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David Poyer Complete Bibliography

Browse books by David Poyer in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 44 books / 6 series

American author David Poyer is best known for the military and nautical fiction series featuring Dan Lenson and Tiller Galloway. His works have sold millions of copies and earned multiple Navy Distinguished Public Service Awards. This page provides the David Poyer books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by David Poyer in Publication Order

1980 White Continent POoSN / 1 Buy
1981 The Shiloh Project POoSN / 2 Buy
1982 Star Seed POoSN / 3 Buy
1983 The Return Of Philo T. McGiffin POoSN / 4 Buy
1987 Stepfather Bank POoSN / 5 Buy
1988 The Med POoDLB / 1 Buy
1988 The Dead of Winter POoHCB / 1 Buy
1989 Hatteras Blue POoTGB / 1 Buy
1990 The Gulf POoDLB / 2 Buy
1991 Bahamas Blue POoTGB / 2 Buy
1992 The Circle POoDLB / 3 Buy
1993 Winter in the Heart POoHCB / 2 Buy
1994 Louisiana Blue POoTGB / 3 Buy
1994 The Passage POoDLB / 4 Buy
1995 The Only Thing to Fear POoSN / 6 Buy
1996 As the Wolf Loves Winter POoHCB / 3 Buy
1996 Down to a Sunless Sea POoTGB / 4 Buy
1998 Tomahawk POoDLB / 5 Buy
1999 Thunder on the Mountain POoHCB / 4 Buy
2000 China Sea POoDLB / 6 Buy
2001 Fire on the Waters POoCWaSB / 1 Buy
2002 Black Storm POoDLB / 7 Buy
2003 A Country of Our Own POoCWaSB / 2 Buy
2004 The Command POoDLB / 8 Buy
2005 That Anvil Of Our Souls POoCWaSB / 3 Buy
2006 The Threat POoDLB / 9 Buy
2007 Korea Strait POoDLB / 10 Buy
2008 The Weapon POoDLB / 11 Buy
2009 The Crisis POoDLB / 12 Buy
2010 Ghosting POoSN / 7 Buy
2011 The Towers POoDLB / 13 Buy
2012 Happier Than This Day And Time POoNB / 1 Buy
2013 The Whiteness of the Whale POoSN / 8 Buy
2014 The Cruiser POoDLB / 14 Buy
2015 Tipping Point POoDLB / 15 Buy
2016 Onslaught POoDLB / 16 Buy
2017 Hunter Killer POoDLB / 17 Buy
2018 Deep War POoDLB / 18 Buy
2019 Heroes Of Annapolis POoNB / 2 Buy
2019 Overthrow POoDLB / 19 Buy
2020 Violent Peace POoDLB / 20 Buy
2021 Arctic Sea POoDLB / 21 Buy
2023 The Hill POoHCB / 5 Buy
2023 The Academy POoDLB / 22 Buy

Complete David Poyer Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Hemlock County Reading Order 5 books / 1988-2023
01 The Dead of Winter 1988 Buy
02 Winter in the Heart 1993 Buy
03 As the Wolf Loves Winter 1996 Buy
04 Thunder on the Mountain 1999 Buy
05 The Hill 2023 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 8 books / 1980-2013
01 White Continent 1980 Buy
02 The Shiloh Project 1981 Buy
03 Star Seed 1982 Buy
04 The Return Of Philo T. McGiffin 1983 Buy
05 Stepfather Bank 1987 Buy
06 The Only Thing to Fear 1995 Buy
07 Ghosting 2010 Buy
08 The Whiteness of the Whale 2013 Buy
Tiller Galloway Reading Order 4 books / 1989-1996
01 Hatteras Blue 1989 Buy
02 Bahamas Blue 1991 Buy
03 Louisiana Blue 1994 Buy
04 Down to a Sunless Sea 1996 Buy
Dan Lenson Reading Order 22 books / 1988-2023
01 The Med 1988 Buy
02 The Gulf 1990 Buy
03 The Circle 1992 Buy
04 The Passage 1994 Buy
05 Tomahawk 1998 Buy
06 China Sea 2000 Buy
07 Black Storm 2002 Buy
08 The Command 2004 Buy
09 The Threat 2006 Buy
10 Korea Strait 2007 Buy
11 The Weapon 2008 Buy
12 The Crisis 2009 Buy
13 The Towers 2011 Buy
14 The Cruiser 2014 Buy
15 Tipping Point 2015 Buy
16 Onslaught 2016 Buy
17 Hunter Killer 2017 Buy
18 Deep War 2018 Buy
19 Overthrow 2019 Buy
20 Violent Peace 2020 Buy
21 Arctic Sea 2021 Buy
22 The Academy 2023 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 2012-2019
01 Happier Than This Day And Time 2012 Buy
02 Heroes Of Annapolis 2019 Buy
Civil War at Sea Reading Order 3 books / 2001-2005
01 Fire on the Waters 2001 Buy
02 A Country of Our Own 2003 Buy
03 That Anvil Of Our Souls 2005 Buy

Where to start with David Poyer

What is the best order to read David Poyer 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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