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Richard Marcinko Books in Order

Richard Marcinko has written 20 books, published between 1992 and 2014. The first book is Rogue Warrior (1992) and the newest is Curse of the Infidel (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1992–2014
Confirmed
20 of 20 titles
Pages on record
6,654 in 18 of 20 books
Reading time
111–166 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,654 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Richard Marcinko, author

Rogue Warrior (1992) opens Richard Marcinko's catalogue and gives it its recurring figure. Marcinko, born in 1940 and died in 2021, was the first commanding officer of US Navy SEAL Team Six and a Vietnam veteran before turning author. 20 catalogued books span 1992 to 2014, mixing action fiction about special forces and terrorism with leadership and business titles such as Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior (1996). Curse of the Infidel (2014) is the most recent, and the catalogue is likely complete.

How many Richard Marcinko books are there?

Richard Marcinko has 20 books, released between 1992 and 2014. 17 of them belong to the Rogue Warrior series.

Richard Marcinko Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Richard Marcinko 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 Rogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko, book 1 of the Rogue Warrior series (1992)
  2. Cover of Red Cell by Richard Marcinko, book 2 of the Rogue Warrior series (1994)
  3. Cover of Green Team by Richard Marcinko, book 3 of the Rogue Warrior series (1995)
  4. Cover of Task Force Blue by Richard Marcinko, book 4 of the Rogue Warrior series (1996)
  5. Cover of The Rogue Warriors Strategy for Success by Richard Marcinko, book 2 of the Richard Marcinko Non-Fiction series
  6. Cover of Designation Gold by Richard Marcinko, book 5 of the Rogue Warrior series (1997)
  7. Cover of Seal Force Alpha by Richard Marcinko, book 6 of the Rogue Warrior series (1998)
  8. Cover of Option Delta by Richard Marcinko, book 7 of the Rogue Warrior series (1998)
  9. Cover of The Real Team by Richard Marcinko, book 3 of the Richard Marcinko Non-Fiction series (1999)
  10. Cover of Detachment Bravo by Richard Marcinko, book 9 of the Rogue Warrior series (2001)
  11. Cover of Violence of Action by Richard Marcinko, book 10 of the Rogue Warrior series (2002)
  12. Cover of Vengeance by Richard Marcinko, book 11 of the Rogue Warrior series (2005)
  13. Cover of Holy Terror by Richard Marcinko, book 12 of the Rogue Warrior series (2006)
  14. Cover of Dictator's Ransom by Richard Marcinko, book 13 of the Rogue Warrior series (2008)
  15. Cover of Seize the Day by Richard Marcinko, book 14 of the Rogue Warrior series (2009)
  16. Cover of Domino Theory by Richard Marcinko, book 15 of the Rogue Warrior series (2011)
  17. Cover of Blood Lies by Richard Marcinko, book 16 of the Rogue Warrior series (2012)
  18. Cover of Curse of the Infidel by Richard Marcinko, book 17 of the Rogue Warrior series (2014)
  1. 1
    Rogue WarriorRogue Warrior #11992 · 397 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992397
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  2. 2
    Red CellRogue Warrior #21994 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994400
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  3. 3
    Green TeamRogue Warrior #31995 · 413 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995413
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  4. 4
    Leadership Secrets of the Rogue WarriorRichard Marcinko Non-Fiction #11996 · 155 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996155
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  5. 5
    Task Force BlueRogue Warrior #41996 · 367 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996367
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  6. 6
    The Rogue Warriors Strategy for SuccessRichard Marcinko Non-Fiction #21997 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997208
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  7. 7
    Designation GoldRogue Warrior #51997 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997336
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  8. 8
    Seal Force AlphaRogue Warrior #61998 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998432
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  9. 9
    Option DeltaRogue Warrior #71998 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998432
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  10. 10
    The Real TeamRichard Marcinko Non-Fiction #31999 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999288
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  11. 11
    Echo PlatoonRogue Warrior #82000 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000402
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  12. 12
    Detachment BravoRogue Warrior #92001 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001402
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  13. 13
    Violence of ActionRogue Warrior #102002 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002320
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  14. 14
    VengeanceRogue Warrior #112005 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005464
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  15. 15
    Holy TerrorRogue Warrior #122006 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006416
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  16. 16
    Dictator's RansomRogue Warrior #132008 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008383
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  17. 17
    Seize the DayRogue Warrior #142009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  18. 18
    Domino TheoryRogue Warrior #152011 · 472 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011472
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  19. 19
    Blood LiesRogue Warrior #162012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Curse of the InfidelRogue Warrior #172014 · 367 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014367
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Richard Marcinko 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.

Rogue Warrior in order

17 books
  1. 1. Rogue Warrior
  2. 2. Red Cell
  3. 3. Green Team
  4. 4. Task Force Blue
  5. 5. Designation Gold
  6. 6. Seal Force Alpha
  7. 7. Option Delta
  8. 8. Echo Platoon
  9. 9. Detachment Bravo
  10. 10. Violence of Action
  11. 11. Vengeance
  12. 12. Holy Terror
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Richard Marcinko Non-Fiction

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Richard Marcinko Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Richard Marcinko books run from Rogue Warrior (1992) to Curse of the Infidel (2014), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Richard Marcinko in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Richard Marcinko books in order?

You only need to read Richard Marcinko books in order within the Rogue Warrior series, which holds 17 of the 20 Richard Marcinko books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Richard Marcinko

Start with Rogue Warrior (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard Marcinko book?

Curse of the Infidel (2014) is the newest Richard Marcinko book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Marcinko book coming?

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

Richard Marcinko at a glance

Died
Richard Marcinko died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Richard Marcinko on record dates from 2014.
Release pace
Richard Marcinko books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,654 pages across the 18 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 398 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Marcinko books, 10 of 20, were published in the 1990s.

What the Richard Marcinko books are about

All 20 Richard Marcinko books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: rogue warrior (fictitious character) is tagged on 15 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.