Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doomsday Ultimatum | 1976 | James Follett | Buy |
| 2 | Crown Court | 1977 | James Follett | Buy |
| 3 | Ice | 1978 | James Follett | Buy |
| 4 | U-700 / Wotan Warhead | 1979 | James Follett | Buy |
| 5 | Churchill’s Gold | 1980 | James Follett | Buy |
| 6 | The Tiptoe Boys | 1982 | James Follett | Buy |
| 7 | Dominator | 1984 | James Follett | Buy |
| 8 | Swift | 1986 | James Follett | Buy |
| 9 | Mirage | 1989 | James Follett | Buy |
| 10 | A Cage of Eagles | 1989 | James Follett | Buy |
| 11 | Trojan | 1991 | James Follett | Buy |
| 12 | Torus | 1991 | James Follett | Buy |
| 13 | Sabre | 1996 | James Follett | Buy |
| 14 | Savant | 1996 | James Follett | Buy |
| 15 | Second Atlantis (Revised Version of Ice) | 1998 | James Follett | Buy |
| 16 | A Forest of Eagles | 2004 | James Follett | Buy |
| 17 | Return of the Eagles | 2005 | James Follett | Buy |
| 18 | Hellborn | 2012 | James Follett | Buy |
| 19 | Those in Peril | 2016 | James Follett | Buy |
James Follett’s nineteen standalone novels represent the full breadth of his writing career, from the 1976 debut Doomsday Ultimatum through to Those in Peril in 2016. The early works lean heavily into Cold War tension, with Crown Court, Ice, and Churchill’s Gold all drawing on geopolitical anxiety.
His middle period produced some of his most varied work. Swift and Mirage brought aviation into the thriller framework, while Dominator and The Tiptoe Boys explored different flavors of suspense. A Cage of Eagles and its later companion A Forest of Eagles dealt with wartime settings.
The later novels, including Savant, Sabre, and Second Atlantis, continued mixing science fiction concepts with thriller plotting. Hellborn and Those in Peril showed Follett still writing with energy and invention well into the 2010s.