Charles W Lamb Books in Order

Marine veteran Jake Thomas volunteers for a DARPA experiment and wakes in a shattered future Earth stripped of centuries of progress. Guided by a hidden artificial life system called AL:ICE, he begins a dangerous push to help humanity recover.

Jake Thomas has survived repeated clashes with the NeHaw, but keeping Earth alive grows harder by the day. While he builds a fleet from captured and constructed ships, trouble at home threatens to open a second front.

Jake Thomas is juggling a weakened defense, strange European transmissions, and rising pressure from the NeHaw. An unsettling alien visitor and Sara's erratic behavior add to the chaos as Earth braces for whatever comes next.

Jake Thomas has beaten back disaster before, but victory brings a new NeHaw leadership that knows how to fight in space. As cities recover on Earth, he is forced into another two-front war with pressure at home and in orbit.

Now Lord Protector of Windfall and engaged to Cassandra, Alex is already stretched thin when a message reveals a kidnapping plot. His rescue mission carries him across the Western Sea into foreign lands and bigger political trouble.

Workaholic engineer Alex Rogers and his dog Kinsey vanish from the Washington wilderness into a realm of magic and old rivalries. To survive, Alex must learn a new world fast and become the kind of protector it desperately needs.

Alex Rogers hopes for a quiet honeymoon after defeating a major enemy, but wakes up back on Earth with friends who cannot understand his world. In his absence, the dark elves move against the kingdom he left behind.

More than a decade after the NeHaw war, Jake Thomas is stuck behind a desk until fresh border incidents and disappearances threaten a new conflict. Former enemies may need to work together against a dangerous third force.

Recently divorced veteran Robert Garrison goes looking for a fresh start in Florida and finds a decaying old house instead. Its secrets pull him into the Foxworth family's past, where Charlotte Foxworth is fighting for a future of her own.

Robert and Charlotte are finally together and ready to build a life in the restored house. Then unsettling visions and an unexpected visitor drag the past back into the present and place Charlotte in danger.

One of Lamb's standalones, YoungBlood mixes attraction, danger, and a life that refuses to stay ordinary. It is a quick, tense setup built around secrets, shifting loyalties, and personal stakes.

With the latest alien threat temporarily pushed back, Jake cannot do everything at once. While Earth rebuilds and old enemies regroup, others from his circle head into unexplored space and uncover new trouble.

Alex Rogers inherits a kingdom in chaos after defeating the Dark Paladin and quickly learns the crown is no prize. With no money, few allies, and a kidnapped heir, he has to outmaneuver rebellious lords fast.

A routine patrol disappears near Reaper's World, throwing Bryan and Jake's people into a fresh mystery. With Earth still guarding technology the Phasers want badly, one strange encounter could shift the balance again.

This standalone leans into Lamb's romance side, pairing hard work, close quarters, and a connection that grows complicated fast. As feelings deepen, the past and present both start pressing in.

Former Marine Bryan Norton rescues a stranger in the Arizona desert and ends up targeted by alien bounty hunters. Aboard the starship Independence, he gets a second chance at youth, and a first look at a much larger universe.

An ancient AI plot born in a second Cold War wakes up a century after humanity's collapse. Jake's world must face automated forces and a rival intelligence that sees humans as a problem to manage.

An attempt on Bryan Norton's life sends the crew of Independence hunting for a hidden enemy. A surprise arrival, new tension inside the crew, and a shifting idea of who counts as human raise the stakes again.

Years after Alex and Cassie's early adventures, their daughter Nixie stands on the edge of her sixteenth birthday and long-awaited nymph magic. Her journey with friends and family opens old questions that could shake A'nland.

Bryan is settling into life aboard Independence when a mob boss, a rescued hostage, and an unexpected return to Earth push him into deeper trouble. He is learning fast, but life among the stars keeps getting more complicated.