Reading order · 13 books · 2000 to 2023 · Set in London
Alex Rider Books in Order
Alex Rider is a fourteen-year-old schoolboy who is recruited by MI6 after his uncle is killed on a secret mission. Fast, gadget-filled spy adventures for younger readers.
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Series facts
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2000 to 2023
- First book
- Stormbreaker
- Latest
- Nightshade Revenge (2023)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Alex Rider book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
13 books · Set in London
- 1Stormbreaker2000With Alex RiderFourteen-year-old Alex Rider learns that his uncle, who he thought was a banker, was really a spy, killed on a mission for MI6.Buy on Amazon
- 2Point Blanc2001With Alex RiderAlex Rider goes undercover at an exclusive school in the French Alps for the troubled sons of the very rich.Buy on Amazon
- 3Skeleton Key2002With Alex RiderAfter a job at Wimbledon, Alex Rider is sent with the CIA to a Caribbean island, where a Russian general has a terrible plan.Buy on Amazon
- 4Eagle Strike2003With Alex RiderOn holiday in France with his friend Sabina, Alex Rider comes up against a famous pop star with a secret.Buy on Amazon
- 5Scorpia2004With Alex RiderAlex Rider learns that his father worked for Scorpia, a criminal organisation, and goes to Venice to find out more.Buy on Amazon
- 6Ark Angel2005With Alex RiderAlex Rider wakes up in hospital and finds himself protecting the son of a billionaire who is building a hotel in space.Buy on Amazon
- 7Snakehead2007With Alex RiderAlex Rider lands in Australia and is recruited by the Australian secret service to go undercover with a gang of people smugglers.Buy on Amazon
- 8Crocodile Tears2009With Alex RiderAlex Rider uncovers a plot by the head of a famous charity.Buy on Amazon
- 9Scorpia Rising2011With Alex RiderScorpia plots its revenge, and Alex Rider is sent on a mission to Cairo.Buy on Amazon
- 10Russian Roulette2013With Yassen GregorovichThe life of the Russian assassin Yassen Gregorovich, from his childhood in a village in Russia to the day he met Alex Rider.Buy on Amazon
- 11Never Say Die2017With Alex RiderTrying to rebuild his life, Alex Rider receives a message that draws him to Egypt and into a ruthless kidnapping plot.Buy on Amazon
- 12Nightshade2020With Alex RiderAlex Rider is sent into a prison in Gibraltar to infiltrate a criminal organisation that trains children as killers.Buy on Amazon
- 13Nightshade Revenge2023With Alex RiderAlex Rider takes on the criminal organisation Nightshade once more, as it plans a devastating attack.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Stormbreaker. Russian Roulette tells the story of the assassin Yassen Gregorovich and can be read at any point after Scorpia Rising.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Alex Rider | Yassen Gregorovich | Jack Starbright | Alan Blunt | Mrs Jones | Sabina Pleasure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Stormbreaker | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 2 Point Blanc | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 3 Skeleton Key | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 4 Eagle Strike | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 Scorpia | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 6 Ark Angel | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 7 Snakehead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 8 Crocodile Tears | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 9 Scorpia Rising | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 10 Russian Roulette | ·Minor | LLead | ||||
| 11 Never Say Die | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 12 Nightshade | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 13 Nightshade Revenge | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Alex Rider books
6 characters from Anthony Horowitz’s chart, with the number of Alex Rider books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Alex RiderTeenage schoolboy recruited by MI6 | 13 | Stormbreaker 2000 |
| Yassen GregorovichRussian assassin | 3 | Stormbreaker 2000 |
| Jack StarbrightAlex's American housekeeper and friend | 12 | Stormbreaker 2000 |
| Alan BluntHead of MI6 Special Operations | 12 | Stormbreaker 2000 |
| Mrs JonesDeputy head of Special Operations | 12 | Stormbreaker 2000 |
| Sabina PleasureAlex's friend | 2 | Skeleton Key 2002 |