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Stephen Coonts


Born
in Buckhannon, The United States
January 01, 1946

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers


Stephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American thriller and suspense novelist.

Coonts grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia, a small coal-mining town and earned an B.A. degree in political science at West Virginia University in 1968. He entered the Navy the following year and flew an A-6 Intruder medium attack plane during the Vietnam War, where he served on two combat cruises aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He accumulated 1600 hours in the A-6 Intruder and earned a number of Navy commendations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war he served as a flight instructor on A-6 aircraft for two years, then did a tour as an assistant catapult and arresting gear officer aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68). His navigator-bombardier wa ...more

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I am a fan of western short stories and novels that I read while growing up and still reread today when I need something light with a good style. My two favorite western writers are Elmore Leonard and Louis L’Amour.


Elmore Leonard grew up in Detroit and after college decided that he wanted to become a writer. He wanted to learn the craft and make money selling stories at the same time, so he picked

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Average rating: 4.02 · 106,848 ratings · 3,918 reviews · 180 distinct works • Similar authors
Flight of the Intruder (Jak...
4.10 avg rating — 29,439 ratings — published 1986 — 100 editions
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Under Siege (Jake Grafton #5)
3.97 avg rating — 7,619 ratings — published 1990 — 58 editions
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Final Flight (Jake Grafton #3)
4.08 avg rating — 6,566 ratings — published 1988 — 58 editions
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America (Jake Grafton #9)
4.09 avg rating — 3,444 ratings — published 2001 — 59 editions
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The Minotaur (Jake Grafton #4)
3.93 avg rating — 3,542 ratings — published 1989 — 62 editions
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The Intruders (Jake Grafton...
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Fortunes of War
4.01 avg rating — 3,288 ratings — published 1998 — 33 editions
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Liars & Thieves (Tommy Carm...
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Series by Stephen Coonts

Flight of the Intruder The Intruders Final Flight The Minotaur Under Siege The Red Horseman Cuba
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Flight of the Intruder The Intruders Final Flight The Minotaur Under Siege The Red Horseman Cuba
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Liars & Thieves The Traitor The Assassin The Disciple Pirate Alley The Art of War Liberty's Last Stand
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Deep Black Biowar Dark Zone Payback Jihad Conspiracy Arctic Gold
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Saucer The Conquest Savage Planet
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“All really great flying adventures begin at dawn.”
― Stephen Coonts
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“Don't let the assholes grind you down.”
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“I didn't join the army to shoot Americans. If I wanted to shoot Americans I'd have joined the police.”
― Stephen Coonts, Liberty's Last Stand
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