A World on Fire Books in Order

In the 2030s, new Russian and Chinese leaders form an alliance seeking control of essential minerals and technology. Assassination, sabotage, and maritime attacks force NATO to respond as scattered proxy conflicts threaten to become a wider war.

A NATO exercise near the Suwalki Gap becomes entangled in a Russian-Chinese plan to fracture the alliance. Meanwhile, a Chinese quarantine of Taiwan meets autonomous defenses, drawing Europe and the Pacific toward conflicts shaped by artificial intelligence and unmanned weapons.

As global war spreads, Estonian defenders and American airborne troops face a fast-moving invasion while Finland battles an offensive toward its southern cities. Holding roads, bridges, and forest positions becomes essential to buying time for NATO's response.

Open war erupts across Europe and Asia in 2033, stretching NATO defenses from Poland to Finland. Battles for Baltic supply routes and Arctic islands bring conventional troops and autonomous weapons into a struggle over access to Europe and North America.

Marines face a desperate defense in the Aleutians while a Chinese invasion force approaches Palawan. Beneath the South China Sea, an American submarine and autonomous vessels attempt to stop the landing before control of vital shipping routes is lost.