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

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.

Source: composed

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 November 2026.

  1. 12007164
  2. 2
    Temptation Bangs Forever2008 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008252
  3. 3
    Mercury FallsMercury #12009 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009369
  4. 4
    The Force is Middling in this One2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010310
  5. 5
    Mercury RisesMercury #22011 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011314
  6. 6
    Mercury SwingsMercury #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  7. 7
    Self-Publish Your Novel2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  8. 8
    DisenchantedLand Of Dis #12012 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012220
  9. 9
    Mercury BeginsMercury #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  10. 10
    Mercury RestsMercury #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  11. 11
    Into the Dark2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  12. 12
    Schrodinger's Gat2013 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013204
  13. 13
    The Outcast2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  14. 142013–
  15. 15
    Starship GriftersRex Nihilo #12014 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014242
  16. 16
    Mercury RevoltsMercury #62014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  17. 17
    City of Sand2015 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015254
  18. 18
    DistopiaLand Of Dis #22015 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015302
  19. 19
    DisillusionedLand Of Dis #32015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
  20. 20
    The Big SheepErasmus Kane #12016 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016308
  21. 21
    Mercury ShrugsMercury #72016 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016358
  22. 22
    Aye, RobotRex Nihilo #22017 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017266
  23. 23
    The Last IotaErasmus Kane #22017 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017302
  24. 24
    Out of the Soylent PlanetRex Nihilo #32017 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017242
  25. 25
    The Yanthus Prime Job: A Pepper Melange NovellaRex Nihilo #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  26. 26
    The Dream of the Iron DragonSaga Of The Iron Dragon #12018 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018392
  27. 27
    The Dawn of the Iron DragonSaga Of The Iron Dragon #22018 · 462 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018462
  28. 28
    The Brand of the WarlockCounterfeit Sorcerer #12019 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019217
  29. 29
    The Rise of the Demon PrinceCounterfeit Sorcerer #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  30. 30
    The Book of the DeadCounterfeit Sorcerer #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–

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.

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 Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police (2007), the earliest published title.

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.

When Robert Kroese books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Robert Kroese titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 30 titles.

2000s
3
2010s
30
2020s
22

55 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.