Ground State

New out January 25, 2026

Ground State

Craig Alanson

First published 2026

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1042 ratingsEarly score · confidence 22%

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About the book

Except the Pirates were too late, and now not one but two of the enemy are loose in the galaxy. And they are equipped with starships more powerful than Valkyrie. A direct fight would be hopeless, so the Pirates must rely on wacky ideas from the mushy brain of a monkey—and some serious sketchiness.

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Reading order · Expeditionary Force

Full order & progress →
Score per volume11 volumes on a timeline, 2016 to 2026 · Best-rated volume: Columbus Day
  1. Columbus Day
    Columbus Day2016 · 348 ratingsStart here
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. SpecOps
    SpecOps2016 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  3. Paradise
    Paradise2016 · 233 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Trouble on Paradise
    Trouble on Paradise2017 · 127 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  5. Black Ops
    Black Ops2017 · 211 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  6. Zero Hour
    Zero Hour2017 · 192 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  7. Mavericks
    Mavericks2018 · 170 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  8. Renegades
    Renegades2018 · 165 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. Deathtrap
    Deathtrap2019 · 62 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  10. Freefall
    Freefall2020 · 48 ratings · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  11. Ground State
    Ground State2026 · 42 ratingsThis book
    8.08.0 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.2 across 42 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 22% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.242 100%

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