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Dan Lenson Series

22 primary works • 22 total works
David Poyer is a master of the sea. A decades-long career of military service in waters around the world informs each of his thrilling novels featuring Captain Daniel V. Lenson. Whether he's facing threats of nuclear weapons, hunting known terrorists, or being hunted himself, Lenson is a most compelling leader and protagonist. Poyer's Dan Lenson se…

Book 1

The Med
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3.86 · 981 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1988 · 22 editions
A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine…

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    Book 2

    The Gulf
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    4.08     · 688 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1990 · 17 editions
    Defense policy makers from Britain and the Gulf an…

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    Book 3

    The Circle
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    4.12     · 609 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1992 · 17 editions
    For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, …

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    Book 4

    The Passage
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    3.99     · 487 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1994 · 12 editions
    The Navy's most sophisticated destroyer, the USS B…

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    Book 5

    Tomahawk
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    3.93     · 462 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions
    The bestselling novels of David Poyer have been re…

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    Book 6

    China Sea
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    4.04     · 482 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2000 · 9 editions
    Welcome to the most dangerous sea in the world...

    D…

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    Book 7

    Black Storm
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    4.00     · 358 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2002 · 6 editions
    With blistering action sequences and incredibly de…

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    Book 8

    The Command
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    4.12     · 408 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions
    After receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor f…

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    Book 9

    The Threat
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    3.89     · 369 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2006 · 24 editions
    Medal of Honor recipient Dan Lenson has just been …

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    Book 10

    Korea Strait
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    3.98     · 429 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions
    United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor winn…

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    Book 12

    The Crisis
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    3.78     · 306 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2009 · 12 editions
    Naval Commander Dan Lenson and his Tactical Analys…

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    Book 11

    The Weapon
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    3.95     · 325 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2008 · 6 editions
    A deadly new weapon hits the international arms ma…

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    Book 13

    The Towers
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    4.02     · 299 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2011 · 7 editions
    After surviving the attacks on September 11, 20…

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    Book 14

    The Cruiser
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    4.24     · 503 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Newly-promoted to Captain, Dan Lenson's first glim…

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    Book 15

    Tipping Point
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    4.15     · 553 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    The fifteenth novel in David Poyer's acclaimed ser…

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    Book 16

    Onslaught: The War with China--the Opening Battle
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    4.18     · 492 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    Onslaught chronicles Captain Dan Lenson’s lates…

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    Book 17

    Hunter Killer: The War with China: The Battle for the Central Pacific
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    4.15     · 603 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 2017 · 8 editions
    The war with China escalates—the dramatic and all-…

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    Book 18

    Deep War: The War with China--The Nuclear Precipice
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    4.13     · 450 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2018 · 7 editions
    The war against China turns dire, as the United St…

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    Book 19

    Overthrow: The War with China and North Korea--Fall of an Empire
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    4.27     · 382 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2019 · 7 editions
    The United States and their Allied forces struggle…

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    Book 20

    Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon
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    4.10     · 305 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 2020 · 9 editions
    World War III is over… or is it? Superpowers race …

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    Book 21

    Arctic Sea
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    4.08     · 369 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2021 · 9 editions
    In David Poyer's Arctic Sea, beneath the frigid Ar…

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    Book 22

    The Academy
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    4.25     · 318 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2023 · 4 editions
    With high ethical stakes and a suspenseful past-an…

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