First novel
Czajkowski sold his first novel, ''Wit'ch Fire'' (1999), under the pen name James Clemens, through Terry Brooks
Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 ''New York Times'' bestsellers during his writing career, and ha ...
' publisher. Brooks had been one of the judges for a writing contest at the Maui Writers' Conference in Maui,
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
, in which James had entered a manuscript he had recently completed.
Action-adventure novels
''Subterranean'' (1999)
Beneath the ice at the bottom of the Earth is a magnificent subterranean labyrinth, a place of breathtaking wonders—and terrors beyond imagining. A team of specialists, led by archaeologist Ashley Carter, has been hand-picked to explore this secret place and to uncover the riches it holds. But they are not the first to venture here—and those they follow did not return. There are mysteries here older than humanity and revelations that could change the world. But there are also things that should not be disturbed—and a devastating truth that could doom Ashley and the expedition: they are not alone. The caverns are inhabited by an entire subterranean ecosystem of primitive mammals—some intelligent, others savage, all beyond the reach of today's knowledge.
''Excavation'' (2000)
In
Peru
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, low in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where this perilous journey ends—in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis—something else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous...something terrifying...a mysterious metal known only as ''el Sangre del Diablo'' (or Devil's Blood), known only to the most ancient of Incas and a secret sect of
Dominican friars who have already killed and died to protect its secrets.
''Deep Fathom'' (2001)
Ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland surfaces from an aborted underwater salvage mission to find the Earth burning. Solar flares have triggered a series of gargantuan natural disasters. Earthquakes and hellfire rock the globe.
Air Force One has vanished from the skies with America's president on board. Now, with the U.S. on the narrow brink of a nuclear apocalypse, Kirkland must pilot his oceangoing exploration ship, ''Deep Fathom'', on a desperate mission miles below the ocean's surface. There, devastating secrets await him—and a power of an ancient civilization. And it will forever alter a world that's already racing toward its own destruction.
''Amazonia'' (2002)
Four years ago, all contact with a U.S. medical-scientific expedition in the wilderness of the
Amazon basin suddenly ceased; the 30-man team was declared lost and likely dead. Now, one of its members staggers into a Christian mission but dies within hours. He carries identification: he is Gerald Clark, ex-Special Forces. Two years before the expedition, while in Iraq, the CIA operative's left arm was amputated at the shoulder. Photographs of the corpse and fingerprints reveal that the arm has grown back perfectly. Unable to comprehend this inexplicable event, the United States CIA establishes a special team to return to this impenetrable secret world of unforeseen perils and to follow the dead man's trail. On arrival, they enlist Nathan Rand, the son of the lost researchers' team leader. A mysterious plague, that threatens the Earth's entire population, leads back to Gerald Clark. This means the lost expedition's destination, which holds the key to the cure, must be discovered at any cost. But the nightmare that awaits Rand and his team of scientists and seasoned
U.S. Army Rangers dwarfs any danger they may have anticipated.
''Ice Hunt'' (2003)
After an Alaskan game warden rescues a man from a crashed plane and saves him from subsequent attack by foreign soldiers, his ex-wife's piloting skills take them all to the man's intended destination, a US research base on the Arctic ice, set up following the discovery by advanced ice-penetrating
sonar
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect objects on o ...
of a derelict Russian scientific base buried within a massive iceberg, Ice Station Grendel, where the personnel all died decades earlier. A Russian submarine carrying the son of the station's former commander also approaches, ostensibly to retrieve the bodies found by the Americans. Both sides know the station contains vastly important scientific secrets, worth fighting for, but neither side knows quite how the other will fight, or how Grendel itself will complicate matters. In an atmosphere of mistrust and fear, the Alaskans and the scientist overseeing the sonar project have unexpected roles to play, while in the midst of terror, unexpected allies, and betrayals, neither side can afford to lose.
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008)
In 2008,
Random House
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
commissioned Rollins to write the
novelization of ''
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Released and taking place 19 years after the previous ...
'' (2008), the eponymous, American adventure science fiction film. This is the fourth film in the
''Indiana Jones'' franchise, created by
George Lucas and directed by
Steven Spielberg.
''Altar of Eden'' (2009)
The story starts outside the
Baghdad Zoo
The Baghdad Zoo is a zoo originally opened in 1971 and located in Baghdad, Iraq, in the Al Zawra’a Gardens area along with the Al Zawra’a Dream Park (amusement park) and Zawra'a Tower. Before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the zoo housed 650 anim ...
immediately after the
Battle of Baghdad (2003)
Battle of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military battle that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.
