Taken to the Stars Books in Order
Part ofRick Partlow Books in OrderSee the Taken to the Stars books by Rick Partlow in order, with short summaries, series background, and where to start this rebellion-in-space adventure.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Taken to the Stars books in publication order
12 books
Eclipse of Empire
by Rick Partlow
2023
Charlie's side stops thinking like fugitives and starts thinking like revolutionaries. Every strike against the empire brings bigger consequences and even bigger enemies.
Legacy of Empire
by Rick Partlow
2023
Victories expose deeper truths about the empire Charlie is fighting. The rebellion is growing, but so is the scale of what it may have to destroy.
Taken to the Stars
by Rick Partlow
2023
Charlie Travers gets pulled off Earth and into a rebellion against the Anguilar Empire. Staying alive is hard enough. Becoming a leader is the real surprise.
War of the Liberator
by Rick Partlow
2023
Charlie's accidental role in the fight grows into something much larger as the rebellion starts pushing back. Survival is no longer enough. Now they need momentum.
Citadel's Fall
by Rick Partlow
2024
Charlie and his allies decide it is time to strike the Imperial Redoubt itself. If the mission works, the empire bleeds. If not, they die in the center of it.
Home of the Brave
by Rick Partlow
2024
Earth is no longer just the place Charlie came from, it is part of the war now. Defending home means fighting on a scale he never wanted to see.
Road of Vengeance
by Rick Partlow
2024
Charlie has accepted the duty to help defend Earth, but Giblet steals a fighter to chase revenge against General Zan-Tar. Charlie must choose duty or friendship, and quickly.
Sanctuary's End
by Rick Partlow
2024
Sanctuary was supposed to be the one safe place the resistance had left. When it is finally found, Charlie and his allies have to fight for the heart of their cause.
Vanguard Wing
by Rick Partlow
2024
The war shifts into the cockpit as new pilots and new formations try to give the rebellion real striking power. The learning curve is steep and deadly.
Day of the Zha'-Rath
by Rick Partlow
2025
After hard-won victories, Charlie faces another dangerous turn in a war that keeps revealing deeper layers. New threats mean the rebellion still has no time to rest.
Exiles of the Void
by Rick Partlow
2025
Cut off from safety and forced into hostile space, Charlie and his allies have to survive as exiles while the war keeps moving around them. The void is not empty enough.
Shadow Dominion
by Rick Partlow
2025
Power vacuums and buried enemies threaten to undo everything the rebellion has fought for. Charlie now has to win against shadows as much as open force.
Taken to the Stars books in chronological order

Taken to the Stars
by Rick Partlow
2023Taken to the Stars, Book 1
War of the Liberator
by Rick Partlow
2023Taken to the Stars, Book 2
Eclipse of Empire
by Rick Partlow
2023Taken to the Stars, Book 3
Legacy of Empire
by Rick Partlow
2023Taken to the Stars, Book 4
Vanguard Wing
by Rick Partlow
2024Taken to the Stars, Book 5
Home of the Brave
by Rick Partlow
2024Taken to the Stars, Book 6
Road of Vengeance
by Rick Partlow
2024Taken to the Stars, Book 7
Sanctuary's End
by Rick Partlow
2024Taken to the Stars, Book 8
Citadel's Fall
by Rick Partlow
2024Taken to the Stars, Book 9
Day of the Zha'-Rath
by Rick Partlow
2025Taken to the Stars, Book 10
Exiles of the Void
by Rick Partlow
2025Taken to the Stars, Book 11
Shadow Dominion
by Rick Partlow
2025Taken to the Stars, Book 12
Series background & context
Taken to the Stars is one of Rick Partlow's most openly adventurous series, but it still keeps his usual feel for pressure and combat. The books center on Charlie Travers, an ordinary man who gets pulled into an interstellar fight he never asked for and slowly becomes one of the people holding a rebellion together.
Charlie did not ask to lead anybody.
That reluctance is part of his charm. He is not the polished chosen hero type. He is a man forced to grow into the job because events do not leave him another option. Around him, the series builds out a larger cast, including allies like Laranna and Gib, and a steadily worsening conflict with the Anguilar Empire. What starts as survival turns into organized resistance, then into a long war with consequences for Earth itself.
The tone is big, brisk, and pulpy in the best sense. There are starships, fighters, empire-scale threats, hidden strongholds, and missions that should obviously be impossible. But the books stay readable because Charlie keeps the emotional center plain. He worries about his people, his friends, and what each new victory is going to cost.
Later volumes widen the battlefield considerably. Earth has to be defended. Old enemies come back. The rebellion stops playing pure defense and starts striking toward the heart of the empire. That lets the series move from accidental-adventure energy into full space-war momentum.
If you want Partlow working in a more rebellion-and-empire register, start with Taken to the Stars and keep going in order.
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