John Ringo Books in Order
John Ringo has written 63 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is A Hymn Before Battle (2000) and the newest is Beyond the Rift (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 63
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 63 of 63 titles
- Pages on record
- 23,643 in 52 of 63 books
- Reading time
- 394–591 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 23,643 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 52 of 63 titles with a page count on record.
John Ringo, born March 22, 1963, is an American author of science fiction and military fiction, with several New York Times best sellers. The work ranges from straight science fiction to military and political thrillers, and more than seven million copies are in print in seven languages. The catalogue starts with A Hymn Before Battle (2000), followed by Gust Front, March Upcountry and March to the Sea in 2001, and reaches Beyond the Rift (2026). Series include Posleen War, Black Tide Rising, Council Wars, Looking Glass, Troy Rising, Von Neumann's War and Special Circumstances. Subjects include space warfare, human-alien encounters, Navy SEALs and survival.
How many John Ringo books are there?
John Ringo has 63 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 11 separate series.
John Ringo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 63 John Ringo 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.
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John Ringo series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Black Tide Rising books in order 15 books
John Ringo 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.
Posleen War in order
12 booksPaladin Of Shadows in order
6 booksEmpire Of Man in order
4 booksCouncil Wars in order
4 booksLooking Glass in order
4 booksTroy Rising in order
4 books- 1. Live Free or Die
- 2. Citadel
- 3. The Hot Gate
- 4. Troy Rising
TransDimensional Hunter in order
4 booksMonster Hunter Memoirs in order
3 booksShadow's Path in order
3 booksSpecial Circumstances in order
2 booksJohn Ringo Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Von Neumann's War in order
1 bookLast Judgment's Fire in order
1 bookExiled in order
1 bookBolo in order
1 bookHonorverse in order
1 book- 23. "Promised Land"
Do you have to read John Ringo books in order?
You only need to read John Ringo books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Ringo
Start with Under a Graveyard Sky (2013), the first Black Tide Rising book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Hymn Before Battle (2000).
What is the newest John Ringo book?
Beyond the Rift (2026) is the newest John Ringo book released so far.
Is there a new John Ringo book coming?
No next John Ringo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards John Ringo has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for John Ringo. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2017Wonfor Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge
- Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2024Shortlistedfor Beyond the Ranges
John Ringo at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Ringo published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Ringo books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 23,643 pages across the 52 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Ringo books, 34 of 63, were published in the 2000s.
What the John Ringo books are about
52 of the 63 John Ringo 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 21 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 21 of 52 books
- Human-alien encounters 9 of 52 books
- Life on other planets 8 of 52 books
- Space opera 8 of 52 books
- Space warfare 8 of 52 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 6 of 52 books
- United States 6 of 52 books
- Retired military personnel 5 of 52 books
- Fantasy 4 of 52 books
- Survival 4 of 52 books
- United States. Navy. SEALs 4 of 52 books
- American literature 3 of 52 books