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John J. Nance Books in Order

John J. Nance has written 22 books, published between 1984 and 2017. The first book is Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International (1984) and the newest is 16 Souls (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1984–2017
Pages on record
6,711 in 18 of 22 books
Reading time
112–168 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,711 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Aviation is the through-line of John J. Nance's catalogue: 22 books published between 1984 and 2017, from Splash of Colors, an account of the collapse of Braniff International, to 16 Souls (2017). Nance, born in 1946, is an American pilot, attorney and analyst of aviation and healthcare safety as well as a novelist. Air pilots, airlines, aircraft accidents and their investigation fill the subjects, alongside terrorism and the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Kat Bronsky is the one series, and the catalogue is likely complete.

How many John J. Nance books are there?

John J. Nance has 22 books, released between 1984 and 2017. 2 of them belong to the Kat Bronsky series.

John J. Nance Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 John J. Nance 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 Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International by John J. Nance (1984)
  2. Cover of On Shaky Ground by John J. Nance (1988)
  3. Cover of Final Approach by John J. Nance (1990)
  4. Cover of What Goes Up: The Global Assault on Our Atmosphere by John J. Nance (1991)
  5. Cover of Scorpion Strike by John J. Nance (1992)
  6. Cover of Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance (1995)
  7. Cover of Medusa's Child by John J. Nance (1997)
  8. Cover of The Last Hostage by John J. Nance, book 1 of the Kat Bronsky series (1998)
  9. Cover of Blackout by John J. Nance, book 2 of the Kat Bronsky series (2000)
  10. Cover of Turbulence by John J. Nance (2002)
  11. Cover of Golden Boy: The Harold Simmons Story by John J. Nance (2003)
  12. Cover of Skyhook by John J. Nance (2003)
  13. Cover of Fire Flight by John J. Nance (2003)
  14. Cover of Saving Cascadia by John J. Nance (2005)
  15. Cover of Orbit by John J. Nance (2006)
  16. Cover of Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care by John J. Nance (2008)
  17. Cover of Charting the Course: Launching Patient-Centric Healthcare by John J. Nance (2012)
  1. 1
    Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International1984 · 426 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984426
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  2. 2
    Blind Trust: The Revolution in Aviation Safety - Coming to Grips with Human Failure1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    On Shaky Ground1988 · 8 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19888
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  4. 4
    Final Approach1990 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990416
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  5. 5
    What Goes Up: The Global Assault on Our Atmosphere1991 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991324
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  6. 6
    Scorpion Strike1992 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992341
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  7. 7
    Phoenix Rising1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    Pandora's Clock1995 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995438
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  9. 9
    Medusa's Child1997 · 451 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997451
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  10. 10
    The Last HostageKat Bronsky #11998 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998419
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  11. 11
    BlackoutKat Bronsky #22000 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000484
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  12. 12
    Headwind2001 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001432
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  13. 13
    Turbulence2002 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002405
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  14. 14
    Golden Boy: The Harold Simmons Story2003 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003322
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  15. 15
    Skyhook2003 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003419
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  16. 16
    Fire Flight2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  17. 17
    Saving Cascadia2005 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005576
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  18. 18
    Orbit2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006416
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  19. 19
    Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care2008 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008225
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  20. 20
    Charting the Course: Launching Patient-Centric Healthcare2012 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012319
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  21. 21
    Lockout2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  22. 22
    16 Souls2017 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017290
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John J. Nance 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.

Kat Bronsky in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Last Hostage
  2. 2. Blackout

Standalone books

20 books

20 John J. Nance titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John J. Nance books in order?

You only need to read John J. Nance books in order within the Kat Bronsky series, which holds 2 of the 22 John J. Nance books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with John J. Nance

Start with Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John J. Nance book?

16 Souls (2017) is the newest John J. Nance book released so far.

Is there a new John J. Nance book coming?

No next John J. Nance 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 J. Nance at a glance

No recent titles
The newest John J. Nance title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
John J. Nance books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,711 pages across the 18 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John J. Nance books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

What the John J. Nance books are about

20 of the 22 John J. Nance 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 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.