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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2013
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Caine Riordan Novel

1 - Fire with Fire (Apr-2013)
2 - Trial by Fire (Aug-2014)
3 - Raising Caine (Oct-2015)
4 - Caine's Mutiny (Feb-2017)
5 - Marque of Caine (Jul-2019)
6 - Endangered Species (Aug-2023)
7 - Protected Species (Dec-2023)

Vortex of Worlds

1 - This Broken World (Nov-2021)
2 - Into the Vortex (Mar-2023)

Multi-Author Series List

Black Tide Rising

8 - At the End of the World (Jul-2020)
9 - At the End of the Journey (Mar-2021)

Book List in Order: 17 titles



  • An agent for a spy organization uncovers an alien alliance in nearby interstellar space--an alliance that will soon involve humanity in politics and war on a galactic scale. 2105, September: Intelligence Analyst Caine Riordan uncovers a conspiracy...



  • When reluctant interstellar diplomat and intelligence operative Caine Riordan returns from humanity’s first encounter with alien races, sudden war clouds burst. With Earth’s fleet shattered by a sneak attack and its survivors fighting for their l...



  • Caine Riordan, reluctant diplomatic and military intelligence operative, has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kur’s and Hkh’Rkh’s joint invasion of Earth. But scant hours after the attackers surrender, the mysterious but pot...



  • A new entry in the critically acclaimed Caine Riordan science fiction series by three-time Nebula nominee Charles E. Gannon! Science fiction on a grand scale. Prequels Raising Caine, Trial by Fire and Fire with Fire were all Nebula Award finalists. C...





  • Alien Days is a multi-author anthology with thrilling tales of aliens, invasions, artificial intelligence, friendship, deceit and extinction. A combination which makes this collection a must-read for science fiction short story fans.This anthology fe...



  • It’s been two years since Caine Riordan was relieved of his command for following both his orders and his conscience. Now he’s finally received the message he’s been waiting for: a summons to visit the ancient and enigmatic Dornaani. And this t...



  • A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BEST-SELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES BY NEBULA- AND DRAGON AWARDâ€"NOMINATED AUTHOR CHARLES E. GANNONCASTAWAYS IN A ZOMBIE PLAGUE Six kids ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs. A British captain who rarely...



  • A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BEST-SELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES BY NEBULA- AND DRAGON AWARD–NOMINATED AUTHOR CHARLES E. GANNONIt was supposed to be fun. Six teenagers and their British captain aboard the ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, headed...






  • Welcome to the 22nd century! Ever-turbulent humanity has reached out to the stars and found itself challenged by several “exosapient” species whose motivations are as unusual as their physical forms. Troubleshooters like Caine Riordan mus...



  • EPIC FANTASY FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHARLES E. GANNON. A young man must face dangers from without and within—and question everything he believes to be true.Since boyhood, Druadaen expected he’d ascend to the command of an elite legion ...



  • SOLDIERS LOST IN TIME, 152 LIGHT-YEARS FROM HOME, WITH A DAUNTING TASK FOR SURVIVALTaken from their planet and their century, they are not just the Lost Soldiers: they are Murphy’s Lawless. Major Rodger Y. Murphy should have died when his ...



  • BOOK TWO IN CHARLES E. GANNON’S VORTEX OF WORLDS EPIC FANTASY SERIESA little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing . . . but knowing the full truth might get you killed. Druadaen, Outrider for the once-mighty Dunarran Consentium, has prove...



  • Major Rodger Y. Murphy should have died when his helicopter crashed off the coast of Mogadishu in November, 1993. Instead, he woke up in August, 2125, in a binary star system 152 light years from home. Without any memory of the otherworldly abductors...



  • CAINE RIORDAN RETURNS . . . AND FACES DOWN HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET!Caine Riordan has faced many crises in his unintended career as diplomat, soldier, and first contact specialist, but none more challenging than the one he faces now. He and twelve o...



  • Caine Riordan and his self-styled “Crewe” have survived their first months on the planet they call Bactradgaria. They’ve overcome floods, dust storms, tornadoes, searing heat, bitter cold, desperate battles, and attacks by various s...



  • A NEW NOVEL IN THE BEST-SELLING TERRAN REPUBLIC SERIESIt has been 15 Terran months since Colonel Rodger Murphy and his Lost Soldiers were dropped in the 55 Tauri binary system. Since then, they have forged an uneasy alliance with space-dwelling desce...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Charles E. Gannon has published 17 books.

The next book by Charles E. Gannon, Admiral and Commander, will be published in April 2024.

The first book by Charles E. Gannon, Fire with Fire, was published in April 2013.

Yes. Charles E. Gannon has 2 series.