Area 51 Books in Order
Bob Mayer has written 24 Area 51 books, published between 1997 and 2020. The first book is Area 51 (1997) and the newest is Earth Abides (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1997–2020
- Pages on record
- 4,119 in 16 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 69–103 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,119 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Area 51 is Bob Mayer's science fiction sequence, 24 books published between 1997 and 2020. Area 51 (1997) opens the run, followed by The Reply, The Mission, The Sphinx, The Grail, Excalibur and Nosferatu. Two later lines extend it: the Nightstalkers and the Time Patrol. Unidentified flying objects, secret societies, time travel and soldiers fill the subject tags. Earth Abides (2020) is the newest entry.
How many Area 51 books are there?
Area 51 has 24 books, released between 1997 and 2020.
Area 51 Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Area 51 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.
- 119973732/4
- 21998–2/4
- 31999–2/4
- 42000–2/4
- 52001–2/4
- 62002–2/4
- 72003–2/4
- 82003–2/4
- 920043132/4
- 1020123112/4
- 1120132622/4
- 1220142572/4
- 1320153012/4
- 1420152882/4
- 1520162062/4
- 1620162272/4
- 1720161472/4
- 1820162152/4
- 1920171412/4
- 2020171802/4
- 2120183762/4
- 2220182442/4
- 2320192782/4
- 242020–2/4
Do you have to read Area 51 books in order?
You should read the Area 51 books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Area 51 book also stands alone.
Where to start with Area 51
Start with Area 51 (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Area 51 book?
Earth Abides (2020) is the newest Area 51 book released so far.
Is there a new Area 51 book coming?
No next Area 51 book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Area 51 at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Area 51 title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Area 51 books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,119 pages across the 16 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Area 51 books, 14 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
What the Area 51 books are about
10 of the 24 Area 51 books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 10 books
- Private military companies 3 of 10 books
- Soldiers 3 of 10 books
- Intelligence service 2 of 10 books
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) 2 of 10 books
- New York (N.Y.) 2 of 10 books
- Secret societies 2 of 10 books
- Thrillers 2 of 10 books
- Time travel 2 of 10 books
More books by Bob Mayer
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Bob Mayer books in order 106 books