Geoffrey Archer Books in Order
Geoffrey Archer has written 9 books, published between 1987 and 2004. The first book is Skydancer (1987) and the newest is Dark Angel (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1987–2004
- Total pages
- 3,418 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 57–85 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,418 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Geoffrey Archer, born 21 May 1944, is a British novelist from London whose work runs to military adventure and spy thrillers. Archer created Sam Packer, the character heading the one series in the listing. Nine catalogued books run from Skydancer (1987) to Dark Angel (2004), with Archer the sole credit on each. Subject headings name terrorism, espionage, scientists, the Soviet Union, war criminals and the Yugoslav War of 1991 to 1995. Readers looking for Geoffrey Archer books in order begin in 1987, and the novels reach a median of 400 pages.
How many Geoffrey Archer books are there?
Geoffrey Archer has 9 books, released between 1987 and 2004. 3 of them belong to the Sam Packer series.
Geoffrey Archer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Geoffrey Archer 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.
- 1Skydancer1987 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/419872722/4
- 2Shadow Hunter1989 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419893202/4
- 3Eagle Trap1993 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/419934042/4
- 4Scorpion Trail1995 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419954002/4
- 5Java Spider1996 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/419962962/4
- 619985222/4
- 720014842/4
- 820024002/4
- 9Dark Angel2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420043202/4
Geoffrey Archer 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.
Sam Packer in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Geoffrey Archer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Geoffrey Archer books in order?
You only need to read Geoffrey Archer books in order within the Sam Packer series, which holds 3 of the 9 Geoffrey Archer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Geoffrey Archer
Start with Skydancer (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Geoffrey Archer book?
Dark Angel (2004) is the newest Geoffrey Archer book released so far.
Is there a new Geoffrey Archer book coming?
No next Geoffrey Archer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Geoffrey Archer at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Geoffrey Archer title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Geoffrey Archer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,418 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Geoffrey Archer books, 4 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Geoffrey Archer books are about
All 9 Geoffrey Archer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.