🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Doc Savage Books
Start with: The Man of Bronze (1933)
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Publication Order of The Avenger Books
Start with: Justice, Inc. (1939)
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Publication Order of Wild Adventures Of Doc Savage Books
Start with: Python Isle (1991)
ⓘ About Kenneth Robeson
Kenneth Robeson is a pseudonym used by Street and Smith Publications as the popular writer of their famous characters Doc Savage and The Avenger. The novelist Lester Dent wrote a majority of the Doc Savage stories. Other writers later contributed to the series. But Lester Dent is the real mastermind behind the storyline idea. There are more than fifty book editions in the Doc Savage series. The Avenger, initially written by Paul Ernst also used the Kenneth Robeson alias. The Man of Bronze#1 Doc Savage-Original Doc Savage, ultimate adventurer, and his gang of five science brothers have their first adventure.
All Book Series by Kenneth Robeson
1
The Man of Bronze
Series opener · book 1 of 181 · published 1933
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2
The Land of Terror
Book 2 of 181 · published 1933
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3
Quest of the Spider
Book 3 of 181 · published 1933
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4
The Polar Treasure
Book 4 of 181 · published 1933
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5
Pirate of the Pacific
Book 5 of 181 · published 1933
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7
The Lost Oasis
Book 7 of 181 · published 1933
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8
The Sargasso Ogre
Book 8 of 181 · published 1933
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9
The Czar of Fear
Book 9 of 181 · published 1933
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10
The Phantom City
Book 10 of 181 · published 1933
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11
Brand of the Werewolf
Book 11 of 181 · published 1934
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12
The Man Who Shook the Earth
Book 12 of 181 · published 1934
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13
Meteor Menace
Book 13 of 181 · published 1934
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14
The Monsters
Book 14 of 181 · published 1934
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15
The Mystery on the Snow
Book 15 of 181 · published 1934
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16
The King Maker
Book 16 of 181 · published 1934
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17
The Thousand-Headed Man
Book 17 of 181 · published 1934
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18
The Squeaking Goblin
Book 18 of 181 · published 1934
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20
Death in Silver
Book 20 of 181 · published 1934
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21
The Sea Magician
Book 21 of 181 · published 1934
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22
The Annihilist
Book 22 of 181 · published 1934
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23
The Mystic Mullah
Book 23 of 181 · published 1935
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25
The Land of Always-Night
Book 25 of 181 · published 1935
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26
The Spook Legion / The Ghost Legion
Book 26 of 181 · published 1935
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27
The Secret in the Sky
Book 27 of 181 · published 1935
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28
The Roar Devil
Book 28 of 181 · published 1935
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29
Quest of Qui
Book 29 of 181 · published 1935
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32
Dust of Death
Book 32 of 181 · published 1935
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33
Murder Melody
Book 33 of 181 · published 1935
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34
The Fantastic Island
Book 34 of 181 · published 1935
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35
Murder Mirage
Book 35 of 181 · published 1936
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36
Mystery Under the Sea
Book 36 of 181 · published 1936
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37
The Metal Master
Book 37 of 181 · published 1936
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38
The Men Who Smiled No More
Book 38 of 181 · published 1936
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39
The Seven Agate Devils
Book 39 of 181 · published 1936
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40
The Haunted Ocean
Book 40 of 181 · published 1936
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41
The Black Spot
Book 41 of 181 · published 1936
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42
The Midas Man
Book 42 of 181 · published 1936
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44
The South Pole Terror
Book 44 of 181 · published 1936
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45
Resurrection Day
Book 45 of 181 · published 1936
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46
The Vanisher
Book 46 of 181 · published 1936
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47
Land of Long Juju
Book 47 of 181 · published 1937
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48
The Derrick Devil
Book 48 of 181 · published 1937
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49
The Mental Wizard
Book 49 of 181 · published 1937
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50
The Terror in the Navy
Book 50 of 181 · published 1937
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52
The Land of Fear
Book 52 of 181 · published 1937
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53
He Could Stop the World
Book 53 of 181 · published 1937
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54
The Magic Island / Ost
Book 54 of 181 · published 1937
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55
The Feathered Octopus
Book 55 of 181 · published 1937
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56
Repel / The Deadly Dwarf
Book 56 of 181 · published 1937
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57
The Golden Peril
Book 57 of 181 · published 1937
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58
The Living-Fire Menace
Book 58 of 181 · published 1938
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59
