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Order of Dale Brown Books
When you think of the phrase "sky's the limit," Dale Brown didn’t just accept it—he throttled past it at Mach 2. Born on November 2, 1956, in Buffalo, New York, Brown grew up with his eyes tilted toward the heavens and a mind wired for both speed and strategy. From the very beginning, the ordinary world was simply too small for him.
After high school, he chased the clouds all the way to Pennsylvania State University, earning his degree in Western European History. An odd major for someone destined to become one of the world's top writers of cutting-edge military fiction? Absolutely. But then again, nothing about Dale Brown’s journey was ever predictable.
Fresh out of college, he joined the U.S. Air Force, serving as a navigator-bombardier aboard B-52G Stratofortress bombers and an electronic warfare officer in FB-111A fighter-bombers. Brown logged over 2,500 flight hours, a dizzying testament to both his real-life daring and the intense authenticity he would later inject into his novels. It wasn't just theory for him; he had seen the blinking lights, the steel, and the sweat of modern warfare from the cockpit.
When Brown left the Air Force in 1986 with the rank of Captain, he didn’t slow down—he simply switched battlefields. He took the insider knowledge, the high-voltage adrenaline, and the intricate jargon of aerial warfare and transformed them into thrilling techno-thrillers that rewired the genre. In 1987, he published "Flight of the Old Dog," a novel so sharply detailed and stunningly plausible that it made Pentagon insiders sweat. It became an instant bestseller, and a legend was born.
Over the decades, Dale Brown unleashed a formidable library of novels, crafting sagas where satellites crash, drones swarm, stealth bombers rewrite battles, and superweapons change global power forever. His most iconic creation, Patrick McLanahan, became a literary fixture—a high-tech hero who evolved with every geopolitical crisis the real world hurled at us.
And no, Dale Brown isn’t content to write about the future. He predicts it. In his books, he imagined weaponized drones, electronic warfare, satellite attacks, and unmanned combat far before they became news headlines. It's eerie. It's exhilarating. It’s Dale Brown.
Now living in Incline Village, Nevada, Brown continues to fuse technical wizardry with heart-pounding action, refusing to let either his characters—or his readers—catch their breath. And when he's not plotting the next cyberwar or global airstrike, he's flying his own aircraft, putting the "action" in "action-thriller" every single day.
As of 2025, Dale Brown is still alive, still writing, and still outrunning the genre he helped build. If you're brave enough to climb into the cockpit with him, strap in tight. Because in Dale Brown’s world, the rules of gravity—and fiction—are merely suggestions.
And the next world war?
It's already warming up in his latest pages...
Are you ready?
Publication Order of Series Books
Publication Order of Brad McLanahan
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Starfire | 2014 | Amazon |
| Iron Wolf | 2015 | Amazon |
| Price of Duty | 2017 | Amazon |
| The Moscow Offensive | 2018 | Amazon |
| The Kremlin Strike | 2019 | Amazon |
| Eagle Station | 2020 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Dreamland (with Jim DeFelice)
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamland | 2001 | Amazon |
| Nerve Center | 2002 | Amazon |
| Razor's Edge | 2002 | Amazon |
| Piranha | 2003 | Amazon |
| Strike Zone | 2003 | Amazon |
| Armegeddon | 2004 | Amazon |
| Satan's Tail | 2005 | Amazon |
| End Game | 2006 | Amazon |
| Retribution | 2007 | Amazon |
| Revolution | 2008 | Amazon |
| Whiplash | 2009 | Amazon |
| Black Wolf | 2010 | Amazon |
| Raven Strike | 2011 | Amazon |
| Collateral Damage | 2012 | Amazon |
| Drone Strike | 2014 | Amazon |
| Target Utopia | 2015 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Nick Flynn
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Storm Rising | 2021 | Amazon |
| Countdown to Midnight | 2022 | Amazon |
| Weapons of Opportunity | 2023 | Amazon |
| Devil's Fortress (with Patrick Larkin) | 2024 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Patrick McLanahan
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Flight of the Old Dog | 1987 | Amazon |
| Day of the Cheetah | 1989 | Amazon |
| Sky Masters | 1991 | Amazon |
| Night of the Hawk | 1992 | Amazon |
| Shadows of Steel | 1996 | Amazon |
| Fatal Terrain | 1997 | Amazon |
| The Tin Man | 1998 | Amazon |
| Battle Born | 1999 | Amazon |
| Warrior Class | 2001 | Amazon |
| Wings of Fire | 2002 | Amazon |
| Air Battle Force | 2003 | Amazon |
| Plan of Attack | 2004 | Amazon |
| Strike Force | 2007 | Amazon |
| Shadow Command | 2008 | Amazon |
| Rogue Forces | 2009 | Amazon |
| Executive Intent | 2010 | Amazon |
| A Time for Patriots | 2011 | Amazon |
| Tiger's Claw | 2012 | Amazon |
| Starfire | 2014 | Amazon |
| Iron Wolf | 2015 | Amazon |
| Price of Duty | 2017 | Amazon |