The Art of War Series Reading Order
by Richard Swan
Looking for the complete The Art of War reading order? This guide lists all 3 Richard Swan books in The Art of War in order — with covers, ratings, and page counts for every entry. The full series spans approximately 627 pages.
The Marked Wager
The Art of War #1
After a day of horse racing, someone will leave the track with cash stuffed in their pockets. Jett, a twenty-two year ol… After a day of horse racing, someone will leave the track with cash stuffed in their pockets. Jett, a twenty-two year old college student, wants to steal it from them. He asks Billy to join him. Together they form a business venture. Jett, working inside the grandstand, identifies the target. Billy, waiting outside the track grounds, collects the cash. Jett tells Billy to carry a gun, but only to scare the victim; no violence of any kind. Billy agrees. Several counties report random shootings. All victims are killed after a day at the races. The Attorney General orders a task force to find the racetrack serial killer. Jake Manor, a private detective, conducts his own investigation. After Jett's father is killed, he discovers Billy's madness. The statewide manhunt leads to Billy, the next victim. Jett, removing all evidence, dissolves the partnership. He forms another venture, only this time he fails to identify The Marked Wager.
The Scour
The Art of War #2
A HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE A JUSTICE ACCUSED OF MURDER AND A SINGLE QUESTION What is The Scour? In the dying port town of Gdan… A HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE A JUSTICE ACCUSED OF MURDER AND A SINGLE QUESTION What is The Scour? In the dying port town of Gdansburg, Sir Konrad Vonvalt finds the unthinkable: a fellow Justice imprisoned for the murder of a young boy. Despite the furious insistence of the townsfolk, the only evidence is a question written on a piece of paper by a dead man: what is The Scour? The answer begins in the town's haunted lighthouse and ends in its past-where Vonvalt may dig up more than he bargained for.
The Ascendancy War
The Art of War #3
The Ascendancy War has raged for six months. After two enormous fleet actions at New Port Louis and the Pillars of Cain,… The Ascendancy War has raged for six months. After two enormous fleet actions at New Port Louis and the Pillars of Cain, the seemingly unstoppable provari advance into UN space has finally been forced to a grinding halt. In the respite of stalemate, the UN gears up for its biggest counter-offensive of the war: Operation Talisman, a do-or-die effort to open up the coreward flank of the Ascendancy. Succeed, and the UN will seize the upper hand; fail, and defeat is inevitable. Andrea Constance, President of the UN and an anxious coalition of Tier Three allies, must prepare for either outcome as D-Day draws closer. But she knows that every human lost and every provar killed means two fewer soldiers to fight the Kaygryn Empire...
