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Reading order

Doc Savage Books in Order

This page lists the complete Doc Savage reading order by Kenneth Robeson, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 181 books / 1933-1979

Doc Savage Reading Order

01 The Man of Bronze 1933 Buy
02 The Land of Terror 1933 Buy
03 Quest of the Spider 1933 Buy
04 The Polar Treasure 1933 Buy
05 Pirate of the Pacific 1933 Buy
06 The Red Skull 1933 Buy
07 The Lost Oasis 1933 Buy
08 The Sargasso Ogre 1933 Buy
09 The Czar of Fear 1933 Buy
10 The Phantom City 1933 Buy
11 Brand of the Werewolf 1934 Buy
12 The Man Who Shook the Earth 1934 Buy
13 Meteor Menace 1934 Buy
14 The Monsters 1934 Buy
15 The Mystery on the Snow 1934 Buy
16 The King Maker 1934 Buy
17 The Thousand-Headed Man 1934 Buy
18 The Squeaking Goblin 1934 Buy
19 Fear Cay 1934 Buy
20 Death in Silver 1934 Buy
21 The Sea Magician 1934 Buy
22 The Annihilist 1934 Buy
23 The Mystic Mullah 1935 Buy
24 Red Snow 1935 Buy
25 The Land of Always-Night 1935 Buy
26 The Spook Legion / The Ghost Legion 1935 Buy
27 The Secret in the Sky 1935 Buy
28 The Roar Devil 1935 Buy
29 Quest of Qui 1935 Buy
30 Spook Hole 1935 Buy
31 The Majii 1935 Buy
32 Dust of Death 1935 Buy
33 Murder Melody 1935 Buy
34 The Fantastic Island 1935 Buy
35 Murder Mirage 1936 Buy
36 Mystery Under the Sea 1936 Buy
37 The Metal Master 1936 Buy
38 The Men Who Smiled No More 1936 Buy
39 The Seven Agate Devils 1936 Buy
40 The Haunted Ocean 1936 Buy
41 The Black Spot 1936 Buy
42 The Midas Man 1936 Buy
43 Cold Death 1936 Buy
44 The South Pole Terror 1936 Buy
45 Resurrection Day 1936 Buy
46 The Vanisher 1936 Buy
47 Land of Long Juju 1937 Buy
48 The Derrick Devil 1937 Buy
49 The Mental Wizard 1937 Buy
50 The Terror in the Navy 1937 Buy
51 Mad Eyes 1937 Buy
52 The Land of Fear 1937 Buy
53 He Could Stop the World 1937 Buy
54 The Magic Island / Ost 1937 Buy
55 The Feathered Octopus 1937 Buy
56 Repel / The Deadly Dwarf 1937 Buy
57 The Golden Peril 1937 Buy
58 The Living-Fire Menace 1938 Buy
59 The Mountain Monster 1938 Buy
60 Devil on the Moon 1938 Buy
61 The Pirate's Ghost 1938 Buy
62 The Motion Menace 1938 Buy
63 The Submarine Mystery 1938 Buy
64 The Giggling Ghosts 1938 Buy
65 The Munitions Master 1938 Buy
66 The Red Terrors 1938 Buy
67 Fortress of Solitude 1938 Buy
68 The Green Death 1938 Buy
69 The Devil Genghis 1938 Buy
70 Mad Mesa 1939 Buy
71 The Yellow Cloud 1939 Buy
72 The Freckled Shark 1939 Buy
73 World's Fair Goblin 1939 Buy
74 The Gold Ogre 1939 Buy
75 The Flaming Falcons 1939 Buy
76 Merchants of Disaster 1939 Buy
77 The Crimson Serpent 1939 Buy
78 Poison Island 1939 Buy
79 The Stone Man 1939 Buy
80 Hex 1939 Buy
81 The Dagger in the Sky 1939 Buy
82 The Other World 1939 Buy
83 The Angry Ghost 1940 Buy
84 The Spotted Men 1940 Buy
85 The Evil Gnome 1940 Buy
86 The Boss of Terror 1940 Buy
87 The Awful Egg 1940 Buy
88 The Flying Goblin 1940 Buy
89 Tunnel Terror 1940 Buy
