Rick Shelley

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1990
  • Latest Book:
    June 2003
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Full Series List in Order

Dirigent Mercenary Corps

1 - Officer-Cadet (May-1998)
2 - Lieutenant (Oct-1998)
3 - Captain (Mar-1999)
4 - Major (Dec-1999)
5 - Lieutenant Colonel (May-2000)
6 - Colonel (Nov-2000)

A Mission of the 13th Spaceborne

Until Relieved (Mar-1994)
Jump Pay (Aug-1995)
Side Show (Jun-2003)

Second Commonwealth

1 - The Buchanan Campaign (Dec-1995)
2 - The Fires of Coventry (Nov-1996)
3 - Return to Camerein (Jan-1998)

Seven Towers

2 - The Wizard at Home (Jan-1995)
The Wizard at Mecq (Jun-1994)

Spec Ops Squad

1 - Holding the Line (Jul-2001)
2 - Deep Strike (Jul-2002)
3 - Sucker Punch (Jan-2003)

Varayan Memoir

1 - Son of the Hero (Aug-1990)
2 - The Hero of Varay (Jul-1991)
3 - The Hero King (May-1992)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Son of the Hero

    Varayan Memoir - 1

    THE BUFFER ZONE That was what they called the seven kingdoms that stood between the mortals' world of Earth and the realm of the immortal elves. When Gil Tyner planned to celebrate his twenty-first birthday with his parents, he didn't have the faint...

  • The Hero of Varay

    Varayan Memoir - 2

    WHEN DRAGONS PROWL -- Gil was just another college student when his father died and left him an incredible inheritance. Destined to be both the hero of Varay and the heir to its crown, Gil stepped through the magical doorway into his kingdom. There ...

  • The Hero King

    Varayan Memoir - 3

    THE END OF THE UNIVERSE-- was fast approaching. On Earth, it began with nuclear war. In Varay, the buffer zone between Earth and Fairy, the boundaries between worlds were blurring, and a Russian warship had washed up on Varay's shore. And in Fairy, ...

  • Until Relieved

    A Mission of the 13th Spaceborne

    THE LUCKY 13TH The 13th Spaceborne is the elite fighting force of the Accord of Free Worlds. For decades, the Accord tried to keep out of the war that divided the galaxy. But now, they have no choice. It's fight or die. And the soldiers of the 13t...

  • The Wizard at Mecq

    Seven Towers

    UNDER EVIL'S SWAY -- The Wizard Silvas had been drawn to Mecq as he'd been led to many another town scattered across twelth-century England. His oath given to the Unseen Lord, Silvas was sworn to offer magical aid to all in need--but only after ...

  • The Wizard at Home

    Seven Towers - 2

    One sorcerer rises against evil -- with the powers of a goddess within him. Second in the Seven Towers series from the author of The Wizard at Mecq.The ruins of Mecq still smolder in the English countryside, and in the ashes, the wizard Silvas mourns...

  • Jump Pay

    A Mission of the 13th Spaceborne

    THE LUCKY 13TH The 13th Spaceborne is the elite fighting force of the Accord of Free Worlds. For decades the Accord tried to keep out of the war that divided the galaxy. But now they have no choice--it's fight or die. And the soldiers of the 13th ...

  • The Buchanan Campaign

    Second Commonwealth - 1

    For years the planet Buchanan was a peaceful place where hardworking colonists could carve a life for themselves. An independent world of farmers and hunters, Buchanan remained far removed from the baffle for control raging between the Federation and...

  • The Fires of Coventry

    Second Commonwealth - 2

    In The Buchanan Campaign, national bestselling author Rick Shelley took the prospect of interplanetary invasion to a bold new level, where ordinary citizens fought side by side with the highly trained warriors of the Second Commonwealth against the r...



  • Return to Camerein

    Second Commonwealth - 3

    In The Buchanan Campaign bestselling author Rick Shelley created a bold scenario of interplanetary invasion. In The Fires of Coventry he returned to that explosive universe to pit advanced technology against nature's most elemental weapon. Now he pre...

  • Officer-Cadet

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 1

    Expelled from Earth's prestigious North American Military Academy on trumped-up charges, Lon Nolan's honor seemed shattered. But the young student of warfare vowed to regain his good name--with the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, the DMC, where the bloody ...

  • Lieutenant

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 2

    National bestselling author Rick Shelley has thrilled a legion of fans with his tales of the future of warfare among the stars. In Officer Cadet he introduced Lon Nolan of the Dirigent Mercenary Corps. Now, Lon Nolan returns as a lieutenant in a new ...

  • Captain

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 3

    National bestselling author Rick Shelley, himself a veteran of the U.S. Army, has thrilled legions of fans with his novels of war among the stars. Here is the next adventure of the Dirigent Mercenary Corps: For them, war isn't just a duty and an hono...

  • Major

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 4

    Lon Nolan has risen through the ranks of the DMC like none before him, consistently showing his courage under fire--and making his mark as a leader of men. Now, with a growing family of his own, Lon has begun to grasp the higher responsibility that c...

  • Lieutenant Colonel

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 5

    Mercenary Lon Nolan returns in a mind-blowing, far-future military science fiction thriller from the national bestselling author of Major. The year is 2804 AD. Humanity has colonized the universe. But the authority of the Confederation of Human World...

  • Colonel

    Dirigent Mercenary Corps - 6

    National bestselling author Rick Shelley, himself a veteran of the U.S. Army, has thrilled legions of fans with his novels of war among the stars. Here is the next adventure of the Dirigent Mercenary Corps: For them, war isn't just a duty and an hono...

  • Holding the Line

    Spec Ops Squad - 1

    SPEC OPS SQUAD After eons of searching, humanity finally learned it was not alone -- that there were many intelligent alien races among the stars. By joining the Alliance of Light, Earth had discovered allies with whom to explore the universe -- and ...

  • Deep Strike

    Spec Ops Squad - 2

    Finally reaching the stars, humanity joined the Alliance of Light--a coalition of alien worlds dedicated to exploring the universe and facing its dangers together. A new military regiment, made of soldiers from every planet in the Alliance, has alrea...

  • Sucker Punch

    Spec Ops Squad - 3

    The Alliance of Light has achieved many victories in the ongoing war against the Ilion Federation through the success of the elite military force comprised of alien soldiers from each planet in the coalition... Sergeant Bart "Dragon" Drak and the su...



  • Side Show

    A Mission of the 13th Spaceborne

    THE LUCKY 13TH The 13th Spaceborne is the elite fighting force of the Accord of Free Worlds. For decades, the Accord tried to keep out of the war that divided the galaxy. But now, they have no choice. It's fight or die. And the soldiers of the 13t...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rick Shelley has published 20 books.

Rick Shelley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Side Show, was published in June 2003.

The first book by Rick Shelley, Son of the Hero, was published in August 1990.

Yes. Rick Shelley has 6 series.
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