Stony Man

Series · 82

books · 1983-2015

By Mike Linaker, Nick Pollotta, Tim Somheil, and more

Books in series

Stony Man Doctrine

1983

Extensive terrorist activity across the United States forces Mack Bolan, the Able Team, and Phoenix Force to plan an all out counterattack

Stony Man II

1991

From back Stony Nestled in the hills of Virginia, equipped with state-of-the-art intelligence hardware, tracking devices and weapons, sits Stony Man Farm. Sanctioned by the President, it's run by a dedicated SOG man - with a computer genius and a brilliant mission controller at the helm. It is the nerve center for the most elite fighting commandos in the modern Mack Bolan, Able Team and Phoenix Force - America's relief pitchers sent in to do the jobs that normal law-enforcement officials find too tough, too illegal... or too dangerous.

Stony Man III

1991

Jared Quillian is penetrating the superpowers' defense systems. He has the computer capability to access U.S. and Soviet military cybernetics—as well as the systems at Stony Man. As Quillian sets into motion the final stages of his horrifying bid for power, America has one chance to strike—win or lose—as the rest of the world watches and waits. GraphicAudio...A Movie in Your Mind is a unique audio entertainment experience that features a full cast of actors, sound effects and cinematic music. Publisher's Weekly says "Graphic Audio delivers an action and sound effect loaded audiobook that lives up to its tagline, A movie in your mind." Audiofile Magazine says, GraphicAudio sets the gold standard for full-cast dramatizations, and new listeners will become instant fans.

Stony Man V

1992

Backed by a sophisticated computer and intelligence network, Mack Bolan and the Able Team and Phoenix Force are ordered to dismantle the powerful drug cartel responsible for the murder of a top U.S. drug enforcement agent. Original.

Stony Man VII

1993

On a dangerous mission to completely destroy a new Central American drug pipeline, the forces of Stony Man—Mack Bolan, Able Team, and Phoenix Force—carry out the President's scorched-earth operation. Original.

Strikepoint

1994

Iraq has found the means to a perfect warhead and delivery system - buying the talent of ex-KGB scientists whose skills no longer have a place in a free Russia. Mack Bolan and the Phoenix Force warriors forge a deadly strategy that includes both impersonation of a defecting scientst and a perilous quest across Europe - destination Turkey, launch site of a lightning strike into Iraq - where a single misstep along the way means disaster for the world.

#10

Secret Arsenal

1994

A ruthless industrialist has implicated the U.S. in a biochemical weapons conspiracy in Europe. This power broker has a mutated bacterial plague at his disposal, shock troops poised worldwide and the ability to access Stony Man's next-generation computer system. America unleashes the Stony Man warriors in an all-out counterstrike against overwhelming odds.

#11

Target America

1994

The Army of National Independence- ANI- is a radical separatist group using terrorist activities to "free" a captive Puerto Rico. Now the rebel group is planning its master strike. Infiltrating the U.S. Navy, the ANI plans a major blow against the mainland that will send shock waves through the world. Spreading out from Miami to San Juan, Mack Bolan, Phoenix Force and Able Team race to break the chain of destruction and eliminate the danger at its hidden source.

#18

Stinger

1995

Indian and Pakistani airliners are shot down by U.S.-made Stinger missiles with massive loss of life. Although fanatic religious groups claim responsibility for the acts of terrorism, the groundswell of anger is directed at America. The President orders Stony Man into the Stinger repo business before an ancient holy war escalates to global destruction.

#19

Nuclear Nightmare

1995

When sabotage of the world's most sophisticated antimissile system coincides with the sudden appearance of long-range nuclear missiles, Stony Man goes on high alert. Their objective: stop the sabotage and eliminate the elusive dealers in death before nukes become standard terrorist issue.

#23

The Perishing Game

1996

A mysterious virus has annihilated two towns, fueling dread that these were test sites for the most insidious form of terrorism. The killer virus, dubbed White Death, is genetically engineered and racially selective. The Stony Man commandos must halt the biochemical warfare in a double jeopardy mission - death at the hands of terrorists, or a lethal contamination. And when the mutant virus turns into an equal-opportunity destroyer, capable of killing diverse populations, the Stony Man teams are the only thing standing between a megalomaniac and mass extinction.

#24

Bird of Prey

1996

After a string of terrorist attacks, fear of an impending Middle East holocaust puts the President on red-hot alert. Acting on direct Oval Office orders, the Stony Man commandos execute a daring aerial reconnaissance over Iran and confirm the existence of a hidden nuclear facility. Frantic to eliminate the threat, the President sanctions a punitive full-destruct strike. Relying on the world's fastest plane and Russian allies, Bolan and the Able and Phoenix commandos penetrate deep into the heart of Iran. Though the odds are against them, success is the only option for the world's survival.

#28

Blood Star

1997

The ops center of a covert defense force, Stony Man is mandated to safeguard American interests and to deploy worldwide against overt aggression. When diplomacy or direct military intervention won't stop disaster, Stony Man is the President's last resort. In the grip of the local mafia, Russia has become a major supplier of drugs and terror. The mob's ambitions launch them into a turf war in America, clashing with Stony Man in a drug deal in upstate New York. But the greatest danger lies in penetrating to the heart of Russia to sever the supply lines of terrorism.

