Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic. Operating as a spinoff from that, they work as their own set of books, in what can also be considered as books seven and eight of the swagger series. Nov 25, 2015 looking for a list of jack reacher books in order. Whereby in black light, bob unravels the conspiracy behind the killing earl swagger by a presidential. See the complete bob lee swagger series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Bob lee swagger is back in the game and stephen hunter is at the top of his form. Hunter is famous for his bob lee swagger series and earl swagger series, and has now created his next recurring character in ray cruz. Shooter is an american drama television series based on the 2007 film of the same name and the novel point of impact by stephen hunter. Jan 01, 2010 what is the order of the bobby lee swagger novels.
The novel centers on bob lee swagger, the best marine sniper in the vietnam war. Find great deals on ebay for bob lee swagger and bob lee swagger lot. The books are all listed in publication order with the chronological order in brackets next. You will find the list of books based on their authors, main characters, and genres. Browse ebooks from the bob lee swagger series to read online or download in epub or pdf format. Apr 05, 2010 what is the chronological order of the bob lee swagger novels. The show stars ryan phillippe in the lead role of bob lee swagger, a retired marine sniper living in seclusion who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.
Bob lee must broker a dangerous exchange in order to save his family. The story of bob lee swagger continued with the 47th samurai 2007, night of thunder 2008, i, sniper 2009, dead. This stephen hunter book list not only gives all the stephen hunter books in chronological order, but will let you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as stephen. You have six options when choosing the reading order for stephen hunters books. The bob lee series of books was initially created as a trilogy, however due to the. Do i need to read these as well to understand the full story.
The first being the earl swagger series which follows bob lee s father earl in a variety of adventures set in the past. This is the most comprehensive stephen hunter book order and checklist available. Bob lee swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant in arkansas. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. Tom wood was born in 1978 in burton upon trent in staffordshire, england. Bob lee swagger series, earl swagger books, ray cruz. Black light the bob lee swagger book that introduced earl. Featuring the exploits of one ray cruz, these books look into his career as they follow on in the bobby lee swagger series of books. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. I wanted to start reading these but i dont know what the order of them is or if it even matters. Nov 15, 2016 usa networks new tv series shooter premieres on tuesday night and follows former marine sniper bob lee swagger ryan phillippe as he tries to clear his name after being framed for murder. Find the complete bob lee swagger book series by stephen hunter.
Hunter started another series of books in 2000 called earl swagger, which features three titles. From bestselling author and pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, the latest episode in the bob lee swagger saga, which finds bob uncovering his familys secret tommy gun war with 1930s gangsters like john dillinger and baby face nelson. As an additional note, its recommended that you read dirty white boys after point of impact and before black light. Hunters thriller novels include point of impact filmed as shooter, black light and time to hunt, which form a.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a bob lee swagger ebook boxed set. In 1993, stephen hunter published point of impact, the first novel in what would become a series of novels about bob lee swagger and his family. The earl swagger series of novels is a spinoff of the bob lee swagger series, two of which have been made into movies and tv series. Browse gift certificates drmfree books my ebooks my account my wishlist sign in. Bob lee swagger series in order stephen hunter fictiondb. Usa network picked up the pilot in august 2015 and ordered the series. In celebration of the upcoming premiere of shooter, usa chatted with mr. I also understand that there are a few based around his father. This is a discussion on the swaggers within the marines forums, part of the armed services category. Point of impact, the first in the bob lee swagger military thriller series. The bob lee series of books was initially created as a trilogy, however due to the demands.
