Joshua Dalzelle Books in Order
Joshua Dalzelle has written 38 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Omega Rising (2013) and the newest is Killshot (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 19 of the 38 books listed here are in the Omega Force series, which has its own page: Omega Force books in order.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,859 in 16 of 38 books
Joshua Dalzelle writes science fiction built on human-alien encounters, space colonies and imaginary wars. Omega Force is his first sequence, opening with Omega Rising (2013), and Terran Scout Fleet, the Black Fleet Trilogy, the Expansion Wars Trilogy, the Unification War Trilogy and Gates of Babylon follow it. Thirty-eight books reach Killshot (2026), and Dalzelle is still publishing.
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How many Joshua Dalzelle books are there?
Joshua Dalzelle has 38 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.
Joshua Dalzelle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Joshua Dalzelle 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 November 2026.
- 120132063/4
- 220133483/4
- 320133123/4
- 420142783/4
- 520143243/4
- 620142943/4
- 720153203/4
- 82015–3/4
- 92015–3/4
- 1020153043/4
- 1120162963/4
- 122016–3/4
- 1320173663/4
- 1420173363/4
- 1520173323/4
- 1620182584/4
- 1720182613/4
- 1820193323/4
- 1920192923/4
- 202019–3/4
- 212020–3/4
- 222020–3/4
- 232021–3/4
- 242021–3/4
- 252021–3/4
- 262022–3/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282022–3/4
- 292023–3/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312024–3/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332025–4/4
- 342025–3/4
- 352025–3/4
- 362026–3/4
- 372026–3/4
- 382026–3/4
Joshua Dalzelle series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Omega Force books in order 20 books
Joshua Dalzelle 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.
Terran Scout Fleet in order
8 books- 1. Marine
- 2. Boneshaker
- 3. Vapor Trails
- 4. Heavy Metal
- 5. Aftershock
- 6. Blackheart
- 7. Ghosts
- 8. The Last Dance
Black Fleet Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Warship
- 2. Call to Arms
- 3. Counterstrike
Expansion Wars Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. New Frontiers
- 2. Iron & Blood
- 3. Destroyer
Unification War Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Battleground
- 2. No Quarter
- 3. Empire
Joshua Dalzelle Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gates of Babylon in order
1 bookDo you have to read Joshua Dalzelle books in order?
You only need to read Joshua Dalzelle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Joshua Dalzelle books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Omega Rising (2013), the first Omega Force book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Joshua Dalzelle book?
Killshot (2026) is the newest Joshua Dalzelle book released so far.
Is there a new Joshua Dalzelle book coming?
No next Joshua Dalzelle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joshua Dalzelle at a glance
- Still publishing
- Joshua Dalzelle published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Joshua Dalzelle books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,859 pages across the 16 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joshua Dalzelle books, 20 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 38 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
When Joshua Dalzelle books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Joshua Dalzelle titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 20 titles.
38 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Joshua Dalzelle books are about
8 of the 38 Joshua Dalzelle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: human-alien encounters is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Human-alien encounters 8 of 8 books
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction 3 of 8 books
- Interplanetary voyages 2 of 8 books
- Space colonies 2 of 8 books
- Space ships 2 of 8 books