#30

Virtual Peril

1997

When North Korea captures a SEAL team, the world is flooded with media images and film footage of American aggression on the seas. International outrage and condemnation follow, and for the U.S. there is only one option. A covert probe to recover personnel and the illegal arms shipment the SEALs had pursued. Stony Man's initial breach of the Korean border ends in capture for one, betrayal for all. For even as they are lured into battle an unknown enemy strikes deep at the heart of Stony Man.

#31

Night of the Jaguar

1997

A massive offensive on the drug front promises to turn the tide on a losing battle. While the forces of the FBI, DEA and CIA are harnessed in this united thrust, Stony Man's deep cover status earns front-line placement on the hellgrounds of Bolivia. Mack Bolan leads a team into the heart of cartel country - to face an enemy that may be impossible to destroy.

#35

Message To America

1998

When nukes come to middle America, it's a crisis of chilling proportions.... The teams move into action to track a rogue arms dealer delivering mass death to a secret buyer. The nuclear artillery makes its way to Wyoming, and into the hands of the Sawtooth Patriots, who are preparing to spread their message - via the deaths of unsuspecting thousands. Stony Man takes off on a desperate hunt to locate the militia's stronghold and identify the kill zone before the U.S. gets its first taste of a full-scale, homegrown Armageddon.

#37

Triple Strike

1998

The President and Stony Man go out on a limb after a routine rescue mission of a kidnapped U.S. advisor in Moslem Bosnia uncovers a hornets' nest of terrorism. Iranian forces have joined with their Moslem brothers to eradicate their enemies in an ethnic cleansing of grim proportions - they've got the weapons of destruction and a countdown to doom.

#38

Enemy Within

1998

Exhaustive tracking by Stony Man Farm's intelligence team leads to a shadowy figure believed to be the cause of recent global acts of terrorism, but as they get closer, they realize the scope of the master terrorist's power and his diabolical agenda. Original.

#39

Breach of Trust

1999

When the Stony Man Farm covert action team is betrayed in the field in Russia, Stony Man's survival is threatened, and retribution becomes the only law as the warriors turn bad to extract payback. Original.

#40

Betrayal

1999

The death of a Russian president launches a battle for supreme leadership and Stony Man's cyber team and in-the-field operatives get ready to annihilate the Mafia machine, but a traitor at the Stony Man Farm waits to destroy them. Original.

#41

Silent Invader

1999

When a series of deadly nerve gas attacks target thousands of innocent civilians, the crack Stony Man team goes into action to retrieve stolen U.S. chemical weapons and follows the trail to an insidious and ruthless enemy out to seize control for a corrupt consortium. Original.

#42

Edge Of Night

1999

When a plague of mutant anthrax spreads from Western embassies in the Middle East to America, the covert Stony Man team is called in to stop a ruthless cult preparing for Armageddon and to defuse a potential nuclear war in India. Original.

#43

Zero Hour

1999

The Stony Man commando team matches wits with a vicious psychopath who has developed a deadly new strain of anthrax as part of a terrifying scheme to transport the West back into the Dark Ages. Original.

#44

Thirst for Power

1999

Mack Bolan and the Stony Man counterterrorist team take on a mysterious mastermind who has been destroying the world's largest dams, cutting off muchneeded freshwater supplies and destroying thousands of innocent lives in the process. Original.

#45

Star Venture

2000

When Chinese agents hijack an American spaceship in order to transport nuclear missile firing platforms into space, the Stony Man team must divide forces to both destroy the platforms in outer space and to recover the spaceship from the Chinese. Original.

#47

Command Force

2000

The Free Albania Party has crossed the line from rebels to terrorists, and their thirst for retribution against the hardline Western powers has reached crisis proportions. Backed by a powerful, well-connected terrorist organization armed with an experimental biological weapon, the FAP is masterminding a grotesque act of destruction. Only a handful of superior commandos stand between a world in turmoil...and a holocaust of doomsday proportions.

#49

Dragon Fire

2000

Top-secret American missile technology is stolen in a massive industrial espionage operation by Chinese agents. With the U.S. compromised, the President orders a black ops counteroffensive to avert disaster. A grim hunt stateside leads Able Team to a confrontation with the Triads, while Phoenix Force goes undercover deep in enemy territory to battle special forces protecting China's newly constructed defense center. The dragon from the east is breathing fire, and only the Stony warriors can stop a strike against the West.

#50

Judgment in Blood

2000

Stealth Approach The death of a U.S. senator leads Stony Man into a threat of cataclysmic proportions. A plot financed by the nation's largest defense conglomerate, using United Nations humanitarian efforts as a front, is set to unleash apocalyptic fury on the world's religious capitals. The mastermind, a close presidential friend and a major world player, is untouchable, his twisted vision unstoppable. Undaunted, Stony Man relies on the oldest defense strategy in history: determined fighting men willing to do or die.

#51

Doomsday Directive

2001

INTERNAL CONFLICT America's most powerful industrialist has developed a ruthless scheme to play god with America's destiny. Stony Man has gone up against Grant Betancourt once -and won. Down but not out, Betancourt is using his close personal ties with the President to unleash the second wave of a conspiracy to create a new world order. This time, he's armed with enough nukes to rewrite the future, and bring down Stony Man in its wake.

