Stephen Hunter Books in Order
Stephen Hunter has written 33 books, published between 1980 and 2025. The first book is The Master Sniper (1980) and the newest is The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1980–2025
- Confirmed
- 33 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,599 in 25 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 177–265 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,599 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Stephen Hunter, born March 25, 1946, is an American novelist, essayist and film critic. The 33 catalogued books run from The Master Sniper (1980) to The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (2025). Series include the Swaggerverse and Hunter's non-fiction. Recurring characters include Bob Lee Swagger, Earl Swagger and Ray Cruz. Subjects include snipers, veterans, thrillers, espionage and World War II. Other titles include Target (1985), Point of Impact (1993) and Dirty White Boys (1994).
How many Stephen Hunter books are there?
Stephen Hunter has 33 books, released between 1980 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.
Stephen Hunter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Stephen Hunter books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119804023/4
- 219824963/4
- 3The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of SpiesStephen Hunter Standalone Novels #31985 · 389 pages · confirmed 3/419853893/4
- 419852233/4
- 519894153/4
- 619935283/4
- 719944823/4
- 819954163/4
- 919965153/4
- 1019985963/4
- 1120005563/4
- 1220015683/4
- 1320034703/4
- 1420053523/4
- 1520053683/4
- 1620073723/4
- 1720082903/4
- 182009–3/4
- 1920105283/4
- 2020112563/4
- 2120134853/4
- 222014–3/4
- 2320144163/4
- 2420153093/4
- 252016–3/4
- 2620174473/4
- 272019–3/4
- 2820212403/4
- 292022–3/4
- 302022–3/4
- 3120234803/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332025–3/4
Stephen Hunter characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bob Lee Swagger books in order 12 books
- Earl Swagger books in order 5 books
Stephen Hunter books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Swaggerverse in order
17 books- 1. Point of Impact
- 1. Front Sight
- 2. The Second Saladin
- 2. Black Light
- 2. Soft Target
- 3. Time to Hunt
- 4. The 47th Samurai
- 5. Night of Thunder
- 6. Dirty White Boys
- 6. I, Sniper
- 7. Dead Zero
- 8. The Third Bullet
- and 5 more in the table above
Stephen Hunter Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Earl Swagger books in order
4 books by Stephen HunterStephen Hunter Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Stephen Hunter Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Mysterious Profiles in order
1 book- 14. Bob Lee Swagger
Bibliomysteries in order
1 book- 27. Citadel
Stephen Hunter Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Stephen Hunter books run from The Master Sniper (1980) to The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (2025), the sequence in the table above. The Earl Swagger series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Earl Swagger books in chronological order. No other Stephen Hunter story order is on record.
Do you have to read Stephen Hunter books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Hunter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Stephen Hunter books in?
Read Stephen Hunter one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Bob Lee Swagger starts with Point of Impact (1993) and Earl Swagger starts with Hot Springs (2000). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Master Sniper (1980).
What is the newest Stephen Hunter book?
The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (2025) is the newest Stephen Hunter book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Hunter book coming?
No next Stephen Hunter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Hunter at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stephen Hunter published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Stephen Hunter books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,599 pages across the 25 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Hunter books, 9 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
What the Stephen Hunter books are about
25 of the 33 Stephen Hunter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bob lee swagger (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bob Lee Swagger (Fictitious character) 9 of 25 books
- Thrillers 8 of 25 books
- Swagger, bob lee (fictitious character) 7 of 25 books
- Snipers 4 of 25 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 25 books
- Earl Swagger (Fictitious character) 3 of 25 books
- Espionage 3 of 25 books
- History 3 of 25 books
- Marines 3 of 25 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 25 books
- Veterans 3 of 25 books
- War & military 3 of 25 books