It should also be noted that earl features briefly via flashbacks in black light, the book starring his son bob lee swagger. The reading order of the bob lee swagger books is the same as the publication order. To continue reading, get the full word biography in web griffin books in order. Stephen hunter books in order how to read stephen hunter. Bob lee swagger books in chronological order march 25, 2020 new london and southeastern connecticut peter stamm s the sweet indifference virginia museum of fine arts volume 24 issue 5 february 2019 peter stamm s the sweet indifference. At a mile and a half the bullets gonna strike with more energy than a. In night of thunder, swagger is trying to uncover who wants his daughters. I, sniper december 29, 2009 it is fifth in order of publication and fifth in the chronology of bob lee. Gman, the tenth novel in hunters critically acclaimed sniper series, is scheduled to be released on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stephen hunter books in order. This is a mental big mac with a large side of fries, an extra large coke and the meal includes your favorite pie smothered in ice cream. Pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter is famous for his novels featuring both bob lee swagger and earl swagger, and the apparent new hero ray cruz. I was just wondering what the chronological order of the novels is. Marines, earning himself the nickname bob the nailer.
I, sniper, night of thunder, 47th samurai kindle edition by hunter, stephen. Three of the most highly acclaimed novels by stephen hunter include. Stephen hunter tends to set all of his books in the same world. Order in the next 42 hours 32 minutes and get it by saturday. What is the chronological order of the bob lee swagger. Swagger is also the protagonist of both the 2007 film and the 2016 tv series shooter, each based on point of impact. Hunter about his inspiration for creating bob lee, working with ryan phillippe, and the experience of seeing his book turned into tv. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. This one goes back to the roots of the bob lee story, back to the sniper story. Nadine struggles to balance her allegiances to bob lee and the fbi.
Earl swagger, wwii hero hired to clean up a corrupt gambling town in his home state of arkansas. Web griffin books in order reading lists for all the best. In the 47th samurai, bob lee goes to japan to return to the rightful owner a. Bob becomes determined to find out what happened to his grandfather and why his own father never spoke of charles. He is the protagonist of a series of 10 novels as of may 2017 that relate his life during and after the vietnam warstarting with point of impact 1993 up to the most recent gman 2017. Told in alternating timeframes, gman is a thrilling addition to stephen hunters bestselling bob lee swagger series. However, for the continuitys sake, some readers prefer reading the series starting with the earl swagger books, followed by the bob lee swagger novels, and then catching up to the second ray cruz novel, which features swagger s son. See the complete bob lee swagger series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions. This is the first novel in the bob lee swagger novel series by hunter. Bob lee attempts to put an end to atlas, all while trying to save his marriage and tie up the remaining threads from his past. In night of thunder, swagger is trying to uncover who wants his daughters death. If you love web griffins books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. Currently, the book series includes 11 novels with game of snipers being published in 2019.
Bob lee swagger also called bob the nailer is a former vietnam. Its been two years since fans last saw bob lee swagger in stephen hunters bestselling novel, snipers honor 2014. Isaac, nadine, and harris find new roles for themselves in d. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. In 1993, he started a book series called bob lee swagger, which contains eight titles. The torch has now been passed down to ray cruz to continue the sniper adventures. Here are the stephen hunter books in order for his bob lee swagger. Shooter follows bob lee swagger, a highly decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the president. Personally, id count this more as an earl swagger novel. Night of thunder woe unto he who crosses bob lee swagger.
Bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter goodreads. Black light the bob lee swagger book that introduced earl swagger. Hot springs, pale horse coming, and havana form another trilogy centered on bob swagger s father, earl swagger, while soft target 2011 focuses on bob s longunknown son, ray cruz. Last updated june 3rd, 2019 robert crais is the popular author of the elvis cole and joe pike novels. Archives complete list of all book series in order. It is about earl swaggers return from world war 2, and we learn about bob lees grandfather charles as earl excises the demons of his youth. The 47th samurai bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a. Ive seen the movie shooter and i also saw that the newest book in the series, i, sniper, has recently come out. He always liked creative writing while in school, however, he only realized he wanted to become a writer in his twenties. Only to realize that events bob refers to as past events, you havent read yet. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is recommended especially for the bob lee swagger books.
Im talking about earl and bob lee swagger, the precision shooting marine sniper characters, father wwii and son vietnam, created by stephen hunter. This is the order of bob lee swagger books in both chronological order and. Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lees time during the war, however it is. This is the sixth bob lee swagger novel and its my favorite so far.
