Lost Fleet Books in Order
Jack Campbell has written 22 Lost Fleet books, published between 2006 and 2024. The first book is Dauntless (2006) and the newest is Rendezvous with Corsair (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2006–2024
- Confirmed
- 22 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,452 in 16 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 91–136 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,452 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
The Lost Fleet is Jack Campbell's military science fiction series, built on fleet warfare, starships and human-alien contact. Dauntless (2006) opens the run, and the catalogue holds 22 titles through Rendezvous with Corsair in 2024, counting Beyond the Frontier, Outlands, The Lost Stars and the Genesis Fleet. Median length is 340 pages, and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
How many Lost Fleet books are there?
Lost Fleet has 22 books, released between 2006 and 2024.
Lost Fleet Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Lost Fleet 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.
- 120062933/4
- 220073043/4
- 320072993/4
- 420083043/4
- 520093203/4
- 620103523/4
- 720113563/4
- 82012–3/4
- 92012–3/4
- 102013–3/4
- 112013–3/4
- 1220143693/4
- 1320143863/4
- 1420153233/4
- 1520163523/4
- 1620173273/4
- 1720183443/4
- 1820193873/4
- 1920213363/4
- 2020224003/4
- 212023–3/4
- 222024–3/4
Do you have to read Lost Fleet books in order?
You should read the Lost Fleet books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lost Fleet book also stands alone.
What order should you read Lost Fleet books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Dauntless (2006), the earliest published title. After it come Fearless (2007), Courageous (2007), Valiant (2008) and Relentless (2009); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Lost Fleet book?
Rendezvous with Corsair (2024) is the newest Lost Fleet book released so far.
Is there a new Lost Fleet book coming?
No next Lost Fleet book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lost Fleet at a glance
- Still running
- Lost Fleet is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Lost Fleet books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,452 pages across the 16 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lost Fleet books, 13 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lost Fleet books are about
20 of the 22 Lost Fleet books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 11 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 11 of 20 books
- Space warfare 11 of 20 books
- Space opera 10 of 20 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 8 of 20 books
- Space ships 4 of 20 books
- Science fiction, military 3 of 20 books
- War & military 3 of 20 books
- American literature 2 of 20 books
- Military science fiction 2 of 20 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 20 books
More books by Jack Campbell
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jack Campbell books in order 44 books