#52

Tactical Response

2001

WORLD ON FIRE Over Siberia, the Russians shoot down a one-of-a-kind classified U.S. aircraft from the shadow world of Area 51. Global unrest, spook games and three crisis points - a secret Syrian nuke facility, a Russian mob boss conspiring with corrupt CIA officials and a firefight in the Pacific - place Stony Man in the hot seat, slammed up against a ticking doomsday clock. Though the secrets contained in the downed craft may or may not be out of this world, the earthly touch is guaranteed from a grim force of determined warriors ...

#56

State of Aggression

2001

Anew President occupies the Oval Office and with that privilege comes America's best and most secret defense weapon: Stony Man. In this action-packed episode, an unknown force has unleashed a full-scale assault to destabilize Indonesia. Riots, bloodshed and a mounting death toll are fanning the flames. It is up to Stony Man to hunt down a lethal shadow enemy with razor-sharp fighting skills.

#58

Condition Hostile

2002

When two radical Islamic fundamental groups and a Chinese narcobaron take control of the drug trade in Southeast Asia, waging war on the Colombian distribution lines in America and killing innocent people, Mack Bolan and the elite Phoenix Force are called in to destroy the enemy and put an end to a huge herion-producing operation. Original.

#61

Rogue State

2002

TARGET ACQUISITION The slingshot satellite system is America's most vital - and controversial - defense. Stony Man successfully halted a strike against its radar facility in Alaska, but now hidden enemies - a rogue alliance of North Korean and Russian extremists - have stolen the top-secret data necessary to blow the satellites out of the sky. In a highly covert operation through the unfriendly terrain of North Korea, the odds go from bad to worse when one of their own is captured. But bad odds are the ones Stony Man plays best ...

#64

Roots of Terror

2003

Myanmar is a country held hostage by a violent military junta, making it a land of beauty and horror. But with a deadly plan involving nerve gas and American nuclear weapons, the struggling ruling party is prepared to retaliate. It is up to Stony Man, America's covert force of cybernetic and battlefield commandos, to spring into action before Myanmar's call to freedom becomes a death knell.

#65

The Third Protocol

2003

The violence in the Middle East has reached critical mass, putting the Stony Man team amidst blood and danger. The Arab world has readied itself to become involved militarily in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Only Stony Man and the Oval Office understand the true horror behind the bloodshed—and must race against time in order to prevent the Middle East from becoming nuked into oblivion!

#67

Echoes of War

2003

Stony Man continues its race across the globe to halt Middle East terrorists from unleashing the ultimate bioengineered weapon of horror against America. Deploying righteous fury against this rolling juggernaut, Stony Man stands firm on the front lines of what may be its last good fight.

#68

Outbreak

2003

When a U.S. Navy battleship is attacked by a deadly virus, the Stony warriors must race against time to stop this brazen act of terrorism—a dangerous mission that leads them to the Balkans who are backed by enough power, money, and insanity to destroy the world. Original.

#69

Day of Decision

2004

Day of Decision by Don Pendleton released on Jan 23, 2004 is available now for purchase.

#72

Rolling Thunder

2004

The clandestine operations group known as Stony Man is unbound by rules of procedure and answers only to the Oval Office. Hal Brognola's team of cyber warriors and battlefield commandos takes the most direct approach to stem the tide of global terrorism and high crime. As the court of last resort, they handle the dirty work no other department or agency can touch. The Basque Liberation Movement, a militant splinter cell of Spain's notorious ETA terrorist group, has seized a state-of-the-art new super tank equipped with nuclear firing capabilities. Intent on carrying their blood message to the world, the BLM has planned a devastating show of force at a NATO conference in Barcelona. As Stony Man's cybernetics team works feverishly to track the terrorists and the stolen warheads, the commandos of Able Team and Phoenix Force hit the ground running. But a clever, resourceful enemy remains one step ahead, in a race against the odds getting worse by the minute...

#73

Cold Objective

2004

Cold Objective by Don Pendleton released on Sep 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.

#74

The Chameleon Factor

2004

The Chameleon Factor by Don Pendleton released on Nov 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.

#75

Silent Arsenal

2005

Silent Arsenal by Don Pendleton released on Feb 08, 2005 is available now for purchase.

#76

Gathering Storm

2005

Gathering Storm by Don Pendleton released on Apr 12, 2005 is available now for purchase.

#77

Full Blast

2005

Full Blast by Don Pendleton released on Jun 14, 2005 is available now for purchase.

#82

Vanishing Point

2006

Vanishing Point by Don Pendleton released on Apr 11, 2006 is available now for purchase.

#87

Extreme Arsenal

2007

The selfless determination tomake the world a safer place andthe ability to take the battle to theenemy anywhere around the globe is what separatesthe warriors of Stony Man from any other tacticaldefense team. A covert force that answers only to theOval Office, Stony Man recruits the best—people ready,willing and able to use their combat skills and risk theirlives to stop the predators in their drive for power. Stony Man has played hard and dirty against the Fascistregimes and death squads of Central America whoemploy wholesale slaughter to claim supreme poweracross the region. Now a mysterious enemy is usingstunning new technology to turn El Salvador into abastion of Fascism. Tipping the scales against the mostseasoned fighting men on the planet is an army ofseemingly invincible killers and a platoon of unstoppablearmored vehicles, now on a rampage across the countryin an orgy of destruction.

