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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 (By: Don Pendleton,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 (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1982
The Hostaged Island (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne)
1982
Texas Showdown (By: Dick Stivers)
1982
Warlord of Azatlan (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1983
Amazon Slaughter (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao)
1983
Cairo Countdown (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Paul Hofrichter)
1983
Justice By Fire (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1983
Army of Devils (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1983
Kill School (By: Dick Stivers)
1983
Royal Flush (By: Dick Stivers)
1984
Into the Maze (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1984
Scorched Earth (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1984
Five Rings of Fire (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1984
Deathbites (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1984
They Came to Kill (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1984
Rain Of Doom (By: Dick Stivers)
1985
Shot to Hell (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1985
Fire And Maneuver (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)
1985
Tech War (By: Dick Stivers)
1985
Ironman (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1985
Death Strike (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1985
Fall Back And Kill (By: Dick Stivers)
1986
The World War III Game (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
Hard Kill (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1986
Blood Gambit (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
The Iron God (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1986
Cajun Angel (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1986
Cowboy's Revenge (By: Dick Stivers)
1987
Ghost Train (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Miami Crush (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Death Ride (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)
1987
Hit And Run (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)
1987
Firecross (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)
1987
Strike Force (By: Dick Stivers)
1988
Final Run (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Cold Steel (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Clear Shot (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Red Menace (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1988
Death Code (By: Dick Stivers)
1988
Blood Mark (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)
1989
White Fire (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Dead Zone (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Kill Orbit
1989
Mean Streets (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Night Heat
1989
Lethal Trade (By: Dick Stivers)
1989
Counterblow
1990
Death Hunt (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Rod Pennington)
1990
Dueling Missiles (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,DavidNorth)
1990
Hostile Fire (By: Don Pendleton,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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