Civil War at Sea Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fire on the Waters |
2001 |
Buy |
| A Country of Our Own |
2003 |
Buy |
| That Anvil Of Our Souls |
2005 |
Buy |
Dan Lenson Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Med |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Gulf |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Circle |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Passage |
1994 |
Buy |
| Tomahawk |
1998 |
Buy |
| China Sea |
2000 |
Buy |
| Black Storm |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Command |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Threat |
2006 |
Buy |
| Korea Strait |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Weapon |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Crisis |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Towers |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Cruiser |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tipping Point |
2015 |
Buy |
| Onslaught |
2016 |
Buy |
| Onslaught: The War with China–the Opening Battle |
2016 |
N/A |
| Hunter Killer |
2017 |
Buy |
| Deep War |
2018 |
Buy |
| Deep War: The War with China–The Nuclear Precipice |
2018 |
N/A |
| Overthrow |
2019 |
Buy |
| Overthrow: The War with China and North Korea–Fall of an Empire |
2019 |
N/A |
| Violent Peace |
2020 |
Buy |
| Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon |
2020 |
N/A |
| Arctic Sea |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Academy |
2023 |
Buy |
Hemlock County Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dead of Winter |
1988 |
Buy |
| Winter in the Heart |
1993 |
Buy |
| As the Wolf Loves Winter |
1996 |
Buy |
| Thunder on the Mountain |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Hill |
2023 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Happier Than This Day And Time |
2012 |
Buy |
| Heroes Of Annapolis |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| White Continent |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Shiloh Project |
1981 |
Buy |
| Star Seed |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Return Of Philo T. McGiffin |
1983 |
Buy |
| Stepfather Bank |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Only Thing to Fear |
1995 |
Buy |
| Ghosting |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Whiteness of the Whale |
2013 |
Buy |
Tiller Galloway Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hatteras Blue |
1989 |
Buy |
| Bahamas Blue |
1991 |
Buy |
| Louisiana Blue |
1994 |
Buy |
| Down to a Sunless Sea |
1996 |
Buy |
David Poyer has been writing military and naval fiction since 1980, drawing on his own experience as a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and surface warfare officer. His most popular work is the Dan Lenson series, which follows a Navy officer from his early career in the Mediterranean through modern conflicts including a fictional war with China. The series spans over three decades and 26 novels, making it one of the longest-running military fiction sagas in print.
Beyond the Lenson books, Poyer has written the Tiller Galloway series about a former Navy diver drawn into dangerous situations along the American coast, and the Hemlock County novels set in the rural mountains of Pennsylvania. His Civil War at Sea trilogy covers naval warfare during the 1860s with the same attention to detail that marks his contemporary fiction. Poyer also has several standalone novels and two nonfiction works to his name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has David Poyer written?
David Poyer has written 48 books across six series.
What was David Poyer's first book?
David Poyer’s first book is White Continent, published in 1980.
What order should you read David Poyer's Dan Lenson books?
The Dan Lenson books should be read in publication order, starting with The Med (1988) and continuing through The Academy (2023). Each book builds on previous events in Lenson’s naval career, so reading them in sequence gives the best experience.