Three weeks into the invasion of Iraq, Coalition Forces Land Component Command elem ...
. After being decimated during the
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ...
, the floodgates have been opened for the smuggling of hundreds of exotic birds, mammals, and reptiles to Western nations. However, this crime hides a deeper secret. Years later, a
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
state veterinarian, Lorna Polk, is flown to a wrecked fishing trawler in the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...
delta basin by the
United States Customs and Border Protection
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...
(CBP). The crew is missing, but the boat holds a live cargo: a caged group of exotic animals. Initially, Polk assumes it is part of a black market smuggling racket. Then. she discovers disturbing deformities that make no sense. Also, the animals all share disturbingly heightened intelligence. To uncover the truth about the origin of this strange cargo and the threat it poses, Polk must team up with a man who shares a dark and bloody past with her, now an agent with the CBP.
Sigma Force Series
Sigma Force is a fictional division of the U.S.
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
Originally known as the Ad ...
program. Their chief operatives combine highly trained military skills with specialized scientific knowledge. Their purpose is to investigate sensitive scientific matters that could pose a threat to the United States. Its functions include
counter-terrorism
Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...
,
research
Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...
, and
covert operations. Following the events of the first book, ''Sandstorm'', Sigma Force moves its headquarters into a sub-basement of the
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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Book 1: ''Sandstorm'' (2004)
Originally published as a stand-alone novel, ''Sandstorm'' became the first book in the Sigma Force series. Commander Painter Crowe attempts to thwart a computer hacker who is putting the United States in danger. Meanwhile, in the
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
, a private collection is destroyed and the cause cannot be explained. Sigma Force's quest takes them into the
Arabian Desert and to a long-buried threat that may bring about the end of the balance of power.
This novel introduces Sigma Force and a mysterious opposing group, the Guild, who appear in several of Rollins' future Sigma Force novels.
Book 2: ''Map of Bones'' (2005)
The
magi
Magi (; singular magus ; from Latin '' magus'', cf. fa, مغ ) were priests in Zoroastrianism and the earlier religions of the western Iranians. The earliest known use of the word ''magi'' is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius t ...
brought gold,
frankincense, and
myrrh to the Christ child; their bones may bring destruction to the world if they are allowed to remain in the hands of the thieves who stole them.
Book 3: ''Black Order'' (2006)
Sigma Force team members risk their lives to get to the heart of one of mankind's greatest mysteries: the origins of life itself. This novel features Dr. Lisa Cummings, who was first introduced in ''Deep Fathom''.
Book 4: ''The Judas Strain'' (2007)
Sigma Force members seek to prevent an outbreak that could threaten the entire planet. The outbreak's source and the key to the cure are based on the
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
temple complex of
Angkor Wat. The book also features the apparent death of Dr. Monk Kokkalis and introduction to Sigma Force of Joe Kowalski, who first appeared in ''Ice Hunt''.
Book 5: ''The Last Oracle'' (2008)
Sigma Force battle a group of rogue scientists who have unleashed a bio-engineering project that could bring about the extinction of humankind. An international think-tank of scientists discover a way to bio-engineer autistic children who show savant talents, in the hope of creating a world prophet who can be manipulated to create a new era of global peace on their terms.
Book 6: ''The Doomsday Key'' (2009)
Three murders occur on three different continents; each shares a puzzling, hideous disfigurement, but otherwise no other obvious connection. A clue links the father of one victim, an influential U.S. senator, to a Norwegian corporation. It is revealed that the characters are dealing with an ancient fungal parasite that was discovered and used first by the Egyptians and then, later, by eleventh century
Celts
The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancien ...
and
Druids
A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...
as a bio-weapon.
"The Skeleton Key" (short story, 2011)
Seichan and a young
urban explorer
Urban exploration (often shortened as UE, urbex and sometimes known as roof and tunnel hacking) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Photography and historical inte ...
, who has tattooed on his body a map of the
Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris (french: Catacombes de Paris, ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people in a small part of a tunnel network built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries. E ...
, awaken in a Paris hotel after having been kidnapped and drugged, to find deadly electronic collars fastened around their necks. They are tasked to rescue the kidnapper's son who has fallen under the sway of the nefarious leader of an apocalyptic cult. The trail leads them into the dark necropolis beneath Paris. Seichan and her guide must battle the clock, as the cult leader has wired the catacombs with bombs.
