Alex Bledsoe Books in Order
Alex Bledsoe has written 21 books, published between 2007 and 2022. The first book is The Sword-Edged Blonde (2007) and the newest is Dandelion (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2007–2022
- Pages on record
- 4,728 in 14 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 79–118 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,728 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Sword and sorcery and urban fantasy with hard-boiled leads and noir themes are Alex Bledsoe's trademark. Bledsoe, an American writer born on February 3, 1963, writes 5 series: Eddie LaCrosse, Tufa, Rudolfo Zginski, Red Reaper and Witch Tales. The Sword-Edged Blonde (2007) is the earliest title, followed by Blood Groove and Burn Me Deadly (2009) and The Hum and the Shiver (2011). Subjects across the catalogue include private investigators, magic, vampires, musicians and Tennessee. Bledsoe's catalogue holds 21 books up to Dandelion (2022).
How many Alex Bledsoe books are there?
Alex Bledsoe has 21 books, released between 2007 and 2022. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Alex Bledsoe Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Alex Bledsoe books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120073202/4
- 220093042/4
- 320093522/4
- 420104162/4
- 520113522/4
- 620113612/4
- 7To the Batpole2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 820123502/4
- 92013–2/4
- 1020131682/4
- 11Next-to-Last of the Tiger Men and Mack's Last Rhino2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 1220133522/4
- 132013–2/4
- 1420143682/4
- 152015–2/4
- 1620153842/4
- 1720163152/4
- 182016–2/4
- 1920173202/4
- 2020183662/4
- 21Dandelion2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Alex Bledsoe series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Tufa books in order 8 books
Alex Bledsoe books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Eddie LaCrosse in order
6 booksRudolfo Zginski in order
2 booksRed Reaper in order
1 bookWitch Tales in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Alex Bledsoe titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Alex Bledsoe books in order?
You only need to read Alex Bledsoe books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alex Bledsoe
Start with The Hum and the Shiver (2011), the first Tufa book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Sword-Edged Blonde (2007).
What is the newest Alex Bledsoe book?
Dandelion (2022) is the newest Alex Bledsoe book released so far.
Is there a new Alex Bledsoe book coming?
No next Alex Bledsoe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alex Bledsoe at a glance
- Paused
- No new Alex Bledsoe title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Alex Bledsoe books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,728 pages across the 14 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alex Bledsoe books, 17 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Alex Bledsoe books are about
14 of the 21 Alex Bledsoe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 9 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 9 of 14 books
- Murder 4 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 14 books
- Crime 3 of 14 books
- Investigation 3 of 14 books
- Magic 3 of 14 books
- Horror 2 of 14 books
- Musicians 2 of 14 books
- Tennessee 2 of 14 books