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Carrier Books in Order

Carrier contains 24 books, published between 1991 and 2010. The first book is Carrier (1991) and the newest is The Wolves of Andover / The Traitor's Wife (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1991–2010
Pages on record
6,818 in 23 of 24 books
Reading time
114–170 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,818 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Carrier checklist

Carrier is a naval aviation series credited to William H. Keith, who carries 22 of the 24 books filed under the heading. Carrier and Viper Strike opened the run in 1991, followed by Armageddon Mode and Flame-Out (1992), Maelstrom (1993), Countdown (1994), Afterburn (1996) and Alpha Strike (1997). Subject tags name aircraft carriers, naval battles, naval aviation and military action and adventure. The median listed length is 308 pages. Two further titles under the heading are credited to Kathleen Kent and stand apart from the naval sequence.

How many Carrier books are there?

Carrier has 24 books, released between 1991 and 2010.

Carrier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Carrier 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. Cover of Carrier by William H. Keith, book 1 of the Carrier series (1991)
  2. Cover of Viper Strike by William H. Keith, book 2 of the Carrier series (1991)
  3. Cover of Armageddon Mode by William H. Keith, book 3 of the Carrier series (1992)
  4. Cover of Flame-Out by William H. Keith, book 4 of the Carrier series (1992)
  5. Cover of Maelstrom by William H. Keith, book 5 of the Carrier series (1993)
  6. Cover of Countdown by William H. Keith, book 6 of the Carrier series (1994)
  7. Cover of Afterburn by William H. Keith, book 7 of the Carrier series (1996)
  8. Cover of Alpha Strike by William H. Keith, book 8 of the Carrier series (1997)
  9. Cover of Nuke Zone by William H. Keith, book 9 of the Carrier series (1998)
  10. Cover of Arsenal by William H. Keith, book 10 of the Carrier series (1998)
  11. Cover of Chain of Command by William H. Keith, book 11 of the Carrier series (1999)
  12. Cover of Brink of War by William H. Keith, book 12 of the Carrier series (1999)
  13. Cover of Typhoon Season by William H. Keith, book 13 of the Carrier series (2000)
  14. Cover of Enemies by William H. Keith, book 14 of the Carrier series (2000)
  15. Cover of Joint Operations by William H. Keith, book 15 of the Carrier series (2000)
  16. Cover of The Art of War by William H. Keith, book 16 of the Carrier series (2001)
  17. Cover of Island Warriors by William H. Keith, book 17 of the Carrier series (2001)
  18. Cover of First Strike by William H. Keith, book 18 of the Carrier series (2001)
  19. Cover of Hellfire by William H. Keith, book 19 of the Carrier series (2002)
  20. Cover of Terror at Dawn by William H. Keith, book 20 of the Carrier series (2003)
  21. Cover of Final Justice by William H. Keith, book 21 of the Carrier series (2004)
  22. Cover of Last Stand by William H. Keith, book 22 of the Carrier series (2005)
  1. 1
    Carrier1991 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991325
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  2. 1
    The Heretic's Daughter2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008400
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  3. 2
    Viper Strike1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  4. 2
    The Wolves of Andover / The Traitor's Wife2010 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010398
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  5. 3
    Armageddon Mode1992 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992332
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  6. 4
    Flame-Out1992 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992330
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  7. 5
    Maelstrom1993 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993328
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  8. 6
    Countdown1994 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19941
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  9. 7
    Afterburn1996 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996327
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  10. 8
    Alpha Strike1997 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997329
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  11. 9
    Nuke Zone1998 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998320
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  12. 10
    Arsenal1998 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998358
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  13. 11
    Chain of Command1999 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999313
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  14. 12
    Brink of War1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  15. 13
    Typhoon Season2000 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000282
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  16. 14
    Enemies2000 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000281
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  17. 15
    Joint Operations2000 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000279
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  18. 16
    The Art of War2001 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001262
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  19. 17
    Island Warriors2001 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001281
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  20. 18
    First Strike2001 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001263
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  21. 19
    Hellfire2002 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002268
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  22. 20
    Terror at Dawn2003 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003266
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  23. 21
    Final Justice2004 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004279
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  24. 22
    Last Stand2005 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005308
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Do you have to read Carrier books in order?

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

Where to start with Carrier

Start with Carrier (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Carrier book?

The Wolves of Andover / The Traitor's Wife (2010) is the newest Carrier book released so far.

Is there a new Carrier book coming?

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

Carrier at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Carrier title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Carrier books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,818 pages across the 23 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carrier books, 12 of 24, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 24 titles, 22 are credited to William H. Keith and 2 to Kathleen Kent.

What the Carrier books are about

All 24 Carrier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 7 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by William H. Keith

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.