Order of Dale Brown Books

Order of Dale Brown Books


Dale Brown is an American novelist who is best known for techno-thrillers involving aviation, being that he is also an aviator. He is the author of the Patrick McLanahan series as well as the Act of War series and is the lead author of the Dreamland series (alongside Jim DeFelice). Dale also has a few standalone novels and a short story to his credit.

11 must be a magic number for Dale Brown. He has published 11 bestsellers in 11 years and his books are published in 11 different languages. In total, he has 13 New York Times Bestsellers to his name with (we expect) more to come. His books all take place in a shared universe with many books being connected to the Patrick McLanahan series. Below is a list of Dale Brown’s novels in order of when they were published:

Publication Order of Patrick McLanahan Books

Flight of the Old Dog

(1987)

Day of the Cheetah

(1989)

Sky Masters

(1991)

Night of the Hawk

(1992)

Shadows of Steel

(1996)

Fatal Terrain

(1997)

The Tin Man

(1998)

Battle Born

(1999)

Warrior Class

(2001)

Wings of Fire

(2002)

Air Battle Force

(2003)

Plan of Attack

(2004)

Strike Force

(2007)

Shadow Command

(2008)

Rogue Forces

(2009)

Executive Intent

(2010)

A Time for Patriots

(2011)

Tiger’s Claw

(2012)

Starfire

(2014)

Iron Wolf

(2015)

Price of Duty

(2017)

Chronological Order of Patrick McLanahan Books

Flight of the Old Dog

(1987)

Night of the Hawk

(1992)

Sky Masters

(1991)

Day of the Cheetah

(1989)

Shadows of Steel

(1996)

Fatal Terrain

(1997)

The Tin Man

(1998)

Battle Born

(1999)

Warrior Class

(2001)

Wings of Fire

(2002)

Air Battle Force

(2003)

Plan of Attack

(2004)

Strike Force

(2007)

Shadow Command

(2008)

Rogue Forces

(2009)

Executive Intent

(2010)

A Time for Patriots

(2011)

Tiger’s Claw

(2012)

Starfire

(2014)

Iron Wolf

(2015)

Price of Duty

(2017)

Publication Order of Act Of War/Jason Richter Books

Act of War

(2005)

Edge of Battle

(2006)

Publication Order of Brad McLanahan Books

Starfire

(2014)

Iron Wolf

(2015)

Price of Duty

(2017)

The Moscow Offensive

(2018)

The Kremlin Strike

(2019)

Eagle Station

(2020)

Publication Order of Dreamland Books

(with Jim DeFelice)

Dreamland (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2001)

Nerve Center (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2002)

Razor’s Edge (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2002)

Piranha (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2003)

Strike Zone (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2003)

Armegeddon (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2004)

Satan’s Tail (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2005)

End Game (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2006)

Retribution (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2007)

Revolution (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2008)

Whiplash (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2009)

Black Wolf (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2010)

Raven Strike (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2011)

Collateral Damage (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2012)

Drone Strike (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2014)

Target Utopia (With: Jim DeFelice)

(2015)

Publication Order of Independent Books

Silver Tower

(1988)

Hammerheads

(1990)

Chains of Command

(1993)

Storming Heaven

(1994)

Publication Order of Nick Flynn Books

(with Patrick Larkin)

Arctic Storm Rising

(2021)

Countdown to Midnight

(2022)

Weapons of Opportunity

(2023)

Devil’s Fortress (With: Patrick Larkin)

(2024)

Publication Order of Puppet Master Books

(with Jim DeFelice)

Puppet Master

(2016)

Act of Revenge

(2018)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Combat

(2000)

Combat, Vol. 1

(2001)

On Glorious Wings

(2003)

Notes: Dale Brown’s Dreamland and Puppet Master series are written with Jim DeFelice.