Jaxon Reed Books in Order
Explore Jaxon Reed’s books and series in order, with short summaries and reading lists to help you find your next book and decide where to begin reading.
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Jaxon Reed books in publication order
83 books
Servant of the State
by Jaxon Reed
2014
On restricted Redwood, gifted pilot and hacker Marcus hides a forbidden need for blood. Exposed and fleeing state execution, he discovers researchers studying the planet's forests before revolution draws him back toward the city he escaped.
Twelver
by Jaxon Reed
2015
After revolution transforms the outer worlds, Marcus travels to New Texas, where remnants of the former state attack his campus. Cadets and a secret society offer help as he confronts assassins and a mysterious message from Old Earth.
The Empathic Detective
by Jaxon Reed
2016
Detective Gerald Bryce can sense emotions, but a suspected murderer possesses a more dangerous version of his gift. As she manipulates others into violence, his investigation becomes a struggle against powers extending beyond an ordinary criminal case.
Thieves & Wizards
by Jaxon Reed
2016
A stolen dagger capable of absorbing magic brings a thief, a battlemaiden, and a hidden prince into conflict with a rogue wizard. Allied with dwarves, they must keep the weapon from becoming an instrument of conquest.
Battle Cry
by Jaxon Reed
2017
Desperate state forces seek Redwood's unusual primates to create an almost indestructible army. Marcus and Dee Dee return with cadets to wage guerrilla warfare, protecting the planet's secrets from a conspiracy that could reverse the revolution.
Ghostsuit
by Jaxon Reed
2017
Investigating a serial killer who steals victims’ DNA, empathic detective Gerald Bryce uncovers experiments involving alchemy, artificial life, and psychic control. A defense contractor’s ghostsuit offers a possible advantage as the danger reaches those he loves.
Pirates and Wizards
by Jaxon Reed
2017
Captured by pirates, a thief discovers an island where wishes come true at a troubling price. Meanwhile, rival wizards maneuver for the Forlorn Dagger, a prince seeks his throne, and dwarves uncover a discovery beneath their mountains.
Tiff in Time
by Jaxon Reed
2017
Raised by the Walker to hunt fae, orphan Tiff travels between alternate worlds and timelines to pursue her targets. A powerful artifact draws her to 1920s Chicago, where the creatures she hunts are preparing a response.
Cybershot
by Jaxon Reed
2018
A powerful young psychic escapes the organization raising him and seeks out his father, detective Gerald Bryce. After an informant is killed using immersive gaming technology, Bryce must stop a psychic terrorist whose ambitions threaten the city.
Ghost of a Chance
by Jaxon Reed
2018
Private investigator Nancy Chance returns to her wartime New York after centuries fighting the fae. Investigating the murder that ended her first life brings her back to a former lover and the fae responsible, with her timeline’s future at stake.
Quantum Magic
by Jaxon Reed
2018
Five stories explore worlds of psychic detectives, shapeshifters and time travel. Empaths confront moral choices, orphans face evil, and travelers meddle with their ancestry, while criminals are offered a chance to help investigate the mysteries of life after death.
Rick or Treat
by Jaxon Reed
2018
Fae hunter Rick Strickland lands aboard a doomed airliner in an alternate world dominated by Texas and Nazi Germany. Stranded without his usual allies, he must uncover a Halloween plot shaped by increasingly obvious fae interference.
Clarion's Call
by Jaxon Reed
2019
Pirate captain Christopher Raleigh pursues a lucrative bounty, but the people aboard his prize make the plan dangerous. When Marines recapture the Tetrarch's daughter, his crew must reach Clarion and recover her despite the risks waiting there.
Condor Rising
by Jaxon Reed
2019
A trapped spy holds details of the Republic's powerful new warship and must reach a pirate haven to share them. As the League prepares an assault on a gold-rich planet, Raleigh's crew tries to prevent its own secrets from escaping.
Crypts of Phanos
by Jaxon Reed
2019
A veteran leads Dungeon Corps recruits into Phanos's monster-filled crypts to rescue the missing and confront an ancient horror. Two fugitive elves on the team carry hidden connections to the threat, revealing powers and secrets that could reshape their world.
Digital Assassin
by Jaxon Reed
2019
Amid war between rival artificial intelligences, pirate captain Raleigh captures a valuable transport carrying a ruler's daughter and indentured servants. Deaths aboard reveal hidden identities, forcing him to question whom to trust and whether the prize justifies its dangers.
