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ⓘ About Robert E. Hampson
Robert E. Hampton PhD is an author and a neuroscientist. During the day, he is a professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where he studies how our brains encode memory. By night, he is writing military, adventure and hard-science science fiction in addition to nonfiction articles that explain science to the general public. Robert’s career in writing science fiction started when he had several pieces of short fiction published in 2015. Today he has three collaborative novels published in the Four Horsemen Universe and some solo novels of his own. He has also co-edited two anthologies and has published over twenty-five works of short fiction. Dr. Hampton’s scientific career has concentrated on understanding the effect of disease, drugs, and injury on human memory.
All Book Series by Robert E. Hampson
Hide the Lightning
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2019 Anthology · Kevin Steverson
Through the Gate
Book 3 of 22 · published 2020 Anthology · Quincy J. Allen,Jon R. Osborne
The Long and Short of It
Book 4 of 22 · published 2020 Co-authored · Chris Kennedy,Kevin Steverson,Brisco Woods
It Takes All Kinds
Book 10 of 22 · published 2021 Anthology · Jason Cordova,Quincy J. Allen
It Takes More Kinds
Book 12 of 22 · published 2021 Anthology · Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,P.A. Piatt,Jon R. Osborne,William Joseph Roberts,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Nick Steverson,Matt Novotny,Brisco Woods
Sunrise Over Shippo: A Salvage Title Universe Novel
Book 14 of 22 · published 2022 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Knightfall Under Keros
Book 17 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Salvage Search: A Salvage Title Universe Novel
Book 19 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · David Alan Jones
Daughter of Shippo
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Legend
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Woods
Luck is Not a Factor
Book 6 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Paul E. Cooley,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Rob Howell,J.R. Handley,Thomas A. Mays,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon,Lee Dunning
Hope is Not a Strategy
Book 8 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Josh Hayes,Craig Martelle,Kevin McLaughlin,A.K. DuBoff,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Scott Moon,Jonathan P. Brazee,Chris Fox,Kevin Steverson
With Your Shield
Book 10 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
Negotiation
Book 13 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Kacey Ezell,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Jonathan P. Brazee,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon
Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Wandrey
Storm Clouds
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
Between Two Worlds
Book 2 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
The Dark Before the Light
Book 5 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Tim C. Taylor
One Minute to Midnight
Book 8 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Charles E. Gannon,Chris Kennedy,Tim C. Taylor
Eye of the Storm
Book 11 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
The Street Survivors
Book 12 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Ian J. Malone
And Break It Not
Book 13 of 18 · published 2021 Co-authored · Sandra L. Medlock
Three Steps to Oblivion
Book 15 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Ian J. Malone
Tempest Rage
Book 17 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
As My Witnesses
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Sandra L. Medlock
A Fiery Sunset
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
Dark Moon Arisen
Book 3 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
A Pale Dawn
Book 8 of 13 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
Do No Harm
Book 9 of 13 · published 2019 Co-authored · Chris Kennedy,Sandra L. Medlock
Alabaster Noon
Book 12 of 13 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey
Ne Pas Nuire
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2023 Co-authored · Chris Kennedy,Sandra L. Medlock
The Lyons' Pride
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Marisa Wolf,Chris Kennedy
World Enders
Book 2 of 17 · published 2022 Anthology · Marisa Wolf,Chris Kennedy
On a Cloudy Day
Book 3 of 17 · published 2023 Anthology · Kevin Ikenberry,Chris Kennedy
The Misfits
Book 4 of 17 · published 2023 Anthology · Kevin Ikenberry,Chris Kennedy
Companions in Chains
Book 12 of 17 · published 2024 Anthology · Melissa Olthoff
Companion to Ghosts
Book 13 of 17 · published 2024 Anthology · Kacey Ezell,David Shadoin
Bureau 42
Book 14 of 17 · published 2024 Anthology · Kevin Ikenberry,Marisa Wolf,Rob Howell,Jon R. Osborne,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,William Alan Webb,Fred Hughes,Nick Steverson,Mia R. Kleve
This I Swear
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2025 Co-authored · Sandra L. Medlock
Under a Graveyard Sky
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · John Ringo
Black Tide Rising
Book 5 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · John Ringo,Gary Poole
At the End of the World
Book 9 of 15 · published 2020 Anthology · Charles E. Gannon
At the End of the Journey
Book 10 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · Charles E. Gannon
United We Stand
Book 12 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · John Ringo,Gary Poole
Perdition's Storm
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Brian Trent
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Robert E. Hampson?
Robert E. Hampton PhD is an author and a neuroscientist. During the day, he is a professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where he studies how our brains encode memory. By night, he is writing military, adventure and hard-science science fiction in addition to nonfiction articles that explain science to the general public.
Which Robert E. Hampson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Black Tide Rising series, the earliest of Robert E. Hampson's multi-book series: it opens with Under a Graveyard Sky (2013) and runs to 15 books across 2013–2025, ending with Perdition's Storm (2025). Robert E. Hampson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Robert E. Hampson written?
Robert E. Hampson has 108 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 101 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being The Coalition series with 22 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Robert E. Hampson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert E. Hampson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Black Tide Rising (2013–2025, 15 books), Omega War (2018–2023, 13 books) and The Coalition (2019–2025, 22 books), plus 3 more.
How are Robert E. Hampson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Robert E. Hampson's 108 books into 8 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Coalition (22 books, 2019–2025); The Phoenix Initiative (17 books, 2022–2025); Black Tide Rising (15 books, 2013–2025); Omega War (13 books, 2018–2023); Campfire Tales (1 book, 2023), plus 3 further series.