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Able Team Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Able Team books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Able Team series? Start with "Tower of Terror (With: Dick Stivers)" (1982) and follow publication order through all 53 books.
The complete Able Team reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tower of Terror (With: Dick Stivers)
1982
The Hostaged Island (With: Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne)
1982
Texas Showdown (By: Dick Stivers)
1982
Warlord of Azatlan (With: Dick Stivers)
1983
Amazon Slaughter (With: Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao)
1983
Cairo Countdown (With: Dick Stivers,Paul Hofrichter)
1983
Justice By Fire (With: Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1983
Army of Devils (With: Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1983
Kill School (By: Dick Stivers)
1983
Royal Flush (By: Dick Stivers)
1984
Into the Maze (With: Dick Stivers)
1984
Scorched Earth (With: Dick Stivers)
1984
Five Rings of Fire (With: Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1984
Deathbites (With: Dick Stivers)
1984
They Came to Kill (With: Dick Stivers)
1984
Rain Of Doom (By: Dick Stivers)
1985
Shot to Hell (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1985
Fire And Maneuver (With: Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1985
Tech War (By: Dick Stivers)
1985
Ironman (With: Dick Stivers)
1985
Death Strike (With: Dick Stivers)
1985
Fall Back And Kill (By: Dick Stivers)
1986
The World War III Game (With: Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
Hard Kill (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1986
Blood Gambit (With: Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
The Iron God (With: Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
Cajun Angel (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1986
Cowboy's Revenge (By: Dick Stivers)
1987
Ghost Train (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Miami Crush (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Death Ride (With: Dick Stivers)
1987
Hit And Run (With: Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Firecross (With: Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1987
Strike Force (By: Dick Stivers)
1988
Final Run (With: Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Cold Steel (With: Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Clear Shot (With: Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Red Menace (With: Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Death Code (By: Dick Stivers)
1988
Blood Mark (With: Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1989
White Fire (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Dead Zone (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Kill Orbit (By: Nicholas Cain)
1989
Mean Streets (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Night Heat (By: Nicholas Cain)
1989
Lethal Trade (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Counterblow (By: Nicholas Cain)
1990
Death Hunt (With: Dick Stivers,Rod Pennington)
1990
Dueling Missiles (With: Dick Stivers,DavidNorth)
1990
Hostile Fire (With: Dick Stivers,Ken Rose)
1990
Shadow Warriors (By: Dick Stivers)
1990
Cult War (By: Dick Stivers)
1990
Skinwalker (By: Dick Stivers)
1990
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