Dwarves and Wizards
by Jaxon Reed
2019
After centuries of waiting, the Shadow Council begins its advance beneath the mountains beyond a remote dwarven outpost. Dwarves and wizards must unite against the threat, while a thief and former pirates prepare an unexpected answer.
Golden Alliance
by Jaxon Reed
2019
An alliance between Halcyon and pirate haven Lute opens trade and shared technology, but the League refuses to relinquish its former territory. A fleet arrives seeking gold and renewed control, encountering pirates and concealed defenses prepared to resist.
Halcyon's Heirs
by Jaxon Reed
2019
Transport survivors are stranded on technologically limited Halcyon while resistance grows elsewhere and the League searches for its ruler's daughter. A secret gold shipment draws pirates' attention, connecting scattered struggles for survival, freedom, and valuable resources.
Operation Starfold
by Jaxon Reed
2019
War reaches the ocean world of Sporades, where censorship and imprisonment entangle a young reporter's life. Infiltrating resistance agents face a secret orbital weapon, while a damaged transport's crash on a prison island disrupts everyone's plans.
Solar Storm
by Jaxon Reed
2019
Republican warships attack a League capital expecting overwhelming strength, but its ruler holds weapons capable of destroying a fleet. Marines face surprises on the ground while attempts to restore authority on Halcyon meet growing resistance.
Tetrarch's Dilemma
by Jaxon Reed
2019
Guarding a remote planet, Raleigh's crew captures an acquaintance whose information promises a fortune in gold. League warships threaten the opportunity, while Halcyon builds a new alliance and covert operatives prepare another target for the Republic.
A Bite for Dinner
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Highway patrol officer Cord Dupree’s routine traffic stop becomes something extraordinary when the driver transforms into a werewolf. The encounter draws him into paranormal law enforcement, where a ghostly Texas Ranger becomes part of his new assignment.
A Breakfast Tail
by Jaxon Reed
2020
A murder in the county jail draws Texas Ranger Cord Dupree into another paranormal investigation. With his former partner visiting the inn and ghosts uncovering unwelcome secrets, he and Macey must unravel a conspiracy involving the state’s supernatural communities.
A Nosey Brunch
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Macey’s former boyfriend arrives from Italy just as a werewolf escapes a prison van into the East Texas woods. Ranger Cord Dupree’s pursuit becomes an uneasy expedition with a ghost and a romantic rival, exposing further trouble in paranormal society.
Booked for Death
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Trapped between realities, Tiff appears only briefly near the French coast, attracting Nazi paranormal researchers. Darius Booker and the Walker mobilize help across worlds to recover her as hunters and fae approach a confrontation with consequences for every reality.
Clarion Protocol
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Gina Wilcox protects a stolen droid who believes she is human, while its manufacturer desperately wants her returned. Elsewhere, a captain’s death and a mutiny aboard a giant ship draw Commander Wolf’s team into a dangerous rescue mission.
Detective Wilcox
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Electronic telepath Gina Wilcox leaves military service for the Republic’s civilian law enforcement agency after the war. Facing institutional corruption and a surge in crime before an election, she discovers threats extending beyond the terrorists and assassins she pursues.
Maze of Menos
by Jaxon Reed
2020
A rogue elf enters the labyrinth beneath Menos, disturbing secrets that begin tearing at reality above. Percel and his Dungeon Corps team are sent to find the culprit and stop the maze's dangers from spreading beyond its depths.
Miriam's Dilemma
by Jaxon Reed
2020
League operatives and street gangs converge on Gina Wilcox as they seek an unusual droid. Meanwhile, Tetrarch Chu turns to the Nomadi after betrayal, unaware an assassin is tracking her, linking two desperate struggles for survival.
Operation Counterforce
by Jaxon Reed
2020
While Commander Wolf leads former Marines against the League, Gina Wilcox faces a different threat at home. A rogue engineer’s powerful suit and criminal backers enable a string of bank robberies that her agents struggle to contain.
Paws for Lunch
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Texas Ranger Cord Dupree investigates a vampire’s murder with help from the dead lawman who serves as his partner. Meanwhile, ghost hunters visiting the Dark Waters Inn create unexpected problems for Macey, connecting ordinary hospitality with supernatural trouble.
