Reading Order
16 series · 97 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Stiletto: The First Diary | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Black & White | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Stars & Stripes | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Secrets & Lies | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Endings & Beginnings | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt at the Well of Eternity ( By: James Reasoner) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Hunt at World's End ( By: Nicholas Kaufmann) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear ( By: Charles Ardai) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire ( By: Christa Faust) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Hunt Among the Killers of Men ( By: David J. Schow) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Hunt Through Napoleon\'s Web | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Hitman Series with William C. Dietz
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enemy Within ( By: William C. Dietz) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Damnation | 2012 | Buy from Amazon |
James Bond Non-Fiction Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The James Bond Dossier ( By: Kingsley Amis) | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The James Bond Bedside Companion | 1984 | Buy from Amazon |
Metal Gear Solid Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Gear Solid | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Sons of Liberty | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Metal Gear Solid 2 | 2011 | Buy from Amazon |
Spike Berenger Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Hard Day's Death | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Dark Side of the Morgue | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | On the Threshold of a Death (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon |
Tom Clancy's EndWar Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EndWar ( As: David Michaels) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Hunted ( As: David Michaels) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Missing ( By: Peter Telep) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Recon ( As: David Michaels) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Combat Ops ( As: David Michaels) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Choke Point ( By: Peter Telep) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Dark Waters ( By: Richard Dansky) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splinter Cell ( As: David Michaels) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Operation Barracuda ( As: David Michaels) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Checkmate ( As: David Michaels) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Fallout ( As: David Michaels) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Conviction ( As: David Michaels) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Endgame ( As: David Michaels) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Aftermath ( By: Peter Telep) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Firewall ( By: James Swallow) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Dragonfire ( By: James Swallow) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splinter Cell | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Operation Barracuda | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Checkmate | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Fallout | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Endgame | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Conviction | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Blacklist Aftermath | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Sun ( By: Kingsley Amis) | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Authorized Biography of 007 ( By: John George Pearson) | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | License Renewed ( By: John Gardner) | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | For Special Services ( By: John Gardner) | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Icebreaker ( By: John Gardner) | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Role of Honor ( By: John Gardner) | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Nobody Lives Forever ( By: John Gardner) | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | No Deals, Mr. Bond ( By: John Gardner) | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Scorpius ( By: John Gardner) | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Licence to Kill ( By: John Gardner) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Win, Lose or Die ( By: John Gardner) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Brokenclaw ( By: John Gardner) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Man from Barbarossa ( By: John Gardner) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Death Is Forever ( By: John Gardner) | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Never Send Flowers ( By: John Gardner) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | SeaFire ( By: John Gardner) | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | GoldenEye ( By: John Gardner) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Cold Fall ( By: John Gardner) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Zero Minus Ten | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Facts of Death | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The World is Not Enough | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | High Time to Kill | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Doubleshot | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Never Dream of Dying | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Man With the Red Tattoo | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Die Another Day | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Devil May Care ( By: Sebastian Faulks) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Carte Blanche ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Solo ( By: William Boyd) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Trigger Mortis ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Forever and a Day ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | With a Mind to Kill ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Hours | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Face Blind | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Sweetie's Diamonds | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | H.A.W.X. | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Torment | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Plagiarist (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Homefront: The Voice of Freedom ( With: John Milius) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Artifact of Evil | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Dying Light: Nightmare Row | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Secrets on Chicory Lane | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | In the Hush of the Night | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Blues in the Dark | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 + 1 | 2015 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thumbs Down (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The MacGuffin (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jethro Tull (Short Story) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Corruption at the Crossroad | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Brutal & Strange | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Raymond Benson (1955-2014) was an American author best known for his contributions to the James Bond series. Born in Midland, Texas, he developed a passion for writing at a young age and published his first novel, "The Man with the Golden Gun," in 1987. Benson wrote a total of seven Bond novels, including "Zero Minus Ten" and "Tomorrow Never Dies," which was later adapted into a successful film. He also wrote several short stories and novellas featuring the iconic British spy. Benson's Bond novels received critical acclaim for their faithfulness to Fleming's original style and characters, as well as their exciting and suspenseful plots. He won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award in 1997 for "Blast from the Past," and was nominated for several other awards throughout his career. Benson's literary legacy extends beyond the Bond series, as he also wrote numerous original works of fiction and non-fiction, including spy thrillers, historical novels, and biographies. His versatile writing style and meticulous research earned him a loyal following among readers and critics alike.