#91

China Crisis

2007

STONY MAN When talks and negotiations stall, when rampant violence goes unchecked, the covert arm of the U.S. Justice Department enters the fray at Presidential command. United by an unspoken bond of commitment and patriotism, Stony Man operates for a just the sanctity of the free world, even if keeping it safe demands the ultimate sacrifice. CHINA CRISIS When a Chinese test missile crashes inside the Afghan desert, a conspiracy of global proportions explodes. The missile is fitted with stolen American technology and Beijing will be caught in diplomatic crosshairs unless they can retrieve the hardware. A Stony Man team is dispatched to get it first—and bring tough justice to the shadow organization deep within the U.S. government selling America's biggest military secret to the world.

#92

Capital Offensive

2007

STONY MAN Dedicated to a seek-and-destroy mandate when presidential directive sends them into the heat of battle, the cyber and commando teams of Stony Man hit hard and fast to remove threats of global magnitude. Now a secret terrorist organization has hacked its way into defense satellites—opening a trapdoor to Hell...CAPITAL OFFENSIVE America stands virtually defenseless as global security is compromised and nations prepare for the final conflagration that will end civilization. Stony Man gets a lead on a rogue Argentinean general and his twisted vision of a scorched and reborn planet Earth, but tracking the technology and the masters of destruction is a race where seconds count...and the loser will be humanity itself.

#94

Act of War

2008

STONY MAN When crisis demands skill, stealth and the kind of diplomacy that comes from a mandate to strike down terror, the call to action goes to Stony Man. Under presidential directive, the crack commando teams of Phoenix Force and Able Team, backed by the most sophisticated cybernetics team in the world, bring the fi ght to the enemy...and take no prisoners. REMOTE NUKE TRIGGER Technology capable of exploding cached nuclear arsenals around the globe has fallen into the hands of a group of unidentified terrorists. Mushroom clouds are appearing from the deserts of New Mexico to the mountains of Asia, as warhead stockpiles become radioactive fallout. Facing an untenable decision on whether to disarm or stand and fi ght, the Oval Offi ce can only watch and wait as Stony Man tracks the enemy to the far-flung reaches of the Balkans, where fi fteen families of organized crime will be masters of the universe—or blow it out of existence.

#96

Dark Star

2008

STONY MAN Hidden deep within the U.S. government, one special operations group is America's best chance to combat strategic terror. Covert, uncensored and answering only to the President, the cybernetic and commando teams of Stony Man understand that the impossible can be done, with the right people, the right plan, a little luck—and the courage to attempt what no one else dares. SKYWALKER A machine that defi es logistics has become a grim reality. A working SS—single-stage-to-orbit rocket, or X-ship—can launch and land anywhere, virtually unseen and unstoppable due to stealth technology and sheer velocity. Now a faceless enemy with a hidden agenda is using X-ships to spread global fire and death like a tidal wave from hell. Facing a crisis of unimagined proportions, Stony Man is once again tasked with the impossible: unmask the masterminds behind the attacks and take them out—fast.

#97

Splintered Sky

2008

America's elite defense unit works under the radar and outside the law to stop terror before it hits America's streets. But with each new crisis, Stony Man's cyberwizards understand that the new battlefield is deep space. Someday, a superweapon may be impossible to stop. With luck, that day won't come, thanks to Stony Man's field teams bringing the fight to the enemy, face-to-face…. An invisible enemy plots to launch a dirty bomb from orbit, exposing vulnerable cities to hard radiation. Intel points to a multinational terror force bent on controlling the skies over the free world. Suddenly the Farm is on a hunt for a threat that could shake the entire planet. From deep-cover penetration of hostile Red China to an emergency rescue flight to save the International Space Station, the covert commandos are pushed to the limit, especially when they have to prevent a suicide crash of a knockoff shuttle into New York City—a collision that would turn the city into a smoking crater.

#98

Primary Directive

2008

Stony Man intelligence has picked up chatter about something bigger than any terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Now it's zero hour and the agency has dispatched operatives on two Panama and the Mexican border, where al Qaeda is using drug pipelines willing to accommodate cash payers to funnel terrorists into the country. It's clear the operation has been in the planning stages for a long time, with moles deep inside the U.S. security net. Now the only questions remaining are when and where the attack will take place. And how Stony Man is going to stop it…

#99

Shadow War

2009

The war against terror is played by a different set of rules for the men and women of the elite unit known as Stony Man. On the record, they don't exist, and plausible deniability is the first mandate if a mission goes sour. Off the books, the cyberteams and field commandos understand the risk…and accept America's dirtiest missions without hesitation. Intelligence has picked up chatter of the launch of an imminent strike of unknown origin and scope against the U.S. Code-named Bellicose Dawn, it involves Mexican drug runners, jihadists and international funding. Stony Man must navigate an unknown strike point, fragmented information and a brewing political firestorm. But soon it's enough to unleash the ultimate nightmare—men down, missing, maybe dead, and things going so bad so fast that the day every Stony Man member prayed would never happen may have arrived.

#101

Drawpoint

2009

American politics has been infiltrated by terrorist elements, and something big is ready to launch. A radical fringe group of the environmentalist movement is linked to an American communist party, secretly backed by a wealthy businessman and political insider. With time running out, Stony Man races to stop an enemy armed with stolen uranium from unleashing a shockwave of violence to hijack the White House and the American way of life.

#103

Sky Sentinels

2009

The new diplomacy.. Iran is flexing its military muscle and openly daring America to retaliate. A hostile confrontation would spell disaster, while doing nothing means exposing Americans to danger. To demonstrate their reach, Iranian intelligence officers within the U.S. kidnap three prominent Americans. Dispatched to get a handle on the main event, Stony Man discovers a multinational plot that could ignite the next- and last-world war.

