Paths
Reading order
There is more than one correct door. The spy-thrillers explain who Jack Gregory is before the crashed ships. You can also drop into The Second Ship and never look back. Fantasy is a complete six-book epic of its own.
Recommended
The full Rho saga
Inception, then the original trilogy, then Assimilation, then Singularity. This is the order Richard recommends if you want every knife in the drawer.
- 1
Once Dead
The Rho Agenda Inception · 2014
- 2
Dead Wrong
The Rho Agenda Inception · 2015
- 3
Dead Shift
The Rho Agenda Inception · 2015
- 4
The Second Ship
The Rho Agenda · 2009
- 5
Immune
The Rho Agenda · 2012
- 6
Wormhole
The Rho Agenda · 2012
- 7
The Kasari Nexus
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2016
- 8
The Altreian Enigma
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2016
- 9
The Meridian Ascent
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2017
- 10
The Ripper’s Son
The Rho Agenda Singularity · 2025
Straight science fiction
Start with the second ship
Skip the spy-thrillers. Three teenagers, a cavern, an AI, and everything that follows — including The Ripper’s Son.
- 1
The Second Ship
The Rho Agenda · 2009
- 2
Immune
The Rho Agenda · 2012
- 3
Wormhole
The Rho Agenda · 2012
- 4
The Kasari Nexus
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2016
- 5
The Altreian Enigma
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2016
- 6
The Meridian Ascent
The Rho Agenda Assimilation · 2017
- 7
The Ripper’s Son
The Rho Agenda Singularity · 2025
Fantasy
The Endarian Prophecy
A finished epic. Begin at Mark of Fire and read through Prophecy’s End.
