Travis S. Taylor Books in Order
Travis S. Taylor has written 23 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Warp Speed (2004) and the newest is A First Graduate Course in Quantum Field Theory (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,876 in 11 of 23 books
Travis Shane Taylor, born July 24, 1968, is an American scientist and engineer who also writes science fiction. Taylor starred in National Geographic Channel's Rocket City Rednecks, which aired from 2011 to 2013, appeared in the documentary When Aliens Attack, and works as one of the primary investigative scientists on History Channel's The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. The written output covers technical papers, two textbooks and novels. The catalogue holds 23 books from Warp Speed (2004) to A First Graduate Course in Quantum Field Theory (2026), with Tau Ceti Agenda, Warp Speed, Space Excursions and Ballistic recorded as series, and space warfare, human-alien encounters and space opera among the subjects.
How many Travis S. Taylor books are there?
Travis S. Taylor has 23 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Travis S. Taylor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Travis S. Taylor 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.
- 12004–1/4
- 220054321/4
- 3An Introduction to Planetary Defense2006 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420062161/4
- 420073041/4
- 52008–1/4
- 620084001/4
- 7Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 820092971/4
- 92010–1/4
- 10The Science Behind The Secret2010 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420101921/4
- 11Extraction Point!2011 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/420112691/4
- 12Alien Invasion2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 13A New American Space Plan2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 1420155281/4
- 1520163421/4
- 1620174481/4
- 1720194481/4
- 18Introduction to Laser Science and Engineering2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 19Saving Proxima2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 202022–1/4
- 21Crisis at Proxima2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 222026–1/4
- 23A First Graduate Course in Quantum Field Theory2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Travis S. Taylor 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.
Tau Ceti Agenda in order
6 booksWarp Speed in order
2 booksSpace Excursions in order
2 booksBallistic in order
2 booksCresperian in order
1 bookStandalone books
10 books10 Travis S. Taylor titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Travis S. Taylor books in order?
You only need to read Travis S. Taylor books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Travis S. Taylor
Start with Warp Speed (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Travis S. Taylor book?
A First Graduate Course in Quantum Field Theory (2026) is the newest Travis S. Taylor book released so far.
Is there a new Travis S. Taylor book coming?
No next Travis S. Taylor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Travis S. Taylor at a glance
- Still publishing
- Travis S. Taylor published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Travis S. Taylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,876 pages across the 11 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Travis S. Taylor books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Travis S. Taylor books are about
14 of the 23 Travis S. Taylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: space warfare is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Space warfare 4 of 14 books
- Science fiction 3 of 14 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 3 of 14 books
- Human-alien encounters 2 of 14 books
- Space opera 2 of 14 books
- United States 2 of 14 books