#104

Extinction Crisis

2009

Immediate threats require immediate action—no questions, no explanations, no prisoners. Stony Man has the green light to strike against terror anywhere, anytime, and answer to no one except the President. Action-ready and combat-hard, the warriors of Stony Man know the stakes, and make their own rules…. Powerful, sophisticated conspirators understand the power in global panic and fear. Using remote-control robots and local terror groups as muscle, this secret cadre has accessed nuclear power plants across the globe, and is poised to let hell loose. By shutting down the alternative fuel industry, they alone will control the world's energy. And as the clock ticks to worldwide meltdowns, Stony Man unleashes everything it's got in a race against a new face of terror….

#105

Season of Harm

2010

When a routine FBI raid on a New Jersey warehouse turns into a bloodbath, an explosive link between Asian heroin smugglers and Russia's president emerges. With the help of new satellite imaging technology, the Stony Man teams sweep across the U.S. Northeast and the Golden Triangle, unleashing relentless fury against an army of narco-lords and a highly protected political kingpin poised to take the Motherland- and the world.

#107

War Tides

2010

When the President needs immediate, covert intervention for a crisis too sensitive or desperate to involve normal channels, Stony Man strikes under the radar and beyond official government protocols. Baptized in the fires of justice, freedom and protection, Stony Man stands for the highest of dedication to duty and a fierce resolve to defeat those who would brutalize nations. It’s called FACOS—Fast Attack Covert Operations Submarine—and is now in the hands of an elusive and violent group knownas the Revenge of Allah. This supersub, capable of blisteringspeed and stealth, carries a first-strike nuclear payload, spellinga new world of terror for America. With orders to recoverthe stolen prototype or destroy it, Stony Man’s mission goesbeyond standard "terminate with extreme prejudice." Withthe nuclear-armed and -powered warship poised to strikeAmerica’s eastern seaboard, failure is not an option and neitheris compromise. Stony Man must stop the show before theterrorists go live.

#109

Target Acquisition

2010

Stony Man, the covert action arm of the Justice Department, is the highest level trump card at Presidential discretion. The handpicked team of commandos and brilliant cybernetic specialists engage in the kind of last-minute, high-difficulty and direct-intervention operations that sidestep red tape and rules. Stony Man's get the job done. With ground teams working separate missions across the globe—one against jihadists fueling terror in Pakistan and another rescuing a plane filled with American hostages in the Amazon—the cyber team at Stony Man connects the dots to an unfolding global nightmare. At its source, a megalomaniacal emir with the power and royal connections to cause international havoc. He's willing to sacrifice countless innocent lives for his own twisted vengeance. With ruthless efficiency, Stony Man engages in all-out war—to stop evil at its source.

#110

Unified Action

2010

When a situation calls for an immediate response and an enemy must be found and neutralized, a team of special operators under presidential directive moves in. Stony Man cyber specialists stay close to ground events in real time, while direct action units engage the combatants with precision and lethal force. Two red-hot situations a world apart put the Stony Man strike teams on separate hunter-killer operations in unstable regions. In the urban hellgrounds of Domincan Republic, Able Team follows the blood trail of mysterious military contractors. Across the globe in Kyrgyzstan, Phoenix Force stalks a group of dangerous extremists with terrorist connections. But a stunning link between the two operations puts the Stony Man teams on the hunt for a ruthless financier who is plotting a massive wave of terror for profit.

#111

Critical Intelligence

2011

Operating under covert presidential directive, the clandestine antiterrorist organization Stony Man doesn't officially exist. Unofficially, they fight the fires bureaucracy can't or won't touch. Off the grid, under the radar and 100 percent deniable, the commando and cyber specialists of Stony Man are the ultimate problem solvers—and the best defense the nation has…. Stony Man launch teams are rolling hot as convergent threats erupt across the globe. From South America to Somalia, Toronto and Kiev, the action is raging. Colombian narco-terrorists, Chinese Tongs, African warlords, a Russian kingpin, a cutthroat Saudi prince and a corrupt American lawyer are linked as agents of a shadow group called Seven. The ties and power of this nebulous organization go deep and dark—with the strength to leverage the ultimate power play against Stony Man itself.

#112

Orbital Velocity

2011

With a mandate to combat terror, the ultra-covert action team called Stony Man works outside official channels. Elite field commandos operate with real-time intelligence from master cybernetics experts. Grit and tactical brilliance are Stony Man's best weapons—and America's best chance when terror strikes from the sky to threaten the globe. An American neo-Nazi has declared war on the governments of the world. His group, Fist of Heaven, controls six weapons platforms in deep space and has launched high-shock kinetic missiles at major cities. The deadly spears have struck London, Moscow, Los Angeles and Tokyo. The death toll is staggering. America is losing the battle to save the planet from the hands of a madman. Grim and determined, Stony Man's teams prepare for the worst as they unleash their own brand of righteous retribution against the Fist of Heaven.

