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Nathan Hale

4 Series • 20 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Books
Start with: One Dead Spy (2012)
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Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Start with: One Trick Pony (2017)
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Publication Order of Children's Books
Start with: The Twelve Bots of Christmas (2005)

ⓘ About Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale Nathan Hale is a best-selling comics and children books, author, and illustrator. The Utah-born author was born in a family where fantasy stories were read aloud at night because the family did not have a TV. This explains Hale’s love for the written word and his decision to focus on children’s literature. Nathan studied at Cornish College of Art. After graduation, he was immediately hired to paint a display in a dinosaur museum, which marked the beginning of a career in natural history painting. Hale lives with his family in Utah and is an enthusiastic Lego sets collector. One Dead Spy One Dead Spy comes first in the Nathan Hale Hazardous Tales series.

All Book Series by Nathan Hale

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One Dead Spy

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2012

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2012
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Big Bad Ironclad!

Book 2 of 13 · published 2012

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2012
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Donner Dinner Party

Book 3 of 13 · published 2013

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2013
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Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

Book 4 of 13 · published 2014

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2014
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The Underground Abductor

Book 5 of 13 · published 2015

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2015
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Alamo All-Stars

Book 6 of 13 · published 2017

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2017
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Raid of No Return

Book 7 of 13 · published 2017

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2017
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Lafayette!

Book 8 of 13 · published 2018

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2018
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Major Impossible

Book 9 of 13 · published 2019

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2019
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Blades of Freedom

Book 10 of 13 · published 2020

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2020
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Cold War Correspondent

Book 11 of 13 · published 2021

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2021
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Above the Trenches

Book 12 of 13 · published 2023

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2023
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Bones and Berserkers

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2025

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2025
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One Trick Pony

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
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Apocalypse Taco

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
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The Twelve Bots of Christmas

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2005

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2005
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The Devil You Know

Book 2 of 4 · published 2005

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2005
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Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School

Book 3 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
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Let's Make History!

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022

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2022
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Been There, Done That

Single-title series · published 2015

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2015

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Nathan Hale?

Nathan Hale Nathan Hale is a best-selling comics and children books, author, and illustrator. The Utah-born author was born in a family where fantasy stories were read aloud at night because the family did not have a TV. This explains Hale's love for the written word and his decision to focus on children's literature.

Which Nathan Hale series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, the earliest of Nathan Hale's multi-book series: it opens with One Dead Spy (2012) and runs to 13 books across 2012–2025, ending with Bones and Berserkers (2025).

How many books has Nathan Hale written?

Nathan Hale has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2025. 13 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series with 13 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Nathan Hale's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nathan Hale's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (2012–2025, 13 books).

How are Nathan Hale's books organised into series?

This guide splits Nathan Hale's 20 books into 1 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (13 books, 2012–2025).