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Mack Bolan Books in Order

Mack Bolan contains 179 books, published between 1983 and 2018. The first book is Stony Man Doctrine (1983) and the newest is Willing To Kill (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
179
Published
1983–2018
Confirmed
179 of 179 titles
Pages on record
53,268 in 156 of 179 books
Reading time
888–1,332 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 53,268 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 156 of 179 titles with a page count on record.

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Mack Bolan is a men's adventure series credited to Don Pendleton, with 179 books from 1983 to 2018. Stony Man Doctrine (1983) is listed first, followed by Terminal Velocity (1984), Dirty War (1985) and Resurrection Day (1985). Subjects include terrorism, intelligence services, the Mafia, the Vietnam War and the Stony Man characters. Some books share the Pendleton credit with writers such as Dan Schmidt and Mel Odom, and Gayle Lynds is credited on 3. Willing To Kill (2018) is the newest, and the series is listed as likely complete.

How many Mack Bolan books are there?

Mack Bolan has 179 books, released between 1983 and 2018.

Mack Bolan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 179 Mack Bolan 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 Stony Man Doctrine by Don Pendleton, book 1 of the Mack Bolan series (1983)
  2. Cover of Terminal Velocity by Don Pendleton, book 2 of the Mack Bolan series (1984)
  3. Cover of Dirty War by Don Pendleton, book 3 of the Mack Bolan series (1985)
  4. Cover of Resurrection Day, book 4 of the Mack Bolan series (1985)
  5. Cover of Flight 741 by Don Pendleton, book 5 of the Mack Bolan series (1986)
  6. Cover of Dead Easy by Don Pendleton, book 6 of the Mack Bolan series (1986)
  7. Cover of Sudden Death by Don Pendleton, book 7 of the Mack Bolan series (1987)
  8. Cover of Rogue Force by Don Pendleton, book 8 of the Mack Bolan series (1987)
  9. Cover of Tropic Heat by Don Pendleton, book 9 of the Mack Bolan series (1987)
  10. Cover of Anvil of Hell by Don Pendleton, book 11 of the Mack Bolan series (1988)
  11. Cover of Flash Point by Don Pendleton, book 12 of the Mack Bolan series (1988)
  12. Cover of Moving Target by Gayle Lynds, book 14 of the Mack Bolan series (1989)
  13. Cover of Tightrope by Don Pendleton, book 15 of the Mack Bolan series (1989)
  14. Cover of Blowout by Don Pendleton, book 16 of the Mack Bolan series (1989)
  15. Cover of Blood Fever by Gayle Lynds, book 17 of the Mack Bolan series (1989)
  16. Cover of Backlash by Don Pendleton, book 20 of the Mack Bolan series (1990)
  17. Cover of Siege, book 21 of the Mack Bolan series (1990)
  18. Cover of Blockade by Don Pendleton, book 22 of the Mack Bolan series (1991)
  19. Cover of Evil Kingdom, book 23 of the Mack Bolan series (1991)
  20. Cover of Hardline by Don Pendleton, book 25 of the Mack Bolan series (1991)
  21. Cover of Firepower by Don Pendleton, book 26 of the Mack Bolan series (1992)
  22. Cover of Storm Burst by Don Pendleton, book 27 of the Mack Bolan series (1992)
  23. Cover of Lethal Impact by Don Pendleton, book 29 of the Mack Bolan series (1992)
  24. Cover of Deadfall by Don Pendleton, book 30 of the Mack Bolan series (1993)
  1. 1
    Stony Man Doctrine1983 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983371
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  2. 2
    Terminal Velocity1984 · 380 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984380
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  3. 3
    Dirty War1985 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985376
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  4. 4
    Resurrection Day1985 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985384
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  5. 5
    Flight 7411986 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986378
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  6. 6
    Dead Easy1986 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986379
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  7. 7
    Sudden Death1987 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987379
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  8. 8
    Rogue Force1987 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987379
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  9. 9
    Tropic Heat1987 · 380 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987380
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  10. 10
    Fire in the Sky1988 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988347
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  11. 11
    Anvil of Hell1988 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988348
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  12. 12
    Flash Point1988 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988350
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  13. 13
    Flesh and Blood1988 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988349
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  14. 14
    Moving Target1989 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989349
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  15. 15
    Tightrope1989 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989349
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  16. 16
    Blowout1989 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989348
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  17. 17
    Blood Fever1989 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989346
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  18. 18
    Knockdown1990 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990347
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  19. 19
    Assault1990 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990349
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  20. 20
    Backlash1990 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990347
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  21. 21
    Siege1990 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990346
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  22. 22
    Blockade1991 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991347
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  23. 23
    Evil Kingdom1991 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991349
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  24. 24
    Counterblow1991 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991347
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  25. 25
    Hardline1991 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991348
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  26. 26
    Firepower1992 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992349
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  27. 27
    Storm Burst1992 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992349
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  28. 28
    Intercept1992 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992349
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  29. 29
    Lethal Impact1992 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992346
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  30. 30
    Deadfall1993 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993347
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Do you have to read Mack Bolan books in order?

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

Where to start with Mack Bolan

Start with Stony Man Doctrine (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mack Bolan book?

Willing To Kill (2018) is the newest Mack Bolan book released so far.

Is there a new Mack Bolan book coming?

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

Mack Bolan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mack Bolan title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mack Bolan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
53,268 pages across the 156 of 179 books with a recorded length, a median of 347 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mack Bolan books, 62 of 179, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 179 titles, 169 are credited to Don Pendleton, 25 to Mike Newton/Lyle Brandt, 11 to Dan Schmidt and 6 to Mel Odom. A further 9 writers are credited. 6 titles carry no credit.

What the Mack Bolan books are about

176 of the 179 Mack Bolan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bolan, mack (fictitious character) is tagged on 109 of 176. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the Mack Bolan books

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