#113

Power Grab

2011

When a crisis is too sensitive for conventional intervention, when politics and diplomacy won't work, the President calls on Stony Man. Ultrasecret and devastatingly effective, this antiterrorist unit employs sophisticated technology combined with crack commandos to strike at the heart of the enemy. When Stony Man is deployed, the situation is red-hot… An explosion at a shopping mall in upstate New York launches an all-out Stony Man effort against the new face of terror. A brilliant and brutal warlord turned dictator is poised to destabilize the entire Middle East through blood politics. He has money, motivation and access to a new kind of underworld a smart bomb. A horrific series of planned attacks are about to plunge the United States into desperate chaos that will carry across the globe. The enemy isn't just targeting American soil, he's poised to savage the world.

#114

Unconventional Warfare

2011

National security missions requiring stealth, speed and direct action bring Stony Man into play. With a mandate to get the job done, this seasoned strike force is backed by a brilliant cybernetics team equipped to take real-time intelligence to the battlefield. At presidential command, Stony Man is armed and ready to fight back against tyranny and terror. An international crime ring rooted in China's underbelly is distributing raw materials for weapons of mass destruction. To halt the pipeline's uranium-smuggling operation, Phoenix Force is deployed to the Congo, while Able Team moves through the streets of Nicaragua, going up against cartels, corrupt officials and the Armenian mafia. Severely battered by calculated counterstrikes, Stony Man suffers casualties in an escalating battle to halt the sale of nuclear material, which is fast becoming a personal race against death....

#115

Extermination

2011

When Stony Man is called to battle, the crisis is real and immediate. Cybernetics experts run logistics from the war room of a secret facility known only to the President. The commando teams of Able Team and Phoenix Force lead the ground fight—consummate soldiers dedicated to protecting the innocent. The world isn't aware of Stony Man, but Stony Man remains guarding that fine line between hell and earth. Small farming towns across America, Europe and Asia have come under attack by a virulent new biochemical cocktail that induces the ravages of starvation in less than a day. The group behind it promises to decimate the human population unless its twisted demands are met by government heads. As this radical anti-industrial group launches its deadly countdown, Stony Man works feverishly to stop the horrifying plague from spreading—before a global megacull leaves only a handful of people to weep for the earth.

#116

Terminal Guidance

2011

U.S. intelligence agencies are picking up chatter about something big coming their way. A series of calculated executions of undercover intelligence personnel in Washington, London and Pakistan convinces the Oval Office that this is the attack the world has feared. The Stony Man teams deploy to the hot spots, fighting to connect the dots in a plot to blow dirty bombs in Boston and Peshawar. And every minute counts as the warriors seek to smash a deadly alliance of terror that seems to have unlimited power and resources.

#118

Terror Trail

2012

An extremist group is launching a full-scale attack to bring death to America's streets. The plan is allout destruction�in malls, schools, streets and public venues across the land. Stony Man puts a man undercover in the enemy training camp, while the other team members race to uncover the identity of the group's powerful financier. Facing relentless fire in their grim assault against the soldiers of hate, Stony Man fights back with everything it's got to keep innocent blood from flooding America's communities.

#120

Incendiary Dispatch

2012

STONY MAN Of all the intelligence that reaches the Oval Office, none is more top secret than the existence of a group of warriors that officially…doesn't exist. Stony Man is the President's ultimate weapon, a covert, rapid-response antiterrorist team not bound by official rules of engagement. When Stony Man is deployed, time is of the essence and only hard, direct action counts. DEATH SLICK Oil lies at the heart of a series of devastating attacks targeting pipelines and tankers on three different seas. Oil and vengeance, that is, as an embittered Norwegian vows payback for the black gold extracted from his family's territories. And he makes good on that promise by using simple cell phone calls to trigger remote-detonated, devastating nano-thermite incendiaries strategically planted around the world. As nations race to contain massive spills, Stony Man faces the mother of all do-or-die missions. And the President must risk his office and the covert team on a desperate one-shot offensive to dispatch this threat before the global crisis becomes a total meltdown.

#121

Seismic Surge

2012

A plot orchestrated to destabilize the Western world has its roots in a mysterious business conglomerate with ties to Chinese conspirators. And the established battleground is a volcanic island off the coast of Spain. There, an army of multinational terrorists bound by hate and violence is about to trigger a tsunami that will wash hell across two continents. While Stony Man's cybercrew runs real-time command and control, Phoenix Force and Able Team launch a multipronged ground assault on the corporation behind the planned tidal wave and its ruthless backers.

#122

Choke Point

2012

STONY MAN The Stony Man team of special operators stands ready to go into ultra-covert action whenever the President needs a specific brand of below-the-radar expertise. If the crisis is real and immediate, cybernetics experts with state-of-the-art technology kick into gear from the war room of a secret facility known only to the Oval Office, while the commando soldiers of Able Team and Phoenix Force lead the ground assault. Consummate warriors dedicated to protecting the innocent, Stony Man draws a hard line against enemies of the free world. PERMANENT SHUTDOWN A U.S. senator’s murder and the kidnapping of several children of high-profile government officials leave the President no choice but to call in Stony Man to investigate. But the kidnappings are only the tip of the iceberg. The ransom money and income from a human trafficking ring are being used to fund terrorist activities overseas. It’s a race against time as Able Team has to track down the kidnappers in Florida before anything happens to the children, while Phoenix Force hunts the ringleader in Morocco. Their neutralize the operation. No matter what.

