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Andrew Peterson Books in Order

Andrew Peterson has written 11 books, published between 2008 and 2018. The first book is First to Kill (2008) and the newest is Hired to Kill (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 7 of the 11 books listed here are in the Nathan McBride series, which has its own page: Nathan McBride books in order.

Books
11
Published
2008–2018
Total pages
3,780 across 11 books
Reading time
63–95 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,780 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Photo of Andrew Peterson, author of the Nathan McBride series

Andrew Peterson is catalogued with 11 books published between 2008 and 2018, falling into two strands. The Nathan McBride series is military thriller, running First to Kill (2008), Forced to Kill (2009), Option to Kill (2012) and on to Hired to Kill (2018), with snipers, Marines and undercover operations across its subjects. The second strand is children's fantasy: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (2008), North! Or Be Eaten (2009), The Monster in the Hollows (2011) and The Warden and the Wolf King (2014).

In Peterson's children's fantasy books, siblings Janner, Tink and Leeli Igiby, along with their dog Nugget, discover a secret map and a mysterious inheritance after their peaceful life is disrupted by an enemy, and set out on a journey that includes encounters with dark magic and fantastical creatures.

How many Andrew Peterson books are there?

Andrew Peterson has 11 books, released between 2008 and 2018. 7 of them belong to the Nathan McBride series.

Andrew Peterson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Andrew Peterson 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.

  1. Cover of First to Kill by Andrew Peterson, book 1 of the Nathan McBride series (2008)
  2. Cover of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (2008)
  3. Cover of Forced to Kill by Andrew Peterson, book 2 of the Nathan McBride series (2009)
  4. Cover of North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (2009)
  5. Cover of The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson (2011)
  6. Cover of Ready to Kill by Andrew Peterson, book 4 of the Nathan McBride series (2014)
  7. Cover of The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson (2014)
  8. Cover of Contract to Kill by Andrew Peterson, book 5 of the Nathan McBride series (2015)
  9. Cover of Hired to Kill by Andrew Peterson, book 7 of the Nathan McBride series (2018)
  1. 1
    First to KillNathan McBride #12008 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008356
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  2. 2
    On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008304
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  3. 3
    Forced to KillNathan McBride #22009 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009313
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  4. 4
    North! Or Be Eaten2009 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Monster in the Hollows2011 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Option to KillNathan McBride #32012 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012337
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  7. 7
    Ready to KillNathan McBride #42014 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014346
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  8. 8
    The Warden and the Wolf King2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Contract to KillNathan McBride #52015 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015374
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  10. 10
    Right to KillNathan McBride #62016 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016314
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  11. 11
    Hired to KillNathan McBride #72018 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018380
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Andrew Peterson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Andrew Peterson 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.

Standalone books

4 books

4 Andrew Peterson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Andrew Peterson Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Andrew Peterson books run from First to Kill (2008) to Hired to Kill (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Andrew Peterson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Andrew Peterson books in order?

You only need to read Andrew Peterson books in order within the Nathan McBride series, which holds 7 of the 11 Andrew Peterson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Andrew Peterson

Start with First to Kill (2008), the first Nathan McBride book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Andrew Peterson book?

Hired to Kill (2018) is the newest Andrew Peterson book released so far.

Is there a new Andrew Peterson book coming?

No next Andrew Peterson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Andrew Peterson at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Andrew Peterson title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Andrew Peterson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,780 pages across all 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Andrew Peterson books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Andrew Peterson books are about

All 11 Andrew Peterson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.