Robert Ryan Books in Order
Robert Ryan has written 32 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Underdogs (1999) and the newest is Swords of Deception (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1999–2024
- Pages on record
- 6,495 in 16 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 108–162 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,495 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Wartime suspense fills most of the Robert Ryan listing: the First and Second World Wars, secret service work, Berlin and British prisoners of war. Thirty-two books are catalogued between 1999 and 2024, at a median of 362 pages, from Underdogs through Early One Morning (2002), The Blue Noon (2003), Night Crossing (2004) and The Last Sunrise (2006). Named series include a Dr. Watson sequence, Sam Wylde, Vince Piper, R.J. Bailey and Morning, Noon & Night. Swords of Deception (2024) is the newest catalogued title.
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How many Robert Ryan books are there?
Robert Ryan has 32 books, released between 1999 and 2024. They include 5 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Robert Ryan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Robert Ryan 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.
- 1Underdogs1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/419994162/4
- 2Nine Mil2000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420003522/4
- 320023432/4
- 420033522/4
- 520043522/4
- 620053722/4
- 7TRANS Am2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 820053522/4
- 9The Last Sunrise2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420063202/4
- 1020073112/4
- 11Dying Day2007 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/420073432/4
- 12Empire of Sand2008 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/420083742/4
- 13Death on the Ice2009 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/420095602/4
- 14Signal Red2010 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/420106082/4
- 1520124962/4
- 1620144962/4
- 172015–2/4
- 182015–2/4
- 192016–2/4
- 2020164482/4
- 212017–2/4
- 222017–2/4
- 232020–2/4
- 242022–2/4
- 25Swords of Empire2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 26Swords of Wizardry2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 27Swords of Defiance2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 28Swords of Shadow2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 29Swords of Wrath2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 30Swords of Fire2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 31Swords of Ravens2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 32Swords of Deception2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Robert Ryan 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.
Dr. Watson in order
5 booksMorning, Noon & Night in order
4 booksSam Wylde in order
4 booksVince Piper in order
2 books- 1. Steel Rain
- 2. Copper Kiss
R.J. Bailey in order
1 book- 1. 4 U
Standalone books
16 books16 Robert Ryan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert Ryan books in order?
You only need to read Robert Ryan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robert Ryan
Start with Underdogs (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert Ryan book?
Swords of Deception (2024) is the newest Robert Ryan book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Ryan book coming?
No next Robert Ryan 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 Ryan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Robert Ryan published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Robert Ryan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,495 pages across the 16 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Ryan books, 12 of 32, were published in the 2000s.
When Robert Ryan books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Robert Ryan titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
32 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Robert Ryan books are about
19 of the 32 Robert Ryan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 6 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 6 of 19 books
- Thrillers 5 of 19 books
- World War, 1939-1945 5 of 19 books
- Crime 4 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 19 books
- Watson, john h. (fictitious character) 4 of 19 books
- World War, 1914-1918 4 of 19 books
- Berlin (germany) 2 of 19 books
- British Prisoners and prisons 2 of 19 books
- Campaigns 2 of 19 books
- Employees 2 of 19 books
- Great Britain 2 of 19 books