The Mountain Monster
Book 59 of 181 · published 1938
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60
Devil on the Moon
Book 60 of 181 · published 1938
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61
The Pirate's Ghost
Book 61 of 181 · published 1938
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62
The Motion Menace
Book 62 of 181 · published 1938
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63
The Submarine Mystery
Book 63 of 181 · published 1938
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64
The Giggling Ghosts
Book 64 of 181 · published 1938
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65
The Munitions Master
Book 65 of 181 · published 1938
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66
The Red Terrors
Book 66 of 181 · published 1938
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67
Fortress of Solitude
Book 67 of 181 · published 1938
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68
The Green Death
Book 68 of 181 · published 1938
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69
The Devil Genghis
Book 69 of 181 · published 1938
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71
The Yellow Cloud
Book 71 of 181 · published 1939
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72
The Freckled Shark
Book 72 of 181 · published 1939
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73
World's Fair Goblin
Book 73 of 181 · published 1939
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74
The Gold Ogre
Book 74 of 181 · published 1939
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75
The Flaming Falcons
Book 75 of 181 · published 1939
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76
Merchants of Disaster
Book 76 of 181 · published 1939
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77
The Crimson Serpent
Book 77 of 181 · published 1939
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78
Poison Island
Book 78 of 181 · published 1939
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79
The Stone Man
Book 79 of 181 · published 1939
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81
The Dagger in the Sky
Book 81 of 181 · published 1939
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82
The Other World
Book 82 of 181 · published 1939
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83
The Angry Ghost
Book 83 of 181 · published 1940
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84
The Spotted Men
Book 84 of 181 · published 1940
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85
The Evil Gnome
Book 85 of 181 · published 1940
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86
The Boss of Terror
Book 86 of 181 · published 1940
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87
The Awful Egg
Book 87 of 181 · published 1940
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88
The Flying Goblin
Book 88 of 181 · published 1940
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89
Tunnel Terror
Book 89 of 181 · published 1940
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90
The Purple Dragon
Book 90 of 181 · published 1940
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91
Devils of the Deep
Book 91 of 181 · published 1940
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92
The Awful Dynasty
Book 92 of 181 · published 1940
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93
The Men Vanished
Book 93 of 181 · published 1940
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94
The Devil's Playground
Book 94 of 181 · published 1941
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95
Bequest of Evil
Book 95 of 181 · published 1941
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96
The All-White Elf
Book 96 of 181 · published 1941
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97
The Golden Man
Book 97 of 181 · published 1941
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98
The Pink Lady
Book 98 of 181 · published 1941
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99
The Headless Men
Book 99 of 181 · published 1941
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100
The Green Eagle
Book 100 of 181 · published 1941
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101
Mystery Island
Book 101 of 181 · published 1941
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102
The Mindless Monsters
Book 102 of 181 · published 1941
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103
Birds of Death
Book 103 of 181 · published 1941
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104
The Invisible Box Murders
Book 104 of 181 · published 1941
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105
Peril in the North
Book 105 of 181 · published 1941
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106
The Rustling Death
Book 106 of 181 · published 1942
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107
Men of Fear
Book 107 of 181 · published 1942
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108
The Too-Wise Owl
Book 108 of 181 · published 1942
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109
The Magic Forest
Book 109 of 181 · published 1942
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110
Pirate Isle
Book 110 of 181 · published 1942
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111
The Speaking Stone
Book 111 of 181 · published 1942
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112
The Man Who Fell Up
Book 112 of 181 · published 1942
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113
The Three Wild Men
Book 113 of 181 · published 1942
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114
The Fiery Menace
Book 114 of 181 · published 1942
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115
The Laugh of Death
Book 115 of 181 · published 1942
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116
They Died Twice
Book 116 of 181 · published 1942
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117
The Devil's Black Rock
Book 117 of 181 · published 1942
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118
The Time Terror
Book 118 of 181 · published 1943
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119
Waves of Death
Book 119 of 181 · published 1943
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120
The Black, Black Witch
Book 120 of 181 · published 1943
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121
The King of Terror
Book 121 of 181 · published 1943
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122
The Talking Devil
