Raymond Benson Books in Order
Raymond Benson has written 52 books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984) and the newest is The Hook and the Eye (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Raymond Benson also publishes as David Michaels.
- Books
- 52
- Published
- 1984–2026
- Confirmed
- 52 of 52 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,404 in 37 of 52 books
- Reading time
- 190–285 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,404 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 52 titles with a page count on record.
James Bond novels published from 1997 to 2003 are what Raymond Benson, an American writer born in 1955, is known for. The catalogue lists Zero Minus Ten (1997), The Facts of Death (1998), Doubleshot (2000), Never Dream of Dying (2001) and The Man With the Red Tattoo (2002), after an earlier title, The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984). The catalogue holds 52 books up to The Hook and the Eye (2026). Black Stiletto, Spike Berenger, Metal Gear Solid, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's EndWar are among the series, and espionage thrillers and intelligence officers lead the subjects.
How many Raymond Benson books are there?
Raymond Benson has 52 books, released between 1984 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.
Raymond Benson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 52 Raymond Benson 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.
- 11984–3/4
- 219972723/4
- 319972133/4
- 419982603/4
- 519992473/4
- 620003043/4
- 720011973/4
- 820013093/4
- 92002963/4
- 102002–3/4
- 1120022163/4
- 1220032113/4
- 1320043553/4
- 1420053263/4
- 1520064163/4
- 1620063373/4
- 1720073203/4
- 1820073683/4
- 1920083523/4
- 2020084163/4
- 2120083683/4
- 2220083203/4
- 232009–3/4
- 2420093363/4
- 252009–3/4
- 2620094213/4
- 2720094053/4
- 2820094693/4
- 292010–3/4
- 3020102883/4
- 312010–3/4
- 322010–3/4
- 3320112683/4
- 342011–3/4
- 352011–3/4
- 3620113203/4
- 3720113203/4
- 3820113363/4
- 392011–3/4
- 4020123123/4
- 4120123043/4
- 4220132843/4
- 4320143203/4
- 4420143263/4
- 452015–3/4
- 4620152343/4
- 472017–3/4
- 4820172423/4
- 4920183163/4
- 502019–3/4
- 512022–3/4
- 522026–3/4
Raymond Benson series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Raymond Benson 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.
Raymond Benson Standalone Novels
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
James Bond in order
8 booksBlack Stiletto in order
5 booksSpike Berenger in order
3 booksMetal Gear Solid in order
3 booksHitman in order
2 books- 1. Enemy Within
- 2. Damnation
Tom Clancy's EndWar in order
2 books- 1. EndWar
- 2. The Hunted
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon in order
2 books- 1. Ghost Recon
- 2. Combat Ops
Raymond Benson Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gabriel Hunt in order
2 booksRaymond Benson Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Raymond Benson Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
James Bond Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. in order
1 book- 4. H.A.W.X.
Do you have to read Raymond Benson books in order?
You only need to read Raymond Benson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Raymond Benson
Start with the first book of the Raymond Benson series you want to read: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell starts with Splinter Cell (2004) and Splinter Cell starts with Splinter Cell (2004). The earliest catalogued title overall is The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984).
What is the newest Raymond Benson book?
The Hook and the Eye (2026) is the newest Raymond Benson book released so far.
Is there a new Raymond Benson book coming?
No next Raymond Benson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Raymond Benson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Raymond Benson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Raymond Benson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,404 pages across the 37 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Raymond Benson books, 23 of 52, were published in the 2000s.
What the Raymond Benson books are about
35 of the 52 Raymond Benson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 13 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 13 of 35 books
- Suspense 9 of 35 books
- Thrillers 9 of 35 books
- Action & adventure 8 of 35 books
- Intelligence officers 8 of 35 books
- Diaries 5 of 35 books
- Murder 5 of 35 books
- Secrecy 5 of 35 books
- Terrorism 5 of 35 books
- Women heroes 5 of 35 books
- Intelligence service 4 of 35 books
- Bond, james (fictitious character) 3 of 35 books