Tom Kratman Books in Order

After the United States retains emergency powers acquired during a war on terrorism, the country approaches renewed civil conflict. The governor of Texas leads resistance to federal authority, confronting a government with far greater troops and resources.

Facing a Posleen assault on Europe, Germany makes a forbidden choice: rejuvenate aging veterans from the Waffen-SS to fight again. As the aliens close in, soldiers and civilians alike confront whether desperate survival can justify unleashing ghosts of the past.

Five centuries in the future, a terrorist attack destroys a soldier's family and drives him to become Carrera. Building an army to pursue revenge, he struggles with the danger of adopting the methods of those he fights.

Patricio Carrera deploys his private army to the mountains of Pashtia in pursuit of those responsible for his family's murders. As the campaign expands across nations, revenge remains elusive and the conflict increasingly erodes his humanity.

The Posleen turn their attention to Panama, threatening the canal that keeps North America fed. With only a handful of armored suits, rejuvenated veterans, and three aging warships, defenders must use wits, terrain, and sheer stubbornness to hold the jungle line.

In a dystopian twenty-second-century Europe ruled by a caliphate, enslaved German girl Petra dreams of escape. Her grandmother's diary offers a vision of America, while the struggle for liberation grows around a society built on repression.

After their crushing defeat on Earth, a remnant of the Posleen flees into deep space under the guidance of unlikely alien allies. Their pilgrimage to rediscover their origins becomes a test of whether a species bred for slaughter can find faith, meaning, or even redemption.

Carrera faces renewed threats after avenging his family: foreign invasion plans, criminal attacks, spies, and political rivals within Balboa. With his son fighting abroad and his forces under pressure, personal guilt complicates preparations for another struggle.

Colonel Wes Stauer commands a force assembled from former military comrades on another dangerous mission. Facing a determined and capable enemy, he must balance professional discipline with the ruthlessness that has made him effective in combat.

On Terra Nova, Balboa prepares to challenge foreign control despite its enemies' overwhelming population and wealth. The women of the Amazon Regiment become central to Carrera's military mobilization, as defending the country demands service from its entire population.

Retired soldier Wes Stauer lacks purpose until an employer asks him to recover a kidnapped heir from heavily armed captors. With substantial funding available, he gathers veteran soldiers, sailors, and airmen to attempt the rescue.

Terry Welch's special operations company enters the Philippines on a hostage rescue with unreliable support and competing contractors. Attacks on their home bases and the capture of reconnaissance personnel leave the force isolated as the mission deteriorates.

Carrera prepares Balboa for war against the vastly richer Tauran Union, determined to remove its security forces from his adopted country. Years of military planning position him to challenge overwhelming odds while shaping the conflict on his own terms.

Battle damage awakens sealed memories in Ratha, a sentient military tank shaped by years of service. Discovering how human commanders manipulated those memories forces her to confront a conflict between programmed loyalty and an emerging conscience.

Unable to strike his enemies directly, Carrera provokes the Zhong into joining the Tauran Union's renewed assault on Balboa. Their invasion must overcome Isla Real, a fortified island intended to make the attackers pay heavily for returning.

Drawing on his Army experience, Kratman presents an essay and practical manual for officers responsible for training troops. He argues that military preparation should focus on winning wars and offers guidance for developing soldiers suited to combat.

Balboa faces attacks from multiple directions as the Zhong and Tauran forces rebuild their offensive. With Cristobal besieged and an Earth fleet supplying enemy intelligence, Carrera must rely on years of preparation while trapped troops question his intentions.

Kratman explains the military organization underlying his Carrera novels through essays informed by service experience and historical study. The collection examines principles of force structure and operations, connecting practical military reasoning with the institutions of his fictional universe.

With the Tauran expedition defeated, Carrera's forces turn toward the invading Zhong army while political rebellion shakes their enemies. Battles over supply lines and plans against remaining planetary and orbital bases push Balboa's war into a new phase.

In 1918, the imprisoned Romanov family faces danger as Russia descends into civil war. A German general, an escaped prisoner, and an airship crew converge on a rescue plan that could change the course of history.

A grandfather and grandchild discover a Boston toy-shop portal leading from 2022 into the past. Their journey crosses witch trials and encounters with an alien that feeds on pain, turning a Christmas wish into a dangerous passage through history.

Tsarina Tatiana leads an imperial struggle against the Bolsheviks as the Romanov family fights for survival. Battles around Tobolsk and Yekaterinburg complicate rescue plans, while scattered heirs and foreign connections offer uncertain paths to preserving the dynasty.

An alien rescues a Roman legion from the Teutoburg disaster and transports it four centuries into the future. Seeking a way home, the soldiers encounter a changed empire threatened by barbarian armies crossing the Rhine.