Able Team Books in Order

53

Books

1982

First Book

1990

Latest Book

9

Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Tower of Terror (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1982

2

The Hostaged Island (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne)

1982

3

Texas Showdown (By: Dick Stivers)

1982

4

Warlord of Azatlan (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1983

5

Amazon Slaughter (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao)

1983

6

Cairo Countdown (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Paul Hofrichter)

1983

7

Justice By Fire (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)

1983

8

Army of Devils (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)

1983

9

Kill School (By: Dick Stivers)

1983

10

Royal Flush (By: Dick Stivers)

1984

11

Into the Maze (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1984

12

Scorched Earth (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1984

13

Five Rings of Fire (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)

1984

14

Deathbites (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1984

15

They Came to Kill (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1984

16

Rain Of Doom (By: Dick Stivers)

1985

17

Shot to Hell (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1985

18

Fire And Maneuver (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost)

1985

19

Tech War (By: Dick Stivers)

1985

20

Ironman (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1985

21

Death Strike (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1985

22

Fall Back And Kill (By: Dick Stivers)

1986

23

The World War III Game (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)

1986

24

Hard Kill (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1986

25

Blood Gambit (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)

1986

26

The Iron God (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)

1986

27

Cajun Angel (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1986

28

Cowboy's Revenge (By: Dick Stivers)

1987

29

Ghost Train (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1987

30

Miami Crush (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1987

31

Death Ride (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers)

1987

32

Hit And Run (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers)

1987

33

Firecross (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett)

1987

34

Strike Force (By: Dick Stivers)

1988

35

Final Run (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)

1988

36

Cold Steel (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)

1988

37

Clear Shot (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)

1988

38

Red Menace (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)

1988

39

Death Code (By: Dick Stivers)

1988

40

Blood Mark (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld)

1989

41

White Fire (By: Dick Stivers)

1989

42

Dead Zone (By: Dick Stivers)

1989

43

Kill Orbit

1989

44

Mean Streets (By: Dick Stivers)

1989

45

Night Heat

1989

46

Lethal Trade (By: Dick Stivers)

1989

47

Counterblow

1990

48

Death Hunt (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Rod Pennington)

1990

49

Dueling Missiles (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,DavidNorth)

1990

50

Hostile Fire (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ken Rose)

1990

51

Shadow Warriors (By: Dick Stivers)

1990

52

Cult War (By: Dick Stivers)

1990

53

Skinwalker (By: Dick Stivers)

1990

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Able Team series is publication order: 1. Tower of Terror (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) (1982), 2. The Hostaged Island (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne) (1982), 3. Texas Showdown (By: Dick Stivers) (1982), 4. Warlord of Azatlan (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) (1983), 5. Amazon Slaughter (By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao) (1983), and 48 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Able Team series by Nicholas Cain contains 53 books. The series began in 1982 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Able Team series is written by Nicholas Cain. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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