🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Alex Rider Books
Start with: Stormbreaker (2000)
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Publication Order of Alex Rider Collections
Start with: Alex Rider: Secret Weapon (2019)
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Publication Order of Alex Rider: The Graphic Novel Books
Start with: Stormbreaker (2006)
ⓘ About Anthony Horowitz
Taking a more horror slanted angle, this book was initially released in 2005 on the 1st of June in the United States by Anthony Horowitz. Combining both fantasy and horror, it was to set-up ‘The Power of Five’ series creating an overall arc and tone for the books. Having a graphic-novel adaptation as well in 2010, its popularity has continued to endure since it was first published. After a run-in with a policeman following a warehouse break-in, fifteen year old Matt Freeman attempts to confess, but his accomplice stabs the policeman in the back then attempts to blame him. Matt is found not guilty of the crime though, but not before discovering he may have hidden darker talents.
All Book Series by Anthony Horowitz
1
Stormbreaker
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2000
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8
Crocodile Tears
Book 8 of 15 · published 2009
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10
Scorpia Rising
Book 10 of 15 · published 2011
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11
Russian Roulette
Book 11 of 15 · published 2013
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12
Never Say Die
Book 12 of 15 · published 2017
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13
Secret Weapon
Book 13 of 15 · published 2019
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15
Nightshade Revenge
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024
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1
Alex Rider: Secret Weapon
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
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2
Alex Rider Undercover
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
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1
Stormbreaker
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2006
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6
Ark Angel
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2020
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1
The Gadget
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005
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2
Alex Rider, Mission Files
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2008
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1
The Red Circle / Kızıl Çember
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025
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2
The Irregulars
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
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1
The Word Is Murder
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2018
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2
The Sentence Is Death
Book 2 of 7 · published 2019
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4
The Twist of a Knife
Book 4 of 7 · published 2022
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6
A Deadly Episode
Book 6 of 7 · published 2026
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7
The Vanishing Jury
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2027
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1
The Falcon's Malteser
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1986
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2
Public Enemy Number Two
Book 2 of 10 · published 1987
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3
South by Southeast
Book 3 of 10 · published 1991
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4
The Blurred Man
Book 4 of 10 · published 2003
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5
The French Confection
Book 5 of 10 · published 2003
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6
I Know What You Did Last Wednesday
Book 6 of 10 · published 2003
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7
The Greek Who Stole Christmas
Book 7 of 10 · published 2007
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8
Two of Diamonds
Book 8 of 10 · published 2009
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9
The Double Eagle Has Landed
Book 9 of 10 · published 2011
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10
Where Seagulls Dare
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2022
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1
Three of Diamonds
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2004
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2
Four of Diamonds
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012
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1
Groosham Grange
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988
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2
The Unholy Grail / Return to Groosham Grange
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1990
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1
Horowitz Horror
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1999
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2
More Horowitz Horror
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2000
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1
Battles and Quests
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2010
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2
Beasts and Monsters
Book 2 of 6 · published 2010
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3
Death and the Underworld
Book 3 of 6 · published 2011
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4
Heroes and Villains
Book 4 of 6 · published 2011
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5
Tricks and Transformations
Book 5 of 6 · published 2012
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6
The Wrath of the Gods
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2012
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1
The Devil's Door Bell
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1983
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2
The Night of the Scorpion
Book 2 of 4 · published 1985
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3
The Silver Citadel
Book 3 of 4 · published 1986
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4
Day of the Dragon
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1989
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1
Burnt
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2002
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4
The Phone Goes Dead
Book 4 of 6 · published 2002
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6
Twist Cottage
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2002
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1
Raven's Gate
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2005
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5
Oblivion
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2012
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1
Raven's Gate
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010 Anthology · Tony Lee
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2
Evil Star
Book 2 of 3 · published 2014 Anthology · Tony Lee
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3
Nightrise
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014 Anthology · Tony Lee
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1
The House of Silk
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2011
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3
The Three Monarchs
Book 3 of 4 · published 2014
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4
The Adventure of the Seven Christmas Cards
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
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1
The Magpie Murders
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
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2
Moonflower Murders
Book 2 of 3 · published 2020
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3
Marble Hall Murders
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025
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1
Enter Frederick K. Bower
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1978
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2
The Sinister Secret Of Frederick K. Bower
Book 2 of 13 · published 1979
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3
Misha, the magician and the mysterious amulet
Book 3 of 13 · published 1981
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4
Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man
Book 4 of 13 · published 1986
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6
The New Adventures of William Tell
Book 6 of 13 · published 1987
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10
The Devil and His Boy
Book 10 of 13 · published 1997
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12
The Killing Joke
Book 12 of 13 · published 2002
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13
Vermeer to Eternity
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2015
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1
Guys Read: The Double Eagle Has Landed
Single-title series · published 2011
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1
Myths and Legends
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1985
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2
Death Walks Tonight
Book 2 of 5 · published 1995
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4
More Bloody Horowitz
Book 4 of 5 · published 2010
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5
Scared to Death
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018
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1
The Hitchhiker
Single-title series · published 2010
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1
A Handbag
Single-title series · published 2015
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1
Soppy Hoppy
Series opener · book 1 of 53 · published 2001 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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2
Bug Boy - Spider Camp!
