Owen Parry / Ralph Peters Books in Order
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters has written 33 books, published between 1981 and 2020. The first book is Bravo Romeo (1981) and the newest is Darkness at Chancellorsville (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1981–2020
- Pages on record
- 8,989 in 25 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 150–225 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,989 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Ralph Peters writes military fiction and history, and publishes his American Civil War fiction as Owen Parry. The Abel Jones series belongs to the Owen Parry name and begins with Faded Coat of Blue (1999). Under Peters, the catalogue holds military thrillers such as Bravo Romeo (1981), Red Army (1989) and The War in 2020 (1991), and later Civil War novels including the Battle Hymn Cycle and Darkness at Chancellorsville (2020), the newest of 33 books. Soldiers, military policy and the war on terrorism supply the nonfiction subjects.
How many Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books are there?
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters has 33 books, released between 1981 and 2020. They include 4 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Owen Parry / Ralph Peters 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.
- 1Bravo Romeo1981 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/41981101/4
- 2Red Army1989 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419893361/4
- 3The War in 20201991 · 607 pages · confirmed 1/419916071/4
- 4Flames of Heaven1993 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419933841/4
- 5Perfect Soldier1995 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/419953081/4
- 6Twilight Of Heroes1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 7The Devil's Garden1998 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/419982891/4
- 81999–1/4
- 9Fighting for the Future1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419991921/4
- 10Traitor1999 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/419992181/4
- 112000–1/4
- 122001–1/4
- 13Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420023681/4
- 142002–1/4
- 15Beyond Baghdad2003 · 337 pages · confirmed 1/420033371/4
- 162003–1/4
- 1720041791/4
- 18New Glory2005 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420052921/4
- 192005–1/4
- 20Never Quit the Fight2006 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420063681/4
- 21Wars Of Blood And Faith2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420073841/4
- 22Looking for Trouble2008 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420083681/4
- 232009–1/4
- 24The War After Armageddon2009 · 482 pages · confirmed 1/420094821/4
- 25Endless War2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420102881/4
- 26Lines of Fire2011 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420114321/4
- 27The Officers' Club2011 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420113841/4
- 2820124481/4
- 2920135441/4
- 3020155091/4
- 3120164321/4
- 3220174461/4
- 33Darkness at ChancellorsvilleStonewall Jackson's Triumph and Tragedy #12020 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420203841/4
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Owen Parry books in order 2 books
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters 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.
Abel Jones in order
6 booksBattle Hymn Cycle in order
5 booksStonewall Jackson's Triumph and Tragedy in order
1 bookStandalone books
19 books19 Owen Parry / Ralph Peters titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books in order?
You only need to read Owen Parry / Ralph Peters 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 Owen Parry / Ralph Peters
Start with Strike the Harp! (As: Owen Parry) (2004), the first Owen Parry book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Bravo Romeo (1981).
What is the newest Owen Parry / Ralph Peters book?
Darkness at Chancellorsville (2020) is the newest Owen Parry / Ralph Peters book released so far.
Is there a new Owen Parry / Ralph Peters book coming?
No next Owen Parry / Ralph Peters book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Owen Parry / Ralph Peters at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Owen Parry / Ralph Peters title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,989 pages across the 25 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books, 14 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
What the Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books are about
28 of the 33 Owen Parry / Ralph Peters books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 8 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 8 of 28 books
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 8 of 28 books
- War & military 8 of 28 books
- Military policy 4 of 28 books
- Soldiers 4 of 28 books
- War on Terrorism, 2001- 4 of 28 books
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 4 of 28 books
- Abel Jones (Fictitious character) 3 of 28 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 28 books
- Jones, abel (fictitious character) 3 of 28 books
- Military art and science 3 of 28 books
- Terrorism 3 of 28 books