Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder in the Morning Calm | 2011 | Don Brown | Buy |
| 2 | Fire of the Raging Dragon | 2012 | Don Brown | Buy |
| 3 | Storming the Black Ice | 2014 | Don Brown | Buy |
| 4 | Detained | 2015 | Don Brown | Buy |
| 5 | Code 13 | 2016 | Don Brown | Buy |
The Pacific Rim series covers US Navy operations across Asia and the Pacific, beginning with Thunder in the Morning Calm (2011). The books share characters and geopolitical concerns with the Zack Brewer series — several titles appear in both series — and reflect Don Brown’s sustained interest in Pacific naval strategy and the military presence in East Asia.
The series ran through five books and Code 13 (2016), covering scenarios from Korean waters to the Malacca Strait. Brown’s naval background gives the books operational credibility, and the Pacific settings — Korea, the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca — reflect real geopolitical flashpoints from the period in which the books were written.