Jim DeFelice Reading Order

2 books (2003–2009)

Jim DeFelice's two-book anthology series spans from 2003 to 2009 and should be read in publication order beginning with Victory. The complete series concludes with Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary, which combines DeFelice's work across fantasy, mystery, thriller, and non-fiction genres.

Start with Victory and read in order.

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1	Victory 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2003–2011)

The Deep Black series comprises nine espionage thrillers published between 2003 and 2011. Jim DeFelice authored the first six entries, while Stephen Coonts and William H. Keith Jr. co-wrote the final three installments. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Deep Black and concluding with Death Wave.

Start with Deep Black, the first of 9 books in the Deep Black series.

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1	Deep Black 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Biowar 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dark Zone 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Payback 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Jihad 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Conspiracy 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Arctic Gold(By: Stephen Coonts,William H. Keith Jr.) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sea of Terror(By: Stephen Coonts,William H. Keith Jr.) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death Wave(By: Stephen Coonts,William H. Keith Jr.) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (2001–2015)

The Dreamland series is a complete 16-book military thriller franchise co-authored by Jim DeFelice and Dale Brown, published between 2001 and 2015. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Dreamland and continuing through the final installment. The series blends elements of military action, technology-driven plots, and geopolitical intrigue across its extensive run.

Start with Dreamland(With: Dale Brown), the first of 16 books in the Dreamland series.

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1	Dreamland(With: Dale Brown) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nerve Center(With: Dale Brown) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Razor's Edge(With: Dale Brown) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Piranha(With: Dale Brown) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Strike Zone(With: Dale Brown) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Armegeddon(With: Dale Brown) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Satan's Tail(With: Dale Brown) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	End Game(With: Dale Brown) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Retribution(With: Dale Brown) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Revolution(With: Dale Brown) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Whiplash(With: Dale Brown) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Black Wolf(With: Dale Brown) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Raven Strike(With: Dale Brown) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Collateral Damage(With: Dale Brown) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Drone Strike(With: Dale Brown) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Target Utopia(With: Dale Brown) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2003–2012)

Jim DeFelice's FBI Special Agent Andy Fisher trilogy comprises three thrillers published between 2003 and 2012, following FBI Special Agent Andy Fisher through interconnected cases involving high-stakes threats. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Cyclops One, followed by Threat Level Black, and concluding with The Helios Conspiracy. Each installment builds on the previous narrative, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the overarching story.

Start with Cyclops One and read in order.

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1	Cyclops One 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Threat Level Black 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Helios Conspiracy 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2014)

The HOGS Short Stories series by Jim DeFelice consists of two completed books published between 2013 and 2014. Reading these stories in publication order, beginning with HOG Noel followed by HOGS: Hog Born, provides the intended experience for this short story collection that blends elements of fantasy and thriller genres.

Start with HOG Noel and read in order.

5 books (2012–2013)

The HOGS: First Gulf War Air Combat series comprises five complete books published between 2012 and 2013, all of which should be read in publication order. Beginning with Going Deep and continuing through Hog Down, Death Wish, Fort Apache, and concluding with Snake Eaters, this series follows the exploits of military aviators during the Gulf War conflict. Jim DeFelice brings his thriller-writing expertise to these action-driven narratives set against a real historical backdrop.

Start with Going Deep, the first of 5 books in the HOGS: First Gulf War Air Combat series.

3 books (1995–1996)

Jim DeFelice's Jake Gibbs: Patriot Spy is a three-book espionage series set during the American Revolutionary War, following operative Jake Gibbs as he undertakes dangerous covert missions. Published between 1995 and 1996, the complete trilogy consists of The Iron Chain, The Silver Bullet, and The Golden Flask. Readers should begin with The Iron Chain and proceed through the books in publication order to experience the full narrative arc of Gibbs's wartime exploits.

Start with The Iron Chain and read in order.

