David Sherman Books in Order
David Sherman has written 39 books, published between 1987 and 2021. The first book is Knives in the Night (1987) and the newest is The Last Campaigns (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 39
- Published
- 1987–2021
- Confirmed
- 2 of 39 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,092 in 31 of 39 books
- Reading time
- 168–252 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,092 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 39 titles with a page count on record.
David Sherman (1944–2022) was an American novelist whose work focused on military themes at the small-unit tactical level, drawing on service in the United States Marines. The catalogue holds 39 books from Knives in the Night (1987) to The Last Campaigns (2021). Series include Starfist, Starfist: Force Recon, Night Fighter Saga, Demontech and 18th Race. Subjects include Marines, the Vietnam War and military science fiction.
Source: Wikidata
How many David Sherman books are there?
David Sherman has 39 books, released between 1987 and 2021. They include 5 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
David Sherman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 39 David Sherman 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 October 2026.
- 119872561/4
- 219873201/4
- 319873201/4
- 419882931/4
- 519883201/4
- 6There I Was1989 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419893041/4
- 719892721/4
- 8The Squad1990 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/419903751/4
- 919973781/4
- 1019983521/4
- 1119983391/4
- 1219993441/4
- 1320003461/4
- 1420013461/4
- 1520023451/4
- 1620023681/4
- 1720033521/4
- 1820033521/4
- 1920033521/4
- 2020033681/4
- 2120043681/4
- 222004–3/4
- 2320053561/4
- 2420063681/4
- 2520063681/4
- 2620072971/4
- 272008–1/4
- 28The Junkyard Dogs2008 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420083001/4
- 29The Hunt2008 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/420082341/4
- 3020083681/4
- 3120093511/4
- 3220101321/4
- 3320132483/4
- 342013–1/4
- 35Sherman's Shorts; The Beginnings2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 36Dead Man's Chest2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 372014–1/4
- 382020–1/4
- 392021–1/4
David Sherman 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.
Starfist in order
14 books- 1. First to Fight
- 2. School of Fire
- 3. Steel Gauntlet
- 4. Blood Contact
- 5. Technokill
- 6. Hangfire
- 7. Kingdom's Swords
- 8. Kingdom's Fury
- 9. Lazarus Rising
- 10. A World of Hurt
- 11. Flashfire
- 12. Firestorm
- and 2 more in the table above
Night Fighter Saga in order
6 booksDemontech in order
5 books- 1. Onslaught
- 2. Rally Point
- 3. Gulf Run
- 4. Get Her Back!
- 5. The Last Campaigns
Starfist: Force Recon in order
3 books- 1. Backshot
- 2. Pointblank
- 3. Recoil
18th Race in order
3 booksDefending the Future in order
1 book- 1. Dogs of War
Star Wars Legends in order
1 book- 36. Jedi Trial
Standalone books
6 books6 David Sherman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Sherman books in order?
You only need to read David Sherman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Sherman
Start with Knives in the Night (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Sherman book?
The Last Campaigns (2021) is the newest David Sherman book released so far.
Is there a new David Sherman book coming?
No next David Sherman 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 Sherman at a glance
- Died
- David Sherman died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to David Sherman on record dates from 2021.
- Release pace
- David Sherman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,092 pages across the 31 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Sherman books, 19 of 39, were published in the 2000s.
When David Sherman books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when David Sherman titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 19 titles.
39 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the David Sherman books are about
26 of the 39 David Sherman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: marines is tagged on 17 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Marines 17 of 26 books
- Life on other planets 12 of 26 books
- Science fiction 11 of 26 books
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 6 of 26 books
- Science fiction, hard science fiction 4 of 26 books
- Space opera 4 of 26 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 3 of 26 books
- Science fiction, military 3 of 26 books