John Spearman Books in Order

Captain Jonah Halberd takes command of a captured warship fitted with an experimental railgun and an unpromising crew. Sent deep into enemy territory, he must turn them into a fighting force capable of destroying a station and rescuing prisoners.

Captain Halberd leads three ships into enemy territory to test new naval technology in combat. Finding the Rodinans prepared for their arrival, he must take his force deeper into hostile space while facing dangers from enemies within his own side.

With one war ending, Captain Halberd’s task force responds to a sudden threat in a neutral system. His absence leaves the Commonwealth exposed to another invasion, as stolen technology gives the Chinese Republics a devastating advantage over its depleted navy.

The Commonwealth Navy struggles to contain its enemies while Captain Halberd recovers from an assassination attempt. Personal loss and an uncertain military situation test him as he searches for renewed purpose and a way to change the course of the war.

With the Alliance surrendered and its navy dissolved, Sandy Pike salvages an old transport and recruits fellow veterans. Armed commerce offers independence in lawless space, until the navy’s attempted revival forces him to choose his next allegiance.

An unexpected enemy attack cripples Alexander Pike’s frigate and inflicts heavy casualties. As the incident reignites war between rival powers, the young commander must keep his crew alive while outthinking a dangerous opponent with the advantage.

Casimir FitzDuncan earns his living recovering things when the law offers no help. After a woman seeking escape from an unwanted marriage disappears, he becomes a suspect and must unravel a trap with help from two unusual allies.

A blackmail case draws Caz toward stolen wealth before an assassin recruits him for a royal mission abroad. Imprisonment and escape complicate his return to Lucy, while a generous gift brings obligations that may overwhelm their new life.

Charged with defending the Eastern March, Caz balances military command with dangerous royal errands. A mission for enchanted gems and a father’s plea to rescue his daughter from pirates test how far he and Fenwick can stretch their abilities.

Returning from a freight business to naval service, Sandy Pike takes command of a battle group tasked with recovering occupied systems. Powerful ships offer new possibilities, but hostile regimes and unresolved enemies threaten both the campaign and his future.

Commander Perseverance Andrews receives a ship equipped with revolutionary defenses and weapons as interstellar war approaches. An early surprise attack tests her handpicked crew before they have fully mastered the technology meant to give their fleet an advantage.

Caz plans an elaborate confidence trick to recover money from a criminal swindler. With Freddy helping him pose as an inexperienced fraudster, success could finance his future with Lucy while making an entire criminal organization his enemy.

As Caz learns to use newly awakened abilities, he and Lucy accompany the queen to investigate forbidden magic. Surviving the mission offers little respite when an assassin strikes, leaving them to discover which enemy now wants him dead.

A royal assignment leads Caz and Fenwick into dark magic before a renewed border threat demands their attention. When criminals abduct Caz’s father, the pair must decide how to enter an obvious trap without knowing what awaits inside.

Caz and Fenwick enter hostile territory to investigate rumors that a neighboring empire is preparing for war. Captured far from support, they must escape and carry a warning home before the advancing enemy catches their kingdom unprepared.

Recovering from severe injuries, Perseverance Andrews commands a new cruiser amid an uneasy pause in the war. Piracy, intelligence leaks, and enemy rearmament force her to prepare inexperienced crews for battles against superior numbers and new dreadnoughts.

After his fleet is shattered, Saint John Powell struggles to keep survivors alive aboard a drifting wreck. Meanwhile, Perseverance Andrews must defend the Commonwealth’s vital shipyards with unfinished dreadnoughts and raw crews against a decisive enemy offensive.

A man without memories washes ashore on an island as a kingdom faces political upheaval. After King Boreas is assassinated, a guard lieutenant searches for his heir while an approaching invasion threatens to turn a hidden conspiracy into national disaster.

Leaving military service, Caz arrives in Aquileia with an inherited sword and no clear civilian future. Helping an old friend with an embarrassing problem starts a precarious career solving difficulties that official justice cannot or will not address.

