John O’Brien Books in Order
John O’Brien has written 38 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is Leaving Las Vegas (1990) and the newest is Dominoes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1990–2025
- Pages on record
- 192 in 1 of 38 books
The John O'Brien listing covers 38 books dated 1990 to 2025. Leaving Las Vegas (1990) heads it, with The Assault on Tony's (1996) and Stripper Lessons (1997) alongside, and Las Vegas and Nevada stand as the catalogued subjects. Four series follow from 2009 on: A New World, Lifting the Veil, Ares Virus and a set of standalone novels, running through titles such as Chaos, Return, Awakening, Dissension and Sanctuary. Dominoes (2025) is the most recent entry.
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How many John O’Brien books are there?
John O’Brien has 38 books, released between 1990 and 2025. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
John O’Brien Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 John O’Brien 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 November 2026.
- 1Leaving Las Vegas1990 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419901921/4
- 2The Assault on Tony's1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 3Stripper Lessons1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 4Better2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 62011–1/4
- 72012–1/4
- 82012–1/4
- 92012–1/4
- 102012–1/4
- 112013–1/4
- 122013–1/4
- 132014–1/4
- 142014–1/4
- 152014–1/4
- 162015–1/4
- 172016–1/4
- 182016–1/4
- 192017–1/4
- 202017–1/4
- 212017–1/4
- 222018–1/4
- 232018–1/4
- 242019–1/4
- 252019–1/4
- 262019–1/4
- 272020–1/4
- 282020–1/4
- 292021–1/4
- 302021–1/4
- 312022–1/4
- 322022–1/4
- 332023–1/4
- 342023–1/4
- 352024–1/4
- 362024–1/4
- 372025–2/4
- 382025–2/4
John O’Brien 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.
A New World in order
12 books- 1. Chaos
- 2. Return
- 3. Sanctuary
- 4. Taken
- 5. Awakening
- 6. Dissension
- 7. Takedown
- 8. Conspiracy
- 9. Reckoning
- 10. A New World: Untold Stories
- 11. Storm
- 12. A New World: Untold Stories 2
Tipping Point in order
10 books- 1. Opening Shots
- 2. Escalation
- 3. OPLAN 5015
- 4. Penghu
- 5. Korea
- 6. The Fifth Tunnel
- 7. The Crossing
- 8. Invasion
- 9. Breakout
- 10. Dominoes
Red Team in order
4 books- 1. Strigoi
- 2. Lycan
- 3. Cartel Part One
- 4. Cartel Part Two
Lifting the Veil in order
4 booksAres Virus in order
3 booksJohnO'Brien Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
4 books4 John O’Brien titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John O’Brien books in order?
You only need to read John O’Brien books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John O’Brien
Start with Leaving Las Vegas (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John O’Brien book?
Dominoes (2025) is the newest John O’Brien book released so far.
Is there a new John O’Brien book coming?
No next John O’Brien 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 O’Brien at a glance
- Still publishing
- John O’Brien published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- John O’Brien books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 192 pages across the 1 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John O’Brien books, 22 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
When John O’Brien books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John O’Brien titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 22 titles.
38 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John O’Brien books are about
1 of the 38 John O’Brien books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Las Vegas (Nev.) 1 of 1 books
- Nevada 1 of 1 books