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John H. Cunningham Books in Order

John H. Cunningham has written 13 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Red Right Return (2011) and the newest is Under the Charcoal Sky (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2011–2025
Pages on record
1,516 in 5 of 13 books
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Buck Reilly is the pilot at the centre of John H. Cunningham's adventure thrillers, and the series names its books by colour: Red Right Return (2011), Green To Go (2012), Crystal Blue (2013), Second Chance Gold (2014), Maroon Rising (2015), Free Fall to Black (2017), Silver Goodbye (2018), White Knight (2019) and Indigo Abyss (2021). Salvage work and flying are the recurring subjects. Thirteen books are catalogued, reaching Under the Charcoal Sky (2025).

How many John H. Cunningham books are there?

John H. Cunningham has 13 books, released between 2011 and 2025. 12 of them belong to the Buck Reilly Adventure series.

John H. Cunningham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 John H. Cunningham 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. Cover of Red Right Return by John H. Cunningham, book 1 of the Buck Reilly Adventure series (2011)
  2. Cover of Second Chance Gold by John H. Cunningham, book 4 of the Buck Reilly Adventure series (2014)
  3. Cover of The Last Raft by John H. Cunningham (2020)
  1. 1
    Red Right ReturnBuck Reilly Adventure #12011 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011370
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  2. 2
    Green To GoBuck Reilly Adventure #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Crystal BlueBuck Reilly Adventure #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Second Chance GoldBuck Reilly Adventure #42014 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014282
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  5. 5
    Maroon RisingBuck Reilly Adventure #52015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
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  6. 6
    Free Fall to BlackBuck Reilly Adventure #62017 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017280
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  7. 7
    Silver GoodbyeBuck Reilly Adventure #72018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    White KnightBuck Reilly Adventure #82019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    The Last Raft2020 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020264
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  10. 10
    Indigo AbyssBuck Reilly Adventure #92021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Purple DeceiverBuck Reilly Adventure #102022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    Buried in OrangeBuck Reilly Adventure #112023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    Under the Charcoal SkyBuck Reilly Adventure #122025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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John H. Cunningham 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.

Buck Reilly Adventure in order

12 books
  1. 1. Red Right Return
  2. 2. Green To Go
  3. 3. Crystal Blue
  4. 4. Second Chance Gold
  5. 5. Maroon Rising
  6. 6. Free Fall to Black
  7. 7. Silver Goodbye
  8. 8. White Knight
  9. 9. Indigo Abyss
  10. 10. Purple Deceiver
  11. 11. Buried in Orange
  12. 12. Under the Charcoal Sky

Standalone books

1 book

1 John H. Cunningham title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John H. Cunningham books in order?

You only need to read John H. Cunningham books in order within the Buck Reilly Adventure series, which holds 12 of the 13 John H. Cunningham books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with John H. Cunningham

Start with Red Right Return (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John H. Cunningham book?

Under the Charcoal Sky (2025) is the newest John H. Cunningham book released so far.

Is there a new John H. Cunningham book coming?

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

John H. Cunningham at a glance

Still publishing
John H. Cunningham published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
John H. Cunningham books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,516 pages across the 5 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John H. Cunningham books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the John H. Cunningham books are about

4 of the 13 John H. Cunningham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.