This short story includes a sneak peek of the first 70 pages of ''The Devil Colony'', in which a clue unlocked by the skeleton key plays a key role.
Book 7: ''The Devil Colony'' (2011)
SIGMA Force deals with mysterious
nanotechnology that may have been mastered by an ancient
Native American tribe with input from the
Manasseh
Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier
* Jacob Manasseh (die ...
. The team attempts to track down a lost map, journeying to
Fort Knox and the grave of
Meriwether Lewis. Rollins refers to secret codes used by
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the natio ...
and Lewis. The coded message leads Crowe to
John Trumbull's painting depicting the presentation of
The Declaration of Independence.
"Tracker" (short story, 2012)
In the medieval heart of
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Captain Tucker Wayne and his war dog, Kane, rescue a mysterious woman fleeing three armed men. They are after the secret she holds, which will unlock a terrible treasure steeped in blood and treachery and tied to a crime going back to the fall of
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
and a heritage of suffering and pain that reaches out from the past to wreak havoc today. In a final showdown, truths are unearthed and treasures exposed. This short story exclusive includes a sneak peek at the opening chapters of ''Bloodline'', in which further exploits of Tucker and Kane are revealed.
Book 8: ''Bloodline'' (2012)
Sigma Force follows up on information gained in ''Tracker''. The president's daughter is kidnapped by mysterious doctors who seek her baby. President Gant's family is revealed to be a driving force behind the Guild, with their bloodline stretching back for centuries. Jack Kirkland, who first appeared in ''Deep Fathom'', makes an appearance. The novel deals with the quest for
immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immorta ...
,
nanotechnology, and
micro-engineering.
Book 9: ''The Eye of God'' (2013)
Sigma Force chases down clues related to
Attila the Hun and his fateful meeting with
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I ( 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Pope Benedict XVI said that Leo's papacy "was undoubtedly one of the most important in the Church's history."
Leo was ...
that stopped a Hunnic invasion of Rome. The
Vatican
Vatican may refer to:
Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum
The Holy See
* The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...
receives a package containing the skull of
Genghis Khan, along with a book wrapped in his skin, leading the team to
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
. All the while, a nearing comet interferes with the imagery of an orbital satellite, causing it to show an image of America's
Eastern Seaboard in flaming ruins. It's a race against time for Sigma to stop the apocalypse from occurring.
Book 10: ''The 6th Extinction'' (2014)
Sigma Force fights against a geneticist with a nefarious agenda for handling the extinction of species. The team travels from California, near
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...
, to the
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...
s of the northern
Amazon rainforest, and to the ice caves of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
.
"The Midnight Watch" (short story, 2015)
In the dead of night, a faceless enemy hacks into the Smithsonian Institution's network of servers, but it is only the first strike masking a larger attack. To rescue a biologist trapped in the
National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 ...
and discover the true intent behind an assault that grows bolder and bloodier by the minute, Sigma Force must unleash its most headstrong operative, Joe Kowalski.
Book 11: ''The Bone Labyrinth'' (2015)
An amazing discovery is made when an earthquake reveals a subterranean Catholic chapel in the remote mountains of Croatia. An investigative team finds the bones of a
Neanderthal
Neanderthals (, also ''Homo neanderthalensis'' and erroneously ''Homo sapiens neanderthalensis''), also written as Neandertals, are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. While the ...
woman as well as an elaborate
cave painting depicting an immense battle between Neanderthal tribes and monstrous shadowy figures. At the same time, a bloody assault is carried out on a
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
Originally known as the Ad ...
funded primate research center outside of
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. Sigma Force sends operatives to look into both cases, but does not realize these events may be connected. Plunged into a battle for the future of humanity, the Sigma Force operatives uncover the true source of human intelligence.
"Crash and Burn" (short story, 2016)
On a transatlantic flight, Seichan and Kowalski must set aside their differences when a mysterious force knocks their airplane out of the sky.
Book 12: ''The Seventh Plague'' (2016)
Two years ago, a famous archaeologist was thought lost in the Sudanese desert during a search for proof of the
ten plagues of Moses. His sudden reappearance, and subsequent death, reveal that someone had begun mummifying his body while he was still alive. When the medical team who performed the autopsy falls ill with a strange disease which quickly spreads throughout
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
, Safia al-Maaz, who originally appeared in ''Sandstorm'', reaches out to Sigma Force for help.
"Ghost Ship" (short story, 2017)
The discovery of a burned body sprawled on a remote Australian beach shatters the vacation plans of Gray Pierce and Seichan.
