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Vaughn Heppner Books in Order

Vaughn Heppner has written 122 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Giants (2001) and the newest is The Lost Maddox (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
122
Published
2001–2026
Pages on record
20,884 in 59 of 122 books
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Vaughn Heppner is catalogued under science fiction, with space opera, space warfare, human-alien encounters and interplanetary voyages among the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 122 books from Giants (2001) to The Lost Maddox (2026), including a run of 2010 titles among them Battle Pod, Bio-Weapon, Dark Crusade, Eden, Gog and Leviathan. Series include the Lost Starship, the Lost Civilization, the Invaders, the Doom Star books, Extinction Wars, the Ark Chronicles, Gravity Wars and Starhunter. All 122 books are credited to Heppner alone.

The Lost Starship series follows Captain Maddox and the crew of the starship Dauntless as they discover an ancient alien starship and its lost technologies. They travel through dangerous regions of space, facing rival factions and old enemies while working to uncover the derelict ship's origins and protect humanity.

How many Vaughn Heppner books are there?

Vaughn Heppner has 122 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 14 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Vaughn Heppner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 122 Vaughn Heppner 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 People of the Ark by Vaughn Heppner, book 1 of the Ark Chronicles (2010)
  2. Cover of Gog by Vaughn Heppner, book 4 of the Lost Civilization series (2010)
  3. Cover of The Lost Starship by Vaughn Heppner, book 1 of the Lost Starship series (2014)
  4. Cover of Alien Shores by Vaughn Heppner, book 2 of the Fenris series (2014)
  5. Cover of Planet Strike by Vaughn Heppner, book 2 of the Extinction Wars series (2014)
  6. Cover of Star Viking by Vaughn Heppner, book 3 of the Extinction Wars series (2014)
  7. Cover of The Lost Command by Vaughn Heppner, book 2 of the Lost Starship series (2015)
  8. Cover of Alien Wars by Vaughn Heppner, book 3 of the Fenris series (2015)
  9. Cover of The Lost Destroyer by Vaughn Heppner, book 3 of the Lost Starship series (2015)
  10. Cover of The Lost Colony by Vaughn Heppner, book 4 of the Lost Starship series (2015)
  11. Cover of Artifact by Vaughn Heppner (2015)
  12. Cover of Star Raider by Vaughn Heppner (2016)
  13. Cover of Mind Games by Vaughn Heppner (2016)
  14. Cover of Agent of Terra by Vaughn Heppner (2016)
  15. Cover of The A.I. Gene by Vaughn Heppner, book 2 of the A.I. series (2017)
  16. Cover of The Chronowarp by Vaughn Heppner, book 2 of the Invaders series (2017)
  17. Cover of A.I. Assault by Vaughn Heppner, book 3 of the A.I. series (2017)
  18. Cover of A.I. Battle Station by Vaughn Heppner, book 4 of the A.I. series (2017)
  19. Cover of The Lost Planet by Vaughn Heppner, book 6 of the Lost Starship series (2017)
  20. Cover of The Lost Earth by Vaughn Heppner, book 7 of the Lost Starship series (2017)
  21. Cover of Target: Earth by Vaughn Heppner, book 5 of the Extinction Wars series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Imprisoned Earth by Vaughn Heppner (2019)
  1. 1
    GiantsLost Civilization #12001 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001224
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  2. 2
    The Rogue Knight2001 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001464
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  3. 3
    People of the ArkArk Chronicles #12010 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010296
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  4. 4
    Star SoldierDoom Star #12010 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010334
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  5. 5
    Bio-WeaponDoom Star #22010 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010336
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  6. 6
    LeviathanLost Civilization #22010 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010234
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  7. 7
    People of the FloodArk Chronicles #22010 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010290
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  8. 8
    The Great Pagan Army2010 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010374
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  9. 9
    Battle PodDoom Star #32010 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010328
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  10. 10
    Dark Crusade2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    People Of BabelArk Chronicles #32010 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010264
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  12. 12
    The Tree of LifeLost Civilization #32010 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010232
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  13. 13
    GogLost Civilization #42010 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010234
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  14. 14
    People of the TowerArk Chronicles #42010 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010292
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  15. 15
    Strontium-902010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  16. 16
    EdenLost Civilization #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  17. 17
    Invasion: AlaskaInvasion America #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  18. 18
    The Dragon HornDark Gods #12011 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011250
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  19. 19
    Cyborg AssaultDoom Star #42011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    Planet WreckerDoom Star #52011 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011372
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  21. 21
    The Sword of Carthage2011 · 380 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011380
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  22. 22
    BehemothLost Civilization #62011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  23. 23
    Lod the Warrior aka The Lod SagaLost Civilization #72011 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011258
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  24. 24
    Invasion: CaliforniaInvasion America #22012 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012436
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  25. 25
    Accelerated2012 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012248
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  26. 26
    Star FortressDoom Star #62012 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012320
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  27. 27
    Elves and Dragons2012 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012332
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  28. 28
    Mind Assassin2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  29. 29
    Alien HonorFenris #12013 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013292
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  30. 30
    Assault TroopersExtinction Wars #12013 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013325
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Vaughn Heppner 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.

