Books by Rick Hoppe
As both a nonfiction thinker and a storyteller, I write about power, conflict, and the ways ordinary people are caught up in forces larger than themselves. Here you’ll find my full-length books—both published and in development.
Nonfiction
Eight Stages: A Primer on Modern Revolution
A clear, accessible framework for understanding how revolutions form and unfold. Drawing on history and modern dynamics, Eight Stages gives readers the tools to recognize the patterns shaping today’s political upheavals.
RELEASE: AUGUST 11, 2026
Structure, Not Spectacle: A Functional Framework for Revolutionary Analysis
A functional framework for understanding how revolutions emerge and take shape. Drawing on structural analysis and cross-domain interaction, Structure, Not Spectacle provides a method for identifying the conditions that enable systemic change.
In Progress: Projected mid-2027
Fiction
Calum’s Journey
A sweeping historical-fiction saga following Calum Tanneyhill, a young Scotsman whose life is shattered during the 1691 sack of Dùn Mhèad and reshaped across continents. Violence, survival, faith, and destiny intertwine as he navigates an unforgiving world.
In progress: Projected early 2027
Psalm for the Damned: A Journey from Darkness into light
Vinnie lives longer than he should, and remembers more than he wants. In a world marked by suffering and quiet acts of mercy, he walks a narrow line between what he is and what he refuses to abandon. Psalm for the Damned is a restrained, deeply human novel about guilt, grace, and the cost of choosing compassion.
Barlow’s Hole
Ethan Cargill lives a small, deliberate life in the mountains above Red Creek. He works, he fishes, and he keeps to himself. It is enough.
Until the quiet breaks.
In the aftermath of sudden violence, Ethan is left alone in the wilderness, trying to make sense of something that does not make sense, and to survive what follows. Barlow’s Hole is a spare, atmospheric novel about solitude, uncertainty, and the quiet moment when survival becomes something more.
In Progress: Projectd mid-2027