David Poyer Books in Order
David Poyer has written 51 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The first book is White Continent (1980) and the newest is Writing Your Memoir In The Age Of AI (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 1980–2026
- Confirmed
- 51 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,217 in 33 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 204–305 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,217 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
David Poyer, born 1949, is an American author and a retired naval officer. Dan Lenson is a series, and subjects include the United States Navy, officers, sea stories, war and military thrillers and terrorists. Tiller Galloway, Hemlock County and Civil War at Sea are other series. The 51 catalogued books run from White Continent (1980) to Writing Your Memoir In The Age Of AI (2026). The Med (1988), Hatteras Blue (1989) and The Gulf (1990) are among the earlier titles.
How many David Poyer books are there?
David Poyer has 51 books, released between 1980 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
David Poyer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 David Poyer 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.
- 11980–3/4
- 219812563/4
- 319821803/4
- 419832763/4
- 51987–3/4
- 619883373/4
- 719885763/4
- 819892883/4
- 919904643/4
- 1019913533/4
- 1119925433/4
- 1219934023/4
- 1319943413/4
- 141994–3/4
- 151995–3/4
- 161996–3/4
- 1719963683/4
- 1819984683/4
- 191999–3/4
- 2020003373/4
- 2120016953/4
- 2220023843/4
- 2320034483/4
- 2420043863/4
- 2520054143/4
- 2620063053/4
- 2720073843/4
- 2820083573/4
- 2920094043/4
- 302010–3/4
- 3120113103/4
- 3220121543/4
- 3320133243/4
- 3420143103/4
- 3520154963/4
- 362016–3/4
- 3720163093/4
- 3820173143/4
- 3920182983/4
- 402019–3/4
- 412019–3/4
- 4220203843/4
- 4320213523/4
- 442023–3/4
- 452023–3/4
- 462023–3/4
- 472024–3/4
- 482024–3/4
- 492024–3/4
- 502026–3/4
- 512026–3/4
David Poyer series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Dan Lenson books in order 22 books
David Poyer 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.
David Poyer Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hemlock County in order
5 booksTiller Galloway in order
5 booksDavid Poyer Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Civil War at Sea in order
3 booksDavid Poyer Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
David Poyer Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the David Poyer books run from White Continent (1980) to Writing Your Memoir In The Age Of AI (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for David Poyer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read David Poyer books in order?
You only need to read David Poyer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Poyer
Start with The Med (1988), the first Dan Lenson book. The earliest catalogued title overall is White Continent (1980).
What is the newest David Poyer book?
Writing Your Memoir In The Age Of AI (2026) is the newest David Poyer book released so far.
Is there a new David Poyer book coming?
No next David Poyer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Poyer at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Poyer published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Poyer books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,217 pages across the 33 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Poyer books, 12 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Poyer books are about
37 of the 51 David Poyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dan lenson (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dan Lenson (Fictitious character) 11 of 37 books
- Officers 11 of 37 books
- United States 11 of 37 books
- Lenson, dan (fictitious character) 8 of 37 books
- United States. Navy 8 of 37 books
- Action & adventure 7 of 37 books
- Sea stories 6 of 37 books
- Thrillers 6 of 37 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 37 books
- History 4 of 37 books
- Special operations (military science) 4 of 37 books