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1	The Iron Chain 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Silver Bullet 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Golden Flask 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2004–2008)

Jim DeFelice co-authored this complete four-book thriller series with Larry Bond, published between 2004 and 2008. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Larry Bond's First Team and continuing through Angels of Wrath, Fires of War, and concluding with Soul of the Assassin. Each installment builds on the previous narrative, making sequential reading essential for following the story's development.

Start with Larry Bond's First Team(With: Larry Bond), the first of 4 books in the Larry Bond's First Team series.

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1	Larry Bond's First Team(With: Larry Bond) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Angels of Wrath(With: Larry Bond) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fires of War(With: Larry Bond) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Soul of the Assassin(With: Larry Bond) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1998–2022)

Jim DeFelice has written 13 non-fiction books published between 1998 and 2022, with the series likely complete. These works should be read in publication order, starting with Kill Grandma For Me and continuing through Swords of Lightning: Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America's Response to 9/11. Many of DeFelice's books are co-authored accounts of military history and personal memoirs, including collaborations with notable figures such as Chris Kyle and Taya Kyle.

Start with Kill Grandma For Me, the first of 13 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Kill Grandma For Me 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Negotiate and Win 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rangers at Dieppe 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Omar Bradley: General at War 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	American Sniper(With: Scott McEwen,Chris Kyle) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Code Name: Johnny Walker(With: Johnny Walker) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	American Wife(With: Taya Kyle) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	American Spirit(With: Taya Kyle) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Every Man a Hero(With: Ray Lambert) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II(With: Henry Langrehr) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit(With: Ruben Gallego) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Swords of Lightning: Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America's Response to 9/11(With: Mark Nutsch,Bob Pennington) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2018)

Jim DeFelice's Puppet Master series is a two-book fantasy thriller spanning from 2016 to 2018. Both novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Puppet Master followed by Act of Revenge. The series is now complete.

Start with Puppet Master and read in order.

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1	Puppet Master 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Act of Revenge 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2013)

The Red Dragon Rising series by Jim DeFelice comprises four military thriller novels published between 2009 and 2013, following a complete arc that should be read in publication order. Beginning with Shadows of War and concluding with Blood of War, the series includes Edge of War and Shock of War in its full sequence. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative best experienced from the first book onward.

Start with Shadows of War, the first of 4 books in the Red Dragon Rising series.

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1	Shadows of War 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Edge of War 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shock of War 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Blood of War 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1992–2014)

The Rogue Warrior series is a 17-book action thriller collection that spans from 1992 to 2014 and is now complete. Originally co-authored by Richard Marcinko and John Weisman for the first nine books, the series continued with Marcinko as a collaborator on subsequent entries. These books should be read in publication order to follow the progression of the narrative arc across all installments. The series combines military fiction with intrigue and espionage themes throughout its completed run.

Start with Rogue Warrior(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman), the first of 17 books in the Rogue Warrior series.

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1	Rogue Warrior(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Red Cell(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Green Team(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Task Force Blue(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Designation Gold(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Option Delta(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Seal Force Alpha(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Echo Platoon(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Detachment Bravo(By: Richard Marcinko,John Weisman) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Violence of Action(By: Richard Marcinko) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Vengeance(With: Richard Marcinko) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Holy Terror(With: Richard Marcinko) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dictator's Ransom(With: Richard Marcinko) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Seize the Day(With: Richard Marcinko) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Domino Theory(With: Richard Marcinko) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Blood Lies(With: Richard Marcinko) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Curse of the Infidel(With: Richard Marcinko) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

6 books (1992–2007)

Jim DeFelice's six standalone novels span from 1992 to 2007 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Coyote Bird. The completed series concludes with Leopards Kill and encompasses fantasy, thriller, and non-fiction elements across titles including War Breaker, Havana Strike, The Sixth Sense, and Brother's Keeper. Each novel stands independently, allowing readers to approach them as separate works while following their chronological release.

Start with Coyote Bird, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Coyote Bird 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	War Breaker 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Havana Strike 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sixth Sense 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Brother's Keeper 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Leopards Kill 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible