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Stephen Dando-Collins Books in Order

Stephen Dando-Collins has written 36 books, published between 1986 and 2023. The first book is 2000 A.D.: Experts & Extroverts Preview the Year 2000 (1986) and the newest is Rebels Against Rome (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
36
Published
1986–2023
Pages on record
7,800 in 25 of 36 books
Reading time
130–195 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,800 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 36 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Stephen Dando-Collins, author of the Caesar the War Dog series

Stephen Dando-Collins, born 1950, is an Australian historical author writing on antiquity, on American, Australian, British and French history, and on the two world wars. The Roman legions supply his best-known subject, in Caesar's Legion, Nero's Killing Machine, Cleopatra's Kidnappers and Rebels Against Rome. Standing Bear Is a Person turns to Native American legal history, and Caesar the War Dog is his children's series. 36 titles run from 1986 to 2023.

How many Stephen Dando-Collins books are there?

Stephen Dando-Collins has 36 books, released between 1986 and 2023. 5 of them belong to the Caesar the War Dog series.

Stephen Dando-Collins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 36 Stephen Dando-Collins 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 2000 A.D.: Experts & Extroverts Preview the Year 2000 by Stephen Dando-Collins (1986)
  2. Cover of Cobbers: The Complete Lives And Loves Of The Bloke And Ginger Mick by Stephen Dando-Collins (1997)
  3. Cover of Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins
  4. Cover of The Inquest by Stephen Dando-Collins (2004)
  5. Cover of Standing Bear Is a Person: The True Story of a Native American's Quest for Justice by Stephen Dando-Collins (2004)
  6. Cover of Cleopatra's Kidnappers: How Caesar's Sixth Legion Gave Egypt to Rome and Rome to Caesar by Stephen Dando-Collins
  7. Cover of Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins
  8. Cover of Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins (2008)
  9. Cover of Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer by…
  10. Cover of The Ides: Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins (2010)
  11. Cover of The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City by Stephen Dando-Collins (2010)
  12. Cover of Crack Hardy: From Gallipoli to Flanders to the Somme, the True Story of Three Australian Brothers at War by…
  13. Cover of Caesar the War Dog by Stephen Dando-Collins, book 1 of the Caesar the War Dog series (2012)
  14. Cover of Taking Hawaii: How Thirteen Honolulu Businessmen Overthrew the Queen of Hawaii in 1893, with a Bluff by Stephen…
  15. Cover of Mistaken Identity: The Trials of Joe Windred by Stephen Dando-Collins (2012)
  16. Cover of Operation Blue Dragon by Stephen Dando-Collins, book 2 of the Caesar the War Dog series (2013)
  17. Cover of Sir Henry Parkes: The Australian Colossus by Stephen Dando-Collins (2013)
  18. Cover of Tank Boys by Stephen Dando-Collins (2014)
  19. Cover of Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII by Stephen Dando-Collins (2015)
  20. Cover of Operation Black Shark by Stephen Dando-Collins, book 5 of the Caesar the War Dog series (2016)
  21. Cover of Constantine at the Bridge by Stephen Dando-Collins (2021)
  1. 1
    2000 A.D.: Experts & Extroverts Preview the Year 20001986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  2. 2
    Finklestein's Miracle1989 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989188
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  3. 3
    Two Heads are Better Than One1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    Cobbers: The Complete Lives And Loves Of The Bloke And Ginger Mick1997 · 518 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997518
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Penguin Book Of Business Wisdom: A Must Have Collection Of Business Quotations, Thoughts And Anecdotes For Every Business Situation1997 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997372
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002336
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  7. 7
    The Inquest2004 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004384
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  8. 8
    Standing Bear Is a Person: The True Story of a Native American's Quest for Justice2004 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004259
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  9. 9
    Nero's Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome's Remarkable 14th Legion2004 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004322
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  10. 10
    Cleopatra's Kidnappers: How Caesar's Sixth Legion Gave Egypt to Rome and Rome to Caesar2005 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005286
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  11. 11
    Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
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  12. 12
    Pasteur's Gambit2008 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008368
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  13. 13
    Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer2008 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008373
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Ides: Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City2010 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010263
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Crack Hardy: From Gallipoli to Flanders to the Somme, the True Story of Three Australian Brothers at War2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Caesar the War DogCaesar the War Dog #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Taking Hawaii: How Thirteen Honolulu Businessmen Overthrew the Queen of Hawaii in 1893, with a Bluff2012 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012358
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Mistaken Identity: The Trials of Joe Windred2012 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012294
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Operation Blue DragonCaesar the War Dog #22013 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013269
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Rise of an Empire: How One Man United Greece to Defeat Xerxes's Persians2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Sir Henry Parkes: The Australian Colossus2013 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013398
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Operation Pink ElephantCaesar the War Dog #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Tank Boys2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014336
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  27. 27
    Operation Green ParrotCaesar the War Dog #42015 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII2015 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015248
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Operation Black SharkCaesar the War Dog #52016 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told2017 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017252
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  31. 31
    Mr Showbiz: The Biography of Robert Stigwood2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  32. 32
    Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019304
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  33. 33
    Cyrus the Great, Conqueror, Liberator, Anointed One2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020288
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  34. 34
    Conquering Jerusalem: The AD 66-70 Roman Campaign to Crush the Jewish Revolt2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  35. 35
    Constantine at the Bridge2021 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021248
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  36. 36
    Rebels Against Rome2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Stephen Dando-Collins 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.

Caesar the War Dog in order

5 books
  1. 1. Caesar the War Dog
  2. 2. Operation Blue Dragon
  3. 3. Operation Pink Elephant
  4. 4. Operation Green Parrot
  5. 5. Operation Black Shark

Standalone books

31 books

31 Stephen Dando-Collins titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stephen Dando-Collins books in order?

You only need to read Stephen Dando-Collins books in order within the Caesar the War Dog series, which holds 5 of the 36 Stephen Dando-Collins books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Stephen Dando-Collins

Start with 2000 A.D.: Experts & Extroverts Preview the Year 2000 (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stephen Dando-Collins book?

Rebels Against Rome (2023) is the newest Stephen Dando-Collins book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Dando-Collins book coming?

No next Stephen Dando-Collins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Stephen Dando-Collins at a glance

Paused
No new Stephen Dando-Collins title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Stephen Dando-Collins books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,800 pages across the 25 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen Dando-Collins books, 18 of 36, were published in the 2010s.

What the Stephen Dando-Collins books are about

30 of the 36 Stephen Dando-Collins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 11 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.