Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nimitz Class | 1997 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 2 | Kilo Class | 1998 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 3 | H.M.S. Unseen | 1999 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 4 | U.S.S. Seawolf / Seawolf | 2000 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 5 | The Shark Mutiny | 2001 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 6 | Barracuda 945 | 2003 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 7 | Scimitar SL-2 | 2004 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 8 | Hunter Killer | 2005 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 9 | Ghost Force | 2006 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
| 10 | To The Death | 2008 | Arnold Morgan | Buy |
Patrick Robinson’s Admiral Arnold Morgan series follows a fictional National Security Adviser through naval crises. Nimitz Class (1997) begins when a U.S. carrier is destroyed. Kilo Class (1998) involves Russian submarine sales to China, and H.M.S. Unseen (1999) follows a missing British submarine. The series runs through To The Death (2008).
Robinson draws on real-world military tensions for each novel. U.S.S. Seawolf (2000) takes Morgan into a confrontation with China over a captured submarine, while The Shark Mutiny (2001) and Barracuda 945 (2003) deal with Middle Eastern and terrorist threats at sea. The later books, including Scimitar SL-2 (2004) and Hunter Killer (2005), push the stakes higher with nuclear and missile scenarios.
Readers who enjoy the Tom Clancy style of technical military fiction will find the Morgan books similarly detailed in their depictions of naval hardware and strategy. Each novel works as a standalone thriller, though reading in publication order gives the best sense of Morgan’s career and his relationships with the recurring military and political figures around him.