Snacks for Packs
by Jaxon Reed
2020
A paranormal society’s Texas chapter has been overwhelmed by werewolves, prompting a confrontation at the Dark Waters Inn. Cord and his ghostly partner face the hostile gathering while Macey and her haunting ancestor devise ways to help restore order.
Storm Warning
by Jaxon Reed
2020
Former Marine Gina Wilcox leads her team against increasingly active spies and assassins in the Republic. An operative with valuable intelligence and a secret shipbuilding project capable of changing the past raise the stakes of their civilian policing mission.
Subversive Elements
by Jaxon Reed
2020
An accused war criminal receives a final chance at redemption through a secret mission to Lute aboard an advanced ship. Meanwhile, pirates exploring a zodiac vessel discover a cargo cult concealing more significant mysteries within its isolated world.
Terminus Epsilon
by Jaxon Reed
2020
The Republican fleet prepares to strike Epsilon, the League's capital, in a final battle for galactic control. Pirates lead an attempt to bypass the planet's defenses, but unexpected complications threaten the assault and the outcome of the larger war.
Triskelion Conspiracy
by Jaxon Reed
2020
After the Chancellor’s assassination, Gina Wilcox and her team confront Triskelion agents targeting officials across the Republic. As politicians, judges, and law officers fall, the arrival of a particularly dangerous assassin raises the stakes of their investigation.
Assignment Diego
by Jaxon Reed
2021
A retiring shipworker steals classified technology and becomes known as the Time Thief. His transfer in a prison vehicle with gang leaders draws the attention of League assassins, whose intervention threatens to change the fate of everyone aboard.
Choose Revenge
by Jaxon Reed
2021
Remington Rennison leads an insurrection on Euripides while Gina Wilcox’s Counterforce tries to retrieve Miriam. With a League fleet in orbit and rival forces maneuvering below, the mission depends on allies whose help may carry its own cost.
Counterforce Two
by Jaxon Reed
2021
League warships escape with a stolen bot, leaving Counterforce’s leaders stranded and their mission unfinished. While Wolf stays behind, Lieutenant Halverson attempts a rescue and Lockhart’s team heads to Euripides in search of Miriam.
Digital Death
by Jaxon Reed
2021
League ruler Jade Thrall unknowingly inhabits an advanced android body while seeking to recover worlds lost in war. With conventional military resources scarce, she turns toward assassins as rival artificial intelligences continue their struggle through human and mechanical agents.
Diplomat's Peril
by Jaxon Reed
2021
A hitman strikes the Republic embassy as Gina Wilcox and her reunited team pursue Miriam’s rescue. With the bot’s abductor trying to leave the planet and political factions interfering, the operation becomes an increasingly complicated struggle.
Director Wilcox
by Jaxon Reed
2021
Newly appointed AOJ director Gina Wilcox faces a deadly drug trade tied to a gang and an SSI saboteur. Meanwhile, Miriam’s search for her origins on Clarion draws the team toward a confrontation involving the Thralls.
Last Cohort
by Jaxon Reed
2021
Graduating from an elite assassin school just before Epsilon falls, Tori must escape before occupying Marines capture former intelligence personnel. Adapting to the defeated regime's new dangers becomes more complicated after an encounter with rival agents on her journey.
Epsilon Redux
by Jaxon Reed
2022
League forces attempt to reclaim Epsilon, drawing a hidden former intelligence asset back toward an organization she distrusts. Lacking nearby ships, the Republic again calls on Lute's pirates, offering opportunity amid the battle for control of the planet.
Ethinium’s Vault
by Jaxon Reed
2022
After an explosion, American soldier Rip Coulter wakes in a steam-powered world where his military implant still functions. Joining the Royal Venture Society, he confronts a threat involving an ancient vault, a king, and the dangerous Darhaven.
Lost Quadrant
by Jaxon Reed
2022
Sent to recover a lost quadrant for the League, agent Blackmark infiltrates Euripides only to end up in prison. Escape becomes entangled with Remington Rennison's attempt to break in, setting competing agendas against the region's uncertain political future.
Apocalypse Code
by Jaxon Reed
2023
Unable to regain Euripides, Jade Thrall orders assassins to destroy its infrastructure using specialized robotic agents. With Blackmark freed, violence spreads, while the planet's artificial intelligence turns to Remington Rennison to protect the home she has chosen.
