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ⓘ About Rick Jones
Rick Jones is a bestselling American author of science fiction, thriller, and horror books best known for his Vatican Knights series which was optioned for adaptation into a television series through Amber Entertainment with Ileen Maisel as the producer. He was born and spent his childhood in Boston area before moving to Las Vegas in the early 1980s where he enrolled for a degree in English at the University of Nevada. He later joined law enforcement and retired to concentrate on full-time writing. Jones is also the author of the bestselling action/adventure series The Menagerie, The Crypts of Eden, The Sacred Vault, The City Beneath the Sea and The Thrones of Eden and also psychological thriller Familiar Stranger.
All Book Series by Rick Jones
The Poseidon Initiative
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2014 Anthology · Rick Chesler
Shadow Gov
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018 Anthology · Rick Chesler
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rick Jones?
Rick Jones is a bestselling American author of science fiction, thriller, and horror books best known for his Vatican Knights series which was optioned for adaptation into a television series through Amber Entertainment with Ileen Maisel as the producer. He was born and spent his childhood in Boston area before moving to Las Vegas in the early 1980s where he enrolled for a degree in English at the University of Nevada. He later joined law enforcement and retired to concentrate on full-time writing.
Which Rick Jones series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Vatican Knights series, the earliest of Rick Jones's multi-book series: it opens with The Vatican Knights (2012) and runs to 37 books across 2012–2026, ending with The Talisman (2026). Rick Jones's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Rick Jones written?
Rick Jones has 66 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 60 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Vatican Knights series with 37 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rick Jones's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rick Jones's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Vatican Knights (2012–2026, 37 books), Eden Saga (2012–2014, 3 books) and O.U.T.C.A.S.T Ops (2014–2018, 6 books), plus 6 more.
How are Rick Jones's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rick Jones's 66 books into 9 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Vatican Knights (37 books, 2012–2026); O.U.T.C.A.S.T Ops (6 books, 2014–2018); The Quest for Atlantis (4 books, 2016–2019); Eden Saga (3 books, 2012–2014); The Genteel Man (3 books, 2023–2025), plus 4 further series.