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James Rouch

3 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of WWII Collection Books
Start with: Gateway to Hell (1979)
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Publication Order of The Zone Books
Start with: Hard Target (1980)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Chemical Warfare (1992)

ⓘ About James Rouch

James Rouch is a popular British novelist of science fiction, alternate history, war, thriller, and espionage stories. He is particularly famous for writing the Zone series and the WWII Collection series. In addition to these successful series, Rouch has also penned a nonfiction book under the title of ‘Chemical Warfare’. Rouch is famous for authoring fictional novels revolving around wars. A notable feature of his books is the ‘Zone’, a fictional battleground located in central Europe at the time of the Third World War. He wrote the first of these in 1980 and published it under the name of Hard Target. So far, he has successfully published 10 books in this series.

All Book Series by James Rouch

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Gateway to Hell

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1979

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1979
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Tiger

Book 2 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
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War Machines

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
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Hard Target

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1980

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1980
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Blind Fire

Book 2 of 9 · published 1980

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1980
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Hunter Killer

Book 3 of 9 · published 1981

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1981
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Sky Strike

Book 4 of 9 · published 1981

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1981
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Overkill

Book 5 of 9 · published 1982

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1982
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Plague Bomb

Book 6 of 9 · published 1986

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1986
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Killing Ground

Book 7 of 9 · published 1988

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1988
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Civilian Slaughter

Book 8 of 9 · published 1989

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1989
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Body Count

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 1990

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1990
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Chemical Warfare

Single-title series · published 1992

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1992

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is James Rouch?

James Rouch is a popular British novelist of science fiction, alternate history, war, thriller, and espionage stories. He is particularly famous for writing the Zone series and the WWII Collection series. In addition to these successful series, Rouch has also penned a nonfiction book under the title of 'Chemical Warfare'.

Which James Rouch series should I start with?

The best place to start is the WWII Collection series, the earliest of James Rouch's multi-book series: it opens with Gateway to Hell (1979) and runs to 3 books across 1979–2013, ending with War Machines (2013). James Rouch's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has James Rouch written?

James Rouch has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 2013. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Zone series with 9 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should James Rouch's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. James Rouch's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are WWII Collection (1979–2013, 3 books) and The Zone (1980–1990, 9 books).

How are James Rouch's books organised into series?

This guide splits James Rouch's 13 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: The Zone (9 books, 1980–1990); WWII Collection (3 books, 1979–2013).