Rick Partlow

Rick Partlow is a bestselling science fiction author from Florida. The Tampa, Florida native was born to a Baptist preacher that had worked as a B24 gunner during World War II that used to tell him all manner of stories about the war. It was while in college that he started writing his debut science fiction novel that after many revisions would become “Duty, Honor, Planet.| It was also at this time that he wrote the idea for a novel that would be the basis for the “Birthright” trilogy and the Glory Boy character.

The best place to start is the Birthright series, the earliest of Rick Partlow's multi-book series: it opens with Birthright (2011) and runs to 4 books across 2011–2016, ending with Glory Boy (2016). Rick Partlow's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Rick Partlow has 138 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 122 of them belong to 24 named series — the largest being the Drop Trooper series with 16 books — and 16 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. Rick Partlow's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Birthright (2011–2016, 4 books), Duty, Honor, Planet (2011–2014, 3 books) and Recon (2017, 4 books), plus 21 more.

This guide splits Rick Partlow's 138 books into 24 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Drop Trooper (16 books, 2020–2024); Taken to the Stars (13 books, 2023–2026); J.R. Handley Presents (8 books, 2024–2026); Accidental Astronaut (6 books, 2025–2026); Earth At War (6 books, 2020–2022), plus 19 further series.