Order of Alistair MacLean Books
Alistair MacLean (1922-1987) was a Scottish novelist of thrillers and adventures. His novels The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare were all adapted into successful films. His novels do not include much sex or romance because he believed it would slow down the action.
His first four novels (H.M.S. Ulysses up to The Last Frontier) were third-persona narratives, mostly set during WWII and were somewhat epic in tone. His next four (or six if you include his Ian Stuart novels; starting with Night Without End up to Ice Station Zebra) were first person narratives set in contemporary times. The next six (When Eight Bells Toll to Bear Island) were not consistent in theme but were considered to be high quality work. His last twelve (starting with The Way to Dusty Death) were weak, considered to be lazy and too reliant on dialogue. Below is a list of Alistair MacLean’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Guns of Navarone Books
| The Guns of Navarone | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Force 10 from Navarone | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Alistair MacLean's UNACO Books
| Hostage Tower | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Air Force One Is Down | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Death Train | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Alistair MacLean's Death Train | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Night Watch | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Red Alert | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Time of the Assassins | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dead Halt | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Code Breaker | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rendezvous | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Prime Target | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Borrowed Time | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Alastair MacLean Short Story Collections
| The Lonely Sea | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Alastair MacLean Non-Fiction Books
| Lawrence of Arabia | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Cook | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Last Frontier is also titled The Secret Ways. The Dark Crusaders was also published under the title The Black Shrike. The novels Death Train, Night Watch, Red Alert, Time of the Assassins, Dead Halt, Code Breaker and Rendezvous were co-authored by Alastair MacNeill. Hostage Train and Air Force One is Down were co-authored by John Denis. Prime Target and Borrowed Time was co-authored by Hugh Miller.
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Yes, we can disambiguate our Alistair MacLean a bit by calling him by his full name, Alistair Stuart MacLean, 1922-1987.
Fire of Humiliation is nót written by Alistair MacLean. Yes, it is written by An Alistair Maclean, but not THE Alistair Maclean we love to read.
Was wondering how he had written a book after he had passed.