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ⓘ About Joshua James
About Joshua James As an American writer of science-fiction and action, Joshua James is an extremely engaging author with a lot to offer. Taking readers on a journey through outer space, he’s an imaginative novelist who really brings a sense of scope and epic scale to the genre. Allowing his audience to fully explore his rich and expansive worlds, he’s a gifted writer that definitely has a firm grasp on the format. Not holding back, he brings numerous different ideas with him too, always with something new and interesting to say in his work. Drawing heavily from the science-fiction genre, James brings his own sensibilities to it, making it very much his own.
All Book Series by Joshua James
Infinite Warship
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026 Anthology · Scott Bartlett
Thunderstrike
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023 Anthology · Daniel Young
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joshua James?
About Joshua James As an American writer of science-fiction and action, Joshua James is an extremely engaging author with a lot to offer. Taking readers on a journey through outer space, he's an imaginative novelist who really brings a sense of scope and epic scale to the genre. Allowing his audience to fully explore his rich and expansive worlds, he's a gifted writer that definitely has a firm grasp on the format.
Which Joshua James series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lucky's Marines series, the earliest of Joshua James's multi-book series: it opens with Lucky Universe (2017) and runs to 10 books across 2017–2019, ending with Lucky At Last (2019). Joshua James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Joshua James written?
Joshua James has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 16 named series — the largest being the Lucky's Marines series with 10 books.
In what order should Joshua James's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joshua James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lucky's Marines (2017–2019, 10 books), Oblivion (2019–2020, 9 books) and Lucky's Mercs (2019–2020, 4 books), plus 13 more.
How are Joshua James's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joshua James's 80 books into 16 named series, with no standalone titles: Lucky's Marines (10 books, 2017–2019); Oblivion (9 books, 2019–2020); Outcast Starship (9 books, 2020); Gunn and Salvo (8 books, 2021–2023); Stars Dark (8 books, 2021), plus 11 further series.