Book 122 of 181 · published 1943
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123
The Running Skeletons
Book 123 of 181 · published 1943
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124
Mystery on Happy Bones
Book 124 of 181 · published 1943
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125
The Mental Monster
Book 125 of 181 · published 1943
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126
Hell Below
Book 126 of 181 · published 1943
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127
The Goblins
Book 127 of 181 · published 1943
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128
The Secret of the Su
Book 128 of 181 · published 1943
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129
The Spook of Grandpa Eden
Book 129 of 181 · published 1943
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130
According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic
Book 130 of 181 · published 1944
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131
Death Had Yellow Eyes
Book 131 of 181 · published 1944
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132
The Derelict of Skull Shoal
Book 132 of 181 · published 1944
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133
The Whisker of Hercules
Book 133 of 181 · published 1944
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134
The Three Devils
Book 134 of 181 · published 1944
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135
The Pharaoh's Ghost
Book 135 of 181 · published 1944
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136
The Man Who Was Scared
Book 136 of 181 · published 1944
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137
The Shape of Terror
Book 137 of 181 · published 1944
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138
Weird Valley
Book 138 of 181 · published 1944
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140
Satan Black
Book 140 of 181 · published 1944
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141
The Lost Giant
Book 141 of 181 · published 1944
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142
Violent Night / The Hate Genius
Book 142 of 181 · published 1945
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143
Strange Fish
Book 143 of 181 · published 1945 Pen name · Lester Dent
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144
The Ten Ton Snakes
Book 144 of 181 · published 1945 Pen name · Lester Dent
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145
Cargo Unknown
Book 145 of 181 · published 1945
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146
Rock Sinister
Book 146 of 181 · published 1945
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147
The Terrible Stork
Book 147 of 181 · published 1945
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148
King Joe Cay
Book 148 of 181 · published 1945
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149
The Wee Ones
Book 149 of 181 · published 1945
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150
Terror Takes 7
Book 150 of 181 · published 1945
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151
The Thing That Pursued
Book 151 of 181 · published 1945
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152
Trouble on Parade
Book 152 of 181 · published 1945
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153
The Screaming Man
Book 153 of 181 · published 1945
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154
Measures for a Coffin
Book 154 of 181 · published 1946
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155
Se-Pah-Poo
Book 155 of 181 · published 1946
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156
Terror and the Lonely Widow
Book 156 of 181 · published 1946
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157
Five Fathoms Dead
Book 157 of 181 · published 1946
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158
Death is a Round Black Spot
Book 158 of 181 · published 1946
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159
Colors for Murder
Book 159 of 181 · published 1946
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160
Fire and Ice
Book 160 of 181 · published 1946
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161
Three Times a Corpse
Book 161 of 181 · published 1946
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162
The Exploding Lake
Book 162 of 181 · published 1946
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163
Death in Little Houses
Book 163 of 181 · published 1946
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164
The Devil is Jones
Book 164 of 181 · published 1946
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165
The Disappearing Lady
Book 165 of 181 · published 1946
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166
Target for Death
Book 166 of 181 · published 1947
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167
The Death Lady
Book 167 of 181 · published 1947
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168
Danger Lies East
Book 168 of 181 · published 1947
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169
No Light to Die By
Book 169 of 181 · published 1947
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170
The Monkey Suit
Book 170 of 181 · published 1947
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171
Let's Kill Ames
Book 171 of 181 · published 1947
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172
Once Over Lightly
Book 172 of 181 · published 1947
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173
I Died Yesterday
Book 173 of 181 · published 1948
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174
The Pure Evil
Book 174 of 181 · published 1948
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175
Terror Wears No Shoes
Book 175 of 181 · published 1948
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176
The Angry Canary
Book 176 of 181 · published 1948
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177
The Swooning Lady
Book 177 of 181 · published 1948
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178
The Green Master
Book 178 of 181 · published 1949
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179
Return From Cormoral
Book 179 of 181 · published 1949
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180
Up From Earth's Center
Book 180 of 181 · published 1949
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181
The Red Spider
Latest in the series · book 181 of 181 · published 1979
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1
Justice, Inc.
