Ed Ruggero Books in Order
Ed Ruggero has written 12 books, published between 1990 and 2021. The first book is 38 North Yankee (1990) and the newest is Comes the War (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1990–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,274 in 7 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,274 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Ed Ruggero, a US soldier and author born in 1956, has 12 catalogued books from 1990 to 2021. 38 North Yankee (1990) is the first, followed by The Common Defense, Firefall and Breaking Ranks. Later titles include The Academy, Duty First, Combat Jump, The Leader's Compass and The First Men In. Ruggero writes the Mark Isen series. Subject tags include the Korean War, World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division, the United States Military Academy, terrorism and technological thrillers. Comes the War (2021) is the newest.
How many Ed Ruggero books are there?
Ed Ruggero has 12 books, released between 1990 and 2021. 4 of them belong to the Mark Isen series.
Ed Ruggero Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Ed Ruggero 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.
- 11990–2/4
- 219923422/4
- 319944162/4
- 41995–2/4
- 5The Academy1997 · confirmed 2/41997–2/4
- 6Duty First2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420013522/4
- 7The Leader's Compass2003 · 139 pages · confirmed 2/420031392/4
- 8Combat Jump2003 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/420033882/4
- 9The Corporate Compass,2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 10The First Men In2006 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/420063492/4
- 11Blame the Dead2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 12Comes the War2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420212882/4
Ed Ruggero 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.
Mark Isen in order
4 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Ed Ruggero titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ed Ruggero books in order?
You only need to read Ed Ruggero books in order within the Mark Isen series, which holds 4 of the 12 Ed Ruggero books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Ed Ruggero
Start with 38 North Yankee (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ed Ruggero book?
Comes the War (2021) is the newest Ed Ruggero book released so far.
Is there a new Ed Ruggero book coming?
No next Ed Ruggero book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ed Ruggero at a glance
- Paused
- No new Ed Ruggero title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Ed Ruggero books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,274 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ed Ruggero books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ed Ruggero books are about
10 of the 12 Ed Ruggero books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- United States 3 of 10 books
- American literature 2 of 10 books
- Campaigns 2 of 10 books
- United States Military Academy 2 of 10 books
- United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd 2 of 10 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 10 books