Named the king’s heir, Caz is ordered to build a navy and explain its intended blockade to southern rulers. He and Fenwick discover growing dangers abroad, while a later appeal draws them toward a spreading magical threat.

Caz and Fenwick sail south to confront a dark mage whose enslaved followers threaten an entire continent. Diverted toward a powerful religious artifact, they receive instructions to face the enemy alone, testing abilities that have saved them before.

Sarah Harkness secretly hunts warlords behind the cover of reconstruction work until an intelligence officer recruits her. Posing as a wealthy couple, they enter enemy territory to build contacts and stop a ruthless figure threatening entire systems.

Freed after a wrongful court-martial, Cliff Rawlins returns to a union approaching collapse. He sees a chance to build a mercenary navy protecting interstellar commerce, but the people who destroyed his career now want him dead.

As a weakened Union pursues expansion to repair its finances, Cliff Rawlins and Kelly Bertkovich defend independent worlds with their growing fleet. Keeping trade routes safe becomes open warfare when political coercion gives way to conquest.

Cliff Rawlins struggles to keep his mercenary fleet alive against relentless Union attacks. Rebuilding ships becomes a race against time, while criminal raids and clients’ hopes for negotiation complicate the campaign to defend independent space.

Captain Archer Devereaux discovers an abandoned human ship whose technology outstrips anything his people possess. Recovering it introduces dangers from within the vessel and beyond, as rival powers learn of its capabilities and maneuver to seize the advantage.

While his ship undergoes repairs, Archer Devereaux receives what should be a quiet diplomatic assignment. Internal troubles and the continuing war quickly turn routine duty into danger, forcing him to rely on ingenuity and unexpected allies.

Navy officer Archer Devereaux’s career is shadowed by mishaps and a damaged reputation. When interstellar war arrives, a superior recognizes the resilient strategist beneath the trouble, giving him a chance to prove himself under fire.

Archer Devereaux faces dangerous missions, unreliable leadership, and diplomatic assignments that turn deadly. As interstellar war intensifies and options narrow, he considers a scientific gamble that could offer escape or lead his crew into a new disaster.

An arms race threatens the Orion Spur as rival powers gain technology capable of destroying battleships instantly. With his loyalty questioned, Archer Devereaux must regain command and lead experimental ships in a preemptive campaign against overwhelming enemy numbers.

Dexter Falk and Lara head north to seek approval for their marriage, but divine instructions send them on another mission. Restoring Charles Lamont to his throne draws them into missing ore shipments, piracy and the schemes of corrupt nobles.

A shared vision interrupts Dexter Falk and Lara’s married life and sends them to rescue priestess Fiona Magellan from a false accusation. Clearing her name leads to a stolen divine scepter and a struggle to keep its power from hostile hands.

Visions send Dexter Falk and Lara to Corfu in South Gaugan, where an outcast general is gathering an army. As conquest threatens the region, their mission draws them into political intrigue, dangerous alliances and the rival purposes of the gods.

Summoned to Meropan, Dexter Falk joins Lara Sigurd in a hunt for a rogue wielder of weather magic. They must recover a powerful orb before the followers of a rival deity can turn its destructive abilities toward war.

Serving the god of merchants and thieves, Dexter Falk investigates a spice trader’s missing shipment and corruption within a temple. An encounter with a disguised woman fleeing an abusive husband adds a personal complication to his dangerous assignment.

Dexter Falk takes a case involving a vanished porcelain shipment and the trader’s daughter who has gone after it alone. His winter journey reveals piracy and temple corruption, drawing him into an alliance with a woman determined to fight back.

Priestess Fiona Magellan brings Dexter Falk a case involving a stolen map to a legendary treasure. Their journey into South Gaugan exposes corruption inside a powerful temple and a conspiracy involving divine relics, dangerous bargains and competing gods.

Leading a rapid-deployment fleet, Archer Devereaux uses experimental travel technology to strike enemies before they can combine their forces. A rival attempt to copy that advantage creates a hostile artificial intelligence, turning the war into a threat to humanity itself.