The Blackcollar Books in Order
Complete reading order for The Blackcollar series.
How to Read The Blackcollar series
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
Publication order gives the best experience for The Blackcollar series. Each book has a complete central plot focused on a specific resistance operation or mission. Character relationships and ongoing developments carry across the series, particularly the growing trust and strategic evolution within the Blackcollar team. Readers who begin with a later book miss the foundational events of the team’s early missions and character introductions that shape later conflicts and alliances.
About The Blackcollar series
Series Premise
The Blackcollar series follows highly trained human commandos who use special drugs and combat skills to resist alien occupation. Each book centers on daring missions to strike back against the Ryqril while uncovering secrets that could shift the balance of power.
Main Characters
The series centers on Allen Caine, a young recruit drawn into the resistance, and Damon Lathe, a veteran Blackcollar leader known for his tactical brilliance and loyalty to the human cause.
Setting
The stories take place in a future where Earth has been defeated and occupied by the powerful Ryqril alien empire, with action spanning multiple colony worlds.
Tone & Themes
The tone is gritty and tactical with military science fiction elements. Central themes include resistance against overwhelming odds, loyalty, the ethics of warfare, and the fight for human independence.
Is This Series Worth Reading?
This series appeals to readers who enjoy military science fiction, stories of rebellion against alien occupation, and character-focused tales of strategy and survival.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
Includes combat violence and war themes; suitable for adult and older teen readers.
The Blackcollar series delivers intense stories of human defiance in an occupied galaxy. Reading the books in order allows the characters’ growth and the escalating resistance efforts to build with the greatest impact.
FAQ
3 books
No new book is currently scheduled. The latest book, The Judas Solution, was published in June 2006.
The Judas Solution was published in June 2006.
The first book in the series is The Blackcollar, published in July 1983.
The series primarily falls into the genre.
It’s best to read the series in order. Each book has its own story, but ongoing character arcs and relationships develop across the series.
The Blackcollar series follows highly trained human commandos who use special drugs and combat skills to resist alien occupation. Each book centers on daring missions to strike back against the Ryqril while uncovering secrets that could shift the balance of power.
The series does not currently have a new book scheduled.