Bob Mayer Books in Order

How many Bob Mayer books are there?

Bob Mayer has 106 books, released between 1991 and 2026. They include 15 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.

Bob Mayer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 Bob Mayer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Bob Mayer characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Area 51 books in order 24 books
• Dave Riley books in order 15 books

Bob Mayer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Do you have to read Bob Mayer books in order?

You only need to read Bob Mayer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bob Mayer

Start with the first book of the Bob Mayer series you want to read: Area 51 starts with Area 51 (1997) and Dave Riley starts with Eyes of the Hammer (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is Eyes of the Hammer (1991).

What is the newest Bob Mayer book?

The Civil War Little Black Book (2026) is the newest Bob Mayer book released so far.

Is there a new Bob Mayer book coming?

No next Bob Mayer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bob Mayer at a glance

Still publishing

Bob Mayer published a book as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Bob Mayer books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

12,643 pages across the 48 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Bob Mayer books, 44 of 106, were published in the 2010s.

What the Bob Mayer books are about

27 of the 106 Bob Mayer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 8 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 8 of 27 books
• Dave Riley (Fictitious character) 6 of 27 books
• Soldiers 6 of 27 books
• Thrillers 5 of 27 books
• Humor 3 of 27 books
• Private military companies 3 of 27 books
• United States 3 of 27 books
• War & military 3 of 27 books
• Action & adventure 2 of 27 books
• Intelligence service 2 of 27 books
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) 2 of 27 books
• New York (N.Y.) 2 of 27 books