James H. Cobb Books in Order

James H. Cobb has written 8 books, published between 1996 and 2007. The first book is Choosers of the Slain (1996) and the newest is Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
1996–2007
Confirmed
1 of 8 titles
Pages on record
2,092 in 6 of 8 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,092 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

James H. Cobb's eight catalogued books run from Choosers of the Slain (1996) to Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (2007). Subject headings place the work in thrillers, espionage, technological and hard science fiction, with imaginary wars and battles across the Pacific area and Antarctica, and index Amanda Lee Garrett as a fictitious character. The Amanda Garrett series is Cobb's, and Storm Dragon / Sea Strike (1997), West On 66 (1999) and Cibola (2004) also belong to the catalogue. The final title carries Robert Ludlum's name on its cover.

How many James H. Cobb books are there?

James H. Cobb has 8 books, released between 1996 and 2007. 5 of them belong to the Amanda Garrett series.

James H. Cobb Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 James H. Cobb 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.

  1. 1
    Choosers of the SlainAmanda Garrett #11996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996
  2. 2
    Storm Dragon / Sea StrikeAmanda Garrett #21997 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997357
  3. 3
    West On 661999 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999272
  4. 4
    Sea FighterAmanda Garrett #32000 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000424
  5. 5
    Target LockAmanda Garrett #42002 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002419
  6. 6
    Cibola2004 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004230
  7. 7
    Phantom ForceAmanda Garrett #52005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  8. 8
    Robert Ludlum's The Arctic EventCovert-One #72007 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007390

James H. Cobb 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.

Amanda Garrett in order

5 books
  1. 1. Choosers of the Slain
  2. 2. Storm Dragon / Sea Strike
  3. 3. Sea Fighter
  4. 4. Target Lock
  5. 5. Phantom Force

Covert-One in order

1 book
  1. 7. Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event

Standalone books

2 books

2 James H. Cobb titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James H. Cobb books in order?

You only need to read James H. Cobb books in order within the Amanda Garrett series, which holds 5 of the 8 James H. Cobb books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with James H. Cobb

Start with Choosers of the Slain (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James H. Cobb book?

Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (2007) is the newest James H. Cobb book released so far.

Is there a new James H. Cobb book coming?

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

James H. Cobb at a glance

No recent titles
The newest James H. Cobb title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
James H. Cobb books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,092 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 374 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James H. Cobb books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.

What the James H. Cobb books are about

7 of the 8 James H. Cobb books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women sailors is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.