Sam Barone Books in Order
Sam Barone has written 10 books, published between 2006 and 2018. The first book is Dawn of Empire (2006) and the newest is Sentinel Star (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 6 of the 10 books listed here are in the Eskkar Saga series, which has its own page: Eskkar Saga books in order.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2006–2018
- Pages on record
- 3,406 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 57–85 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,406 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Sam Barone writes historical fiction set in early antiquity. The Eskkar series is the body of the work, opening with Dawn of Empire (2006) and continuing through Empire Rising (2007), Quest for Honour (2010), Battle for Empire (2012) and Clash of Empires (2013). Bronze Age cities, siege warfare, nomads and the Akkadians supply the material. The novels are long at around 577 pages, and ten titles are catalogued through Sentinel Star (2018).
How many Sam Barone books are there?
Sam Barone has 10 books, released between 2006 and 2018. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Sam Barone Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Sam Barone 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.
- 120065902/4
- 220075642/4
- 320106182/4
- 420126582/4
- 520124902/4
- 62013–2/4
- 720134862/4
- 8Jettisoned2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 92014–2/4
- 10Sentinel Star2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
Sam Barone series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Eskkar Saga books in order 8 books
Sam Barone 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.
Eskkar Saga books in order
6 books by Sam BaroneEskkar & Bracca in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Sam Barone titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sam Barone books in order?
You only need to read Sam Barone books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sam Barone
Start with Dawn of Empire (2006), the first Eskkar Saga book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sam Barone book?
Sentinel Star (2018) is the newest Sam Barone book released so far.
Is there a new Sam Barone book coming?
No next Sam Barone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sam Barone at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sam Barone title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sam Barone books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,406 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 577 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sam Barone books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sam Barone books are about
5 of the 10 Sam Barone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bronze age is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bronze age 4 of 5 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 5 books
- Ancient History 2 of 5 books
- Civilization 2 of 5 books
- Middle East 2 of 5 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 5 books
- Akkadians 1 of 5 books
- City dwellers 1 of 5 books
- City walls 1 of 5 books
- Histoire 1 of 5 books
- Histoire ancienne 1 of 5 books
- History 1 of 5 books