Marines book series in reading order

by David Sherman

by Maureen Child

by Cat Devon / Cathie Linz

by Andrew Peterson

David Sherman (1944–2022) was an American novelist whose work focused on military themes at the small-unit tactical level, drawing on service in the United States Marines. The catalogue holds 39 books from Knives in the Night (1987) to The Last Campaigns (2021). Series include Starfist, Starfist: Force Recon, Night Fighter Saga, Demontech and 18th Race. Subjects include Marines, the Vietnam War and military science fiction.

Lindsay McKenna is the pseudonym of Eileen Nauman, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1967 and has also been a volunteer firefighter, an EMT in Arizona and a pilot. Nauman is known as the Top Gun of Women's Military Fiction. The catalogue records 148 books from Captive of Fate (1983) to No Turning Back (2024). Morgan's Mercenaries and its sub-series, Delos, Wind River Valley, Shadow Team and Black Jaguar Squadron are among the series, and military veterans, cowboys and Wyoming appear in the subjects alongside romantic suspense.

Maureen Child, born in Southern California in 1951, writes romance and has published under the pen names Ann Carberry, Kathleen Kane, Sara Hart and Regan Hastings. This listing gathers 149 books dated 1992 to 2021, including titles issued under those other names. Contemporary, historical, western and erotic romance all appear in the recorded subjects, alongside billionaires, angels and California settings. Bachelor Battalion, Kings of California, Candellano Family, Marconi Sisters and Queen of the Otherworld are among the series.

Stephen Hunter, born March 25, 1946, is an American novelist, essayist and film critic. The 33 catalogued books run from The Master Sniper (1980) to The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (2025). Series include the Swaggerverse and Hunter's non-fiction. Recurring characters include Bob Lee Swagger, Earl Swagger and Ray Cruz. Subjects include snipers, veterans, thrillers, espionage and World War II. Other titles include Target (1985), Point of Impact (1993) and Dirty White Boys (1994).

Cat Devon / Cathie Linz is a joint catalogue name covering 52 books from 1982 to 2015. Rememberance of Love (1982) is the first listed title, followed by A Summer's Embrace and Wildfire in 1983. Subjects include contemporary, historical and paranormal romance, vampires, librarians, Marines and single mothers. Series include Marines, Men of Honor, Entity, Girls Do Or Don't, Three Weddings and a Gift, Marriage Makers and West Investigations. Tall, Dark and Immortal (2015) is the newest entry, and the 1980s are the busiest decade.

Jen McLaughlin writes contemporary romance. The catalogue holds 15 books from Out of Line (2013) to A Wedding in Maine (2025), and the recorded subjects cover man-woman relationships, college students, Marines, criminals and surfers, with Boston among the settings. Five series sit under the name: Sons of Steel Row, Stepbrother, Love Is the Rose, Back in the Game and McCullagh Inn. The median McLaughlin book runs 270 pages, and the listing is marked ongoing.

Tom Clancy

72 books• 9 series

Tom Clancy, born Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. on April 12, 1947 and dead on October 1, 2013, was an American writer of techno-thrillers, a form that carries technical detail about espionage and military science. An insurance agent before publishing, Clancy debuted with The Hunt for Red October in 1984. The Ryanverse books follow Jack Ryan, an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency. Subjects across the listing include terrorism, suspense and espionage. The catalogue carries 72 titles under the Clancy name dated 1984 to 2023, with Bill McCay, Grant Blackwood and Peter Telep credited on one or two each.

Robyn Carr is the American author of the Virgin River books, and an executive producer on the television versions of Virgin River and Sullivan's Crossing. The catalogue records 70 Carr books, from Chelynne (1980) to The Friendship Club (2024). Thunder Point, Sullivan's Crossing and the Grace Valley Trilogy are Carr's other series. Several novels, The Hero among them, reached The New York Times Best Seller list. Subject tags on the books include contemporary romance, California, single mothers, veterans and city and town life.

Lora Leigh, born March 6, 1965, is an American author of erotic romance with New York Times bestseller status. Leigh began publishing in 2003 with the electronic publisher Ellora's Cave. The Breeds is the longest-running series, and Elite Ops, Nauti Boys, Bound Hearts, Wizard Twins and Men of Summer are among the others. The catalogue holds 115 books from 2003 to Play Hard (2025). Leigh won the 2009 RT Award for erotica and was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky.

Andrew Peterson

11 books• 1 series

Andrew Peterson is catalogued with 11 books published between 2008 and 2018, falling into two strands. The Nathan McBride series is military thriller, running First to Kill (2008), Forced to Kill (2009), Option to Kill (2012) and on to Hired to Kill (2018), with snipers, Marines and undercover operations across its subjects. The second strand is children's fantasy: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (2008), North! Or Be Eaten (2009), The Monster in the Hollows (2011) and The Warden and the Wolf King (2014).

Jim Lehrer

22 books• 1 series

Jim Lehrer (1934–2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Lehrer served as executive editor and anchor of the PBS News Hour and moderated 12 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. His fiction drew on newsroom experience, history and politics. One-Eyed Mack is his series, and Oklahoma appears among the subjects. Lehrer's 22 catalogued books start with Kick the Can (1988) and end with Top Down (2013).

E. Michael Helms has eight catalogued books published between 1990 and 2017. Subjects across the catalogue record the United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War personal narratives and the American Civil War, alongside retired military personnel, murder and investigation set in Florida. Mac McClellan Mystery and Of Blood and Brothers are the two series filed under the Helms name. The Proud Bastards (1990) is the earliest title, followed by Deadly Catch (2013), Deadly Ruse (2014), The Private War of Corporal Henson (2014), Deadly Dunes (2016) and Deadly Spirits (2017).