Carpathians' Shard
by Jaxon Reed
2023
A mysterious compass sends Rip and his family aboard the Steel Comet toward the Carpathians. An ancient shard hidden in a cave attracts rival seekers, while Prussian forces and the Kaiser’s airships threaten their journey.
Earthbound Spirits
by Jaxon Reed
2023
Supernatural disturbances grow around humanity's near-light-speed colony ships, and an attack leaves one vessel devastated. Officer Crystal Keller joins a Marine response team to investigate, facing mysteries in which even death may not end the search for answers.
Kaiser's War
by Jaxon Reed
2023
Germany’s invasion of Belgium forces Rip into wartime service as Umbria’s new undersecretary of war. Drawing on his knowledge of Earth’s history, he prepares a counterattack while Darhaven threatens his family and interdimensional travel becomes a military concern.
Mons' Angels
by Jaxon Reed
2023
An opened gate between worlds draws Rip’s team toward the battlefields of 1914. With the Neural Net moving toward Calais and a vault causing dangerous anomalies near Mons, they join French Foreign Legion soldiers to stop the disruption.
Solomon's Compass
by Jaxon Reed
2023
The Austrian Emperor hires Rip to recover a mysterious gem once loaned to Bavaria. His pursuit takes him from a floating city to an ancient fortress, with Prussian opposition turning the assignment into a dangerous international adventure.
Woodsman Rising
by Jaxon Reed
2023
Given another life in service to ancient trees, Gideon returns to the ship and Marines he once left behind. A vast gathering of spirits threatens the Eos, leaving Crystal Keller and her companions one opportunity to stop them.
Codename Raven
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Remington infiltrates the League's homeworld aboard a specialized ship, carrying recovered code that may destroy its controlling intelligence. Finding the system's core remains a problem, while an unwitting android ruler complicates a mission already filled with hidden dangers.
Digital Resurrection
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Resetting the League's artificial intelligence releases another opponent with a grievance against Jade Thrall. As the system relearns its history and the android ruler struggles within a shrinking state, scattered conflicts converge toward a final confrontation.
Farm Hand
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Tom and Gwen's new farmhand proposes fresh crops while damage delays their experiments and Tom's responsibilities multiply. Their artificial intelligence grows more capable, and nearby smugglers seek routes and buyers for military equipment they still need to unload.
Night Shadow
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Haley sells Tom Savage's produce by day and battles criminals by night, drawing a reporter into shaping her public identity. Smugglers face renewed pursuit while Tom prepares his energy business for a shortage threatening the frontier planet.
Particle Two
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Tom and Gwen experiment with a captured fragment of Phaethon's sun while a vengeful gang closes in. A surplus military robot and local artificial intelligence help protect a homestead whose unusual resources make it far from defenseless.
Pulsar's Peril
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Tom's farm prospers while an embargo isolates Phaethon and gangs spread through its capital. A local woman seeks his help restoring order, as the departing ship Pulsar carries its crew toward new troubles beyond the troubled planet.
Stentorian's Moon
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Remington Rennison searches a moon for the original code of a Star League artificial intelligence. Resource shortages and a struggle over lunar colonization turn the intelligence mission into part of a larger conflict with revolutionary stakes.
Time's Thief
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Jorge Campo steals a personal hyperdrive and escapes justice by reaching a world of dinosaurs. After scientists rebuild the device, his plans for revenge bring the consequences of his theft back toward the Republic and Gina Wilcox.
Tom Savage
by Jaxon Reed
2024
Tom Savage claims farmland on newly colonized Phaethon with an unusual plan: harvesting energy from the sun itself. Reaching his homestead means surviving criminals and sand dragons on a frontier where cheap land offers little guarantee of safety.
Bad Allegory
by Jaxon Reed
2025
A power-seeking organizer expands from Phaethon's capital into the town nearest Tom Savage's farm, aided by dangerous local allies. Newly married Tom and Gwen face a neighbor whose commitment to anarchy threatens the peaceful life they are building.
Embargo's End
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Ending Phaethon's embargo reopens trade and brings new visitors as an election over the planet's allegiance approaches. Tom's energy business faces changing conditions while competing outsiders seek influence, including some with little concern for the colony's future.
Farmer's Wife
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Tom's farm thrives and he and Gwen prepare to marry after an unexpected family visit. Their plans for a shared future unfold alongside a spreading threat from the capital, where a growing power begins encroaching on their territory.
