Bill Thesken Books in Order

Bill Thesken has written 14 books, published between 2013 and 2023. The first book is The Oil Eater (2013) and the newest is Scottish Roots (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2013–2023
Pages on record
826 in 3 of 14 books

Bill Thesken has 14 catalogued books spanning 2013 to 2023, with subject tags for action & adventure and romance. The Oil Eater and The Lords of Xibalba both date from 2013. Later titles include Blocking Paris, The Catalina Cabal, Exodus From Orion and Hunt for the Wild Honu. Thesken's series are Badger Thompson and Hunt for the Wild. Scottish Roots (2023) is the newest title, and the catalogue marks the author as dormant.

How many Bill Thesken books are there?

Bill Thesken has 14 books, released between 2013 and 2023. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Bill Thesken Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Bill Thesken 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. 1
    The Oil Eater2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  2. 2
    The Lords of Xibalba2013 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013314
  3. 3
    Blocking Paris2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  4. 4
    Edge of the PitBadger Thompson #12016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016256
  5. 5
    The Catalina CabalBadger Thompson #22017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017256
  6. 6
    Exodus From Orion2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Quick ReadBadger Thompson #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  8. 8
    Legend of the Broken Paddle2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  9. 9
    Hunt for the Wild HonuHunt for the Wild #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  10. 10
    Hunt for the Wild TaroHunt for the Wild #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  11. 11
    Hunt for the Wild Pue'oHunt for the Wild #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  12. 12
    The Island Classic2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  13. 13
    A Present for Kainani2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  14. 14
    Scottish Roots2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

Bill Thesken 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.

Badger Thompson in order

3 books
  1. 1. Edge of the Pit
  2. 2. The Catalina Cabal
  3. 3. Quick Read

Hunt for the Wild in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hunt for the Wild Honu
  2. 2. Hunt for the Wild Taro
  3. 3. Hunt for the Wild Pue'o

Standalone books

8 books

8 Bill Thesken titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bill Thesken books in order?

You only need to read Bill Thesken books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bill Thesken

Start with The Oil Eater (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bill Thesken book?

Scottish Roots (2023) is the newest Bill Thesken book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Thesken book coming?

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

Bill Thesken at a glance

Paused
No new Bill Thesken title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Bill Thesken books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
826 pages across the 3 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Thesken books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Bill Thesken books are about

2 of the 14 Bill Thesken books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.