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Dan Lenson Books in Order

Dan Lenson by David Poyer contains 22 books, published between 1988 and 2023. The first book is The Med (1988) and the newest is The Academy (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1988–2023
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
7,381 in 19 of 22 books
Reading time
123–185 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,381 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

See all 22 books in order Printable Dan Lenson checklist

Dan Lenson is a naval thriller series by David Poyer, 22 books published between 1988 and 2023. Dan Lenson is a United States Navy officer, and the books are catalogued as sea stories taking in special operations, terrorism and military action. The Med (1988) opens the run, which continues through The Gulf (1990), The Circle (1992), Tomahawk (1998), China Sea (2000) and The Command (2004). The Academy (2023) is the most recent, and no new book has followed.

How many Dan Lenson books are there?

Dan Lenson has 22 books, released between 1988 and 2023.

Dan Lenson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Dan Lenson 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 The Med by David Poyer, book 1 of the Dan Lenson series (1988)
  2. Cover of The Gulf by David Poyer, book 2 of the Dan Lenson series (1990)
  3. Cover of The Circle by David Poyer, book 3 of the Dan Lenson series (1992)
  4. Cover of Tomahawk by David Poyer, book 5 of the Dan Lenson series (1998)
  5. Cover of China Sea by David Poyer, book 6 of the Dan Lenson series (2000)
  6. Cover of Black Storm by David Poyer, book 7 of the Dan Lenson series (2002)
  7. Cover of The Command by David Poyer, book 8 of the Dan Lenson series (2004)
  8. Cover of The Threat by David Poyer, book 9 of the Dan Lenson series (2006)
  9. Cover of Korea Strait by David Poyer, book 10 of the Dan Lenson series (2007)
  10. Cover of The Weapon by David Poyer, book 11 of the Dan Lenson series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Towers by David Poyer, book 13 of the Dan Lenson series (2011)
  12. Cover of Tipping Point by David Poyer, book 15 of the Dan Lenson series (2015)
  13. Cover of Overthrow by David Poyer, book 19 of the Dan Lenson series (2019)
  14. Cover of Violent Peace by David Poyer, book 20 of the Dan Lenson series (2020)
  15. Cover of Arctic Sea by David Poyer, book 21 of the Dan Lenson series (2021)
  16. Cover of The Academy by David Poyer, book 22 of the Dan Lenson series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Med1988 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988576
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  2. 2
    The Gulf1990 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990464
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  3. 3
    The Circle1992 · 543 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992543
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  4. 4
    The Passage1994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  5. 5
    Tomahawk1998 · 468 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998468
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  6. 6
    China Sea2000 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000337
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  7. 7
    Black Storm2002 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002384
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  8. 8
    The Command2004 · 386 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004386
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  9. 9
    The Threat2006 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006305
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  10. 10
    Korea Strait2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007384
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  11. 11
    The Weapon2008 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008357
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  12. 12
    The Crisis2009 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009404
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  13. 13
    The Towers2011 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011310
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  14. 14
    The Cruiser2014 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014310
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  15. 15
    Tipping Point2015 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015496
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  16. 16
    Onslaught2016 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016309
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  17. 17
    Hunter Killer2017 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017314
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  18. 18
    Deep War2018 · 298 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018298
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  19. 19
    Overthrow2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  20. 20
    Violent Peace2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020384
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  21. 21
    Arctic Sea2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021352
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  22. 22
    The Academy2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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Is there a chronological order for Dan Lenson?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dan Lenson, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dan Lenson books in order?

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

Where to start with Dan Lenson

Start with The Med (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dan Lenson book?

The Academy (2023) is the newest Dan Lenson book released so far.

Is there a new Dan Lenson book coming?

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

Dan Lenson at a glance

Paused
No new Dan Lenson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Dan Lenson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
7,381 pages across the 19 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dan Lenson books, 7 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dan Lenson books are about

20 of the 22 Dan Lenson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: officers is tagged on 11 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by David Poyer

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