Karl Marlantes Books in Order

Karl Marlantes, a Yale University graduate and Oxford University Rhodes Scholar, is a veteran Marine who served in Vietnam, where he was decorated with the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. As a critically acclaimed author, Marlantes is known for his gripping novels, including the award-winning <i>Matterhorn</i>, which received the prestigious William E. Colby Award from the Pritzker Military Library, the Center For Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the 2011 Indies’ Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year, and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s James Webb Award for Distinguished Fiction. Marlantes resides in rural Washington.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Karl Marlantes

  • #1
    What It is Like to Go to War(2011)
    Amazon

About Karl Marlantes

Karl Marlantes, a Yale University graduate and Oxford University Rhodes Scholar, is a veteran Marine who served in Vietnam, where he was decorated with the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. As a critically acclaimed author, Marlantes is known for his gripping novels, including the award-winning <i>Matterhorn</i>, which received the prestigious William E. Colby Award from the Pritzker Military Library, the Center For Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the 2011 Indies’ Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year, and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s James Webb Award for Distinguished Fiction. Marlantes resides in rural Washington.

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