Joel C. Rosenberg Books in Order

Joel C. Rosenberg has written 26 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is The Last Jihad (2002) and the newest is The Beijing Betrayal (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2002–2025
Confirmed
26 of 26 titles
Pages on record
7,121 in 17 of 26 books
Reading time
119–178 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,121 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Joel C. Rosenberg, author

Middle East politics, terrorism and end-of-the-world themes run through Joel C. Rosenberg's thrillers. The Last Jihad (2002) opens the first series, followed by the David Shirazi, J.B. Collins and Marcus Ryker sequences, with non-fiction such as Epicenter (2006) and Inside the Revolution (2009) alongside. Twenty-six books are catalogued through The Beijing Betrayal in 2025, at 432 pages on median.

How many Joel C. Rosenberg books are there?

Joel C. Rosenberg has 26 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 4 separate series.

Joel C. Rosenberg Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Joel C. Rosenberg 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 Last JihadLast Jihad #12002 · 334 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002334
  2. 2
    The Last DaysLast Jihad #22003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003
  3. 3
    The Ezekiel OptionLast Jihad #32005 · 413 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005413
  4. 4
    EpicenterJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #12006 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006312
  5. 5
    The Copper ScrollLast Jihad #42006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
  6. 6
    Dead HeatLast Jihad #52008 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008350
  7. 7
    Inside the RevolutionJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #22009 · 551 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009551
  8. 8
    Epicenter Study GuideJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #32009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  9. 9
    The Twelfth ImamDavid Shirazi #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  10. 10
    Inside the RevivalJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #42010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  11. 11
    The Tehran InitiativeDavid Shirazi #22011 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011462
  12. 12
    ImplosionJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #52012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  13. 13
    The Invested LifeJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #62012 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012304
  14. 14
    Israel at WarJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #72012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  15. 15
    Damascus CountdownDavid Shirazi #32013 · 467 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013467
  16. 16
    The Auschwitz EscapeJoel C Rosenberg Standalone Novels #12014 · 468 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014468
  17. 17
    The Third TargetJ. B. Collins #12015 · 433 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015433
  18. 18
    The First HostageJ. B. Collins #22015 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015430
  19. 19
    Without WarningJ. B. Collins #32017 · 453 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017453
  20. 20
    The Kremlin ConspiracyMarcus Ryker #12018 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018480
  21. 21
    The Persian GambleMarcus Ryker #22019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  22. 22
    The Jerusalem AssassinMarcus Ryker #32020 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020464
  23. 23
    The Beirut ProtocolMarcus Ryker #42021 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021432
  24. 24
    Enemies and AlliesJoel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction #82021 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021400
  25. 25
    The Libyan DiversionMarcus Ryker #52023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  26. 26
    The Beijing BetrayalMarcus Ryker #62025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Joel C. Rosenberg series in order

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

Joel C. Rosenberg 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.

Joel C Rosenberg Non-Fiction

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Last Jihad in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Last Jihad
  2. 2. The Last Days
  3. 3. The Ezekiel Option
  4. 4. The Copper Scroll
  5. 5. Dead Heat

David Shirazi in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Twelfth Imam
  2. 2. The Tehran Initiative
  3. 3. Damascus Countdown

J. B. Collins in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Third Target
  2. 2. The First Hostage
  3. 3. Without Warning

Joel C Rosenberg Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Joel C. Rosenberg Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Joel C. Rosenberg books run from The Last Jihad (2002) to The Beijing Betrayal (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Joel C. Rosenberg in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Joel C. Rosenberg books in order?

You only need to read Joel C. Rosenberg books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Joel C. Rosenberg

Start with The Kremlin Conspiracy (2018), the first Marcus Ryker book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Last Jihad (2002).

What is the newest Joel C. Rosenberg book?

The Beijing Betrayal (2025) is the newest Joel C. Rosenberg book released so far.

Is there a new Joel C. Rosenberg book coming?

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

Joel C. Rosenberg at a glance

Still publishing
Joel C. Rosenberg published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Joel C. Rosenberg books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,121 pages across the 17 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joel C. Rosenberg books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joel C. Rosenberg books are about

20 of the 26 Joel C. Rosenberg books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: international relations is tagged on 5 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.