rollins book released so far.

Is there a new David Rollins book coming?

No next David Rollins 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 Rollins at a glance

Still publishing
David Rollins published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
David Rollins books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,050 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 428 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Rollins books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the David Rollins books are about

6 of the 12 David Rollins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.