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Alex Rider Books in Order

by Anthony HorowitzChildren's Books

13 books and 1 novella from Stormbreaker (2000) to Nightshade Revenge (2023). Rated 4.6 across 4,980 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Stormbreaker

    Book 1 2000 4.4 (1.1k)

    They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle’s car confirm the truth.

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  2. Point Blank

    Book 2 2013 4.7 (530)

    Recently recruited and trained as a special agent by MI6, the British secret service, 14-year-old West Londoner Alex Rider is sent to infiltrate an ultra-private school where the rich and powerful send their uncontrollable, rebellious…

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  3. Skeleton Key

    Book 3 1999 4.7 (433)

    Alex Rider of Point Blank is back in another hair raising adventure. Although the 14-year-old has escaped great dangers and has twice saved the world, he now faces his most perilous foe.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  4. Alex Rider: Secret Weapon

    Novella 3.5 2019 5.0 (8)

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  5. Eagle Strike

    Book 4 2003 4.7 (426)

    Fourteen-year-old secret agent Alex Rider is on holiday in southern France with his friend Sabina and her parents. Everything seems perfect, until ruthless assassin Yassen Gregorovich arrives.

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  6. Scorpia

    Book 5 2004 4.7 (433)

    Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz! Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he…

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  7. Ark Angel

    Book 6 2005 4.8 (348)

    Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him.

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  8. Snakehead

    Book 7 2007 4.7 (328)

    Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz! When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service…

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  9. Crocodile Tears

    Book 8 2009 4.6 (327)

    Best-selling author and fan favorite Anthony Horowitz has built a huge following with his Alex Rider series. This time, Alex is up against a con man who wants to create the biggest catastrophe he can muster to profit through a…

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  10. Scorpia Rising - The Final Mission

    Book 9 2011 4.7 (296)

    Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power.

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  11. Russian Roulette: An Assassin's Story

    Book 10 2013 4.7 (241)

    The final story in the #1 best-selling Alex Rider series! Alex Rider's life changed forever with the silent pull of a trigger.

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  12. Never Say Die

    Book 11 2017 4.8 (291)

    Following the events of Scorpia Rising, Alex relocates to San Francisco as he slowly recovers from the tragic death of his best friend and caregiver, Jack Starbright, at the hands of terrorists working for SCORPIA.

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  13. Nightshade

    Book 12 2020 4.8 (239)

    From internationally best-selling author Anthony Horowitz comes the 12th thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to Gibraltar after the death of Scorpia, and enters into a battle…

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  14. Nightshade Revenge

    Book 13 2023 5.0 (1)

    When his best friend Tom is abducted, Alex Rider is given an ultimatum by Nightshade – a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settle.

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Adapted for screen

  • Alex Rider TV series · Amazon Freevee · 2020–2024 · 3 seasons

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Alex Rider is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (3.5 comes after book 3). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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