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Alex Rider books in order

Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz has 13 books, published 2001–2020. Reading all of them takes about 77 hours (4,175 pages). 6 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 2000

    Stormbreaker

    234 pages, about 4.3 hours 3.9★ (37)

  2. Book 2 · 2001

    Point Blanc

    274 pages, about 5 hours 4.3★ (26)

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  3. Book 3 · 2002

    Skeleton Key

    327 pages, about 6 hours 4.1★ (26)

  4. Book 4 · 2003

    Eagle Strike

    328 pages, about 6 hours 4.0★ (27)

  5. Book 5 · 2004

    Scorpia

    364 pages, about 6.7 hours 4.1★ (27)

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  6. Book 6 · 2005

    Ark Angel

    331 pages, about 6.1 hours 4.2★ (20)

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  7. Book 7 · 2007

    Snakehead

    406 pages, about 7.5 hours 4.3★ (14)

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  8. Book 8 · 2009

    Crocodile Tears

    388 pages, about 7.1 hours 4.5★ (11)

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  9. Book 9 · 2011

    Scorpia Rising

    417 pages, about 7.7 hours 4.7★ (6)

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  10. Book 10 · 2013

    Russian Roulette

    Anthony Horowitz

  11. Book 11 · 2017

    Never Say Die

    349 pages, about 6.4 hours 5.0★ (6)

  12. Book 12 · 2019

    Secret Weapon

    336 pages, about 6.2 hours 4.0★ (2)

  13. Book 13 · 2020

    Nightshade

    421 pages, about 7.7 hours 5.0★ (1)

Questions people ask

How many Alex Rider books are there?

There are 13 books in the series, published 2001–2020.

Which Alex Rider book should I read first?

Start with Stormbreaker (2000), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 77 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 4,175 pages in total. The longest book is Nightshade at 421 pages.

Can I read Alex Rider for free?

6 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.