David Sherman

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1987
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Demontech

1 - Onslaught (Jan-2002)
2 - Rally Point (Feb-2003)
3 - Gulf Run (Jan-2004)
Get Her Back! (Jun-2010)

Night Fighters

1 - Knives in the Night (Mar-1987)
2 - Main Force Assault (Jul-1987)
3 - Out of the Fire (Nov-1987)
4 - A Rock & a Hard Place (Apr-1988)
5 - A Nghu Night Falls (Jul-1988)
6 - Charlie Don't Live Here Anymore (Mar-1989)

Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • Knives in the Night

    Night Fighters - 1

    From 1965 to 1971 the United States Marines in Vietnam ran a small, little-known operation called the "Combined Action Program." In many ways what CAP did was similar to what was done by the US Army Special Forces, the famous Green Berets, except th...

  • Main Force Assault

    Night Fighters - 2

    The members of Combined Action Platoon Tango Niner, a motley collection of misfits, individualists, and characters, await an opportunity to ambush the Viet Cong and corrupt South Vietnamese to deal them a bloody beating...

  • Out of the Fire

    Night Fighters - 3

    Someone planted two kilos of heroin in the Marine compound called Camp Apache, home of Combined Action Platoon T-9. When the heroin is found, the Marine lieutenant and NCOs are charged with drug smuggling. They're innocent, of course, but have to pro...

  • A Rock & a Hard Place

    Night Fighters - 4

    The Marines of Combined Action Platoon T-9 are trapped between a Rock and a Hard Place. They can't run their patrols and keep Bun Hoi village safe from the Vietcong without their Popular Forces platoon, which had been taken away by the District Comma...

  • A Nghu Night Falls

    Night Fighters - 5

    The Marines of CAP Tango Nine have a lock on both the day and the night in Bun Hou village--and they're not about to give up either one without a bloody fight. But they don't know that Charlies has a new commanding officer. He's experienced. He's mea...

  • Charlie Don't Live Here Anymore

    Night Fighters - 6

    It's six months since Combined Action Platoon T-9 was established in Hou Bun village. Six months of nearly-nightly battles between the Marines and Popular Forces of CAP Tango Niner and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army units. The VC and NVA almost ...

  • There I Was

    Men who have been in combat may or, as is more usually the case, may not tell war stories. When they do tell them, they usually leave out various details, and often change things. After all, the stories can dredge up painful memories. In addition, th...

  • The Squad

    Tet, 1968. That was the Vietnam War's D Day, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Crossing of the Rhine. In a series of battles in all parts of the country, condensed mostly in a three day span - although a few fights (Khe Sanh, Hue City) lasted longer - t...

  • Onslaught

    Demontech - 1

    The diabolic armies appear invincible but they haven't met the Marines. The Dark Prince's power to summon demons has made his forces second to none, and ensured his place as one of the invasion's leaders. Not content to merely seize his father's t...



  • Rally Point

    Demontech - 2

    Ruthless and seemingly indestructible, the dark army didn't count on the few, the proud, the Marines. The Dark Prince's vast armies have destroyed nation after nation with the aid of powerful demon magic. Their total victory would be swift and ce...

  • Gulf Run

    Demontech - 3

    Only a miracle can save them now. Luckily, they have one: the Marines. Like an invincible tidal wave of evil, the Dark Prince's conquering armies roar across the land, leaving death and destruction in their wake. So far Marines Haft and Spinner ha...

  • The Hunt

    Vampires are real. They go out during the day. They can eat garlic. Crucifixes don't scare them. They aren't Bela Lugosi. Rocks is a vampire hunter. Rocks is the best at what he does. Rocks is a vampire. Five people are accidentally turned into vampi...

  • The Junkyard Dogs

    A U.S. Marine Combined Action Platoon in Vietnam; a single Marine squad is located in Khung Toi, a Vietnamese village, working with the Popular Forces -- the local militia. Together, the Marines and PFs form CAP Whiskey 8. Three of the Marines, using...

  • So It Begins

  • Get Her Back!

    Demontech

    Send in the Marines! Because the Golden Girl is on the loose... And it's up to Haft and the Bloody Axes to.. Get Her Back! When headstrong Alyine sets off on her own to find her left-behind musician, life gets interesting for those who must go after ...