Book 13: ''The Demon Crown'' (2017)
An ancient species of deadly parasitic wasp is unleashed upon the islands of Hawaii, where Gray and Seichan are wrapping up their vacation. Teamed with Kowalski and a trio of native Hawaiians, the pair must uncover the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Meanwhile, Kat, Monk and the newly appointed Librarian of Congress, Elena Delgado, follow a trail of clues left across Europe by
James Smithson, the mysterious founder of the Smithsonian Institution, to discover a possible way to contain the outbreak.
Book 14: ''Crucible'' (2019)
Gray is thrown into action as he discovers his house ransacked, his lover missing, and Kat unconscious on the kitchen floor. Left without any leads, Gray and his team turn to a brilliant neurologist to get answers from the only witness: the comatose Kat. What Gray learns sets the team on a quest for answers to a mystery that reaches as far back as the
Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ( es, Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( es, Inquisición española), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand ...
and to a reviled medieval text known as the ''Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches)''. What he uncovers reveals a frightening truth in the present and a future on the brink of annihilation.
Book 15: ''The Last Odyssey'' (2020)
In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day researchers stumble upon a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. The ship's hold contains a collection of artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain's cabin is found a clockwork gold map embedded with an intricate silver astrolabe. Once activated, the moving map traces the path of Odysseus's famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a fiery river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea, the subterranean world of Tartarus. When word of Tartarus spreads, and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there, tensions explode in this volatile region. Sigma Force must now go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.
Book 16: ''Kingdom of Bones'' (2022)
Sigma Force investigates a viral outbreak deep in the heart of the Congo.
Book 17: ''Tides of Fire'' (2023)
Fantasy novels
''The Banned and the Banished'' series
The ''Banned and the Banished'' is a fantasy novel series that follows a girl named Elena, "who ripens into the heritage of lost power".
The series is a pentalogy. The five books are as follows:
# ''Wit'ch Fire''
# ''Wit'ch Storm''
# ''Wit'ch War''
# ''Wit'ch Gate''
# ''Wit'ch Star''
Godslayer series
Godslayer Book One: ''Shadowfall'' (2005)
For 4,000 years, the people of the Nine Lands have lived peacefully under the guidance of their hundred gods. When the goddess Meeryn is murdered the peace is shattered, and Tylar de Noche – a defrocked knight who, as sole witness, is now sole suspect – must find the killer and prove himself innocent. Tylar turns to Delia, a priestess and love interest, and to Rogger, a thief wise to the ways of the criminal underworld. Slogging hither and yon for scraps of clues, the three begin to suspect that the supposedly pacific gods are in fact engaged in an ongoing struggle for power and control. The self-absorption of the gods and the apathetic ignorance of the people form stumbling blocks on Tylar's quest.
Godslayer Book Two: ''Hinterland'' (2006)
Failed Shadowknight Tylar witnessed the death of a god, whose blood healed his deformities but branded him a Godslayer and a hunted criminal. In this second volume, Tylar's struggle for the truth is vindicated when he is officially reinstated as a Shadowknight. Yet this is a trap, revealed as Sithryn forces flow from the Ice Eyrie to wage a deadly siege, trapping Tylar and his friends. But even Tylar's skill and magic cannot save the Citadel of Tashijan, ancient Shadowknight headquarters, for something foul lies at the heart of their Order. The Cabal has infiltrated the inner council and Tylar and his allies must flee for now there can be no refuge from evil.
Other Godslayer Books
On the
FAQ section of his website, Rollins announces plans for further novels:
"There are more plans for the Godslayer books. The working title for Book Three is ''God-Sword''. Besides continuing the storyline, it will discover much more about Laurelle, her past, and her perilous journey to a god hidden in the heart of a volcano. God-Sword will finish the first trilogy. And there may be a second trilogy with many of the same characters."
On February 10, 2015, Rollins wrote in an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") on
Reddit
Reddit (; stylized in all lowercase as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website. Registered users (commonly referred to as "Redditors") submit content to the site such as links, text posts, imag ...
.com:
"Third book is done; fourth is midway. Once the fifth is done, the entire series is slated for publication, each book coming out 6 months apart, starting with a re-release of the first two."