Book 2 of 53 · published 2001 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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3
Bug Boy - Slug Picnic
Book 3 of 53 · published 2002 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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4
Pompom Pets
Book 4 of 53 · published 2002 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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5
The Moon Monsters Get Lost
Book 5 of 53 · published 2002 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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6
Sid Did it
Book 6 of 53 · published 2002 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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7
Rat and Cat - The Dance
Book 7 of 53 · published 2004 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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8
Slug Picnic
Book 8 of 53 · published 2004 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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9
Get a Parrot
Book 9 of 53 · published 2007 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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10
A Little Green Monster
Book 10 of 53 · published 2007 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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11
Keeping a Pet
Book 11 of 53 · published 2007 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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12
Giant George & the Robin
Book 12 of 53 · published 2008 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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13
Boring, Boring
Book 13 of 53 · published 2008 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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14
Babysitting Barney
Book 14 of 53 · published 2008 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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15
The Trout Fishing Song
Book 15 of 53 · published 2008 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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16
Rat and Cat - The Hat!
Book 16 of 53 · published 2008 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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17
Dig Sid Dig
Book 17 of 53 · published 2009 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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18
Beetle Cookies
Book 18 of 53 · published 2009 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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19
One-Way Ticket to Mars
Book 19 of 53 · published 2009 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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20
Little Red Riding Hoody
Book 20 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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21
Spider Camp
Book 21 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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22
The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round
Book 22 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Maureen Haselhurst
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23
The Bop
Book 23 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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24
A Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick
Book 24 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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25
The Quiz Went Fizz!
Book 25 of 53 · published 2010 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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26
Let's Rock
Book 26 of 53 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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27
Sid and the Boxer Pup
Book 27 of 53 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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28
Butterfly Pie
Book 28 of 53 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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29
Sea Fishing
Book 29 of 53 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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30
The Runaway T
Book 30 of 53 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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31
Step Inside a Story
Book 31 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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32
Tyrannosaurus Drip
Book 32 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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33
Plays to Act Tiddler
Book 33 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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34
Flash the Dog Dives In!
Book 34 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Jim Eldridge
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35
Changing Places
Book 35 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Nette Hilton
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36
The Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories
Book 36 of 53 · published 2012 Co-authored · Simone Massoni
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37
Machines on the Move
Book 37 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Clive Gifford
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38
Swoop Flies South
Book 38 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Smriti Halls
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39
Rat and Cat - Let's Jump
Book 39 of 53 · published 2012 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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40
Missing Milly
Book 40 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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41
Goha and the Shoes
Book 41 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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42
The Best Bet
Book 42 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson,Charlie Alder
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Frog Fight
Book 43 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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44
The Noises Next Door
Book 44 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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45
Don't Call Me Mum!
Book 45 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Julia Donaldson
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46
Rap-unzel
Book 46 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Jeanne Willis
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47
Flash the Dog Bounces In!