  • A Rock and a Hard Place

    The Marines of Combined Action Platoon T-9 are trapped between a Rock and a Hard Place. They can't run their patrols and keep Bun Hoi village safe from the Vietcong without their Popular Forces platoon, which had been taken away by the District Comma...

  • A Nghu Day Dawns

    Major Nghu, the fanatic North Vietnamese officer from book 1, is back. This time, he's got many more soldiers under his command, and uses different tactics, which he believes are guaranteed to defeat the Marines and Popular Forces of Combined Action ...

  • SHERMAN'S SHORTS; The Beginnings

    DAVID SHERMAN first tried writing when he was discharged from the US Marine Corps. He didn't really put his heart into it at that time, and soon stepped back from writing in favor of the visual arts. Years later, he returned to writing. Soon enough, ...

  • Mask of the Forest Keeper

    Alex Trova has been working for the Bounty Hunters Guild for a long time. He's one of their best, despite what his boss might say about him. But he doesn't hunt people. The Bounty Hunters Guild spans multiple worlds, and it enforces the rules and bou...



  • Dead Man's Chest

    Ham Eliot is a down-on-his-luck freelance magazine writer who finds lost or misplaced objects to supplement his writing income. He soon encounters Sindi DiWagne, a duplicitous blonde who leads him on a search for a purloined map she claims shows the ...

  • Hungering Shadows

    A pair of skin walker demons have taken up residence in the city, and Alex has finally tracked them down. What should be the end of a tedious mission turns into a disaster when another bounty hunter shows up and her interference lets one of the skin ...

  • Issue in Doubt

    David Sherman writes about Marines with the razor-sharp realism of one of their own." Jack Campbell, Best-Selling Author, Lost Fleet Series We are not alone! In exploring and colonizing the galaxy, humanity discovers evidence of eighteen sentient spe...

  • In All Directions

    Semi-Autonomous World TroyThe men of 1st Marine Combat Force are in a life-and-death struggle with the Dusters, bird-like aliens who launched a surprise attack on Troy, and vanished the entire Human population. When Corporal John Mackie and his squad...

  • The Alcoholic's Daughter

    For Annie and Evan it was love at first sight. To the outside world, Annie was vivacious and charming, a successful broadcaster and writer. But once they start living together, Evan discovers Annie works desperately to hide her all-consuming fears, o...

  • The Hand of Tyr

    When Balfrith flees home with his father’s cursed sword, he heads north to find the magical domain of the Elves. But what starts out as a childish flight from home, leads to a quest that will take Balfrith to places and peoples he could only dream ...

  • The 18th Race

    The Complete Saga of the 18th Race Series in One Omnibus EditionWe are not alone!In exploring and colonizing the galaxy, humanity discovers evidence of eighteen sentient species. Seventeen of them had not developed interstellar travel. Those were des...

  • To Hell and Regroup

    THE FINAL SHOWDOWN ON TROY!The strange bird-like aliens that humans have nicknamed "Dusters" have destroyed a human colony, the Semi-Autonomous World Troy. The North American Union sent a massive force of troops from the Marines, Army, and Navy in re...

  • The Last Campaigns

    The armies of the Dark Prince roam the land on a mission of total conquest, armed with demon-enhanced weapons, and military knowledge transported from our world. What they hadn't counted on were the capabilities of two native Marines, Haft and S...

  • Momma's Got the Blues

    Celebrating the joys of pop music and the musicians who live to play it; while taking an insider’s look at what the digital age has done to the artist, the business and the sound.The golden days of MaryAnne’s singing career, of sold-out concert h...



  • Crossing the Line

    A young man, born to self-desgtructive parents, finds solace on the makeshift bakyard rink and in the love of his uncle. As the book starts, his provessional career has bloomed. He is traded to his hometown Montreal from Dallas, where hs is slated to...

  • Sherman's Last Round-Up

    I do declare... Shenanigans are afoot! But never fear, the Pinkertons are on the case.Trek into untamed territory with Pinkerton Detective Miss Kitty Belle and her roguish companion and somewhat reformed card sharp Cheyenne Walker as they take on the...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

David Sherman has published 31 books.

David Sherman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sherman's Last Round-Up, was published in March 2024.

The first book by David Sherman, Knives in the Night, was published in March 1987.

Yes. David Sherman has 2 series.
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