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Robert Kroese Books in Order

Robert Kroese has written 55 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police (2007) and the newest is Alien Title (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
55
Published
2007–2026
Pages on record
5,848 in 21 of 55 books
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Robert Kroese writes humorous science fiction and fantasy. Angels and the end of the world sit in the subject record, and the Mercury books run from Mercury Falls (2009) through Mercury Rises, Mercury Swings, Mercury Begins and Mercury Rests. Nine series are recorded in all, including Rex Nihilo, Saga Of The Iron Dragon, Land Of Dis, Counterfeit Sorcerer, Erasmus Kane, Mammon and Cross-Time Crusade. Kroese has 55 catalogued books dated 2007 to 2026, averaging 254 pages.

How many Robert Kroese books are there?

Robert Kroese has 55 books, released between 2007 and 2026. They include 9 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Robert Kroese Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 55 Robert Kroese 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.

  1. Cover of Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police by Robert Kroese (2007)
  2. Cover of Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese, book 1 of the Mercury series (2009)
  3. Cover of The Force is Middling in this One by Robert Kroese (2010)
  4. Cover of Mercury Rises by Robert Kroese, book 2 of the Mercury series (2011)
  5. Cover of Mercury Rests by Robert Kroese, book 5 of the Mercury series (2012)
  6. Cover of Schrodinger's Gat by Robert Kroese (2013)
  7. Cover of Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese, book 1 of the Rex Nihilo series (2014)
  8. Cover of City of Sand by Robert Kroese (2015)
  9. Cover of Distopia by Robert Kroese, book 2 of the Land Of Dis series (2015)
  10. Cover of Disillusioned by Robert Kroese, book 3 of the Land Of Dis series (2015)
  11. Cover of Mercury Shrugs by Robert Kroese, book 7 of the Mercury series (2016)
  12. Cover of Aye, Robot by Robert Kroese, book 2 of the Rex Nihilo series (2017)
  13. Cover of The Last Iota by Robert Kroese, book 2 of the Erasmus Kane series (2017)
  14. Cover of Out of the Soylent Planet by Robert Kroese, book 3 of the Rex Nihilo series (2017)
  15. Cover of The Dream of the Iron Dragon by Robert Kroese, book 1 of the Saga Of The Iron Dragon series (2018)
  16. Cover of The Dawn of the Iron Dragon by Robert Kroese, book 2 of the Saga Of The Iron Dragon series (2018)
  17. Cover of The Brand of the Warlock by Robert Kroese, book 1 of the Counterfeit Sorcerer series (2019)
  18. Cover of The Throne of Darkness by Robert Kroese, book 4 of the Counterfeit Sorcerer series (2019)
  19. Cover of The Wrath of Cons by Robert Kroese, book 5 of the Rex Nihilo series (2019)
  1. 1
    Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police2007 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007164
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  2. 2
    Temptation Bangs Forever2008 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008252
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  3. 3
    Mercury FallsMercury #12009 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009369
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  4. 4
    The Force is Middling in this One2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010310
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  5. 5
    Mercury RisesMercury #22011 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011314
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  6. 6
    Mercury SwingsMercury #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    Self-Publish Your Novel2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    DisenchantedLand Of Dis #12012 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012220
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  9. 9
    Mercury BeginsMercury #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Mercury RestsMercury #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Into the Dark2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Schrodinger's Gat2013 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013204
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  13. 13
    The Outcast2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    Monday Morning in the Mailroom of Good and Evil2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Starship GriftersRex Nihilo #12014 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014242
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  16. 16
    Mercury RevoltsMercury #62014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  17. 17
    City of Sand2015 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015254
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  18. 18
    DistopiaLand Of Dis #22015 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015302
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  19. 19
    DisillusionedLand Of Dis #32015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
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  20. 20
    The Big SheepErasmus Kane #12016 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016308
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  21. 21
    Mercury ShrugsMercury #72016 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016358
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  22. 22
    Aye, RobotRex Nihilo #22017 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017266
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  23. 23
    The Last IotaErasmus Kane #22017 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017302
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  24. 24
    Out of the Soylent PlanetRex Nihilo #32017 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017242
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  25. 25
    The Yanthus Prime Job: A Pepper Melange NovellaRex Nihilo #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  26. 26
    The Dream of the Iron DragonSaga Of The Iron Dragon #12018 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018392
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  27. 27
    The Dawn of the Iron DragonSaga Of The Iron Dragon #22018 · 462 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018462
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  28. 28
    The Brand of the WarlockCounterfeit Sorcerer #12019 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019217
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  29. 29
    The Rise of the Demon PrinceCounterfeit Sorcerer #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  30. 30
    The Book of the DeadCounterfeit Sorcerer #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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Robert Kroese series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Robert Kroese 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.

Ransom's Law in order

6 books
  1. 1. Acceleration Clause
  2. 2. Adverse Possession
  3. 3. Discovery Motion
  4. 4. Force Majeure
  5. 5. Ransom's Law Universe Guide
  6. 6. Alien Title

Saga Of The Iron Dragon in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Dream of the Iron Dragon
  2. 2. The Dawn of the Iron Dragon
  3. 3. The Voyage of the Iron Dragon
  4. 4. The Legacy of the Iron Dragon
  5. 5. The War of the Iron Dragon

Counterfeit Sorcerer in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Brand of the Warlock
  2. 2. The Rise of the Demon Prince
  3. 3. The Book of the Dead
  4. 4. The Throne of Darkness
  5. 5. The End of All Things

Land Of Dis in order

3 books
  1. 1. Disenchanted
  2. 2. Distopia
  3. 3. Disillusioned

Erasmus Kane in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Big Sheep
  2. 2. The Last Iota
  3. 3. The Strange Loop

Mammon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Titan
  2. 2. Messiah
  3. 3. Nemesis

Cross-Time Crusade in order

3 books
  1. 1. Codex Babylon
  2. 2. Heretic's Game
  3. 3. Militia Dei

Standalone books

10 books

10 Robert Kroese titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Kroese books in order?

You only need to read Robert Kroese books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Robert Kroese

Start with the first book of the Robert Kroese series you want to read: Rex Nihilo starts with Starship Grifters (2014) and Mercury starts with Mercury Falls (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police (2007).

What is the newest Robert Kroese book?

Alien Title (2026) is the newest Robert Kroese book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Kroese book coming?

No next Robert Kroese book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Robert Kroese at a glance

Still publishing
Robert Kroese published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Robert Kroese books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,848 pages across the 21 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Kroese books, 30 of 55, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Kroese books are about

13 of the 55 Robert Kroese books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.