Series opener · book 1 of 37 · published 1939
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2
The Yellow Hoard
Book 2 of 37 · published 1939
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4
The Devil's Horns
Book 4 of 37 · published 1939
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5
The Frosted Death
Book 5 of 37 · published 1940
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7
Stockholders in Death
Book 7 of 37 · published 1940
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8
The Glass Mountain
Book 8 of 37 · published 1940
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9
Tuned for Murder
Book 9 of 37 · published 1940
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10
The Smiling Dogs
Book 10 of 37 · published 1940
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12
The Flame Breathers
Book 12 of 37 · published 1940
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13
Murder on Wheels
Book 13 of 37 · published 1940
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14
Three Gold Crowns
Book 14 of 37 · published 1941
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15
House of Death
Book 15 of 37 · published 1941
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16
The Hate Master
Book 16 of 37 · published 1941
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Death in Slow Motion
Book 18 of 37 · published 1941
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19
Pictures of Death
Book 19 of 37 · published 1941
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20
The Green Killer
Book 20 of 37 · published 1942
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21
The Happy Killers
Book 21 of 37 · published 1942
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22
The Black Death
Book 22 of 37 · published 1942
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23
The Wilder Curse
Book 23 of 37 · published 1942
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24
Midnight Murder
Book 24 of 37 · published 1942
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25
The Man From Atlantis
Book 25 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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Red Moon
Book 26 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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The Purple Zombie
Book 27 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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Dr. Time
Book 28 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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The Nightwitch Devil
Book 29 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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Black Chariots
Book 30 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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The Cartoon Crimes
Book 31 of 37 · published 1974 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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32
The Blood Countess
Book 32 of 37 · published 1975 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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The Death Machine
Book 33 of 37 · published 1975 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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34
The Glass Man
Book 34 of 37 · published 1975 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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The Iron Skull
Book 35 of 37 · published 1975 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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36
Demon Island
Book 36 of 37 · published 1975 Anthology · Ron Goulart
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37
Roaring Heart of the Crucible
Latest in the series · book 37 of 37 · published 2013 Anthology · Nancy Holder,Will Murray,Greg Cox,Joe Gentile,Mel Odom
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1
Escape from Loki
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 1991 Anthology · Philip Jose Farmer
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4
The Frightened Fish
Book 4 of 22 · published 1992
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6
Flight into Fear
Book 6 of 22 · published 1993
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7
The Whistling Wraith
Book 7 of 22 · published 1993
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8
The Forgotten Realm
Book 8 of 22 · published 1993
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9
The Desert Demons
Book 9 of 22 · published 2011
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10
Horror in Gold
Book 10 of 22 · published 2011
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11
The Infernal Buddha
Book 11 of 22 · published 2012
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12
Death's Dark Domain
Book 12 of 22 · published 2012
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13
The Miracle Menace
Book 13 of 22 · published 2013
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14
Skull Island
Book 14 of 22 · published 2013 Anthology · Will Murray
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15
Phantom Lagoon
Book 15 of 22 · published 2013
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16
The War Makers
Book 16 of 22 · published 2014
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17
The Ice Genius
Book 17 of 22 · published 2014
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18
The Sinister Shadow
Book 18 of 22 · published 2015
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19
The Secret of Satan's Spine
Book 19 of 22 · published 2015
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20
Glare of the Gorgon
Book 20 of 22 · published 2016
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21
Empire of Doom
Book 21 of 22 · published 2017
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22
Mr. Calamity
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2018
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1
Six Scarlet Scorpions
Single-title series · published 2016
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kenneth Robeson?
Kenneth Robeson is a pseudonym used by Street and Smith Publications as the popular writer of their famous characters Doc Savage and The Avenger. The novelist Lester Dent wrote a majority of the Doc Savage stories. Other writers later contributed to the series.
Which Kenneth Robeson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Doc Savage series, the earliest of Kenneth Robeson's multi-book series: it opens with The Man of Bronze (1933) and runs to 181 books across 1933–1979, ending with The Red Spider (1979). Kenneth Robeson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kenneth Robeson written?
Kenneth Robeson has 241 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1933 and 2018. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Doc Savage series with 181 books.
In what order should Kenneth Robeson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kenneth Robeson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Doc Savage (1933–1979, 181 books), The Avenger (1939–2013, 37 books) and Wild Adventures Of Doc Savage (1991–2018, 22 books), plus 1 more.
How are Kenneth Robeson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kenneth Robeson's 241 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Doc Savage (181 books, 1933–1979); The Avenger (37 books, 1939–2013); Wild Adventures Of Doc Savage (22 books, 1991–2018); Wild Adventures Of Pat Savage (1 book, 2016).
