John Ringo

John Ringo is an American author that primarily works within the Science Fiction and Military Fiction genres. With numerous New York Times bestsellers to his name, John Ringo’s works range from outright science fiction stories to military novels tinged with political elements. +Biography A considerable portion of Ringo’s young life was spent in transit, John Ringo and his family having spent time in an impressive 23 foreign nations by the time he graduated from Winter Park High School (in Winter Park) in 1981. By the time he graduated, Ringo had attended over a dozen schools.

The best place to start is the Bolo series, the earliest of John Ringo's multi-book series: it opens with Bolo (1976) and runs to 10 books across 1976–2010, ending with Their Finest Hour (2010). John Ringo's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

John Ringo has 154 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2026. 148 of them belong to 19 named series — the largest being the Black Tide Rising series with 15 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Ringo's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bolo (1976–2010, 10 books), Posleen War (2000–2009, 12 books) and Empire Of Man (2001–2004, 4 books), plus 13 more.

This guide splits John Ringo's 154 books into 19 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Black Tide Rising (15 books, 2013–2025); Posleen War (12 books, 2000–2009); Bolo (10 books, 1976–2010); Paladin Of Shadows (6 books, 2005–2012); Empire Of Man (4 books, 2001–2004), plus 14 further series.