Lost Starship in order

25 books
  1. 1. The Lost Starship
  2. 2. The Lost Command
  3. 3. The Lost Destroyer
  4. 4. The Lost Colony
  5. 5. The Lost Patrol
  6. 6. The Lost Planet
  7. 7. The Lost Earth
  8. 8. The Lost Artifact
  9. 9. The Lost Star Gate
  10. 10. The Lost Supernova
  11. 11. The Lost Swarm
  12. 12. The Lost Intelligence
  13. and 13 more in the table above

Lost Civilization in order

10 books
  1. 1. Giants
  2. 2. Leviathan
  3. 3. The Tree of Life
  4. 4. Gog
  5. 5. Eden
  6. 6. Behemoth
  7. 7. Lod the Warrior aka The Lod Saga
  8. 8. Lod the Galley Slave
  9. 9. Cain
  10. 10. The Blade of Elohim

Traveler in order

9 books
  1. 1. Galactic Marine
  2. 2. Sleeper Ship
  3. 3. The Zero Stone
  4. 4. The Institute
  5. 5. Neanderthal Planet
  6. 6. The Science of Mu
  7. 7. The Atlantis Equation
  8. 8. The Pyramid of Mars
  9. 9. The Atomic Vault

Doom Star in order

8 books
  1. 1. Star Soldier
  2. 2. Bio-Weapon
  3. 3. Battle Pod
  4. 4. Cyborg Assault
  5. 5. Planet Wrecker
  6. 6. Star Fortress
  7. 7. Task Force 7
  8. 8. Cyborgs!

A.I. in order

8 books
  1. 1. A.I. Destroyer
  2. 2. The A.I. Gene
  3. 3. A.I. Assault
  4. 4. A.I. Battle Station
  5. 5. A.I. Battle Fleet
  6. 6. A.I. Void Ship
  7. 7. A.I. Rescue
  8. 8. A.I. Armada

Invasion America in order

5 books
  1. 1. Invasion: Alaska
  2. 2. Invasion: California
  3. 3. Invasion: Colorado
  4. 4. Invasion: New York
  5. 5. Invasion: China

Extinction Wars in order

5 books
  1. 1. Assault Troopers
  2. 2. Planet Strike
  3. 3. Star Viking
  4. 4. Fortress Earth
  5. 5. Target: Earth

Invaders in order

5 books
  1. 1. Invaders
  2. 2. The Chronowarp
  3. 3. The Antaran
  4. 4. Dreadnought Ocelot
  5. 5. Earth Gate

Ark Chronicles in order

4 books
  1. 1. People of the Ark
  2. 2. People of the Flood
  3. 3. People Of Babel
  4. 4. People of the Tower

Gravity Wars in order

4 books
  1. 1. Interstellar Assault
  2. 2. Saturn Protocol
  3. 3. Nova Strike
  4. 4. Extinction Orbit

Fenris in order

3 books
  1. 1. Alien Honor
  2. 2. Alien Shores
  3. 3. Alien Wars

World Below in order

3 books
  1. 1. Night of the Knife
  2. 2. Warrior of the Blood
  3. 3. The Twilight Lands

Starhunter in order

3 books
  1. 1. I Found a Starship
  2. 2. The Null Equation
  3. 3. The Negator

Undercover Starship in order

3 books
  1. 1. Undercover Starship
  2. 2. The World Trench
  3. 3. Milk Run

Soldier in order

2 books
  1. 1. The X-Ship
  2. 2. Escape Vector

Dark Gods in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Dragon Horn

Standalone books

24 books

24 Vaughn Heppner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Vaughn Heppner books in order?

You only need to read Vaughn Heppner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Vaughn Heppner

Start with Giants (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Vaughn Heppner book?

The Lost Maddox (2026) is the newest Vaughn Heppner book released so far.

Is there a new Vaughn Heppner book coming?

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

Vaughn Heppner at a glance

Still publishing
Vaughn Heppner published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Vaughn Heppner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
20,884 pages across the 59 of 122 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Vaughn Heppner books, 74 of 122, were published in the 2010s.

What the Vaughn Heppner books are about

3 of the 122 Vaughn Heppner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: interplanetary voyages is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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