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Start with Flight of the Old Dog and continue through all 21 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Flight of the Old Dog
Book 1 by Dale Brown • Published 1987
A Soviet ground‑based laser suddenly threatens America’s nuclear deterrent, and Washington hesitates. Bomber officer Patrick McLanahan joins a rogue crew flying a radically modified B‑52, the Old Dog, on a one‑way str...
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Ends with Price of Duty
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Book 1:Flight of the Old Dog
Dale Brown • 1987
A Soviet ground‑based laser suddenly threatens America’s nuclear deterrent, and Washington hesitates. Bomber officer Patrick McLanahan joins a rogue crew flying a radically modified B‑52, the Old Dog, on a one‑way str...
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Book 2:Day of the Cheetah
Dale Brown • 1989
At Dreamland, the Air Force tests Dreamstar, a thought‑controlled fighter so advanced it could change air combat forever. When a deep‑cover Soviet agent steals the jet, Patrick McLanahan and his team launch a relentle...
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Book 3:Sky Masters
Dale Brown • 1991
A dispute over the Spratly Islands spirals when a Chinese admiral fires a nuclear‑tipped missile at Philippine forces, triggering a coup and invasion. Patrick McLanahan joins the US Air Battle Force in a desperate cam...
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Book 4:Night of the Hawk
Dale Brown • 1992
Years after the Old Dog mission, evidence appears that crewman David Luger survived and was forced to work on a stealth bomber in newly independent Lithuania. General Brad Elliott, Patrick McLanahan, and their allies...
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Book 5:Shadows of Steel
Dale Brown • 1996
A newly aggressive Iran declares the Persian Gulf its territory and sinks an American spy ship to prove it. With a budget‑strained military and reluctant public, the US president turns to Patrick McLanahan and a steal...
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Book 6:Fatal Terrain
Dale Brown • 1997
When Taiwan’s parliament votes for independence and Beijing mobilizes to crush it, Patrick McLanahan and the Old Dog veterans are called back into action. Flying upgraded bombers and new weapons, they confront a massi...
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Book 7:The Tin Man
Dale Brown • 1998
After years overseas, Patrick McLanahan returns to Sacramento and finds his hometown under siege from drug gangs and crooked cops. Using an experimental armored battle suit and non‑lethal weapons, he becomes a one‑man...
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Book 8:Battle Born
Dale Brown • 1999
A starving North Korean pilot’s attempted nuclear strike on Seoul ignites a fast, brutal war on the peninsula. Patrick McLanahan must forge a squadron of Nevada Air Guard B‑1 aviators into an elite air battle force an...
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Book 9:Warrior Class
Dale Brown • 2001
Russian billionaire Pavel Kazakov bankrolls a massive oil pipeline through the Balkans and secretly revives a stealth bomber design to protect his interests. Demoted and sidelined, Patrick McLanahan works to expose th...
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Book 10:Wings of Fire
Dale Brown • 2002
A radical new Libyan regime assassinates Egypt’s president and moves to seize his country’s oil fields with advanced missiles. Patrick McLanahan and his Night Stalkers unit join forces with the late leader’s widow, a...
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Book 11:Air Battle Force
Dale Brown • 2003
A ragged Taliban force and then a resurgent Russia threaten the small nation of Turkmenistan, and conventional US forces are slow to react. Patrick McLanahan pulls together a new Air Battle Force of bombers, drones, a...
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Book 12:Plan of Attack
Dale Brown • 2004
Seeking revenge for earlier humiliations, Russian General Gryzlov orders a surprise nuclear bomber strike on the United States, wiping out much of its land‑based deterrent. Patrick McLanahan and the Dreamland team def...
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Book 13:Strike Force
Dale Brown • 2007
Three years after a devastating Russian attack, now–Lieutenant General Patrick McLanahan commands a squadron of spaceplanes capable of striking anywhere on Earth. When an Iranian general launches a rebellion inside hi...
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Book 14:Shadow Command
Dale Brown • 2008
A new US president quietly works with Russia to sideline Patrick McLanahan, whose independent operations have become politically inconvenient. As enemies abroad exploit Washington’s infighting, McLanahan and his allie...
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Book 15:Rogue Forces
Dale Brown • 2009
Retired from the Air Force, Patrick McLanahan partners with former president Kevin Martindale to run Scion Aviation International, a private military company in Iraq. When Kurdish raids provoke Turkey into unleashing...
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Book 16:Executive Intent
Dale Brown • 2010
The United States activates Thor’s Hammer, an orbital strike system intended to neutralize rogue missiles. When its first use against hijacked Pakistani rockets triggers chemical releases and a furious international b...
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Book 17:A Time for Patriots
Dale Brown • 2011
After a sharp economic collapse, domestic militias and extremist groups begin testing the limits of US law and patience. Flying missions with the Civil Air Patrol and drawing on old Dreamland contacts, Patrick McLanah...
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Book 18:Tiger's Claw
Dale Brown • 2012
China tests an advanced anti‑ship missile system that could push US forces out of the Pacific. President Kenneth Phoenix turns once more to Patrick McLanahan—now twice retired—and to Brad, who is just starting his own...
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Book 19:Starfire
Dale Brown • 2014
Engineer Brad McLanahan leads a team building Starfire, an orbiting solar power station meant to beam clean energy back to Earth. When rival nations and a nervous US president race to militarize the platform, Brad is...
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Book 20:Iron Wolf
Dale Brown • 2015
Russia’s push into Ukraine leaves Poland feeling exposed, so former president Kevin Martindale secretly builds a private strike force of towering combat exosuits—the Iron Wolves. Brad McLanahan must turn their hot‑sho...
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Book 21:Price of Duty
Dale Brown • 2017
As Russia opens a new cyberwarfare complex aimed at crippling the Alliance of Free Nations, Brad McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron face a barrage of digital and physical attacks. To keep the alliance alive, they ha...
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Patrick Mclanahan FAQ
What is the best order to read the Patrick Mclanahan series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Flight of the Old Dog.
How many books are in the Patrick Mclanahan series?
There are 21 books currently listed in the Patrick Mclanahan series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Patrick Mclanahan series?
New readers should start with Flight of the Old Dog, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Patrick Mclanahan series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1987 to 2017.