Stephen Coonts Reading Order

8 books (2000–2011)

Stephen Coonts edited eight anthology collections between 2000 and 2011, all of which are now complete. These themed compilations should be read in publication order, beginning with Combat and continuing through the numbered volumes before moving to On Glorious Wings, Victory, and the First Thrills collections. The series draws from mystery, thriller, and nonfiction genres, featuring contributions from various authors across multiple installments.

Start with Combat, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Combat 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Combat, Vol. 1 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Combat, Vol. 2 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Combat, Vol. 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	On Glorious Wings 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Victory 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	First Thrills 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	First Thrills: Volume 2 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2003–2011)

Stephen Coonts' Deep Black series comprises nine complete thriller novels published between 2003 and 2011. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Deep Black and concluding with Death Wave. This series combines mystery and thriller elements across its full run, offering readers a finished narrative arc across the entire sequence.

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 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sea of Terror 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death Wave 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1986–2003)

Jake Grafton, the protagonist of Stephen Coonts's completed military thriller series, appears across ten novels published between 1986 and 2003. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Flight of the Intruder and concluding with Liberty. This series follows the character through various high-stakes scenarios involving military operations, espionage, and international intrigue across the span of nearly two decades of writing.

Start with Flight of the Intruder, the first of 10 books in the Jake Grafton series.

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1	Flight of the Intruder 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Final Flight 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Minotaur 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Under Siege 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Red Horseman 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Intruders 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cuba 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Hong Kong 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	America 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Liberty 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1992–2019)

Stephen Coonts's non-fiction series comprises four books published between 1992 and 2019, with The Cannibal Queen as the starting point. The complete series should be read in publication order: The Cannibal Queen, War in the Air, Clash of the Carriers, and Dragon's Jaw. Blending mystery and thriller elements with factual narrative, this non-fiction collection explores aviation and military history through Coonts's distinctive perspective.

Start with The Cannibal Queen, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Cannibal Queen 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	War in the Air 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Clash of the Carriers 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dragon's Jaw 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2002–2014)

Stephen Coonts' Saucer series comprises three complete novels published between 2002 and 2014 that should be read in publication order. The trilogy follows a continuous narrative arc across Saucer, The Conquest, and Savage Planet, with each installment building on the events of its predecessor. This mystery and thriller series delivers a fictional exploration of extraterrestrial discovery and its consequences for humanity.

Start with Saucer and read in order.

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1	Saucer 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Conquest 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Savage Planet 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1998–2012)

Stephen Coonts wrote three standalone mystery and thriller novels published between 1998 and 2012: Fortunes of War, The Garden of Eden, and The Sea Witch. Though each book tells a complete story independent of the others, readers should follow publication order to experience them as Coonts intended. This complete series concludes with The Sea Witch.

Start with Fortunes of War and read in order.

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1	Fortunes of War 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Garden of Eden 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sea Witch 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2004–2018)

Stephen Coonts' Tommy Carmellini series spans nine complete books published between 2004 and 2018, following the character through espionage and thriller narratives. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Liars & Thieves / Wages Of Sin and continuing through The Russia Account. Each novel builds on the previous installment, making sequential reading essential for following the character's development and ongoing storylines.

Start with Liars & Thieves / Wages Of Sin, the first of 9 books in the Tommy Carmellini series.

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1	Liars & Thieves / Wages Of Sin 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Traitor 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Assassin 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Disciple 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pirate Alley 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Liberty's Last Stand 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Art of War 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Armageddon File 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Russia Account 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible