Republic Commando Books in Order
Republic Commando by Karen Traviss contains 5 books, published between 2004 and 2008. The first book is Hard Contact (2004) and the newest is 501st (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2004–2008
- Total pages
- 2,183 across 5 books
- Reading time
- 36–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,183 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Republic Commando is a Star Wars series of 5 books published from 2004 to 2008 and marked likely complete. Hard Contact (2004) opens the series, followed by Triple Zero (2006), True Colors (2007), Order 66 (2008) and 501st (2008). Subject headings name space opera, imaginary wars and battles, Mandalorians, Jedi, and good and evil. Karen Traviss is credited on 4 of the 5 books, and Order 66 carries no author credit in the listing.
How many Republic Commando books are there?
Republic Commando has 5 books, released between 2004 and 2008.
Republic Commando Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Republic Commando 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.
- 1Hard Contact2004 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/420042932/4
- 2Triple Zero2006 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420064482/4
- 3True Colors2007 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/420074822/4
- 4Order 662008 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/420084962/4
- 5501st2008 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420084642/4
Is there a chronological order for Republic Commando?
No separate chronological order is on record for Republic Commando, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Republic Commando books in order?
You should read the Republic Commando books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Republic Commando book also stands alone.
Where to start with Republic Commando
Start with Hard Contact (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Republic Commando book?
501st (2008) is the newest Republic Commando book released so far.
Is there a new Republic Commando book coming?
No next Republic Commando book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Republic Commando at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Republic Commando title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Republic Commando books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,183 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Republic Commando books, 5 of 5, were published in the 2000s.
What the Republic Commando books are about
All 5 Republic Commando books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: space opera is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Space opera 4 of 5 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 5 books
- CollectionID:swCWa 2 of 5 books
- Good and evil 2 of 5 books
- Science fiction 2 of 5 books
- Star Wars fiction 2 of 5 books
- Good and evil in fiction 1 of 5 books
- Imaginary wars and battles in fiction 1 of 5 books
- Jedi 1 of 5 books
- Life on other planets 1 of 5 books
- Mandalorians 1 of 5 books
- Military Fiction 1 of 5 books
More books by Karen Traviss
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Karen Traviss
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