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Alistair MacLean Books in Order

Find every Alistair MacLean book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 44 books / 5 series

Scottish author best known for his classic adventure novels *The Guns of Navarone* and *Where Eagles Dare*. A master of the wartime thriller, his books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Alistair MacLean books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Alistair MacLean Books in Chronological Order

1955 H.M.S. Ulysses POoSN / 1 Buy
1957 The Guns of Navarone POoGoNB / 1 Buy
1958 South by Java Head POoSN / 2 Buy
1959 The Last Frontier / The Secret Ways POoSN / 3 Buy
1960 Night Without End POoSN / 4 Buy
1960 Ice Station Zebra POoSN / 5 Buy
1961 Fear is the Key POoSN / 6 Buy
1961 The Black Shrike / The Dark Crusader POoSN / 7 Buy
1962 Lawrence of Arabia POoAMNB / 1 Buy
1962 The Golden Rendezvous POoSN / 8 Buy
1962 The Satan Bug POoSN / 9 Buy
1966 When Eight Bells Toll POoSN / 10 Buy
1967 Where Eagles Dare POoSN / 11 Buy
1968 Force 10 from Navarone POoGoNB / 2 Buy
1969 Puppet on a Chain POoSN / 12 Buy
1970 Caravan to Vaccares POoSN / 13 Buy
1971 Bear Island POoSN / 14 Buy
1972 Captain Cook POoAMNB / 2 Buy
1973 The Way to Dusty Death POoSN / 15 Buy
1974 Breakheart Pass POoSN / 16 Buy
1975 Circus POoSN / 17 Buy
1975 The Golden Gate POoSN / 18 Buy
1977 Goodbye, California POoSN / 19 Buy
1977 Seawitch POoSN / 20 Buy
1980 Hostage Tower POoAMUB / 1 Buy
1980 Athabasca POoSN / 21 Buy
1981 Air Force One Is Down POoAMUB / 2 Buy
1981 River of Death POoSN / 22 Buy
1982 Partisans POoSN / 23 Buy
1983 Floodgate POoSN / 24 Buy
1984 San Andreas POoSN / 25 Buy
1985 The Lonely Sea POoAMSSC / 1 Buy
1986 Santorini POoSN / 26 Buy
1988 Death Train POoAMUB / 3 Buy
1989 Night Watch POoAMUB / 4 Buy
1990 Red Alert POoAMUB / 5 Buy
1991 Time of the Assassins POoAMUB / 6 Buy
1992 Dead Halt POoAMUB / 7 Buy
1993 Code Breaker POoAMUB / 8 Buy
1995 Rendezvous(With: Alastair MacNeill) POoSN / 27 Buy
1997 Prime Target POoAMUB / 9 Buy
1998 Storm Force from Navarone(By: Sam Llewellyn) POoGoNB / 3 Buy
1998 Thunderbolt from Navarone(By: Sam Llewellyn) POoGoNB / 4 Buy
1998 Borrowed Time POoAMUB / 10 Buy

Alistair MacLean Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Guns of Navarone 1957 Buy
02 Force 10 from Navarone 1968 Buy
03 Storm Force from Navarone(By: Sam Llewellyn) 1998 Buy
04 Thunderbolt from Navarone(By: Sam Llewellyn) 1998 Buy
01 Hostage Tower 1980 Buy
02 Air Force One Is Down 1981 Buy
03 Death Train 1988 Buy
04 Night Watch 1989 Buy
05 Red Alert 1990 Buy
06 Time of the Assassins 1991 Buy
07 Dead Halt 1992 Buy
08 Code Breaker 1993 Buy
09 Prime Target 1997 Buy
10 Borrowed Time 1998 Buy
01 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Buy
02 Captain Cook 1972 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 27 books / 1955-1995
01 H.M.S. Ulysses 1955 Buy
02 South by Java Head 1958 Buy
03 The Last Frontier / The Secret Ways 1959 Buy
04 Night Without End 1960 Buy
05 Ice Station Zebra 1960 Buy
06 Fear is the Key 1961 Buy
07 The Black Shrike / The Dark Crusader 1961 Buy
08 The Golden Rendezvous 1962 Buy
09 The Satan Bug 1962 Buy
10 When Eight Bells Toll 1966 Buy
11 Where Eagles Dare 1967 Buy
12 Puppet on a Chain 1969 Buy
13 Caravan to Vaccares 1970 Buy
14 Bear Island 1971 Buy
15 The Way to Dusty Death 1973 Buy
16 Breakheart Pass 1974 Buy
17 Circus 1975 Buy
18 The Golden Gate 1975 Buy
19 Goodbye, California 1977 Buy
20 Seawitch 1977 Buy
21 Athabasca 1980 Buy
22 River of Death 1981 Buy
23 Partisans 1982 Buy
24 Floodgate 1983 Buy
25 San Andreas 1984 Buy
26 Santorini 1986 Buy
27 Rendezvous(With: Alastair MacNeill) 1995 Buy
01 The Lonely Sea 1985 Buy

Where to start with Alistair MacLean

What is the best order to read Alistair MacLean books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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