Ed Nelson Books in Order

A veteran suffering from Alzheimer’s unexpectedly regains his strength and begins growing younger. Joined by Marsha Wren, who is experiencing the same change, he fights to recover his stolen life while avoiding authorities who might exploit their apparent immortality.

Rick Jackson’s growing film career takes him from supporting parts to leading roles while his inventions begin earning money. Fame and wealth prove easier to acquire than a sincere relationship, forcing the young actor to reconsider how he treats others.

Rick Jackson’s movie career grows as his family joins him in California and buys a mansion with hidden secrets. Complicated romances and dangerous encounters make him question the benefits of fame while his abilities develop beyond the film set.

These stories follow Mary Jackson, Rick’s precocious younger sister, as she navigates kindergarten and the complications of her unusual family. Her determined, unconventional approach to childhood creates trouble and opportunities well beyond what adults expect from a five-year-old.

Rick Jackson moves from American high school to Oxford, juggling university examinations, golf and growing fame. A ceremonial role as a royal messenger takes an unexpected military turn, drawing him into further adventures on both sides of the Atlantic.

Starting ninth grade after an eventful summer, Rick Jackson resolves to become a serious student. School dances, changing sporting ambitions and the complications of teenage relationships challenge a boy discovering that success in one area rarely makes everything easy.

Rick Jackson balances a new movie role with plans to work his passage to England aboard a freighter. When Soviet agents kidnap his sister, hidden dangers within the family’s world emerge alongside his travels through several continents.

Preparing for a surfing movie in Hawaii, teenage actor Rick Jackson discovers that film work rarely follows a simple plan. Dangerous animals, corrupt officials and a stricken flight crew create fresh crises, even as his personal life remains uncertain.

In the summer before high school, Rick Jackson hitchhikes from Ohio to California and encounters adventures far beyond an ordinary road trip. Bank robbers, rodeo riding and a western movie introduce opportunities that could change his future.

Rick Jackson tries to complete tenth grade while making an unwanted movie and recording a song against his wishes. Political threats and challenges to his unconventional education complicate a life in which flying aircraft seems easier than maintaining a romance.

As the Cold War intensifies, Rick Jackson’s duties as a royal messenger become increasingly dangerous. Soviet and East German intelligence target him and his sister, bringing international conflict into his life as a student at Oxford.

Kidnapped by the KGB and taken to the Soviet Union for trial, Rick Jackson must devise his own escape. His growing involvement in government brings dangers that fame and money cannot solve, while personal and political feuds continue to deepen.

Chairman Mao's unexpected death transforms Rick's connections in China into involvement across China, Vietnam and Hong Kong. While navigating the changing political landscape, he pursues an amateur golfing Grand Slam and discovers that success cannot shield him from heartbreak.

Rick Jackson’s closeness to China’s imperial family draws him into political danger as his actions alter history. While trying to protect them, he oversees a growing business empire whose research into electronics and spaceflight promises further upheaval.

Rick Jackson must take a more active role in his expanding businesses as their decisions gain international consequences. Following the unexpected death of China’s leader, managing his commercial empire becomes entangled with the danger of widespread starvation.

Rick Jackson’s decision to establish an Australian cattle station brings consequences beyond the business itself. As his companies develop computers and prepare for lunar exploration, he continues navigating the dangers and personal complications of an increasingly influential life.

As Rick Jackson and his wife prepare for their first child, his enterprises continue reshaping world affairs. Advances in gravity control make the Moon and solar system more accessible, bringing discoveries that challenge assumptions about humanity’s past.

Rick Jackson turns his attention toward the Moon and the wider possibilities of space exploration. His altered world still brings political danger and a confrontation with Russia, while a new romantic connection changes the shape of his personal life.

A dying retired army engineer awakens in a young baron's body in eighth-century Cornwall. Carrying a lifetime of technical knowledge into an unfamiliar society, he sets out to modernize civilization while avoiding accusations of witchcraft.

Reborn in the body of a young baron in eighth-century Cornwall, retired engineer James Fletcher tries to introduce modern knowledge without being condemned as a witch. Attacks from every direction threaten the territory he is working to transform.

James Fletcher’s efforts to modernize early medieval Cornwall bring him into conflict with King Ine of Wessex. As the region’s growing prosperity attracts rival kingdoms, the engineer must use knowledge from his former life to defend his new home.

An assassination attempt by the Franks draws James Fletcher and his family into war. While defending his position in eighth-century Cornwall, the former engineer pushes forward developments in steam power, weapons, shipping and electricity that could transform his adopted world.

James Fletcher believes lasting peace requires expanding his power across an alternate eighth-century world. As neighboring rulers covet his wealth and territory, he must hold back the Gauls while turning his attention toward the Moors in Spain.

James Fletcher continues expanding his territories into eastern Europe and the lands that will become Russia. His campaign combines conquest with inventions and practical knowledge from his former life, reshaping society in an alternate eighth century.

James Fletcher expands his campaign for security into a struggle for world domination. After encounters in South America and major construction projects across the Americas, Germany becomes his next objective in a medieval world transformed by modern engineering.