Philip S. Donlay Books in Order
Philip S. Donlay has written 8 books, published between 2004 and 2018. The first book is Category Five (2004) and the newest is Speed the Dawn (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. All 8 books listed here are in the Donovan Nash series, which has its own page: Donovan Nash books in order.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2004–2018
- Pages on record
- 2,253 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 38–56 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,253 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Donovan Nash is the character at the centre of Philip S. Donlay's one recorded series, and eight catalogued books carry Donlay's name between 2004 and 2018. Category Five (2004) opens the run and Speed the Dawn (2018) ends it. Thrillers, suspense and adventure are the recorded categories, with aircraft accidents, volcanoes, kidnapping, terrorists and missing persons among the subjects. A Donlay book runs to about 320 pages.
How many Philip S. Donlay books are there?
Philip S. Donlay has 8 books, released between 2004 and 2018.
Philip S. Donlay Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Philip S. Donlay 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.
- 120043101/4
- 220073001/4
- 32013–1/4
- 420143261/4
- 520153201/4
- 620163201/4
- 720173411/4
- 820183361/4
Philip S. Donlay series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Donovan Nash books in order 8 books
Do you have to read Philip S. Donlay books in order?
You only need to read Philip S. Donlay books in order within the Donovan Nash series, which holds 8 of the 8 Philip S. Donlay books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Philip S. Donlay
Start with Category Five (2004), the first Donovan Nash book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Philip S. Donlay book?
Speed the Dawn (2018) is the newest Philip S. Donlay book released so far.
Is there a new Philip S. Donlay book coming?
No next Philip S. Donlay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Philip S. Donlay at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Philip S. Donlay title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Philip S. Donlay books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,253 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Philip S. Donlay books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Philip S. Donlay books are about
7 of the 8 Philip S. Donlay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.





