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Area 51 Books in Order

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Explore Bob Mayer's Area 51 books in order, with story summaries to help you choose your next science fiction adventure and find where to start reading.

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Area 51 books in publication order

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13 books

1

Area 51

by Bob Mayer

1997

A renegade general prepares to activate an alien mothership hidden beneath the Nevada desert. Scientist Lisa Duncan and Special Forces officer Mike Turcotte race to halt the test, while an archaeologist uncovers evidence connecting ancient civilization to extraterrestrial visitors.

2

The Reply

by Bob Mayer

1998

An alien computer beneath Easter Island sends a message into space, drawing extraterrestrials toward Earth. Lisa Duncan and Mike Turcotte follow clues across ancient sites to determine the visitors' intentions before their return puts humanity's survival at risk.

3

The Mission

by Bob Mayer

1999

A deadly virus spreads through Amazon villages, threatening worldwide contagion after the exposure of Area 51. Lisa Duncan and Mike Turcotte suspect an alien weapon and investigate a mysterious site called the Mission in search of humanity's possible salvation.

4

The Sphinx

by Bob Mayer

2000

Alien-human hybrids seize a dormant spacecraft and use it to threaten Earth with nuclear missiles. Lisa Duncan and Mike Turcotte follow archaeological clues into the Great Sphinx, seeking the ancient key their enemies demand before the ultimatum expires.

5

The Grail

by Bob Mayer

2001

Lisa Duncan finds the Holy Grail while an alien force races to recover ancient sources of power. Trapped near the Great Sphinx, she depends on Mike Turcotte's rescue mission, which forces him to weigh her safety against securing the artifact.

6

Excalibur

by Bob Mayer

2002

Two alien factions compete to dominate Earth, leaving Mike Turcotte's team facing a dangerous choice of allies. Their search for the real Excalibur takes them across ancient sites, seeking a weapon capable of unlocking extraordinary power before enemies claim it.

7

Nosferatu

by Bob Mayer

2003

The immortal hybrid Nosferatu seeks the alien technology behind the Holy Grail to escape dependence on human blood and regain a lost lover. A rival pursues the same prize, setting up a confrontation with consequences for the entire planet.

8

The Truth

by Bob Mayer

2003

With Earth's legendary artifacts uncovered, humans and aliens pursue the location of a mothership that could determine their survival. Mike Turcotte must recover a secret buried in Lisa Duncan's memory as an alien army threatens domination and nuclear destruction.

9

Legend

by Bob Mayer

2004

Donnchadh and Gwalcmai escape a doomed human breeding colony after rebelling against their alien creators. Learning that Earth faces the same enslavement, they travel to Atlantis and begin a covert campaign spanning millennia to resist the Airlia's control.

10

Invasion

by Bob Mayer

2018

A Swarm battle core arrives above Earth, preparing a devastating invasion that scattered survivors barely understand. Mike Turcotte attempts to strike its center while people shelter underground or prepare to resist creatures beyond their worst legends.

11

Redemption

by Bob Mayer

2018

After Earth's costly victory over alien domination, Mike Turcotte returns to Area 51 carrying disturbing knowledge about humanity's origins. The arrival of an ancient enemy threatens a disaster greater than the war humanity has just survived.

12

Interstellar

by Bob Mayer

2019

Bren and Markus have spent millennia undermining the alien rulers of Earth15, where humans were bred for war against the Swarm. Meeting a man who claims to predate those rulers challenges everything Bren understands about humanity's origins.

13

Earth Abides

by Bob Mayer

2020

Earth lies devastated by nuclear war, an alien invasion and a deadly virus, with survivors scattered across a darkened landscape. Mike Turcotte and others face lingering monsters and mysterious human transformations as ancient forces begin to stir.

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