Douglas Jackson Books in Order

Douglas Jackson has written 20 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Caligula (2008) and the newest is Blood Enemy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
3,996 in 9 of 20 books

Imperial Rome is Douglas Jackson's territory. The Gaius Valerius Verrens novels run through the catalogue, with Rufus, Marcus Flavius Victor, the Warsaw Quartet and the Glen Savage Mystery alongside. Twenty catalogued books open with Caligula (2008) and Claudius (2009), continue through Hero of Rome (2010), Defender of Rome (2011), Avenger of Rome (2012), Sword of Rome (2013) and Enemy of Rome (2014), and reach Blood Enemy (2026). Gladiators, soldiers and Roman history fill the subject list.

How many Douglas Jackson books are there?

Douglas Jackson has 20 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Douglas Jackson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Douglas Jackson 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
    CaligulaRufus #12008 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008416
  2. 2
    ClaudiusRufus #22009 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009464
  3. 3
    Hero of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #12010 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010480
  4. 4
    Defender of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #22011 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011480
  5. 5
    Avenger of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Sword of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #42013 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013512
  7. 7
    War GamesGlen Savage Mystery #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  8. 8
    Enemy of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #52014 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014396
  9. 9
    Scourge of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  10. 10
    Saviour of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #72017 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017448
  11. 11
    Glory of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #82017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
  12. 12
    Pliny's Last Day2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  13. 13
    Hammer of RomeGaius Valerius Verrens #92018 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018400
  14. 14
    Blood RosesWarsaw Quartet #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  15. 15
    Brothers in ArmsGlen Savage Mystery #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  16. 16
    The WallMarcus Flavius Victor #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  17. 17
    The BarbarianMarcus Flavius Victor #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  18. 18
    Blood SacrificeWarsaw Quartet #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  19. 19
    Blood VengeanceWarsaw Quartet #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  20. 20
    Blood EnemyWarsaw Quartet #42026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Douglas Jackson 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.

Gaius Valerius Verrens in order

9 books
  1. 1. Hero of Rome
  2. 2. Defender of Rome
  3. 3. Avenger of Rome
  4. 4. Sword of Rome
  5. 5. Enemy of Rome
  6. 6. Scourge of Rome
  7. 7. Saviour of Rome
  8. 8. Glory of Rome
  9. 9. Hammer of Rome

Warsaw Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Blood Roses
  2. 2. Blood Sacrifice
  3. 3. Blood Vengeance
  4. 4. Blood Enemy

Rufus in order

2 books
  1. 1. Caligula
  2. 2. Claudius

Glen Savage Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. War Games
  2. 2. Brothers in Arms

Marcus Flavius Victor in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wall
  2. 2. The Barbarian

Standalone books

1 book

1 Douglas Jackson title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Douglas Jackson books in order?

You only need to read Douglas Jackson 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 Douglas Jackson

Start with Caligula (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Douglas Jackson book?

Blood Enemy (2026) is the newest Douglas Jackson book released so far.

Is there a new Douglas Jackson book coming?

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

Douglas Jackson at a glance

Still publishing
Douglas Jackson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Douglas Jackson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,996 pages across the 9 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Douglas Jackson books, 13 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Douglas Jackson books are about

11 of the 20 Douglas Jackson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.