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Alex Rider Reading Order

Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz has 13 main books (2000–2023). Start with Stormbreaker (2000) and read the numbered books in order.

By Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider books in order

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  1. #1

    Stormbreaker

    2000 · 234 pages

    4 h 6 min
  2. #2

    Point Blank

    2001 · 274 pages

    4 h 48 min
  3. #3

    Skeleton Key

    2002 · 327 pages

    5 h 43 min
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  5. #4

    Eagle Strike

    2003 · 328 pages

    5 h 45 min
  6. #5

    Scorpia

    2004 · 364 pages

    6 h 22 min
  7. #6

    Ark Angel

    2005 · 331 pages

    5 h 48 min
  8. #7

    Snakehead

    2007 · 406 pages

    7 h 6 min
  9. #8

    Crocodile Tears

    2009 · 388 pages

    6 h 48 min
  10. #9

    Scorpia Rising

    2011 · 417 pages

    7 h 18 min
  11. #10

    Russian Roulette

    2013 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  12. #11

    Never Say Die

    2017 · 349 pages

    6 h 7 min
  13. #12

    Nightshade

    2020 · 421 pages

    7 h 22 min
  14. #13

    Nightshade Revenge

    2023 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min

Main books together: 4,575 pages, about 80 h 6 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Alex Rider: common questions

How many books are in the Alex Rider series?
There are 13 main books in Alex Rider. The most recent main book listed here is Nightshade Revenge (2023).
What order should I read Alex Rider in?
Read Alex Rider in its numbered order: Stormbreaker, Point Blank, Skeleton Key, Eagle Strike, and so on. The second book was published in the UK as Point Blanc.
What is the first Alex Rider book?
The first book is Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz, published in 2000.
How long does it take to read the whole Alex Rider series?
The 13 main books add up to about 4,575 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 80 hours of reading, or about 161 days at 30 minutes a day.

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