Drop Trooper Books in Order
Rick Partlow has written 30 Drop Trooper books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is Birthright (2011) and the newest is Kill Chain (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2011–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,154 in 4 of 30 books
Drop Trooper is Rick Partlow's military science fiction sequence, extended by Drop Trooper: Recon and Drop Trooper: Pirate Wars. The listing gathers 30 books from Birthright (2011) to Kill Chain (2024), taking in Duty, Honor, Planet (2011), Honor Bound (2012), Contact Front (2020), Danger Close (2020) and Direct Fire (2020). The novels are long, at a median of 453 pages, and Partlow continues the run.
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How many Drop Trooper books are there?
Drop Trooper has 30 books, released between 2011 and 2024.
Drop Trooper Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Drop Trooper 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 November 2026.
- 120114562/4
- 22011–2/4
- 320128242/4
- 42014–2/4
- 520154502/4
- 620164242/4
- 72016–2/4
- 82020–2/4
- 92020–2/4
- 102020–2/4
- 112020–2/4
- 122020–2/4
- 132021–2/4
- 142021–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 162022–2/4
- 172022–2/4
- 182023–2/4
- 192023–2/4
- 202023–2/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222023–2/4
- 232023–2/4
- 242023–2/4
- 252023–2/4
- 262023–2/4
- 272023–2/4
- 282023–2/4
- 292024–2/4
- 302024–2/4
Do you have to read Drop Trooper books in order?
You should read the Drop Trooper books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Drop Trooper book also stands alone.
Where to start with Drop Trooper
Start with Birthright (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Drop Trooper book?
Kill Chain (2024) is the newest Drop Trooper book released so far.
Is there a new Drop Trooper book coming?
No next Drop Trooper book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Drop Trooper at a glance
- Still running
- Drop Trooper is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Drop Trooper books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,154 pages across the 4 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 453 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Drop Trooper books, 23 of 30, were published in the 2020s.
When Drop Trooper books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Drop Trooper titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 23 titles.
30 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
More books by Rick Partlow
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Rick Partlow books in order 116 books