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ⓘ About Craig Martelle
Craig Martelle is an urban fantasy and science fiction author from Alaska. Martelle makes use of his business consulting career, his legal education, and more than two decades of experience in the Marine Corps to write some interesting stories with very believable characters. Looking at his marine and legal consulting careers, it would have been hard to ever think that he would one day become a bestselling science fiction author. Once he left the Marine Corps, he thought he should better find something to do with his life and went to law school. Thereafter he got into legal consulting for businesses and for seven years, he worked with Fortune 100 companies. When Craig retired from consulting he believed it was time to write the novel he had always wanted to write.
All Book Series by Craig Martelle
Cygnus Rising: Humanity Returns to Space
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016
Cygnus Returns: Humanity Refuses to Surrender
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
Bold Action
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2022 Anthology · E.E. Isherwood
Death Becomes Her
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Michael Anderle
Release The Dogs of War
Book 10 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Michael Anderle
Don't Cross This Line
Book 14 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Michael Anderle
World's Worst Day Ever
Book 17 of 23 · published 2017 Co-authored · Michael Anderle,Jeff Morris
The Lone Ranger Returns
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2020 Anthology · Michael Anderle
People Raged: And the Sky Was on Fire-Compendium
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2016
The Human Experiment
Book 2 of 5 · published 2019 Co-authored · Kevin McLaughlin
Red Is the Android: Legend from the Starship Warden
Book 3 of 5 · published 2019 Co-authored · James M. Ward
Veracity of Failure: The Race to Mars
Book 4 of 5 · published 2023 Co-authored · Scott Sakatch
The Dream Listing
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2026 Co-authored · Angelique Fawns
I Can See the Night: Work Hard and Life Can Be Fun
Single-title series · published 2025
Write Compelling Fiction: Tips, Tricks, & Hints with Examples to Strengthen Your Prose
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2008 Co-authored · L.J. Martin
Become a Successful Indie Author: Work Toward Your Writing Dream
Book 2 of 6 · published 2018
Release Strategies: Plan your self-publishing schedule for maximum benefit
Book 3 of 6 · published 2019
Collaborations: When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Book 4 of 6 · published 2019
Pricing Strategies: Maximize your bottom line for long-term financial health
Book 5 of 6 · published 2019
Tales from the Kurtherian Universe
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018 Anthology · Michael Anderle,N.D. Roberts,Erika Everest,S.E. Weir,IanM.Nicholson,Micky Cocker,James Gartside
Tales from the Kurtherian Universe 2
Book 2 of 3 · published 2018 Co-authored · Michael Anderle,Tracey Byrnes,Dominic Novielli,Logan Caird,Micky Cocker,Tim Bischoff,C.R. Wood,Samantha Harmer,Virgel Mitchell
Tales from the Kurtherian Universe 3
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018 Anthology · Michael Anderle,Lisa Frett,Dominic Novielli,Logan Caird,T.L. Gryfen,Lucinda Pebre,S.E. Weir
Demon's Kiss
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2024 Anthology · William Alan Webb,Larry Hoy
Wendigo
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024 Co-authored · Larry Hoy
The Privateers: A Hard Science Fiction Adventure
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
Legend
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Woods
Tales from the Lyon's Den
Book 4 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Kacey Ezell,Kevin McLaughlin,Doug Dandridge,Jake Bible,Robert E. Hampson,Marisa Wolf,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Tim C. Taylor,Michael J. Allen
Luck is Not a Factor
Book 6 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Paul E. Cooley,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Rob Howell,J.R. Handley,Thomas A. Mays,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon,Lee Dunning
Hope is Not a Strategy
Book 8 of 14 · published 2019 Co-authored · Josh Hayes,Kevin McLaughlin,A.K. DuBoff,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Scott Moon,Jonathan P. Brazee,Chris Fox,Kevin Steverson
With Your Shield
Book 10 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
Negotiation
Book 13 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Kacey Ezell,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Jonathan P. Brazee,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon
Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Wandrey
Apocalyptic Space Anthology: A 77 Worlds anthology
Book 12 of 26 · published 2019
The Expanding Universe 11: A Science Fiction Exploration
Book 22 of 26 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Craig Martelle?
Craig Martelle is an urban fantasy and science fiction author from Alaska. Martelle makes use of his business consulting career, his legal education, and more than two decades of experience in the Marine Corps to write some interesting stories with very believable characters. Looking at his marine and legal consulting careers, it would have been hard to ever think that he would one day become a bestselling science fiction author.
Which Craig Martelle series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Successful Indie Author Non-Fiction series, the earliest of Craig Martelle's multi-book series: it opens with Write Compelling Fiction: Tips, Tricks, & Hints with Examples to Strengthen Your Prose (2008) and runs to 6 books across 2008–2025, ending with Wit and Wisdom (2025). Craig Martelle's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Craig Martelle written?
Craig Martelle has 253 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2027. 213 of them belong to 31 named series — the largest being the Kurtherian Gambit series with 23 books — and 40 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Craig Martelle's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Craig Martelle's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Successful Indie Author Non-Fiction (2008–2025, 6 books), Kurtherian Gambit (2015–2020, 23 books) and Free Trader (2016–2018, 9 books), plus 27 more.
How are Craig Martelle's books organised into series?
This guide splits Craig Martelle's 253 books into 31 named series and 40 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kurtherian Gambit (23 books, 2015–2020); Judge, Jury, & Executioner (21 books, 2018–2024); Darklanding (12 books, 2017–2018); Kurtherian Gambit: Terry Henry Walton (11 books, 2017–2020); Free Trader (9 books, 2016–2018), plus 26 further series.