Patrick McLanahan Books in Order
Dale Brown has written 24 books featuring Patrick McLanahan, published between 1987 and 2020. The first book is Flight of the Old Dog (1987) and the newest is Eagle Station (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1987–2020
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,708 in 17 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 128–193 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,708 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Patrick McLanahan is the recurring pilot at the centre of Dale Brown's military thrillers, 24 catalogued books published between 1987 and 2020. Flight of the Old Dog (1987) opens the run and Eagle Station (2020) ends it, by way of Day of the Cheetah (1989), Sky Masters (1991), Night of the Hawk (1992) and Battle Born (1999). Brad McLanahan is the other recurring character across the listing.
How many Patrick McLanahan books are there?
Patrick McLanahan appears in 24 books, released between 1987 and 2020.
Patrick McLanahan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Patrick McLanahan 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.
- 119874164/4
- 21989–4/4
- 319915104/4
- 419925544/4
- 519963844/4
- 619974484/4
- 719984484/4
- 819995764/4
- 920014734/4
- 1020024804/4
- 1120034264/4
- 1220044274/4
- 1320074104/4
- 1420083554/4
- 1520093214/4
- 162010–4/4
- 172011–4/4
- 182012–4/4
- 192014–4/4
- 202015–4/4
- 2120174404/4
- 2220184484/4
- 2320195924/4
- 242020–4/4
Patrick McLanahan Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Flight of the Old Dog comes first and Price of Duty comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 21 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1Flight of the Old Dog1987 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/419874164/4
- 4Night of the Hawk1992 · 554 pages · confirmed 4/419925544/4
- 3Sky Masters1991 · 510 pages · confirmed 4/419915104/4
- 2Day of the Cheetah1989 · confirmed 4/41989–4/4
- 5Shadows of Steel1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/419963844/4
- 6Fatal Terrain1997 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/419974484/4
- 7The Tin Man1998 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/419984484/4
- 8Battle Born1999 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/419995764/4
- 9Warrior Class2001 · 473 pages · confirmed 4/420014734/4
- 10Wings of Fire2002 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420024804/4
- 11Air Battle Force2003 · 426 pages · confirmed 4/420034264/4
- 12Plan of Attack2004 · 427 pages · confirmed 4/420044274/4
- 13Strike Force2007 · 410 pages · confirmed 4/420074104/4
- 14Shadow Command2008 · 355 pages · confirmed 4/420083554/4
- 15Rogue Forces2009 · 321 pages · confirmed 4/420093214/4
- 16Executive Intent2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 17A Time for Patriots2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 18Tiger's Claw2012 · confirmed 4/42012–4/4
- 1Starfire2014 · confirmed 4/42014–4/4
- 2Iron Wolf2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 3Price of Duty2017 · 440 pages · confirmed 4/420174404/4
Do you have to read Patrick McLanahan books in order?
You should read the Patrick McLanahan books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Patrick McLanahan book also stands alone.
Where to start with Patrick McLanahan
Start with Flight of the Old Dog (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Patrick McLanahan book?
Eagle Station (2020) is the newest Patrick McLanahan book released so far.
Is there a new Patrick McLanahan book coming?
No next Patrick McLanahan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Patrick McLanahan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Patrick McLanahan title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Patrick McLanahan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,708 pages across the 17 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Patrick McLanahan books, 8 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 24 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Patrick McLanahan books are about
All 24 Patrick McLanahan 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 11 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 11 of 24 books
- War & military 10 of 24 books
- Action & adventure 9 of 24 books
- Military Air pilots 9 of 24 books
- Espionage 5 of 24 books
- Maclanahan, patrick (fictitious character) 5 of 24 books
- Technological 5 of 24 books
- Suspense 4 of 24 books
- Air pilots 3 of 24 books
- Military relations 3 of 24 books
- United States 3 of 24 books
More books by Dale Brown
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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