Martin Archer Books in Order

After Korea, Chris Roberts serves in Europe, only to be pulled into fresh fighting in Vietnam and at Dien Bien Phu with the Foreign Legion. Peace never lasts long, and every posting carries the seeds of the next war.

Chris Roberts enters the Korean War as a young combat soldier and learns fast that survival comes with a price. Casualties, repeated front-line service, and sudden responsibility push him toward a professional life in war.

William, Thomas, and George finally reach feudal England with what remains of the company. Their homecoming drops them straight into a conflict with the Earl of Cornwall, and the survivors find peace is not on offer.

William leaves George and Thomas in England and heads back to the Holy Land with new recruits. Escorting refugees and merchants pays well, but Moorish pirates and Mediterranean violence keep every voyage risky.

The surviving archers of King Richard's crusade fight their way home through war, treachery, and piracy. Hardened by loss, William and the other survivors return to England determined to make something better out of a brutal world.

Chris Roberts and his Marines are thrown into an all-out European war when Russia and the Warsaw Pact invade Germany. Archer turns a Cold War what-if into a big, battle-heavy clash on land, sea, and air.

This later entry imagines China invading Russia's eastern territories and dragging the United States into the fighting. Chris Roberts is back in a conflict shaped by treaties, geopolitics, and the brutal practical work of war.

With Richard dead and John taking the crown, the Pope calls for another crusade. Thomas and the archers are pulled into a dangerous mission when a message to the crusaders becomes important enough to kill for.

What begins as a successful raid on Tunis turns into a bold detour to Constantinople. William attacks the weakened Byzantine fleet to free captured archers, and the rescue mission quickly becomes a brutal bargaining tool.

In 1203, Thomas is captured while carrying the Pope's letter to the crusaders. William sails for Constantinople with his archers and galleys, facing betrayal and hard fighting as he tries to bring his brother back.

William and Thomas come home to find that Richard has backed another man as Earl of Cornwall. The result is blood, shifting loyalties, and a new fight over status, land, and the future of the archers.

Back in Constantinople, William and his lieutenants join a vicious race for priceless religious icons and hidden wealth. Crusaders, imperial rivals, and the archers all want the treasure, and none of them plan to leave empty-handed.

A hard-boiled robber crashes a mob drug deal and discovers the whole job was bait. That mistake sets off a vicious war between Cage and a Bonanno capo, with both sides hunting for the kill.

William's rise from villager to captain brings the Company closer than ever to the dangerous game around the English crown. Wealth and status are within reach, but every move near a king can turn deadly.

William and his lieutenants try to cash in on the relics saved from Constantinople, which means outwitting kings, barons, and churchmen in equal measure. Vengeance still hangs over the story, and every sale risks starting another war.

After Anne's death, William and his men go looking for vengeance at sea. Raids on French and Moorish ships and a hunt for relics taken from Constantinople turn grief into another fierce campaign.

King John, restless barons, and priceless relics stolen from Constantinople all collide in this next chapter of the saga. William's archers are caught between royal promises, church greed, and the need to fight for what they hold.

In 1216, William raids the Moorish coast while King John battles rebel barons and France presses its claim. Sea war, piracy, and old betrayals keep the Company moving between revenge, profit, and survival.

After escaping Constantinople with treasure and sacred relics, William and his men have to decide how to turn loot into lasting power. Kings, churchmen, and rivals all want a share, and the cost of keeping it keeps rising.

This installment follows the Archer family and their growing shipping and mercenary company through another stretch of hard medieval bargaining and violence. The home base is secure for now, but trouble still reaches from England to the Holy Land.

England's throne is up for grabs after Magna Carta, with King John and Prince Louis both in the fight. Thomas is taken for ransom, William is cast ashore in Moorish Spain, and the wider war closes in.

This short entry offers a brisk introduction to Cornwall's Company of Archers, a rough band of fighters and sailors working the fault lines of medieval power. Expect fast action, church politics, and a strong taste of the larger saga.

Another burst of raids, double-dealing, and hard bargaining carries the Company of Archers deeper into the business of war. Coins are at the center again, and every deal risks blame, betrayal, or sudden violence.

George unexpectedly takes command and sails into the chaos of the Fifth Crusade. Refugees, bribes, a corrupt French governor, and the promise of hard-earned coin make Acre a dangerous place to do business.

The Company returns to Constantinople as the fight against a resurgent Orthodox force turns desperate. Assassins, hurried defenses, old veterans coming out of retirement, and one badly timed mistake push the saga into larger war.

A rewritten and updated take on War In The East, this novel imagines American soldiers and Marines heading into a near-future major war. Archer focuses on combat pressure, command choices, and how quickly a regional crisis can spread.

In 1219, the Company of Archers is hired to defend a young emperor's throne in Constantinople. George and his men face rival kings, court intrigue, and the dangerous mix of money, loyalty, and revenge.

This near-future military thriller imagines the chain of moves and missteps that could drag Israel, Iran, and neighboring states into a wider war. Archer follows the soldiers and decision-makers caught inside a conflict with far-reaching consequences.

In 1219, George Courtenay's Company of Archers is hired to defend the Latin Empire in Constantinople. Court politics, rival claimants, and the business of war keep the men balancing loyalty, profit, and survival.

Fresh from service in Constantinople, George Courtenay and his men decide the Venetians still owe them in blood and coin. Revenge, profit, and a carefully aimed lie set off another sharp-edged round of medieval scheming.

After the plunder of Constantinople, the Company's greatest challenge is turning stolen relics and treasure into usable power. Allies shift, enemies circle, and every bargain comes with a blade hidden behind it.

With Henry ailing and Prince Edward away on crusade, rebellious barons think Cornwall will be easy prey. Their gamble brings them into a hard fight with the Company of Archers and a counterstroke they never saw coming.

As plots swirl around Edward II, the queen, and the crown prince, the Company of Archers is hired from every side at once. Missing treasury coins and whispered questions about royal blood make this one a knotty medieval intrigue.

A wild comic detour from Archer's war stories, this novel leans into political farce and sheer absurdity. If you want something lighter, broader, and deliberately over the top, this is the outlier in his catalog.

In 1336, a raid on the Company's London post pulls the archers into Edward III's dangerous struggle over succession and power. Recovering stolen coins is only the start once revenge collides with royal politics.

This late-series tale moves into the early Windsor years and plays with hidden bloodlines inside England's ruling house. It's a wry, action-heavy return to the mix of warfare, merchant power, and royal intrigue.