90 The Purple Dragon 1940 Buy
91 Devils of the Deep 1940 Buy
92 The Awful Dynasty 1940 Buy
93 The Men Vanished 1940 Buy
94 The Devil's Playground 1941 Buy
95 Bequest of Evil 1941 Buy
96 The All-White Elf 1941 Buy
97 The Golden Man 1941 Buy
98 The Pink Lady 1941 Buy
99 The Headless Men 1941 Buy
100 The Green Eagle 1941 Buy
101 Mystery Island 1941 Buy
102 The Mindless Monsters 1941 Buy
103 Birds of Death 1941 Buy
104 The Invisible Box Murders 1941 Buy
105 Peril in the North 1941 Buy
106 The Rustling Death 1942 Buy
107 Men of Fear 1942 Buy
108 The Too-Wise Owl 1942 Buy
109 The Magic Forest 1942 Buy
110 Pirate Isle 1942 Buy
111 The Speaking Stone 1942 Buy
112 The Man Who Fell Up 1942 Buy
113 The Three Wild Men 1942 Buy
114 The Fiery Menace 1942 Buy
115 The Laugh of Death 1942 Buy
116 They Died Twice 1942 Buy
117 The Devil's Black Rock 1942 Buy
118 The Time Terror 1943 Buy
119 Waves of Death 1943 Buy
120 The Black, Black Witch 1943 Buy
121 The King of Terror 1943 Buy
122 The Talking Devil 1943 Buy
123 The Running Skeletons 1943 Buy
124 Mystery on Happy Bones 1943 Buy
125 The Mental Monster 1943 Buy
126 Hell Below 1943 Buy
127 The Goblins 1943 Buy
128 The Secret of the Su 1943 Buy
129 The Spook of Grandpa Eden 1943 Buy
130 According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic 1944 Buy
131 Death Had Yellow Eyes 1944 Buy
132 The Derelict of Skull Shoal 1944 Buy
133 The Whisker of Hercules 1944 Buy
134 The Three Devils 1944 Buy
135 The Pharaoh's Ghost 1944 Buy
136 The Man Who Was Scared 1944 Buy
137 The Shape of Terror 1944 Buy
138 Weird Valley 1944 Buy
139 Jiu San 1944 Buy
140 Satan Black 1944 Buy
141 The Lost Giant 1944 Buy
142 Violent Night / The Hate Genius 1945 Buy
143 Strange Fish(As: Lester Dent) 1945 Buy
144 The Ten Ton Snakes(As: Lester Dent) 1945 Buy
145 Cargo Unknown 1945 Buy
146 Rock Sinister 1945 Buy
147 The Terrible Stork 1945 Buy
148 King Joe Cay 1945 Buy
149 The Wee Ones 1945 Buy
150 Terror Takes 7 1945 Buy
151 The Thing That Pursued 1945 Buy
152 Trouble on Parade 1945 Buy
153 The Screaming Man 1945 Buy
154 Measures for a Coffin 1946 Buy
155 Se-Pah-Poo 1946 Buy
156 Terror and the Lonely Widow 1946 Buy
157 Five Fathoms Dead 1946 Buy
158 Death is a Round Black Spot 1946 Buy
159 Colors for Murder 1946 Buy
160 Fire and Ice 1946 Buy
161 Three Times a Corpse 1946 Buy
162 The Exploding Lake 1946 Buy
163 Death in Little Houses 1946 Buy
164 The Devil is Jones 1946 Buy
165 The Disappearing Lady 1946 Buy
166 Target for Death 1947 Buy
167 The Death Lady 1947 Buy
168 Danger Lies East 1947 Buy
169 No Light to Die By 1947 Buy
170 The Monkey Suit 1947 Buy
171 Let's Kill Ames 1947 Buy
172 Once Over Lightly 1947 Buy
173 I Died Yesterday 1948 Buy
174 The Pure Evil 1948 Buy
175 Terror Wears No Shoes 1948 Buy
176 The Angry Canary 1948 Buy
177 The Swooning Lady 1948 Buy
178 The Green Master 1949 Buy
179 Return From Cormoral 1949 Buy
180 Up From Earth's Center 1949 Buy
181 The Red Spider 1979 Buy

