Joe Weber Books in Order

Joe Weber has written 9 books, published between 1989 and 2018. The first book is DEFCON One (1989) and the newest is Ashes of Victory (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1989–2018
Pages on record
2,836 in 8 of 9 books
Reading time
47–71 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,836 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Joe Weber writes technological and espionage thrillers. Subjects recorded across the catalogue include terrorism, war stories, the Vietnam War of 1961 to 1975, Cuba, Hawaii, presidents and assassination. Nine books run from DEFCON One (1989) to Ashes of Victory (2018), and three series carry the name: Steve Wickham, Scott Dalton & Jackie Sullivan, and Brad Austin. Eight books have a recorded length, at a median of 352 pages.

How many Joe Weber books are there?

Joe Weber has 9 books, released between 1989 and 2018. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Joe Weber Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Joe Weber 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
    DEFCON OneSteve Wickham #11989 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989336
  2. 2
    Shadow FlightSteve Wickham #21990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990
  3. 3
    Rules of EngagementBrad Austin #11991 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991399
  4. 4
    Targets of OpportunityBrad Austin #21993 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993332
  5. 5
    Honorable EnemiesSteve Wickham #31994 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994322
  6. 6
    Primary TargetScott Dalton & Jackie Sullivan #11999 · 375 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999375
  7. 7
    Dancing with the DragonScott Dalton & Jackie Sullivan #22002 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002368
  8. 8
    Assured ResponseScott Dalton & Jackie Sullivan #32003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003384
  9. 9
    Ashes of Victory2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320

Joe Weber 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.

Steve Wickham in order

3 books
  1. 1. DEFCON One
  2. 2. Shadow Flight
  3. 3. Honorable Enemies

Scott Dalton & Jackie Sullivan in order

3 books
  1. 1. Primary Target
  2. 2. Dancing with the Dragon
  3. 3. Assured Response

Brad Austin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Rules of Engagement
  2. 2. Targets of Opportunity

Standalone books

1 book

1 Joe Weber title here is not listed as part of any series.

Joe Weber Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Joe Weber books run from DEFCON One (1989) to Ashes of Victory (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Joe Weber in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Joe Weber books in order?

You only need to read Joe Weber books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Joe Weber

Start with DEFCON One (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joe Weber book?

Ashes of Victory (2018) is the newest Joe Weber book released so far.

Is there a new Joe Weber book coming?

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

Joe Weber at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Joe Weber title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Joe Weber books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,836 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joe Weber books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1990s.

What the Joe Weber books are about

8 of the 9 Joe Weber books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: technological is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.