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Soldiers of Barrabas Books in Order

Soldiers of Barrabas contains 32 books, published between 1983 and 1989. The first book is The Barrabas Run (1983) and the newest is The Barrabas Kill (1989). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1983–1989
Pages on record
6,799 in 31 of 32 books
Reading time
113–170 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,799 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Soldiers of Barrabas is a men's adventure series of 32 books published between 1983 and 1989. The byline Jack Hild covers 30 of them, and the credit data names further writers behind that byline: Robin Hardy on 14, Alan Philipson on 6, Ron Lesser on 4, John Preston on 3, and Jack Garside, William Baetz and Rich Rainey on 2 each. Subject tags name mercenary troops, Vietnam War veterans, cults and the Irish Republican Army. The Barrabas Run (1983) opens the sequence, followed by Plains Of Fire, Butchers Of Eden and Show No Mercy in 1984, with Gulag War, Red Hammer Down and Rivers Of Flesh among the 1985 entries. The series closes with The Barrabas Kill (1989).

How many Soldiers of Barrabas books are there?

Soldiers of Barrabas has 32 books, released between 1983 and 1989.

Soldiers of Barrabas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Soldiers of Barrabas 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 The Barrabas Run, book 1 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1983)
  2. Cover of Plains Of Fire, book 2 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1984)
  3. Cover of Butchers Of Eden, book 3 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1984)
  4. Cover of Gulag War, book 5 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  5. Cover of Red Hammer Down, book 6 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  6. Cover of Rivers Of Flesh, book 7 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  7. Cover of Eye Of The Fire, book 8 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  8. Cover of Some Choose Hell, book 9 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  9. Cover of Vultures Of The Horn, book 10 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1985)
  10. Cover of Agile Retrieval, book 11 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1986)
  11. Cover of Jihad, book 12 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1986)
  12. Cover of No Sanctuary, book 13 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1986)
  13. Cover of Red Vengeance, book 14 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1986)
  14. Cover of Firestorm U.S.A., book 16 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1986)
  15. Cover of Point Blank, book 17 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  16. Cover of Sakhalin Breakout, book 18 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  17. Cover of Skyjack, book 19 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  18. Cover of Alaska Deception, book 20 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  19. Cover of No Safe Place, book 21 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  20. Cover of Kremlin Devils, book 22 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1987)
  21. Cover of The Barrabas Raid, book 23 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1988)
  22. Cover of The Barrabas Fix, book 24 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1988)
  23. Cover of The Barrabas Edge, book 25 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1988)
  24. Cover of Pacific Payload, book 26 of the Soldiers of Barrabas series (1988)
  1. 1
    The Barrabas Run1983 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983218
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  2. 2
    Plains Of Fire1984 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984221
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  3. 3
    Butchers Of Eden1984 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984219
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  4. 4
    Show No Mercy1984 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984219
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  5. 5
    Gulag War1985 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985218
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  6. 6
    Red Hammer Down1985 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985218
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  7. 7
    Rivers Of Flesh1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  8. 8
    Eye Of The Fire1985 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985222
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  9. 9
    Some Choose Hell1985 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985220
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  10. 10
    Vultures Of The Horn1985 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985216
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  11. 11
    Agile Retrieval1986 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986221
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  12. 12
    Jihad1986 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986219
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  13. 13
    No Sanctuary1986 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986218
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  14. 14
    Red Vengeance1986 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986220
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  15. 15
    Death Deal1986 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986219
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  16. 16
    Firestorm U.S.A.1986 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986219
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  17. 17
    Point Blank1987 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987219
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  18. 18
    Sakhalin Breakout1987 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987220
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  19. 19
    Skyjack1987 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987218
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  20. 20
    Alaska Deception1987 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987221
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  21. 21
    No Safe Place1987 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987218
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  22. 22
    Kremlin Devils1987 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987220
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  23. 23
    The Barrabas Raid1988 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988220
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  24. 24
    The Barrabas Fix1988 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988221
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  25. 25
    The Barrabas Edge1988 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988220
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  26. 26
    Pacific Payload1988 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988219
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  27. 27
    The Barrabas Creed1988 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988219
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  28. 28
    The Barrabas Hit1989 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989218
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  29. 29
    The Barrabas Heist1989 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989221
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  30. 30
    The Barrabas Fire1989 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989219
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  31. 31
    The Barrabas Thrust1989 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989220
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  32. 32
    The Barrabas Kill1989 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989219
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Do you have to read Soldiers of Barrabas books in order?

You should read the Soldiers of Barrabas books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Soldiers of Barrabas book also stands alone.

Where to start with Soldiers of Barrabas

Start with The Barrabas Run (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Soldiers of Barrabas book?

The Barrabas Kill (1989) is the newest Soldiers of Barrabas book released so far.

Is there a new Soldiers of Barrabas book coming?

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

Soldiers of Barrabas at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Soldiers of Barrabas title on record dates from 1989, 37 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Soldiers of Barrabas books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,799 pages across the 31 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 219 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Soldiers of Barrabas books, 32 of 32, were published in the 1980s.
Attribution
Of the 32 titles, 30 are credited to Jack Hild, 14 to Robin Hardy, 6 to Alan Philipson and 4 to Ron Lesser. A further 8 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Soldiers of Barrabas books are about

20 of the 32 Soldiers of Barrabas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mercenary troops is tagged on 6 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.