James W. Huston Books in Order
James W. Huston has written 9 books, published between 1998 and 2015. The first book is Balance of Power (1998) and the newest is The Blood Flag (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1998–2015
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,334 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 56–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,334 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
James W. Huston (1953-2016) was an American author and lawyer who wrote military and legal thrillers. A graduate of TOPGUN, Huston worked in naval intelligence and served as a naval flight officer before publishing fiction. Nine books run from Balance of Power (1998) to The Blood Flag (2015), and three series are recorded: Jim Dillon, Kent "Rat" Rathman and a set of standalone novels. Subjects cover fighter pilots, Navy SEALs, terrorists, legislators and United States presidents.
How many James W. Huston books are there?
James W. Huston has 9 books, released between 1998 and 2015. They include 2 separate series.
James W. Huston Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 James W. Huston 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.
- 119985603/4
- 219995173/4
- 320005793/4
- 420013923/4
- 520024483/4
- 62003–3/4
- 72009–3/4
- 820105603/4
- 920152783/4
James W. Huston 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.
James W. Huston Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jim Dillon in order
2 booksKent “Rat” Rathman in order
2 booksDo you have to read James W. Huston books in order?
You only need to read James W. Huston books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with James W. Huston
Start with Balance of Power (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James W. Huston book?
The Blood Flag (2015) is the newest James W. Huston book released so far.
Is there a new James W. Huston book coming?
No next James W. Huston 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 W. Huston at a glance
- Died
- James W. Huston died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to James W. Huston on record dates from 2015.
- Release pace
- James W. Huston books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,334 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 517 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James W. Huston books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the James W. Huston books are about
8 of the 9 James W. Huston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: terrorists is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Terrorists 4 of 8 books
- Fighter pilots 2 of 8 books
- Political fiction 2 of 8 books
- Thrillers 2 of 8 books
- United States 2 of 8 books