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Charles D. Taylor Books in Order

Charles D. Taylor has written 23 books, published between 1980 and 2015. The first book is Show of Force (1980) and the newest is Mountains to Move (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1980–2015
Pages on record
2,334 in 7 of 23 books
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Charles D. Taylor wrote military and espionage thrillers, with 23 books catalogued from Show of Force (1980) to Mountains to Move (2015). Catalogue subjects include Navy SEALs, soldiers of fortune, missing-in-action cases and the 1943 battle of Tarawa. First Salvo (1985), Choke Point (1986), Silent Hunter (1987), War Ship (1989) and Deep Sting (1991) are among the titles.

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How many Charles D. Taylor books are there?

Charles D. Taylor has 23 books, released between 1980 and 2015.

Charles D. Taylor Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Charles D. Taylor 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 October 2026.

  1. Cover of Choke Point by Charles D. Taylor (1986)
  2. Cover of Counterstrike by Charles D. Taylor (1988)
  3. Cover of War Ship by Charles D. Taylor (1989)
  4. Cover of Boomer by Charles D. Taylor (1990)
  5. Cover of Deep Sting by Charles D. Taylor (1991)
  6. Cover of Shadow Wars by Charles D. Taylor (1992)
  7. Cover of Sightings by Charles D. Taylor (1993)
  8. Cover of Summit by Charles D. Taylor (1996)
  9. Cover of Igniter by Charles D. Taylor (2002)
  1. 1
    Show of Force1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  2. 2
    The Sunset Patriots / The Twilight Patriots1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  3. 3
    First Salvo1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  4. 4
    Choke Point1986 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986326
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  5. 5
    Silent Hunter1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Counterstrike1988 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988273
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  7. 7
    War Ship1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  8. 8
    Boomer1990 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990335
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  9. 9
    Deep Sting1991 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991371
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  10. 10
    Shadow Wars1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    Sightings1993 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993399
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  12. 12
    Summit1996 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996368
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  13. 13
    Igniter2002 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002262
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  14. 14
    Mermaid Murder Case2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    Reverend Adams2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Evolution Vs Creation in the End Time2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  17. 17
    Chilli Dawgg2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  18. 18
    Two Black Bears2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  19. 19
    Douglas2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    Dry Ice Can Kill!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Easier Than ABC and the Farm2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Shadows of Vengeance2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  23. 23
    Mountains to Move2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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Charles D. Taylor books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

23 books

23 Charles D. Taylor titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charles D. Taylor books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 23 Charles D. Taylor books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Charles D. Taylor

Start with Show of Force (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charles D. Taylor book?

Mountains to Move (2015) is the newest Charles D. Taylor book released so far.

Is there a new Charles D. Taylor book coming?

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

Charles D. Taylor at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Charles D. Taylor title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Charles D. Taylor books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,334 pages across the 7 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 335 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charles D. Taylor books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

When Charles D. Taylor books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Charles D. Taylor titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

1980s
7
1990s
5
2000s
1
2010s
10

23 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Charles D. Taylor books are about

12 of the 23 Charles D. Taylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 3 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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