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Expeditionary Force · Craig Alanson
When is the next Expeditionary Force book coming out?
The next Expeditionary Force book, Last Ride, comes out on 8 December 2026.
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Release information last checked 26 October 2026.
Expeditionary Force books in order
2016Book 1Columbus Day
2016Book 2SpecOps
2016Book 3Paradise
2017Book 4Black Ops
2017Book 5Zero Hour
2018Book 6Mavericks
2018Book 7Renegades
2019Book 8Armageddon
2019Book 9Valkyrie
2020Book 10Critical Mass
2020Book 11Brushfire
2021Book 12Breakaway
2021Book 13Fallout
2022Book 14Match Game
2022Book 15Failure Mode
2023Book 16Aftermath
2024Book 17Task Force Hammer
2025Book 18Gateway
2026Book 19Ground State (Unabridged)
8 December 2026Book 20Last Ride
Companion stories
2017CompanionTrouble on Paradise
2019CompanionDeathtrap
2019CompanionHomefront
2020CompanionFreefall
What Expeditionary Force is about
From the description of Columbus Day, the first book.
We were fighting on the wrong side, of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved. The UN Expeditionary Force hitched a ride on Kristang ships to fight the Ruhar, wherever our new allies thought we could be useful. So, I went from fighting with the US Army in Nigeria, to fighting in space. It was lies, all of it. We shouldn't even be fighting the Ruhar, they aren't our enemy, our allies are. I'd better start at the beginning....
Expeditionary Force at a glance
- Author
- Craig Alanson
- Books published
- 19
- Companion stories
- 4
- Still to come
- 1
- First book published
- 2016
- Next release
- 8 December 2026
Questions readers ask
When is the next Expeditionary Force book coming out?
The next Expeditionary Force book, Last Ride, comes out on 8 December 2026.
How many books are in Expeditionary Force?
19 books have been published in Expeditionary Force so far, plus 4 companion stories, and one more is on the way.
What order should I read Expeditionary Force in?
Read the main books in order: 1. Columbus Day, 2. SpecOps, 3. Paradise, 4. Black Ops, 5. Zero Hour, 6. Mavericks, 7. Renegades, 8. Armageddon, 9. Valkyrie, 10. Critical Mass, and so on. The 4 companions can be read alongside them.
Is Expeditionary Force finished?
No. The next Expeditionary Force book, Last Ride, comes out on 8 December 2026.
How will I know when the next Expeditionary Force book is announced?
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