Roger Maxim Books in Order

Roger Maxim has written 16 books, published between 2015 and 2025. The first book is Aluminum Rain (2015) and the newest is When Life Resumes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2015–2025

Roger Maxim's catalogue counts 16 books from Aluminum Rain (2015) to When Life Resumes (2025). The listed series are Long Gray Target, When Then Becomes Now and Watson Saga. Mosquito Bites and The Legend of White 19 also date from 2015, and Red Flight, Break! followed in 2018. Pacific on Fire (2020), The Long Gray Target (2020), Shadow on the Sea (2021), The Sun Sets Westward (2021) and After The Guns Are Silenced (2022) come later, and Roger Maxim is still publishing.

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How many Roger Maxim books are there?

Roger Maxim has 16 books, released between 2015 and 2025. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Roger Maxim Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Roger Maxim books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Aluminum RainWatson Saga #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  2. 2
    Mosquito BitesWatson Saga #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  3. 3
    The Legend of White 19Watson Saga #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  4. 4
    Red Flight, Break!2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  5. 5
    The Long Gray TargetLong Gray Target #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  6. 6
    Pacific on Fire2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  7. 7
    Shadow on the SeaLong Gray Target #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  8. 8
    Fangs of the WolfLong Gray Target #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  9. 9
    The Sun Sets WestwardLong Gray Target #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  10. 10
    After The Guns Are SilencedLong Gray Target #52022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  11. 11
    WOODSIDE ReturnsLong Gray Target #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  12. 12
    Asian STALEMATELong Gray Target #72023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
  13. 13
    When Then Is NowWhen Then Becomes Now #12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
  14. 14
    When Now Is DangerousWhen Then Becomes Now #22025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
  15. 15
    When Danger Is DefeatedWhen Then Becomes Now #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
  16. 16
    When Life ResumesWhen Then Becomes Now #42025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–

Roger Maxim 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.

Long Gray Target in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Long Gray Target
  2. 2. Shadow on the Sea
  3. 3. Fangs of the Wolf
  4. 4. The Sun Sets Westward
  5. 5. After The Guns Are Silenced
  6. 6. WOODSIDE Returns
  7. 7. Asian STALEMATE

When Then Becomes Now in order

4 books
  1. 1. When Then Is Now
  2. 2. When Now Is Dangerous
  3. 3. When Danger Is Defeated
  4. 4. When Life Resumes

Watson Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Aluminum Rain
  2. 2. Mosquito Bites
  3. 3. The Legend of White 19

Standalone books

2 books

2 Roger Maxim titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Roger Maxim books in order?

You only need to read Roger Maxim 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 Roger Maxim

Start with Aluminum Rain (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roger Maxim book?

When Life Resumes (2025) is the newest Roger Maxim book released so far.

Is there a new Roger Maxim book coming?

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

Roger Maxim at a glance

Still publishing
Roger Maxim published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Roger Maxim books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Roger Maxim books, 12 of 16, were published in the 2020s.

When Roger Maxim books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Roger Maxim titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.

2010s
4
2020s
12

16 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.