#123

Perilous Skies

2013

STONY MAN Only a few know of their existence, but the lives of millions lie in their hands. An elite, covert counterterrorist team acting under the President, Stony Man comprises the best cyber technicians and military warriors in the world. Their goal is to fight terror anywhere and anytime—even if it means sacrificing their lives in the process. PERILOUS SKIES When billion-dollar stealth technology drops to bargain prices, governments and drug cartels around the world want in on the action. Suddenly, hotspots are cropping up everywhere, and even the United States can feel its military security slipping away. No country is safe unless Stony Man’s command can find a way to destroy the technology. Determined to stop war from erupting, Able Team is sent to find the brain behind the stealth tech, while Phoenix Force infiltrates China to destroy the manufacturing plant. But time is of the essence. And the clock is already counting down.

#124

Nuclear Intent

2013

STONY MAN When the President has nowhere else to turn, Stony Man is there to get the job done. An elite group of black ops and cyber tech professionals, the team works under the cloak of stealth to strike before innocent lives are lost. Bound by honor and duty, they are willing to pay the ultimate price to uphold freedom. NUCLEAR INTENT Three agents end up dead and one of Stony Man Farm’s own is injured after receiving covert information, sending up a red flag in the President’s office. Someone is planning to ignite hostilities between Israel and Iran by unleashing a nuclear weapon that would force the U.S. to help their ally and go into battle. With the lives of millions at stake, Stony Man’s Phoenix Force flies to Yemen to track the bomb before it can launch, while Able Team hunts down the masterminds behind the deadly plot…in the United States.

#125

Counter Force

2013

STONY MAN Very few are aware they exist, but those who do know that each mission Stony Man Farm's commando teams complete means another night of peace in America. They are the best cybertechs and soldiers in the world and their covert goal is to stop terror attacks before they happen—even if it means sacrificing themselves in the process. COUNTER FORCE When Iraqi insurgents detain a regiment of Marines during their attempt to withdraw from Iraq, the international incident incites retribution killings in Montana by a militia of former veterans. For Stony Man Farm's Phoenix Force, it's a race against the clock to rescue the American soldiers in Iraq as Able Team struggles to quell the combat-hardened militia in the U.S.—with as little loss of life as possible—before the terrorists kill every single hostage.

#126

Precipice

2013

STONY MAN Acting under orders of the President, the members of the Stony Man team are unsung heroes that only a handful of people know exist. Whether the mission is taking down terrorists or halting the shipment of illegal weapons, the covert team doesn't stop until it's over. Elite military warriors, they have only one goal: fight terror anywhere and anytime. BRINK OF MADNESS When Phoenix Force raids a North Korea drug ship, interdicting the latest in the rogue nation's terrorist schemes, it finds more than Stony Man Farm's personnel bargained for. The floating drug lab bears a cargo much deadlier than heroin: ICBM parts. The missile parts are traceable to an American manufacturer and would, coupled with warheads, give North Korea the ability to hit an alarming number of other countries, to say nothing of eradicating South Korea's capital.

#128

Revolution Device

2013

STONY MAN Ready to take on the most dangerous missions, the covert warriors of the Stony team are the best officers and cyber techs in the world. Working under the radar on special Presidential assignments, the team members would sacrifice their lives to uphold freedom and put an end to terror attacks. LETHAL POLITICS An electronics-smuggling ring is distributing deadly IEDs to target American soldiers and diplomats, including the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala. It's only a matter of time before the group, which has ties with Hezbollah and Iranian revolutionists, strikes other U.S. embassies. Infiltrating the smuggling operation in Central America, Stony Man's Able Team must find a way to shut down the operation, while Phoenix Force goes head-to-head with the terrorists in Iraq before they launch an all-out war and put the lives of millions at stake.

#129

Pulse Point

2013

Stony Man Ready to take on the most dangerous missions, the elite members of the Stony Man team are the world's best black ops and cyber technicians. When the President has nowhere else to turn, these shadow warriors work under the radar on top secret White House assignments. They're willing to sacrifice their lives to uphold freedom, save innocent lives and protect the United States from terrorism. Dead Zone From a vessel off the Hawaiian coastline, North Korea launches a test of its latest tech, a nonnuclear electronic pulse weapon, and cripples a U.S. Coast Guard station. Worried the next attack will cover a larger area and put civilians at risk, the President is determined to kill the project before the threat is realized. Phoenix Force must infiltrate North Korea and destroy the weapon facility, while Able Team flies to the Aloha State to recover the testing equipment before it falls into the wrong hands. But the North Koreans aren't fighting fire with fire, and Stony Man must race to uncover and disengage this covert technology…before there's another strike.

#130

Atomic Fracture

2014

Stony Man Fighting battles few even know exist, the covert officers of Stony Man Farm are the most elite soldiers and cyber techs in the world. The team knows that if they don't succeed, innocent victims will die. Rebel Deception A civil war in the Middle East is the perfect breeding ground for Al-Qaeda's brand of terror. Taking advantage of the chaos to fuel violence between rebel fighters and government forces, Al-Qaeda's ultimate goal is to dominate the war-torn country�no matter how many civilians they kill in the process. On the President's orders, Phoenix Force drops in to stop the attacks before more blood is shed. Able Team remains stateside to ferret out a rebel mole who has stolen nuclear weapons from an American facility and plans to smuggle them into the Middle East. With the lines between right and wrong beginning to blur, Stony Man is sure of one thing: their only cause is the millions of lives at stake.

