David Slaton · Book 8

Assassin's Dawn

Published
1 January 2021
Pages
120
ISBN-13
9781250832054
Type
novella
Cover of Assassin's Dawn

About this book

Assassin's Dawn sits between Assassin's Strike and Assassin's Edge in David Slaton's publication order, arriving in 2021. At 120 pages, it is the shortest of the books covered here.

Key facts about Assassin's Dawn

Ward Larsen wrote Assassin's Dawn, a novella on our list. It has been out since 2021. The book has 120 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781250832054 to find the main one.

Assassin's Dawn is book 8 of 11 in the David Slaton series. The series has 11 published books. However, the series starts with The Perfect Assassin (2004). Dark Vector is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 1 February 2025.

Additionally, Ward Larsen writes Jack Ryan and Jammer Davis as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Rules of Engagement is the latest published Ward Larsen book on file, from 19 May 2026.

About Ward Larsen

Ward Larsen flew F-16s in the U.S. Air Force — twenty-two combat missions during Operation Desert Storm — then went on to work as a federal law-enforcement officer, airline captain and trained aircraft accident investigator, expertise he's put directly to use across two long-running thriller series. See every Ward Larsen book in order.

Its place in David Slaton

Assassin's Dawn is book 8 in the David Slaton series. It follows Assassin's Strike. It is followed by Assassin's Edge. See the full David Slaton reading order.

David Slaton is a former Mossad assassin — codenamed Kidon — trying, across nine novels and counting, to retire from a trade that keeps pulling him back in for one more impossible job. Ward Larsen, a former F-16 fighter pilot and airline pilot, launched the character in his debut The Perfect Assassin (2004, later folded into the numbered series), then relaunched him a decade later with Assassin's Game (2014), the book most editions treat as the series' true starting point. From there Slaton is chased through a…

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