Doc Savage Books by Publication Order

1933 The Man of Bronze #1
1933 The Land of Terror #2
1933 Quest of the Spider #3
1933 The Polar Treasure #4
1933 Pirate of the Pacific #5
1933 The Red Skull #6
1933 The Lost Oasis #7
1933 The Sargasso Ogre #8
1933 The Czar of Fear #9
1933 The Phantom City #10
1934 Brand of the Werewolf #11
1934 The Man Who Shook the Earth #12
1934 Meteor Menace #13
1934 The Monsters #14
1934 The Mystery on the Snow #15
1934 The King Maker #16
1934 The Thousand-Headed Man #17
1934 The Squeaking Goblin #18
1934 Fear Cay #19
1934 Death in Silver #20
1934 The Sea Magician #21
1934 The Annihilist #22
1935 The Mystic Mullah #23
1935 Red Snow #24
1935 The Land of Always-Night #25
1935 The Spook Legion / The Ghost Legion #26
1935 The Secret in the Sky #27
1935 The Roar Devil #28
1935 Quest of Qui #29
1935 Spook Hole #30
1935 The Majii #31
1935 Dust of Death #32
1935 Murder Melody #33
1935 The Fantastic Island #34
1936 Murder Mirage #35
1936 Mystery Under the Sea #36
1936 The Metal Master #37
1936 The Men Who Smiled No More #38
1936 The Seven Agate Devils #39
1936 The Haunted Ocean #40
1936 The Black Spot #41
1936 The Midas Man #42
1936 Cold Death #43
1936 The South Pole Terror #44
1936 Resurrection Day #45
1936 The Vanisher #46
1937 Land of Long Juju #47
1937 The Derrick Devil #48
1937 The Mental Wizard #49
1937 The Terror in the Navy #50
1937 Mad Eyes #51
1937 The Land of Fear #52
1937 He Could Stop the World #53
1937 The Magic Island / Ost #54
1937 The Feathered Octopus #55
1937 Repel / The Deadly Dwarf #56
1937 The Golden Peril #57
1938 The Living-Fire Menace #58
1938 The Mountain Monster #59
1938 Devil on the Moon #60
1938 The Pirate's Ghost #61
1938 The Motion Menace #62
1938 The Submarine Mystery #63
1938 The Giggling Ghosts #64
1938 The Munitions Master #65
1938 The Red Terrors #66
1938 Fortress of Solitude #67
1938 The Green Death #68
1938 The Devil Genghis #69
1939 Mad Mesa #70
1939 The Yellow Cloud #71
1939 The Freckled Shark #72
1939 World's Fair Goblin #73
1939 The Gold Ogre #74
1939 The Flaming Falcons #75
1939 Merchants of Disaster #76
1939 The Crimson Serpent #77
1939 Poison Island #78
1939 The Stone Man #79
1939 Hex #80
1939 The Dagger in the Sky #81
1939 The Other World #82
1940 The Angry Ghost #83
1940 The Spotted Men #84
1940 The Evil Gnome #85
1940 The Boss of Terror #86
1940 The Awful Egg #87
1940 The Flying Goblin #88
1940 Tunnel Terror #89
1940 The Purple Dragon #90
1940 Devils of the Deep #91
1940 The Awful Dynasty #92
1940 The Men Vanished #93
1941 The Devil's Playground #94
1941 Bequest of Evil #95
1941 The All-White Elf #96
1941 The Golden Man #97
1941 The Pink Lady #98
1941 The Headless Men #99
1941 The Green Eagle #100
1941 Mystery Island #101
1941 The Mindless Monsters #102
1941 Birds of Death #103
1941 The Invisible Box Murders #104
1941 Peril in the North #105
1942 The Rustling Death #106
1942 Men of Fear #107
1942 The Too-Wise Owl #108
1942 The Magic Forest #109
1942 Pirate Isle #110
1942 The Speaking Stone #111
1942 The Man Who Fell Up #112
1942 The Three Wild Men #113
1942 The Fiery Menace #114
1942 The Laugh of Death #115
1942 They Died Twice #116
1942 The Devil's Black Rock #117
1943 The Time Terror #118
1943 Waves of Death #119
1943 The Black, Black Witch #120
1943 The King of Terror #121
1943 The Talking Devil #122
1943 The Running Skeletons #123
1943 Mystery on Happy Bones #124
1943 The Mental Monster #125
1943 Hell Below #126
1943 The Goblins #127
1943 The Secret of the Su #128
1943 The Spook of Grandpa Eden #129
1944 According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic #130
1944 Death Had Yellow Eyes #131
1944 The Derelict of Skull Shoal #132
1944 The Whisker of Hercules #133
1944 The Three Devils #134
1944 The Pharaoh's Ghost #135
1944 The Man Who Was Scared #136
1944 The Shape of Terror #137
1944 Weird Valley #138
1944 Jiu San #139
1944 Satan Black #140
1944 The Lost Giant #141
1945 Violent Night / The Hate Genius #142
1945 Strange Fish(As: Lester Dent) #143
1945 The Ten Ton Snakes(As: Lester Dent) #144
1945 Cargo Unknown #145
1945 Rock Sinister #146
1945 The Terrible Stork #147
1945 King Joe Cay #148
1945 The Wee Ones #149
1945 Terror Takes 7 #150
1945 The Thing That Pursued #151
1945 Trouble on Parade #152
1945 The Screaming Man #153
1946 Measures for a Coffin #154
1946 Se-Pah-Poo #155
1946 Terror and the Lonely Widow #156
1946 Five Fathoms Dead #157
1946 Death is a Round Black Spot #158
1946 Colors for Murder #159
1946 Fire and Ice #160
1946 Three Times a Corpse #161
1946 The Exploding Lake #162
1946 Death in Little Houses #163
1946 The Devil is Jones #164
1946 The Disappearing Lady #165
1947 Target for Death #166
1947 The Death Lady #167
1947 Danger Lies East #168
1947 No Light to Die By #169
1947 The Monkey Suit #170
1947 Let's Kill Ames #171
1947 Once Over Lightly #172
1948 I Died Yesterday #173
1948 The Pure Evil #174
1948 Terror Wears No Shoes #175
1948 The Angry Canary #176
1948 The Swooning Lady #177
1949 The Green Master #178
1949 Return From Cormoral #179
1949 Up From Earth's Center #180
1979 The Red Spider #181

Questions readers ask

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The Doc Savage reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Doc Savage books are there?

This catalog currently lists 181 Doc Savage books published across 1933-1979.

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Doc Savage is listed as a book series by Kenneth Robeson.

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