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Sam Durell Books in Order

Sam Durell contains 48 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
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The Sam Durell series runs to 48 espionage thrillers published from 1955 to 1983, opening with Assignment to Disaster. Edward S. Aarons is credited on 44 of the books and Will B. Aarons on 4. Subjects name Sam Durell as a fictitious character and list intelligence officers, intelligence services and Americans. Early titles include Assignment Suicide (1956), Assignment Budapest (1957), Assignment Madeleine (1958) and Assignment Helene (1959), and Assignment Death Ship (1983) is the last.

How many Sam Durell books are there?

Sam Durell has 48 books, released between 1955 and 1983.

Sam Durell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 48 Sam Durell 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 Assignment Suicide by Edward S. Aarons, book 3 of the Sam Durell series (1956)
  2. Cover of Assignment Carlotta Cortez by Edward S. Aarons, book 8 of the Sam Durell series (1959)
  3. Cover of Assignment Lili Lamaris by Edward S. Aarons, book 10 of the Sam Durell series (1959)
  4. Cover of Assignment Zoraya by Edward S. Aarons, book 11 of the Sam Durell series (1960)
  5. Cover of Assignment Sorrento Siren by Edward S. Aarons, book 17 of the Sam Durell series (1963)
  6. Cover of Assignment-Cairo Dancers by Edward S. Aarons, book 21 of the Sam Durell series (1965)
  7. Cover of Assignment White Rajah by Edward S. Aarons, book 29 of the Sam Durell series (1970)
  8. Cover of Assignment Tokyo by Edward S. Aarons, book 31 of the Sam Durell series (1971)
  9. Cover of Assignment Golden Girl by Edward S. Aarons, book 32 of the Sam Durell series (1972)
  10. Cover of Assignment Maltese Maiden by Edward S. Aarons, book 34 of the Sam Durell series (1972)
  11. Cover of Assignment Silver Scorpion by Edward S. Aarons, book 35 of the Sam Durell series (1973)
  12. Cover of Assignment Ceylon by Edward S. Aarons, book 36 of the Sam Durell series (1974)
  13. Cover of Assignment Amazon Queen by Edward S. Aarons, book 37 of the Sam Durell series (1974)
  14. Cover of Assignment Sumatra by Edward S. Aarons, book 38 of the Sam Durell series (1974)
  15. Cover of Assignment Unicorn by Edward S. Aarons, book 41 of the Sam Durell series (1976)
  16. Cover of Assignment Sheba by Will B. Aarons, book 43 of the Sam Durell series (1976)
  17. Cover of Assignment Tiger Devil by Edward S. Aarons, book 44 of the Sam Durell series (1976)
  18. Cover of Assignment 13th Princess by Will B. Aarons, book 45 of the Sam Durell series (1979)
  19. Cover of Assignment Tyrant's Bride by Will B. Aarons, book 47 of the Sam Durell series (1980)
  20. Cover of Assignment Death Ship by Edward S. Aarons, book 48 of the Sam Durell series (1983)
  1. 1
    Assignment to Disaster1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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    Assignment, Treason1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  3. 3
    Assignment Suicide1956 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956282
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  4. 4
    Assignment Stell Marni1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  5. 5
    Assignment Budapest1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  6. 6
    Assignment Angelina1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  7. 7
    Assignment Madeleine1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  8. 8
    Assignment Carlotta Cortez1959 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959176
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  9. 9
    Assignment Helene1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  10. 10
    Assignment Lili Lamaris1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  11. 11
    Assignment Zoraya1960 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960176
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  12. 12
    Assignment Mara Tirana1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  13. 13
    Assignment Lowlands1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  14. 14
    Assignment Burma Girl1961 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961176
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  15. 15
    Assignment-Ankara1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  16. 16
    Assignment Karachi1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  17. 17
    Assignment Sorrento Siren1963 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963160
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  18. 18
    Assignment Manchurian Doll1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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    Assignment the Girl in the Gondola1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  20. 20
    Assignment Sulu Sea1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  21. 21
    Assignment-Cairo Dancers1965 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965160
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  22. 22
    Assignment School for Spies1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  23. 23
    Assignment Cong Hai Kill1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  24. 24
    Assignment Palermo1966 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966326
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  25. 25
    Assignment Black Viking1967 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967320
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  26. 26
    Assignment Moon Girl1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  27. 27
    Assignment Nuclear Nude1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  28. 28
    Assignment Peking1969 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969307
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  29. 29
    Assignment White Rajah1970 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970189
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  30. 30
    Assignment Star Stealers1970 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970176
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Do you have to read Sam Durell books in order?

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

Where to start with Sam Durell

Start with Assignment to Disaster (1955), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sam Durell book?

Assignment Death Ship (1983) is the newest Sam Durell book released so far.

Is there a new Sam Durell book coming?

No next Sam Durell 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 at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sam Durell title on record dates from 1983, 43 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sam Durell 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 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.

What the Sam Durell books are about

20 of the 48 Sam Durell 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.

Characters in the Sam Durell books

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