MoonFall Saga
''The Starless Crown'' (2022)
''The Cradle of Ice'' (2023)
Collaboration with Rebecca Cantrell
Rollins collaborated with the mystery writer
Rebecca Cantrell to write several works in the Order of the Sanguines series (comprising a trilogy published in print and digital formats, plus a number of
short fiction
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...
e-books): ''City of Screams'' (2012), a
novella set in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
; ''The Blood Gospel'' (2013); ''Blood Brothers'' (2013), an e-short; ''Innocent Blood'' (2013); and ''Blood Infernal'' (2015).
Collaboration with Grant Blackwood
Rollins collaborated with the
thriller writer
Grant Blackwood
Grant Blackwood (born June 7, 1964) is an American thriller writer and ghostwriter. He wrote the Briggs Tanner series. He co-authored with Clive Cussler ''Spartan Gold'' which reached number 10 on the ''New York Times'' Hardcover Fiction Best Sel ...
to write multiple works in the Tucker Wayne series of
military thriller novels: ''The Kill Switch'' (2014)
and ''War Hawk'' (2015).
Tucker Wayne also appears in the SIGMA Force series in "Tracker".
Bibliography
As James Rollins
Stand-alone action-adventure novels
* ''Subterranean'' (1999)
* ''Excavation'' (2000)
* ''Deep Fathom'' (2001)
* ''Amazonia'' (2002)
* ''Ice Hunt'' (2003)
* ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008)
* ''Altar of Eden'' (2009)
Sigma Force series
:1. ''Sandstorm'' (2004)
:2. ''Map of Bones'' (2005)
:3. ''Black Order'' (2006)
:3.5 ''Kowalski's in Love'' (2006)
hort story:4. ''The Judas Strain'' (2007)
:5. ''The Last Oracle'' (2008)
:6. ''The Doomsday Key'' (2009)
:6.5 ''The Skeleton Key'' (2011)
hort story:7. ''The Devil Colony'' (2011)
:7.5 ''Tracker'' (2012)
hort story:8. ''Bloodline'' (2012)
:9. ''The Eye of God'' (2013)
:9.5 ''The Devil's Bones: Cotton Malone vs. Grey Pierce'' (2014) (with
Steve Berry)
hort story:10. ''The 6th Extinction'' (2014)
:10.5 ''The Midnight Watch'' (2015)
hort story:11. ''The Bone Labyrinth'' (2015)
:11.5 ''Crash and Burn'' (2016)
hort story:12. ''The Seventh Plague'' (2016)
:12.5 ''Ghost Ship'' (2017)
hort story:13. ''The Demon Crown'' (2017)
:14. ''Crucible'' (2019)
:15. ''The Last Odyssey'' (2020)
:16. ''Kingdom of Bones'' (2022)
:17. ''Tides of Fire'' (2023)
''Tucker Wayne'' Series (with
Grant Blackwood
Grant Blackwood (born June 7, 1964) is an American thriller writer and ghostwriter. He wrote the Briggs Tanner series. He co-authored with Clive Cussler ''Spartan Gold'' which reached number 10 on the ''New York Times'' Hardcover Fiction Best Sel ...
)
# ''The Kill Switch'' (2014)
# ''War Hawk'' (January, 2016)
The Order of the Sanguines Trilogy (with Rebecca Cantrell)
:0.5 ''City of Screams'' (2012)
hort story:1. ''The Blood Gospel'' (2013)
:1.5 ''Blood Brothers'' (2013)
hort story:2. ''Innocent Blood'' (2013)
:3. ''Blood Infernal'' (2015)
''MoonFall'' series
# ''The Starless Crown'' (2022)
# ''The Cradle of Ice'' (2023)
''Kids & Adult'' series
# ''Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow'' (2009)
# ''Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx'' (2011)
Anthologies
*''Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night'' (2006)
**"Kowalski's In Love"
*''Warriors'' (2010)
**"The Pit"
*''Fear'' (2010)
**"Tagger"
*''Thrillers: 100 Must Reads'' (2010)
**"Jack Finney's ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers''"
["Jack Finney's Invasion of the Body Snatchers" in David Morrell & Hank Wagner (eds) ''Thrillers: 100 Must Reads'' (2010).]
*''FaceOff'' (2014)
**"The Devil's Bones"
As James Clemens
''The Banned and the Banished'' series
# ''Wit'ch Fire'' (1998)
# ''Wit'ch Storm'' (1999)
# ''Wit'ch War'' (2000)
# ''Wit'ch Gate'' (2001)
# ''Wit'ch Star'' (2002)
''The Godslayer'' series
# ''Shadowfall'' (2005)
# ''Hinterland'' (2006)
References
External links
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Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio interview about Demon Crown
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