#131

Triplecross

2014

STONY MAN Whenever duty calls, America's most elite black ops and cyber tech group is ready to deploy. Stony Man Farm acts under orders from the President to save innocent lives by taking down one terrorist at a time—even if it means losing their own lives in the process. WAR FOR SALE Tensions erupt between Pakistan and India after Pakistani soldiers are found massacred in an Indian village, along with the body of an American—a businessman who had no reason to be there. Phoenix Force must stop ongoing battles in the area—skirmishes led by two rogue generals. When Able Team investigates the mining company that employed the dead American, the men are attacked by a group of mercenaries. With relations between Pakistan and India hanging in the balance, the Stony Man teams are faced with daunting missions…and the knowledge that failure could trigger a nuclear war.

#132

Cold Snap

2014

STONY MAN The covert teams of Stony Man Farm battle terrorist threats few know exist. Operating under the President, these elite warriors and cybertech experts are bound by honor and ready to sacrifice their lives to protect the innocent, overseas or on U.S. soil. HIDE AND SEEK Ecoterrorism becomes the perfect cover for a renegade Chinese and North Korean military group. Striking Japanese whaling and oil vessels on the high seas, the terrorists plan to trigger an economic war between Japan and the States. But when a Japanese delegation is attacked on U.S. soil, Able Team gets the call to hunt down those behind the lethal ambush while Phoenix Force goes in to stop the mass targeting of sailors and fishermen on the Pacific. With the mastermind behind the scheme still unknown, Stony Man Farm can only hope the trail of bodies will lead them to their target.

#133

Domination Bid

2014

STONY MAN he elite, covert agents of Stony Man Farm, comprising the best cyber techs and military in the world, act under orders of the President. Whether it's stopping a terror attack overseas or saving civilians closer to home, the teams fight for freedom and peace. DEADLY SCIENCE A cutting-edge electromagnetic pulse weapon sets off a bidding war, and brokers from countries all over the world can't wait to get their hands on it. But when the Libyan rebel behind the auction squeezes out the U.S., red flags are raised in Washington. Determined to keep the weapon of mass destruction away from hostile powers, Stony Man Farm has two choices: steal it from the rebel's headquarters in Greece�or destroy it. While Phoenix Force deploys overseas, Able Team has its own mission. An American paramilitary contractor also wants the EMP device…and he's willing to kill anyone who gets in his way.

#134

Death Dealers

2014

STONY MAN They're the world's best military warriors and cyber specialists, and they belong to a top secret black ops group that answers to the President of the United States. The Stony Man team is dedicated to striking down terrorism wherever it may be, even if it means paying the ultimate price. DEATH MARKET Terrorists from around the world have gathered in Hawaii to bid on stolen missiles. Whoever wins will have a weapon powerful enough to destroy an aircraft carrier with a single shot. With the clock ticking, Able Team goes undercover to stop the auction and take down the arms dealer who set up the buy. Meanwhile, Phoenix Force is on the hunt to retrieve the missiles and do whatever is necessary to eliminate the shadowy group behind the theft.

#135

Mind Bomb

2015

STONY MAN Operating under covert Presidential directives, the elite black ops group known as Stony Man is bound by honor to risk the ultimate price to uphold freedom. MENTAL MELTDOWN Following a series of suicide bombing attacks along the U.S.-Mexican border, the relatives of a dead female bomber attack Able Team, descending from social to homicidal in a matter of seconds. Clearly these bombings are far more than random killings. Searching for an answer to the seemingly psychotic episodes, the black ops group discovers someone is controlling these people's minds with a new drug that leaves them catatonic or dead, after first giving them the extraordinary urge to kill. While Able Team follows leads in the U.S., Phoenix Force heads to investigate similar bombings in the Middle East. With numerous civilians already infected by the drug, they must eliminate the source before the body count of unwilling sacrifices mounts.

Authors

Nick Pollotta also writes as Nicholas Pollotta, Jack Hopkins, and house names James Axler and Don Pendleton.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. aka Jordan Gray Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.

Don Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 1927 and died October 23, 1995 in Arizona. He wrote mystery, action/adventure, science-fiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and metaphysical scholar. He published more than 125 books in his long career, and his books have been published in more than 25 foreign languages with close to two hundred million copies in print throughout the world. After producing a number of science-fiction and mystery novels, Don launched in 1969 the phenomenal Mack Bolan: The Executioner, which quickly emerged as the original, definitive Action/Adventure series. His successful paperback books inspired a new particularly American literary genre during the early 1970's, and Don became known as "the father of action/adventure." "Although The Executioner Series is far and away my most significant contribution to world literature, I still do not perceive myself as 'belonging' to any particular literary niche. I am simply a storyteller, an entertainer who hopes to enthrall with visions of the reader's own incipient greatness." Don Pendleton's original Executioner Series are now in ebooks, published by Open Road Media. 37 of the original novels. Wikipedia: Don Pendleton

Nathan Meyer is 36, married, and a father of two sons. In addition to several short story and anthology sales to places like Carnifex Press and Pitch Black Publishing, he has a multi-book contract in the Executioner series, which allows him to write full time. Nathan lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and sons. At various times in his life he has been an infantry soldier, wildland firefighter on a rappel crew, a commercial fisherman in Alaska, an EMT, worked security at Vegas casinos, and been a nurse. In addition to chasing his sons he enjoys reading, picking up heavy things, playing chess, history, and arguing with people on the Internet.