Global Elections
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Phaethon prepares to choose between three competing political systems, and Tom's expanded artificial intelligence works to influence the result. Rival agents and concealed interests pursue their own victories, raising fears that the campaign will turn deadly before voting day.
Miner War
by Jaxon Reed
2025
A war between mining companies increases demand for Phaethon Corp's services while placing its employees in constant danger. Bo Duckworth and his former Marines protect the firm's people and equipment as business opportunities expand alongside the shooting.
Overlord's Folly
by Jaxon Reed
2025
With a rival leaving the capital, criminal boss Casper builds his authority and seeks greater wealth. He underestimates the city's vigilante protector, Night Shadow, whose allies include Tom Savage, a powerful artificial intelligence, and substantial technological resources.
Routine Diplomacy
by Jaxon Reed
2025
After Phaethon's embargo ends, rival governments send diplomats and agents to compete for the colony's allegiance. Tom keeps expanding his solar-energy business, but the election's potential consequences force him and his friends into political action.
Surplus Marines
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Dismissed from military service, Bo Duckworth drifts toward the galactic frontier seeking work. Entrepreneur Tom Savage needs protection for employees and technology operating beyond effective law, creating an opportunity for Bo and other displaced Marines to begin again.
System Alignment
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Phaethon's voters choose a political alignment, opening opportunities for Tom Savage's energy company to expand throughout the galaxy. Before exploiting protected technology and new markets, he must resolve unfinished conflicts, including intelligence agents seeking their missing military equipment.
Top Duck
by Jaxon Reed
2025
Bo Duckworth's newly assembled team undertakes a mission to recover valuable solar equipment amid fighting between mining firms. His former lover becomes a target for the Unshaven, complicating a job already crowded with dangerous factions and hidden interests.
Aramis Station
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Acquiring a space station gives Phaethon Corp and Bo Duckworth's Marines a permanent frontier base. The new headquarters also makes their location obvious to hostile miners and other enemies, turning security into an increasingly demanding part of expansion.
Coreflex Quadrant
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Lisa's network of miniature robots and sensors spreads through frontier ships, mines, and abandoned worlds. One isolated region remains difficult to reach, drawing her attention toward the Coreflex Quadrant and the secrets hidden beyond its limited traffic.
Coreflex Ultimatum
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Phaethon probes locate the Unshaven leadership on a remote Coreflex planet, where stranded miniature robots await rescue. Bo Duckworth's team prepares a final mission to capture Moretti and end his organization's disruption, facing enemies determined to resist.
Dark Coalition
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Phaethon Corp's growing control of frontier services makes Bo Duckworth and his Marines increasingly prominent targets. As their technology reaches ships and mines across the region, the Unshaven build a coalition intended to break the company's dominance.
Dark Matter
by Jaxon Reed
2026
The discovery of an unusual material beyond the frontier sends competing governments toward Aramis Station. Bo Duckworth's involvement draws attention to a region already full of rival interests, as the substance's remarkable properties trigger a scramble for more.
Daughter Seven
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Phaethon Corp attracts growing attention as the mining war spreads, and Duck's interventions create both enemies and allies. Support from the Tinkers Guild and its mysterious leader helps him begin searching for the powers secretly directing the conflict.
Exit Survey
by Jaxon Reed
2026
Preparations for entering the Coreflex Quadrant are interrupted by an unexpected visitor from Elle Garcia's past. The arrival signals renewed involvement by the League's former intelligence service, bringing consequences for Elle, Bo Duckworth, and their frontier operations.
Phaethon Expansion
by Jaxon Reed
2026
War provides a harsh demonstration of Phaethon's equipment, attracting customers even as hidden forces manipulate the fighting. Tom Savage seeks to expand sales, while Bo Duckworth works to keep hostile factions from disrupting the company's growing opportunities.
Tinkers Guild
by Jaxon Reed
2026
With Aramis Station becoming a busy frontier hub, Phaethon Corp gains contracts and influence. Its largest customer, the Tinkers Guild, needs help resolving unfinished business on Porthos, drawing Duck and his crew into another demanding assignment.
Containment Facility
by Jaxon Reed
2027
The discovery of powerful dark matter and habitable frontier worlds draws a rush of rival interests into the Coreflex region. Corey Jones and his mercenary company take on the dangerous disputes, fugitives, and conflicts spreading through the expanding settlements.
Jaxon Reed sub-series and character series
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