Alex Rider Books in Order: How to read Anthony Horowitz’s series?

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The Alex Rider series, penned by British author Anthony Horowitz, revolves around the life of a teenage protagonist, Alex Rider, who is thrust into the realm of espionage and intrigue. Everything starts when young Alex Rider uncovers the secrets surrounding his uncle’s life and untimely demise. This discovery sets in motion a chain of events that leads to his recruitment by MI6, the renowned British intelligence agency.

His mission: to pick up where his uncle left off and thwart a looming terrorist threat. As the story unfolds, readers follow Alex as he confronts dangerous adversaries, faces perilous challenges, and dedicates himself to defeating the forces of evil.

How to read the Alex Rider Series in Order?

You can go on reading the Alex Rider book series by only picking up the novels, but if you want more, you’ll find at the end of this article a full reading order with the short stories included.

I. Only the Alex Rider Novels

  1. StormbreakerFourteen-year-old Alex Rider is forcibly recruited into MI6. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate Herod Sayle, a man who is offering state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers to every school in the country. But the teenage spy soon finds himself in mortal danger.
  2. Point Blanc – Teenage spy Alex Rider is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the exclusive Point Blanc Academy. But the academy hides a deadly secret. Can Alex alert the world to the truth before it’s too late?
  3. Skeleton Key – Teenage spy Alex Rider faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Teaming up with the CIA, Alex must go to a remote Caribbean island called Skeleton Key, where the insane general Sarov is hatching explosive plans to re-write history.
  4. Eagle Strike – Teenage spy Alex Rider is in the South of France, hoping to sever his links with MI6. But when a sudden attack on his hosts plunges Alex back into a world of violence, he soon uncovers a plan called Eagle strike – a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined.
  1. Scorpia – Teenage spy Alex Rider travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice… work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in.
  2. Ark Angel – Teenage spy Alex Rider has a chance encounter with the son of multi-billionaire Nikolei Drevin. Soon Alex finds himself in the middle of an international crime hunt. The connection – Ark Angel, a revolutionary space hotel with catastrophic potential.
  3. Snakehead – Teenage spy Alex Rider is forced into the Australian secret service. His target is the criminal underworld of South East Asia, and a ruthless organization known as the Snakehead.
  4. Crocodile Tears – Alex Rider meets international do-gooder Desmond McCain. But a simple card game between them rapidly leads to a duel to the death – one that could result in the destruction of an entire country.
  1. Scorpia Rising – Alex Rider is trying to get his life back on track. But Scorpia has returned, and when you’re the world’s most successful spy, the only way out is to face your enemies. Alex’s final mission will be the deadliest of all.
  2. Russian Roulette – Contract killer Yassen Gregorovich is given orders to kill Alex Rider. But Yassen knows a secret from the past that connects him to the fourteen-year-old spy. What is it that makes one of them choose to do evil, and what does it take to turn him into a killer?
  3. Never Say Die – Alex Rider is trying to get his life back on track after the traumatic events of his last mission. But even Alex can’t fight the past … especially when it holds a deadly secret.
  1. Nightshade – Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organization known only as Nightshade. Alex is on his own, with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands.
  2. Nightshade Revenge – Alex Rider receives an ultimatum from Nightshade, a dangerous band of assassins with a score to pay, after his closest buddy Tom is kidnapped. But what twisted evil do they have in mind, and how is it related to a cutting-edge new gaming platform?
    Alex finds himself drawn into a nightmarish world where nothing is real and the game itself has the power to murder you. He has no idea who to trust.
    Nightshade is closing in as the time runs out.

II. The Alex Rider Novels & Short Stories

  1. Stormbreaker
  2. The Man With Eleven Fingers (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  3. Christmas At Gunpoint (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  4. Point Blanc
  5. Alex In Afghanistan (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  6. Secret Weapon (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  7. High Tension (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  8. Skeleton Key
  9. Eagle Strike
  10. Spy Trap (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  11. Scorpia
  12. Ark Angel
  13. Snakehead
  14. Crocodile Tears
  15. Scorpia Rising
  16. Russian Roulette
  17. Never Say Die
  18. Tea With Smithers (short story) – Collected in Secret Weapon.
  19. Nightshade
  20. Nightshade Revenge

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  1. Great books. Picked a copy “never say die” in used bookstore. Have ordered book 1-2. Thanks

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