Order of Richard Swan Books
Richard Swan is an English author of military science fiction and epic fantasy novels. He writes the Art of War trilogy series and the Empire of the Wolf series. Born in North Yorkshire, Richard spent his childhood living on military bases. He attended the University of Manchester, studying law, and then went on to work as a lawyer for a decade. He now resides in Sydney, Australia with his family.
Richard Swan made his debut as a novelist in 2015 with Reclamation, which he self-published. It was the beginning of the Art of War series. Below is a list of Richard Swan’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Ascendancy WarShort Stories/Novellas
| VIPER One | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| VIPER One: Countervalue | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Empire of the Wolf Books
| The Justice of Kings | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tyranny of Faith | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Trials of Empire | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Scour | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Art of War Trilogy Books
| Reclamation | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ascendancy War | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Empire of the Fallen | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hadan's Reach | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of The Art of War Trilogy Books
| Hadan's Reach | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reclamation | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Empire of the Fallen | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ascendancy War | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Decurion Saga Books
| The Infinite State | (2026) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Great Silence Books
| Grave Empire | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Steel Gods | (2026) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Blood Harvest | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tears of Raphaela | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Warhammer 40,000 Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Richard Swan Synopses: Reclamation by Richard Swan is the first book of the Art of War Trilogy series.
Tier Three: a compact of six vast interstellar empires, intricately bound by political, diplomatic, and trade accords. After centuries of massacres, brushfire wars, trade embargoes, and political assassinations, they have finally brought a fragile peace to a turbulent galaxy.
But all of it is about to unravel.
In deep space, the kaygryn inexplicably launch a suicidal attack on an Ascendancy crusade fleet. On the shared world of Uvolon, the Ascendancy shoots down a kaygryn corvette over the human city of Anternis.
Zavian Yano, a member of the United Nations’ elite Xeno Division diplomatic corps, has one job: to prevent the provar and the kaygryn from going to war.
Strike Commander John Garrick, one of Solar Operations Command’s most senior generals, also has one job—but he has been sidelined by the President at the height of tensions.
On a rainy Uvolonese mountainside, Special Agent Lyra Staerck is killed by a kinetic railstrike—and must find out why.
Captain Ben Vondur, a pilot in UNAF’s 6th Goliath Squadron, has orders that seem designed only to inflame the situation.
Four people, separated by thousands of lightyears, are bound by fate. And all the while, the galaxy hurtles toward war…
VIPER One is a novella in the Ascendancy series by Richard Swan. The United Nations and the Provar Ascendancy are at war, and across the galaxy, human politicians, generals, and diplomats are being abducted as part of a brutal campaign of psychological warfare. While the vast armies of humanity battle frantically to stem the Ascendancy advance, UN Joint Intelligence Command orders the formation of a new unit: VIPER—Very Important Person Recovery—an experimental squad of mission specialists armed with the latest in military hardware and an unlimited mandate.
When news breaks that Vaughn Almeida, a senior diplomat in the United Nations’ Xeno Division, is being held by the provar on Iepthae, it’s a chance for Captain Adrian Vasco to prove that VIPER can work. But with UN forces poised to retake the planet within days, the clock is ticking…
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan is the first book in the Empire of the Wolf series. The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics, and powerful patricians all challenge the authority of the Imperial throne.
Only the Order of Justices stands between order and chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law with his sharp mind, arcane powers, and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his talented protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the Empire.
When the pair investigates the murder of a provincial aristocrat, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches the very top of Imperial society. As the stakes rise and become ever more personal, Vonvalt and Helena must make a choice: Will they abandon the laws they’ve sworn to uphold in order to protect the Empire?