Ring of Fire Books in Order

How many Ring of Fire books are there?

Ring of Fire has 105 books, released between 2000 and 2026. 94 of them belong to the 4 main-line series (Ring of Fire Press, Ring of Fire, Grantville Gazette and others), and 11 related titles sit outside it: collections.

Ring of Fire Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 105 Ring of Fire 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.

Ring of Fire Books in Chronological Order

In story order, 1632 comes first and 1637: The Pilgrim's Passage comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 36 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

Where to start with Ring of Fire

Start with 1632 (2000), the earliest published book in the 4 main-line series.

What is the newest Ring of Fire book?

1637: The Pilgrim's Passage (2026) is the newest book in the 4 main-line series.

Is there a new Ring of Fire book coming?

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

Ring of Fire at a glance

Still running

Ring of Fire is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Ring of Fire books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

29,781 pages across the 71 of 105 books with a recorded length, a median of 381 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Ring of Fire books, 49 of 105, were published in the 2010s.

Attribution

Of the 105 titles, 47 are credited to Eric Flint, 9 to Gorg Huff, 9 to Paula Goodlett and 9 to David Carrico. A further 42 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Ring of Fire books are about

53 of the 105 Ring of Fire 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 35 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 35 of 53 books
• Alternative history 15 of 53 books
• Time travel 14 of 53 books
• American literature 7 of 53 books
• History 7 of 53 books
• Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 7 of 53 books
• Science fiction, action & adventure 6 of 53 books
• Historical fiction 6 of 53 books
• Europe 5 of 53 books
• Seventeenth century 5 of 53 books

Series that include Ring of Fire books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Ring of Fire Press books in order 43 books