Book 47 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Jim Eldridge
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48
Big Giant, Little Bear
Book 48 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Rosalind Kerven
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49
Goldilocks and The Clever Plan
Book 49 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Smriti Halls
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50
Goldilocks and the Big Mess
Book 50 of 53 · published 2013 Anthology · Smriti Halls
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51
Goldilocks and the Porridge Problem
Book 51 of 53 · published 2016 Anthology · Smriti Halls
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52
The Road to Freedom
Book 52 of 53 · published 2017 Anthology · Lesa Cline-Ransome
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53
The Tree
Latest in the series · book 53 of 53 · published 2017 Anthology · Smriti Halls
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1
Colonel Sun
Series opener · book 1 of 34 · published 1968 Anthology · Kingsley Amis
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2
The Authorized Biography of 007
Book 2 of 34 · published 1973 Anthology · John George Pearson
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3
License Renewed
Book 3 of 34 · published 1981 Anthology · John Gardner
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4
For Special Services
Book 4 of 34 · published 1982 Anthology · John Gardner
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5
Icebreaker
Book 5 of 34 · published 1983 Anthology · John Gardner
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6
Role of Honor
Book 6 of 34 · published 1984 Anthology · John Gardner
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7
Nobody Lives Forever
Book 7 of 34 · published 1986 Anthology · John Gardner
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8
No Deals, Mr. Bond
Book 8 of 34 · published 1987 Anthology · John Gardner
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9
Scorpius
Book 9 of 34 · published 1988 Anthology · John Gardner
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10
Licence to Kill
Book 10 of 34 · published 1989 Anthology · John Gardner
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11
Win, Lose or Die
Book 11 of 34 · published 1989 Anthology · John Gardner
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12
Brokenclaw
Book 12 of 34 · published 1990 Anthology · John Gardner
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13
The Man from Barbarossa
Book 13 of 34 · published 1991 Anthology · John Gardner
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14
Death Is Forever
Book 14 of 34 · published 1992 Anthology · John Gardner
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15
Never Send Flowers
Book 15 of 34 · published 1993 Anthology · John Gardner
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16
SeaFire
Book 16 of 34 · published 1994 Anthology · John Gardner
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17
GoldenEye
Book 17 of 34 · published 1995 Anthology · John Gardner
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18
Cold Fall
Book 18 of 34 · published 1996 Anthology · John Gardner
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19
Zero Minus Ten
Book 19 of 34 · published 1997 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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20
Tomorrow Never Dies
Book 20 of 34 · published 1997 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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21
The Facts of Death
Book 21 of 34 · published 1998 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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22
Midsummer Nights Doom
Book 22 of 34 · published 1999 Anthology · John Gardner
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23
The World is Not Enough
Book 23 of 34 · published 1999 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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24
High Time to Kill
Book 24 of 34 · published 1999 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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25
Doubleshot
Book 25 of 34 · published 2000 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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26
Never Dream of Dying
Book 26 of 34 · published 2001 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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27
The Man With the Red Tattoo
Book 27 of 34 · published 2002 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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28
Die Another Day
Book 28 of 34 · published 2002 Anthology · Raymond Benson
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29
Devil May Care
Book 29 of 34 · published 2008 Anthology · Sebastian Faulks
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30
Carte Blanche
Book 30 of 34 · published 2011 Anthology · Jeffery Deaver
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31
Solo
Book 31 of 34 · published 2013 Anthology · William Boyd
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32
Trigger Mortis
Book 32 of 34 · published 2015
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33
Forever and a Day
Book 33 of 34 · published 2018
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34
With a Mind to Kill
Latest in the series · book 34 of 34 · published 2022
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1
The Puffin Book of Horror Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1994
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2
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads
Book 2 of 7 · published 2004
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5
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
Book 5 of 7 · published 2014
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6
California Schemin'
Book 6 of 7 · published 2020
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7
SHERLOCK
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anthony Horowitz?
Taking a more horror slanted angle, this book was initially released in 2005 on the 1st of June in the United States by Anthony Horowitz. Combining both fantasy and horror, it was to set-up 'The Power of Five' series creating an overall arc and tone for the books. Having a graphic-novel adaptation as well in 2010, its popularity has continued to endure since it was first published.
Which Anthony Horowitz series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pentagram Chronicles series, the earliest of Anthony Horowitz's multi-book series: it opens with The Devil's Door Bell (1983) and runs to 4 books across 1983–1989, ending with Day of the Dragon (1989). Anthony Horowitz's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Anthony Horowitz written?
Anthony Horowitz has 196 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1968 and 2027. 168 of them belong to 19 named series — the largest being the Bug Club series with 53 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Anthony Horowitz's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anthony Horowitz's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pentagram Chronicles (1983–1989, 4 books), Diamond Brothers (1986–2022, 10 books) and Groosham Grange (1988–1990, 2 books), plus 14 more.
How are Anthony Horowitz's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anthony Horowitz's 196 books into 19 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bug Club (53 books, 2001–2017); Alex Rider (15 books, 2000–2024); Diamond Brothers (10 books, 1986–2022); Detective Daniel Hawthorne (7 books, 2018–2027); Alex Rider: The Graphic Novel (6 books, 2006–2020), plus 14 further series.
