Rick Partlow Books in Order
Rick Partlow has written 116 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Birthright (2011) and the newest is Cowboy Up (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 116
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 4 of 116 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,170 in 7 of 116 books
Rick Partlow has 116 books in the catalogue, from Birthright (2011) to Cowboy Up (2026). Series lines include Duty, Honor, Planet, Taken to the Stars, Wholesale Slaughter, Earth At War, Space Hunter War, Accidental Astronaut, Archangel, Tales of the Acheron, Holy War, Star Bounty and Drop Trooper: Recon. Earlier titles include Honor Bound (2012), The Line of Duty (2014), Northwest Passage (2015) and Glory Boy (2016).
How many Rick Partlow books are there?
Rick Partlow has 116 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 21 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Rick Partlow Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 116 Rick Partlow 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.
- 120114562/4
- 22011–2/4
- 320128242/4
- 42014–2/4
- 520154502/4
- 620164242/4
- 72016–2/4
- 82017–2/4
- 9Last Flight of the Acheron2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 102017–2/4
- 112017–2/4
- 122017–2/4
- 132017–2/4
- 14Atonement2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 152018–2/4
- 162018–2/4
- 17Judgement Call2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 18Seeds of Gaia2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 192018–2/4
- 20Rituals2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 21Gate of Dreams2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 222019–2/4
- 2320192602/4
- 242019–2/4
- 2520192802/4
- 262019–2/4
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Rick Partlow series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Drop Trooper books in order 30 books
Rick Partlow books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Drop Trooper books in order
16 books by Rick Partlow- 1. Contact Front
- 2. Kinetic Strike
- 3. Danger Close
- 4. Direct Fire
- 5. Home Front
- 6. Fire Base
- 7. Shock Action
- 8. Release Point
- 9. Kill Box
- 10. Drop Zone
- 11. Tango Down
- 12. Blue Force
- and 4 more in the table above
Taken to the Stars in order
13 books- 1. Taken to the Stars
- 2. War of the Liberator
- 3. Eclipse of Empire
- 4. Legacy of Empire
- 5. Vanguard Wing
- 6. Home of the Brave
- 7. Road of Vengeance
- 8. Sanctuary's End
- 9. Citadel's Fall
- 10. Day of the Zha'-Rath
- 11. Exiles of the Void
- 12. Shadow Dominion
- and 1 more in the table above
Wholesale Slaughter in order
6 booksEarth At War in order
6 booksSpace Hunter War in order
6 booksAccidental Astronaut in order
6 booksArchangel in order
5 booksBirthright in order
4 booksRecon in order
4 booksTales of the Acheron in order
4 books- 1. Prodigal
- 2. The Acheron
- 3. Hybrid
- 4. Exile
Holy War in order
4 books- 1. Genesis
- 2. Judgment Day
- 3. Revelation
- 4. Armageddon
Star Bounty in order
4 books- 1. Absolution
- 2. Retribution
- 3. Revolution
- 4. Vindication
Drop Trooper: Recon in order
4 books- 1. Recon
- 2. The Hunter
- 3. The Mercenary
- 4. The Operative
Duty, Honor, Planet in order
3 booksPsi War in order
3 books- 1. Homecoming
- 2. Conflagration
- 3. Imperium
Broken Arrow Mercenary Force in order
3 booksMech Force in order
3 books- 1. Hellfire
- 2. Brimstone
- 3. Apocalypse
Gates of Eternity in order
3 booksSunkiller in order
3 booksDrop Trooper: Pirate Wars in order
3 books- 1. Insurgency
- 2. Infiltration
- 3. Isolation
World War Mars in order
3 booksRansom's Renegades in order
3 booksJ.R. Handley Presents in order
1 bookStandalone books
6 books6 Rick Partlow titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rick Partlow books in order?
You only need to read Rick Partlow books in order within each series: the books listed here span 21 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Rick Partlow
Start with Birthright (2011), the first Drop Trooper book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Rick Partlow book?
Cowboy Up (2026) is the newest Rick Partlow book released so far.
Is there a new Rick Partlow book coming?
No next Rick Partlow book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rick Partlow at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rick Partlow published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Rick Partlow books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,170 pages across the 7 of 116 books with a recorded length, a median of 450 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rick Partlow books, 86 of 116, were published in the 2020s.