Luke Stone Books in Order

Jack Mars has written 14 books featuring Luke Stone, published between 2015 and 2021. The first book is Any Means Necessary (2015) and the newest is Primary Duty (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2015–2021
Pages on record
1,493 in 6 of 14 books

Luke Stone is the lead character in a thriller sequence by Jack Mars, with terrorism and cyberterrorism as its recurring subjects. Fourteen books are catalogued between 2015 and 2021, from Any Means Necessary (2015) to Primary Duty (2021), taking in Oath of Office, Situation Room and President Elect along the way. A second line, the Forging of Luke Stone, sits beside the main run. Nothing has been catalogued since 2021.

How many Luke Stone books are there?

Luke Stone appears in 14 books, released between 2015 and 2021.

Luke Stone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Luke Stone 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. 1
    Any Means NecessaryLuke Stone #12015 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015256
  2. 2
    Oath of OfficeLuke Stone #22016 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016234
  3. 3
    Situation RoomLuke Stone #32016 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016253
  4. 4
    Oppose Any FoeLuke Stone #42016 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016260
  5. 5
    President ElectLuke Stone #52017 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017246
  6. 6
    Our Sacred HonorLuke Stone #62017 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017244
  7. 7
    Primary TargetForging of Luke Stone #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  8. 8
    House DividedLuke Stone #72018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  9. 9
    Primary CommandForging of Luke Stone #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  10. 10
    Primary ThreatForging of Luke Stone #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  11. 11
    Primary GloryForging of Luke Stone #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  12. 12
    Luke Stone: A Short StoryLuke Stone #82020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  13. 13
    Primary ValorForging of Luke Stone #52021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  14. 14
    Primary DutyForging of Luke Stone #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021

Do you have to read Luke Stone books in order?

You should read the Luke Stone books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Luke Stone book also stands alone.

Where to start with Luke Stone

Start with Any Means Necessary (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Luke Stone book?

Primary Duty (2021) is the newest Luke Stone book released so far.

Is there a new Luke Stone book coming?

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

Luke Stone at a glance

Paused
No new Luke Stone title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Luke Stone books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,493 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Luke Stone books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Luke Stone books are about

4 of the 14 Luke Stone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jack Mars

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.