Since then, readers have been chomping at the bit for more swagger. Suddenly bob is at the center of a series of terrible crimes he barely understands but vows to avenge. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lees time during the war, however it is still recommended you read that after black light. Although ive been a faithful stephen hunter reader of every single book since point of impact i have to admit to. The movie featured michael wahlberg as the lead and was written by antoine fuqua. Bob lee swagger the nailer, a master sniper in the usa. Cruz is a sniper, who debuted with bob lee in the final bob lee book, dead zero. Stephen hunters bob lee swagger books in order fantastic fiction.
Earl swagger is the father of bob lee swagger, who has his own series of novels. Shooters bob lee swagger explained by the author who created. Bob lee swagger series, earl swagger books, ray cruz series, all short stories, standalone novels, and nonfiction, plus. By publishing date in chronological order continue reading. The most popular of the books is point of impact that was made into the movie shooter in 2007. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest sniper in the history of the u. Shooters bob lee swagger explained by the author who. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971.
What is the chronological order of the bob lee swagger novels. If i had not already read the books, and bought the set, i would have started reading at page 1. Two decades later, swagger wants to leave all the wanton killings behind and be left all alone. Bob lee swagger books in chronological order image. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The bob lee swagger series has been such a hit that it has spawned two spinoff series.
Night of thunder 2008 it is fourth in order of publication and fourth in the chronology of the bob lee. Along with the publication order, you will also find the chronological order of the books to read. Reading order of bob lee swagger series, earl swagger series, ray cruz series and list of all stephen hunter books. Bob lee swagger novels book series 9 books from book 1. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. A veteran of vietnam, bob lee is the deadliest sniper in the world, and you can be assured that whenever bob lees around, trouble will be too. Bob lee goes back to blue eye, arkansas to find out about the death of his daddy. Stephen hunter books in order how to make great thrillers even better.
Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lee s time during the war, however it is still recommended you read that after black light. His book writing career started off with the master sniper in 1980. The books are all listed in publication order with the chronological order in brackets next to. You have 3 choices when choosing the reading order for lee childs series of jack reacher books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read night of thunder. Bob lee makes a visit to the russian embassy, drawing the ire of krukov and setting the stage for a final lifeordeath showdown for justice. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. Only to realize that events bob refers to as past events, you havent read yet, and will be covered in a book found later in the set. But as he investigates, bob learns that someone is following himand shares his obsession. Earl is a police officer and war veteran, and his stories are set in the mid1900s. Earl swagger is the creation of american author stephen hunter. Black light and point of impact are my two favorites of his books.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Together with the ray cruz series and earl swagger novels, the stories of bob lee swagger continue to stick stephen firmly on the best seller lists. List of authors and books in order of publication order and chronology. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Nov 16, 2016 shooter follows bob lee swagger, a highly decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the president. Bob lee swagger will return in stephen hunters 2017 novel g. Night of thunder woe unto he who crosses bob lee swagger, especially. So to read the books in order of events in bob lee s life, i had to start reading at page 681. The bob lee swagger book series by stephen hunter includes books point of impact, black light, time to hunt, and several more. Stephen hunter won the 2003 pulitzer prize for criticism as well as the 1998 american society of newspaper editors award for distinguished writing in criticism for his work as film critic at the washington post.
We first are introduced to bob lee swagger in point of impact, the first novel in the series. One of bob lee s fellow snipers is the prime suspect in a series of horrific shootings and the press and the public want him brought down. Bob lee swagger is the chief protagonist in the bob lee swagger series of novels by american author of thriller novels, stephen hunter. The chronological order of the earl swagger books are the same as the publication order. Bob lee is five old enough for hunter to develop his character already. Bob lee swagger is the recurring character created by stephen hunter. A bob lee swagger novel ebook written by stephen hunter. These are books such as black light, i, sniper, point of impact, dead zero,the 47th samurai, time to hunt and the third bullet which is the most. The complete series list for bob lee swagger stephen hunter.
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