Jack Ludlow Books in Order

Jack Ludlow has written 15 books, published between 2007 and 2016. The first book is The Pillars of Rome (2007) and the newest is Hawkwood (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2007–2016
Pages on record
3,477 in 9 of 15 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,477 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

Jack Ludlow writes historical fiction, and the catalogue's subjects place it in Rome, Italy, France and Spain, taking in the Crusades, mercenary troops and the Spanish civil war of 1936 to 1939. Ludlow has 15 catalogued books published between 2007 and 2016, all credited to Ludlow, from The Pillars of Rome (2007) to Hawkwood (2016). Republic, Conquest Trilogy, Road to War, Crusades Trilogy and Last Roman Trilogy are the five series filed under the name.

How many Jack Ludlow books are there?

Jack Ludlow has 15 books, released between 2007 and 2016. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Jack Ludlow Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Jack Ludlow 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
    The Pillars of RomeRepublic #12007 · 524 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007524
  2. 2
    MercenariesConquest Trilogy #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  3. 3
    WarriorsConquest Trilogy #22009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
  4. 4
    ConquestConquest Trilogy #32010 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010351
  5. 5
    The Burning SkyRoad to War #12011 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011416
  6. 6
    A Broken LandRoad to War #22011 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011366
  7. 7
    The Sword of RevengeRepublic #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  8. 8
    The Gods of WarRepublic #32011 · 476 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011476
  9. 9
    Son of BloodCrusades Trilogy #12012 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012288
  10. 10
    Soldier of CrusadeCrusades Trilogy #22012 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012352
  11. 11
    A Bitter FieldRoad to War #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  12. 12
    Prince of LegendCrusades Trilogy #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  13. 13
    VengeanceLast Roman Trilogy #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  14. 14
    HonourLast Roman Trilogy #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  15. 15
    Hawkwood2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016352

Jack Ludlow series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jack Ludlow 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.

Conquest Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mercenaries
  2. 2. Warriors
  3. 3. Conquest

Road to War in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Burning Sky
  2. 2. A Broken Land
  3. 3. A Bitter Field

Crusades Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Son of Blood
  2. 2. Soldier of Crusade
  3. 3. Prince of Legend

Last Roman Trilogy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Vengeance
  2. 2. Honour

Standalone books

1 book

1 Jack Ludlow title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jack Ludlow books in order?

You only need to read Jack Ludlow 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 Jack Ludlow

Start with The Pillars of Rome (2007), the first Republic book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Jack Ludlow book?

Hawkwood (2016) is the newest Jack Ludlow book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Ludlow book coming?

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

Jack Ludlow at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jack Ludlow title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jack Ludlow books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,477 pages across the 9 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Ludlow books, 12 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jack Ludlow books are about

All 15 Jack Ludlow 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 13 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.