Tom Kratman (John Ringo) Books in Order
Part ofJohn Ringo Books in OrderFind all collaborations between Tom Kratman and John Ringo in order, with story summaries, universe notes, and guidance on how they slot into the wider Posleen War timeline.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
The Tuloriad
by Tom Kratman
2009
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.
Yellow Eyes
by Tom Kratman
2007
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.
Watch on the Rhine
by Tom Kratman
2005
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.
Series background & context
Tom Kratman (John Ringo) is the banner for their shared projects inside the Posleen War universe and beyond. These books dig into parts of the galactic conflict that the mainline novels only hint at, often from angles that suit Kratman’s interest in controversial military history and Ringo’s taste for big, kinetic action.
Watch on the Rhine looks at Germany’s brutal decision to rejuvenate former Waffen-SS soldiers to fight the Posleen in Europe. Yellow Eyes shifts the war to Panama, with naval battles, jungle fighting, and veterans trying to hold the canal with almost no support. The Tuloriad leaves Earth entirely, following a remnant of the defeated Posleen on a strange, searching journey that asks whether a species engineered for war can find a soul.
Across those stories you get all the powered armor, artillery, and alien-on-human combat you would expect from a Posleen War novel, but also arguments about redemption, collaboration, and what lines should never be crossed even when extinction is on the table.
Use this section if you want to read the Kratman coauthored titles as a cluster, or if you are mapping out a full reread of Legacy of the Aldenata and want to know where these side campaigns fit on the larger timeline.
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