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ⓘ About Walter Wager
Three of his novels have been made into movies. “Telefon”, “Die Hard 2” (which is based on “58 Minutes”), and “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” (based on “Viper Three”). Walter’s novels have been translated into more than 15 languages. He graduated from Columbia College, and was a member of the Philolexian Society, and went on to a Harvard Law School degree just three years later. He passed the bar yet decided not to practice, and went on to get his master’s degree in aviation law from Chicago’s Northwestern University in 1949, as he served as an editor of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce. Then he spent a year at the Sorbonne, in Paris, as a Fulbright Fellow.
All Book Series by Walter Wager
Death Hits the Jackpot
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1954 Pen name · John Tiger
Stutterin' Boy
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1984 Co-authored · Mel Tillis
Nothing Lasts Forever / Die Hard
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1979 Anthology · Roderick Thorp
58 Minutes / Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1987
Mission: Impossible
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1967 Pen name · John Tiger
The Setting of the Rising Sun
Book 2 of 13 · published 1968 Anthology · Max Walker,Terry C. Treadwell
Code Name : Rapier
Book 4 of 13 · published 1968 Anthology · Max Walker,Jim Phelps
The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®
Book 12 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Poul Anderson,Ray Bradbury,Keith Laumer,Murray Leinster,John Gregory Betancourt,Talmage Powell,George O. Smith
The Second Adventure MEGAPACK®
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2019 Anthology · Johnston McCulley,James Holding,Talmage Powell,Frank Long,Chester S. Geier,Nictzin Dyalhis,Jacob Hay,Ernest Haycox,Joseph J. Millard,S.B.H. Hurst
Weasels Ripped My Flesh!: Two-Fisted Stories From Men's Adventure Magazines of the 1950s, '60s & '70s
Single-title series · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Walter Wager?
Three of his novels have been made into movies. “Telefon”, “Die Hard 2” (which is based on “58 Minutes”), and “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” (based on “Viper Three”). Walter’s novels have been translated into more than 15 languages. He graduated from Columbia College, and was a member of the Philolexian Society, and went on to a Harvard Law School degree just three years later.
Which Walter Wager series should I start with?
The best place to start is the I Spy series, the earliest of Walter Wager's multi-book series: it opens with I Spy (1965) and runs to 7 books across 1965–1968, ending with Death-Twist (1968). Walter Wager's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Walter Wager written?
Walter Wager has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1954 and 2019. 25 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Mission: Impossible series with 13 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Walter Wager's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Walter Wager's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are I Spy (1965–1968, 7 books), Mission: Impossible (1967–2019, 13 books) and Alison Gordon (1979–1981, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Walter Wager's books organised into series?
This guide splits Walter Wager's 43 books into 4 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mission: Impossible (13 books, 1967–2019); I Spy (7 books, 1965–1968); Alison Gordon (3 books, 1979–1981); Die Hard (2 books, 1979–1987).