VJ Books Presents Author Stephen Coonts!
 Stephen Coonts was born in 1946 and grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He majored in political science at West Virginia University, graduating in 1968 with an A.B. degree. Upon graduation he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.
He received his Navy wings in August, 1969. After completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft, Mr. Coonts reported to Attack Squadron 196 at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. He made two combat cruises aboard USS Enterprise during the final years of the Vietnam War as a member of this squadron. 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. He left active duty in 1977 and moved to Colorado. After short stints as a taxi driver and police officer, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law in the fall of 1977.
Coonts received his law degree in December, 1979, and moved to West Virginia to practice. He returned to Colorado in 1981 as a staff attorney specializing in oil and gas law for a large independent oil company.
The success of his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, has allowed Coonts to devote himself full time to writing; he has been at it ever since. He still enjoys flying and tries to do as much of it as possible.
The U.S. Naval Institute honored Mr. Coonts with its Author of the Year Award for the year 1986 for his novel, Flight of the Intruder. He was a trustee of West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1990-1998. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1992. In 2014 West Virginia University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
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Stephen Coonts Bibliography
Jake Grafton Series
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Flight of the Intruder - 1986
- The Intruders - 1994
- Final Flight - 1988
- The Minotaur - 1989
- Under Siege - 1990
- The Red Horseman - 1993
- Cuba - 1999
- Hong Kong - 2000
- America - 2001
- Liberty - 2003
Deep Black Series
- Deep Black - 2003 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Biowar - 2004 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Dark Zone - 2004 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Payback - 2005 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Jihad - 2007 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Conspiracy - 2008 (with Jim DeFelice)
- Deep Black: Arctic Gold - 2009 (with William H Keith)
- Deep Black: Sea of Terror - 2010 (with William H Keith)
- Deep Black: Death Wave - 2011 (with William H Keith)
Tommy Carmellini Series
- Liars and Thieves - 2004 - aka Wages of Sin
- The Traitor - 2006
- The Assassin - 2008
- The Disciple - 2009
- Pirate Alley - 2013
- The Art of War - 2016
- Liberty's Last Stand - 2016
Saucer Series
- Saucer - 2002
- Saucer: The Conquest - 2004
- Saucer: Savage Planet - 2014
Others
- The Cannibal Queen: A Flight into the Heart of America - 1992
- The Garden of Eden
- Fortunes of War
- The Sea Witch - 2012
Anthologies
- Combat
- On Glorious Wings
- Victory
- War in the Air: True Accounts of the 2Oth Century's Most Dramatic Air Battles by the Men Who Fought Them - 1996
Omnibus
- Three Great Novels: Fortunes of War, Cuba, Hong Kong - 2001
- Three Great Novels 2: The Intruders, The Minotaur, Under Siege - 2004
Collections
- Tasty Treats Vol 1: Rachel's Seduction / Riding Lessons / Mackenzie's Meltdown / The Elixir - 2010 (writing as Eve Adams) (with Amber Carlton, Dee S Knight and Jenny Penn)
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