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Track Books in Order

Track contains 18 books, published between 1984 and 2025. The first book is The Ninety-Nine (1984) and the newest is Coach (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1984–2025
Pages on record
2,650 in 13 of 18 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,650 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Track checklist

The Track slug holds more than one run of books. Ten titles are credited to Jerry Ahern, among them The Ninety-Nine (1984), Atrocity (1984) and Partners in Death (1986). Five are credited to Jason Reynolds, including Ghost (2016), Patina (2017) and Sunny (2018), and the listing records subjects of sprinting, running, middle schools, African Americans and self-realization alongside science fiction. Shaun Hutson holds three further titles. Eighteen books in total are catalogued between 1984 and 2025.

How many Track books are there?

Track has 18 books, released between 1984 and 2025.

Track Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Track 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 Track by Shaun Hutson, book 1 of the Track series (1986)
  2. Cover of Ghost by Jason Reynolds, book 1 of the Track series (2016)
  3. Cover of Patina by Jason Reynolds, book 2 of the Track series (2017)
  4. Cover of Sunny by Jason Reynolds, book 3 of the Track series (2018)
  5. Cover of The Hard Way by Jerry Ahern, book 4 of the Track series (1984)
  6. Cover of Lu by Jason Reynolds, book 4 of the Track series (2018)
  7. Cover of Origin of a Vendetta by Jerry Ahern, book 5 of the Track series (1985)
  8. Cover of Certain Blood by Jerry Ahern, book 6 of the Track series (1985)
  9. Cover of Master of D.E.A.T.H. by Jerry Ahern, book 7 of the Track series (1985)
  10. Cover of Revenge of the Master by Jerry Ahern, book 8 of the Track series (1985)
  11. Cover of Cocaine Run by Jerry Ahern, book 10 of the Track series (1985)
  1. 1
    The Ninety-Nine1984 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984224
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  2. 1
    Track1986 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986157
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  3. 1
    Ghost2016 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016181
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 2
    Atrocity1984 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 2
    Partners in Death1986 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 2
    Patina2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 3
    Armageddon Conspiracy1984 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984219
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 3
    Apache Gold1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 3
    Sunny2018 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018176
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 4
    The Hard Way1984 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984220
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 4
    Lu2018 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018218
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 5
    Origin of a Vendetta1985 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985218
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 5
    Coach2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 6
    Certain Blood1985 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985217
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 7
    Master of D.E.A.T.H.1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 8
    Revenge of the Master1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 9
    The D.E.A.T.H. Hunters1985 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985217
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 10
    Cocaine Run1985 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985219
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Track books in order?

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

Where to start with Track

Start with The Ninety-Nine (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Track book?

Coach (2025) is the newest Track book released so far.

Is there a new Track book coming?

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

Track at a glance

Still running
Track is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Track books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,650 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Track books, 13 of 18, were published in the 1980s.
Attribution
Of the 18 titles, 10 are credited to Jerry Ahern, 5 to Jason Reynolds and 3 to Shaun Hutson.

What the Track books are about

10 of the 18 Track books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by Jerry Ahern

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