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Alistair MacLean Books in Order

6 series including Alistair MacLean's UNACO, Guns of Navarone and more

★ 16 NYT bestsellers 6 series 44 books Latest: Borrowed Time ( With: Hugh Miller) (1998)

Alistair MacLean's writing career reaches back to 1955 and spans 44 books. In all there are 6 series, the deepest being Alistair MacLean's UNACO (12 books). Borrowed Time (1998) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Guns of Navarone 2 Alistair MacLean's UNACO 3 Alistair MacLean Other Novels 4 Alastair MacLean Short Story Collections 5 Alastair MacLean Non-Fiction 6 Alistair MacLean Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

16 books

Alistair MacLean has placed 16 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 128 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
Guns of Navarone Series

18 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #4 · debuted Dec 1968

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H.M.S. Ulysses
Alistair MacLean Other Novels

17 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #8 · debuted Jan 1956

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Reading Order

6 series · 44 books

Guns of Navarone Series

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1 The Guns of Navarone 1957 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Force 10 from Navarone 1968 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alistair MacLean's UNACO Series

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1 Hostage Tower ( With: John Denis) 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Air Force One Is Down ( With: John Denis) 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Death Train ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Alistair MacLean's Death Train ( By: Alastair MacNeill) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Night Watch ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Red Alert ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Time of the Assassins ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Dead Halt ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Code Breaker ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Rendezvous ( With: Alastair MacNeill) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Prime Target ( With: Hugh Miller) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Borrowed Time ( With: Hugh Miller) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alistair MacLean Other Novels

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1 H.M.S. Ulysses 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 South by Java Head 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Last Frontier / The Secret Ways 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Night Without End (Short Story) 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Ice Station Zebra 1960 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Fear is the Key 1961 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Black Shrike / The Dark Crusader 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Golden Rendezvous 1962 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Satan Bug 1962 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 When Eight Bells Toll 1966 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Where Eagles Dare 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Puppet on a Chain 1969 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Caravan to Vaccares 1970 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Bear Island 1971 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Way to Dusty Death 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Breakheart Pass 1974 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Circus 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Golden Gate 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Goodbye, California 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Seawitch 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Athabasca 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 River of Death 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Partisans 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Floodgate 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 San Andreas 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Santorini 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alastair MacLean Short Story Collections

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1 The Lonely Sea 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alastair MacLean Non-Fiction

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1 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Captain Cook 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alistair MacLean Anthologies

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1 War Stories 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist, who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories.

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