John Dalmas Books in Order
John Dalmas has written 30 books, published between 1971 and 2013. The first book is The Yngling (1971) and the newest is Soldiers! Volume 2 (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1971–2013
- Pages on record
- 7,350 in 20 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 123–184 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,350 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
John Dalmas was the pen name of John Robert Jones (1926-2017), who wrote science fiction on military and governmental themes. The Yngling, serialised from 1969 and catalogued as a 1971 book, opens a run of 30 titles ending with Soldiers! Volume 2 in 2013. Seven series divide it, including the Regiment, Yngling, Fanglith, Lion of Farside and Chronicle from the 31st Century. Mercenary troops, soldiers, time travel and life on other planets recur as subjects, at a median 368 pages.
How many John Dalmas books are there?
John Dalmas has 30 books, released between 1971 and 2013. They include 6 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
John Dalmas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 John Dalmas 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.
- 119712561/4
- 2Varkaus Conspiracy1983 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419832881/4
- 3Touch the Stars1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 419842561/4
- 519852561/4
- 6The Scroll of Man1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419852561/4
- 7The Reality Matrix1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 8The Walkaway Clause1986 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/419862531/4
- 91987–1/4
- 1019872881/4
- 11The Playmasters1987 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419873841/4
- 12The General's President1988 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/419884321/4
- 13The Lantern of God1989 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419894161/4
- 1419904061/4
- 151991–1/4
- 1619923681/4
- 1719933681/4
- 1819943521/4
- 1919954411/4
- 2019953201/4
- 211997–1/4
- 2219984191/4
- 2319994801/4
- 242001–1/4
- 25Soldiers2001 · 599 pages · confirmed 1/420015991/4
- 26The Puppet Master2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 2720035121/4
- 282004–1/4
- 292013–1/4
- 302013–1/4
John Dalmas 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.
Regiment in order
5 booksYngling in order
4 booksLion of Farside in order
3 booksFanglith in order
2 booksLizard War in order
2 booksChronicle from the 31st Century in order
2 booksMillenium in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 John Dalmas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Dalmas books in order?
You only need to read John Dalmas books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Dalmas
Start with The Yngling (1971), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Dalmas book?
Soldiers! Volume 2 (2013) is the newest John Dalmas book released so far.
Is there a new John Dalmas book coming?
No next John Dalmas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Dalmas at a glance
- Died
- John Dalmas died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to John Dalmas on record dates from 2013.
- Release pace
- John Dalmas books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,350 pages across the 20 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Dalmas books, 12 of 30, were published in the 1980s.
What the John Dalmas books are about
20 of the 30 John Dalmas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 10 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 10 of 20 books
- Mercenary troops 3 of 20 books
- Time travel 3 of 20 books
- Soldiers 2 of 20 books