Richard Herman Books in Order
Richard Herman has written 17 books, published between 1989 and 2025. The first book is The Warbirds (1989) and the newest is The Trash Haulers (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1989–2025
- Pages on record
- 5,949 in 14 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 99–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,949 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Richard Herman writes military and political thrillers built around the United States Air Force. The Warbirds (1989) opens a catalogue of 17 books that reaches The Trash Haulers (2025), taking in Force of Eagles (1990), Firebreak (1991), Dark Wing (1994), Iron Gate (1995), The Power Curve (1997) and Against All Enemies (1998). Three series are catalogued: Matt Pontowski, Madeline Turner and Jack Locke. Fighter pilots, espionage, jihad and a woman president appear among the subjects.
How many Richard Herman books are there?
Richard Herman has 17 books, released between 1989 and 2025. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Richard Herman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Richard Herman 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.
- 119894142/4
- 219904782/4
- 319914242/4
- 419934802/4
- 519944822/4
- 619954662/4
- 71997–2/4
- 8Against All Enemies1998 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419985122/4
- 919994552/4
- 10The Trojan Sea2001 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/420014802/4
- 1120024962/4
- 12A Far Justice2010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420103522/4
- 13The Peacemakers2012 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420123042/4
- 14The Trash Haulers2015 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/420152942/4
- 15The China Sea2017 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/420173122/4
- 16A Far Justice2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 17The Trash Haulers2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Richard Herman 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.
Matt Pontowski in order
4 booksMadeline Turner in order
3 booksJack Locke in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Richard Herman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Richard Herman books in order?
You only need to read Richard Herman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Richard Herman
Start with The Warbirds (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard Herman book?
The Trash Haulers (2025) is the newest Richard Herman book released so far.
Is there a new Richard Herman book coming?
No next Richard Herman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richard Herman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Richard Herman published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Richard Herman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,949 pages across the 14 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 460 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard Herman books, 8 of 17, were published in the 1990s.
What the Richard Herman books are about
12 of the 17 Richard Herman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 5 of 12 books
- Political fiction 4 of 12 books
- Espionage 3 of 12 books
- United States 3 of 12 books
- United States. Air Force 3 of 12 books
- Fighter pilots 2 of 12 books
- War & military 2 of 12 books
- Women presidents 2 of 12 books