Sam Durell / Assignment Books in Order
There are 48 Sam Durell / Assignment books, published between 1955 and 1983. The first book is Assignment to Disaster (1955) and the newest is Assignment Death Ship (1983). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1955–1983
- Pages on record
- 5,059 in 23 of 48 books
Sam Durell is a fictitious character in the Assignment espionage thrillers, catalogued as 48 books from 1955 to 1983. Edward S. Aarons is credited on 44 of the books and Will B. Aarons on 4. Assignment to Disaster (1955) is the first title, followed by Assignment Suicide (1956), Assignment, Treason (1956) and Assignment Budapest (1957). Subjects include intelligence officers, intelligence services and Americans. Assignment Death Ship (1983) is the newest title, and the run is marked likely complete.
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How many Sam Durell / Assignment books are there?
Sam Durell / Assignment has 48 books, released between 1955 and 1983.
Sam Durell / Assignment Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Sam Durell / Assignment 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 November 2026.
- 11955–1/4
- 21956–1/4
- 319562821/4
- 41957–1/4
- 51957–1/4
- 61958–1/4
- 71958–1/4
- 819591761/4
- 91959–1/4
- 101959–1/4
- 1119601761/4
- 121960–1/4
- 131961–1/4
- 1419611761/4
- 151961–1/4
- 161962–1/4
- 1719631601/4
- 181963–1/4
- 191964–1/4
- 201964–1/4
- 2119651601/4
- 221966–1/4
- 231966–1/4
- 2419663261/4
- 2519673201/4
- 261967–1/4
- 271968–1/4
- 2819693071/4
- 2919701891/4
- 3019701761/4
- 3119711921/4
- 3219721921/4
- 3319722941/4
- 3419723561/4
- 3519731901/4
- 3619742081/4
- 3719741961/4
- 3819741911/4
- 391975–1/4
- 401975–1/4
- 411976–1/4
- 421976–1/4
- 4319761921/4
- 4419761911/4
- 451979–1/4
- 4619792231/4
- 471980–1/4
- 4819831861/4
Do you have to read Sam Durell / Assignment books in order?
You should read the Sam Durell / Assignment books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sam Durell / Assignment book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sam Durell / Assignment
Start with Assignment to Disaster (1955), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sam Durell / Assignment book?
Assignment Death Ship (1983) is the newest Sam Durell / Assignment book released so far.
Is there a new Sam Durell / Assignment book coming?
No next Sam Durell / Assignment book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sam Durell / Assignment at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sam Durell / Assignment title on record dates from 1983, 43 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sam Durell / Assignment books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,059 pages across the 23 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sam Durell / Assignment books, 18 of 48, were published in the 1970s.
- Attribution
- Of the 48 titles, 44 are credited to Edward S. Aarons and 4 to Will B. Aarons.
When Sam Durell / Assignment books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Sam Durell / Assignment titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 18 titles.
48 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Sam Durell / Assignment books are about
20 of the 48 Sam Durell / Assignment books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: durell, sam (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Durell, sam (fictitious character) 17 of 20 books
- Espionage 17 of 20 books
- Sam Durell (Fictitious character) 10 of 20 books
- Intelligence officers 6 of 20 books
- Intelligence service 4 of 20 books
- Americans 3 of 20 books