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Tom Kratman Books in Order

Tom Kratman has written 20 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is A State of Disobedience (2003) and the newest is For the Eternal Glory of Rome (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2003–2026
Pages on record
5,263 in 10 of 20 books
Reading time
88–132 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,263 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Tom Kratman, born in 1956, is an American military science fiction author and a retired United States Army officer. A Desert Called Peace is the central series, starting in 2007 and taking in Carnifex, The Lotus Eaters, The Amazon Legion and Come and Take Them; the Countdown books form a second. Soldiers, mercenaries, terrorism and imagined wars are the subjects, and the novels are long at around 524 pages. Kratman wrote three books with John Ringo in the Legacy of the Aldenata series, and his work carries right-wing politics openly. Twenty titles are catalogued, reaching For the Eternal Glory of Rome in 2026.

How many Tom Kratman books are there?

Tom Kratman has 20 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Tom Kratman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Tom Kratman 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 A State of Disobedience by Tom Kratman (2003)
  2. Cover of A Desert Called Peace by Tom Kratman, book 1 of the Desert Called Peace series (2007)
  3. Cover of Caliphate by Tom Kratman (2008)
  4. Cover of The Lotus Eaters by Tom Kratman, book 3 of the Desert Called Peace series (2010)
  5. Cover of The Liberators by Tom Kratman, book 1 of the Countdown series (2011)
  6. Cover of M Day by Tom Kratman, book 2 of the Countdown series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Amazon Legion by Tom Kratman, book 4 of the Desert Called Peace series (2011)
  8. Cover of H Hour by Tom Kratman, book 3 of the Countdown series (2012)
  9. Cover of Big Boys Don't Cry by Tom Kratman (2014)
  10. Cover of The Rods and the Axe by Tom Kratman, book 6 of the Desert Called Peace series (2014)
  11. Cover of A Pillar of Fire by Night by Tom Kratman, book 7 of the Desert Called Peace series (2018)
  12. Cover of Days of Burning, Days of Wrath by Tom Kratman, book 8 of the Desert Called Peace series (2020)
  1. 1
    A State of Disobedience2003 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003314
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  2. 2
    A Desert Called PeaceDesert Called Peace #12007 · 1024 pages · confirmed 2/4
    20071024
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    CarnifexDesert Called Peace #22007 · 656 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007656
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Caliphate2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Lotus EatersDesert Called Peace #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The LiberatorsCountdown #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    M DayCountdown #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Amazon LegionDesert Called Peace #42011 · 624 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011624
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    H HourCountdown #32012 · 615 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012615
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Come and Take ThemDesert Called Peace #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Big Boys Don't Cry2014 · 110 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014110
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Training for War: An Essay2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Rods and the AxeDesert Called Peace #62014 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014688
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    A Pillar of Fire by NightDesert Called Peace #72018 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Principles of Organization for War and Organizing for War in the Carreraverse2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Days of Burning, Days of WrathDesert Called Peace #82020 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Romanov Rescue2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Dirty Water2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    1919: The Romanov Rising2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  20. 20
    For the Eternal Glory of Rome2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Tom Kratman 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.

Desert Called Peace in order

8 books
  1. 1. A Desert Called Peace
  2. 2. Carnifex
  3. 3. The Lotus Eaters
  4. 4. The Amazon Legion
  5. 5. Come and Take Them
  6. 6. The Rods and the Axe
  7. 7. A Pillar of Fire by Night
  8. 8. Days of Burning, Days of Wrath

Countdown in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Liberators
  2. 2. M Day
  3. 3. H Hour

Standalone books

9 books

9 Tom Kratman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tom Kratman books in order?

You only need to read Tom Kratman 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 Tom Kratman

Start with A State of Disobedience (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tom Kratman book?

For the Eternal Glory of Rome (2026) is the newest Tom Kratman book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Kratman book coming?

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

Tom Kratman at a glance

Still publishing
Tom Kratman published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Tom Kratman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,263 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 524 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Kratman books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tom Kratman books are about

14 of the 20 Tom Kratman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction, action & adventure is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.