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Stony Man Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Stony Man 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 Stony Man series? Start with "Stony Man Doctrine" (1983) and follow publication order through all 137 books.
The complete Stony Man reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Stony Man Doctrine
1983

Stony Man II
1991

Stony Man III
1991

Stony Man IV
1992

Stony Man V
1992

Stony Man VI
1993

Stony Man VII
1993

Stony Man VIII
1993

Strikepoint
1994

Secret Arsenal
1994

Target America
1994

Blind Eagle
1994

Warhead
1994

Deadly Agent
1994

Deep Alert
1995

Blood Debt
1995

Vortex
1995

Stinger
1995

Nuclear Nightmare
1995

Satan's Thrust
1996

Sunflash
1996

The Perishing Game
1996

Bird of Prey
1996

Skylance
1996

Flashback
1996

Asian Storm
1997

Blood Star
1997

Eye of the Ruby
1997

Virtual Peril
1997

Night of the Jaguar
1997

Law of Last Resort
1997

Punitive Measures
1998

Reprisal
1998

Message To America
1998

Stranglehold
1998

Triple Strike
1998

Enemy Within
1998

Breach of Trust
1999

Betrayal
1999

Silent Invader
1999

Edge Of Night
1999

Zero Hour
1999

Thirst for Power
1999

Star Venture
2000

Command Force
2000

Conflict Imperative
2000

Dragon Fire
2000

Judgment in Blood
2000

Doomsday Directive
2001

Tactical Response
2001

Countdown to Terror
2001

Vector Three
2001

Extreme Measures
2001

State of Aggression
2001

Sky Killers
2002

Condition Hostile
2002

Prelude to War
2002

Defensive Action
2002

Rogue State
2002

Deep Rampage
2002

Freedom Watch
2003

Roots of Terror
2003

The Third Protocol
2003

Axis of Conflict
2003

Echoes of War
2003

Outbreak
2003

Day of Decision
2004

Ramrod Intercept (As: Dan Schmidt)
2004

Rolling Thunder
2004

Cold Objective
2004

The Chameleon Factor
2004

Silent Arsenal (As: Dan Schmidt)
2005

Gathering Storm
2005

Full Blast
2005

Maelstrom
2005

Promise to Defend
2005

Doomsday Conquest
2005

Sky Hammer
2005

Vanishing Point
2006

Doom Prophecy
2006

Sensor Sweep
2006

Hell Dawn
2006

Oceans of Fire
2006

Extreme Arsenal
2007

Starfire
2007

Neutron Force
2007

Red Frost
2007

China Crisis
2007

Capital Offensive
2007

Deadly Payload
2008

Act of War
2008

Critical Effect
2008

Dark Star
2008

Splintered Sky
2008

Primary Directive
2008

Shadow War
2009

Hostile Dawn
2009

Drawpoint
2009

Terror Descending
2009

Sky Sentinels
2009

Extinction Crisis
2009

Season of Harm
2010

High Assault
2010

War Tides
2010

Extreme Instinct
2010

Target Acquisition
2010

Unified Action
2010

Critical Intelligence
2010

Orbital Velocity
2011

Power Grab
2011

Unconventional Warfare
2011

Extermination
2011

Terminal Guidance
2011

Armed Resistance
2012

Terror Trail
2012

Close Quarters
2012

Incendiary Dispatch
2012

Seismic Surge
2012

Choke Point
2012

Revolution Device
2013

Perilous Skies
2013

Nuclear Intent
2013

Counter Force
2013

Precipice
2013

Prodigy Effect
2013

Pulse Point
2013

Atomic Fracture
2014

Triplecross
2014

Cold Snap
2014

Domination Bid
2014

Death Dealers
2014

Mind Bomb
2015

Double Blindside
2015

Citadel of Fear
2015

War Tactic
2015

Death Minus Zero
2015

Exit Strategy
2015
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