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James H. Cobb

4 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Amanda Garrett Books
Start with: Choosers of the Slain (1996)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: West On 66 (1999)
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Publication Order of Covert-One Books
Start with: Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (2007)

ⓘ About James H. Cobb

James H. Cobb was a popular American fiction novelist from Idaho Falls, ID. He has written a variety of novels since he started writing in 1996. The great majority of his novels are political, domestic, and international espionage thrillers. His most popular series is the Amanda Garrett series of novels, of which the first was the highly popular Choosers of the Slain published in 1996. James Cobb was born in Tacoma in Washington State where he spent most of his life before passing away in 2014 aged 61. A late Bloomer, Cobb would only start writing novels in 1996 as a 43 year old. However, he would soon prove a prolific writer, penning over 15 titles in a career spanning about twenty years.

All Book Series by James H. Cobb

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Choosers of the Slain

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1996

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1996
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Storm Dragon / Sea Strike

Book 2 of 5 · published 1997

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1997
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Sea Fighter

Book 3 of 5 · published 2000

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2000
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Target Lock

Book 4 of 5 · published 2002

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2002
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Phantom Force

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
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West On 66

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1999

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1999
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Cibola

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2004

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2004
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The Hades Factor

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2000 Anthology · Gayle Lynds,Robert Ludlum

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2000
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The Cassandra Compact

Book 2 of 12 · published 2001 Anthology · Robert Ludlum,Philip Shelby

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2001
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The Paris Option

Book 3 of 12 · published 2002 Anthology · Gayle Lynds

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2002
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The Altman Code

Book 4 of 12 · published 2003 Anthology · Gayle Lynds

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2003
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The Lazarus Vendetta

Book 5 of 12 · published 2004 Anthology · Patrick Larkin

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2004
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The Moscow Vector

Book 6 of 12 · published 2005 Anthology · Patrick Larkin

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2005
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Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event

Book 7 of 12 · published 2007

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2007
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The Ares Decision

Book 8 of 12 · published 2011 Anthology · Kyle Mills

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2011
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The Janus Reprisal

Book 9 of 12 · published 2012 Anthology · Jamie Freveletti

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2012
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The Utopia Experiment

Book 10 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · Kyle Mills

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2013
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The Geneva Strategy

Book 11 of 12 · published 2015 Anthology · Jamie Freveletti

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2015
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The Patriot Attack

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2016 Anthology · Kyle Mills

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2016
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Civil War Fantastic

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2000

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2000
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Combat, Vol. 3

Book 2 of 5 · published 2002

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2002
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Victory

Book 3 of 5 · published 2003

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2003
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Future Weapons of War

Book 4 of 5 · published 2007

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2007
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Combat

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is James H. Cobb?

James H. Cobb was a popular American fiction novelist from Idaho Falls, ID. He has written a variety of novels since he started writing in 1996. The great majority of his novels are political, domestic, and international espionage thrillers.

Which James H. Cobb series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Amanda Garrett series, the earliest of James H. Cobb's multi-book series: it opens with Choosers of the Slain (1996) and runs to 5 books across 1996–2005, ending with Phantom Force (2005). James H. Cobb's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has James H. Cobb written?

James H. Cobb has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2016. 17 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Covert-One series with 12 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should James H. Cobb's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. James H. Cobb's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Amanda Garrett (1996–2005, 5 books) and Covert-One (2000–2016, 12 books).

How are James H. Cobb's books organised into series?

This guide splits James H. Cobb's 24 books into 2 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Covert-One (12 books, 2000–2016); Amanda Garrett (5 books, 1996–2005).