Books
One soldier, one valley, and what the war asks of the men in it. Read in order.
Book 1 of 3
Every eleven, twelve seconds, they look to him. What if, one day, there is a second voice?
One night over the Korwal orchard, a Black Hawk goes down in the trees. A staff sergeant falls in the ditch beside it, and the clock Jadid built his whole war around starts to run.
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Book 2 of 3
Two fires. The first one small. Watch which way he turns.
Eleven years ago, in a stream bed called Dar-i-Sang, the warlord Sahm Jadid killed an American sergeant named Patrick Reade. Last summer, in an orchard at Korwal, he killed the staff sergeant who led Patrick’s son. He wrote both in his ledger. Now he believes the son will come for him.
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Book 3 of 3
Below the line, loyalty is personal. Above it, loyalty has a price.
Sergeant Daniel Reade has spent his war below the line, where the plan belongs to someone else and the cost belongs to the men who carry it out. Now the Army wants to make him an officer.
Coming Mar 2, 2027
Also by Jaxon Reade · A separate series
He flies the line. Or he doesn’t fly at all.
Book 1 of The Read Standard.
Reader questions
Start with The Second Voice (Book 1), then Same Valley (Book 2), then Above the Line (Book 3, releasing March 2, 2027). Pattern Drift is a separate series, The Read Standard, and can be read at any time. The full list is on the reading order page.
Same Valley follows The Second Voice and can be read on its own, though readers will get the most from starting with Book One.
The Kindle editions of The Second Voice and Same Valley are included in Kindle Unlimited. Availability is set by Amazon, so check the book's Amazon page for the current status in your region.
Yes. Jaxon Reade spent twenty-eight years in uniform, first as an enlisted soldier and later as a commissioned Infantry officer. He served with the 1st Ranger Battalion and the 1st Special Forces Group and made nineteen combat deployments, nearly eight years of his life spent in Afghanistan and Iraq. Read more on the about page.
Contains combat violence and military language.
Above the Line, Book 3 of The Daniel Reade Novels, releases March 2, 2027 as a Kindle edition at $4.99. Print editions are to follow. Join the Reade Debrief to hear first when pre-orders open.
Every Jaxon Reade book is sold on Amazon. The Second Voice and Same Valley are available in Kindle, paperback and hardcover. Pattern Drift is available in Kindle and paperback.