Brad Meltzer Books in Order
Brad Meltzer has written 85 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Tenth Justice (1997) and the newest is We are the Wright Brothers (2026). One more title is announced: I am Taylor Swift (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 85 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 86 of 86 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,241 in 41 of 86 books
Brad Meltzer, born April 1, 1970, is an American novelist, non-fiction author, television creator and comic book writer. The novels span political thrillers, legal thrillers and conspiracy fiction. Meltzer has written superhero comics for DC Comics and, at times, Marvel, and a run of short biographies of well-known people for young readers. The catalogue holds 86 titles from The Tenth Justice (1997) to We are the Wright Brothers (2026), and I am Taylor Swift is scheduled for 2027. Series include Ordinary People Change the World, Beecher White/Culper Ring and Escape Artist/Zig & Nola. Other titles include Identity Crisis (2004) and The Book of Fate (2006).
The Beecher White/Culper Ring novels are built around the historical Culper Ring, a real spy network active during the American Revolutionary War that assisted in securing American independence. The books combine historical fiction with espionage plots centered on that network.
How many Brad Meltzer books are there?
Brad Meltzer has 85 published books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 6 separate series. One more, I am Taylor Swift (2027), is announced.
Brad Meltzer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 86 Brad Meltzer books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119974833/4
- 219984823/4
- 320014163/4
- 420025243/4
- 520031763/4
- 62004–3/4
- 720044683/4
- 820066163/4
- 920072003/4
- 1020082073/4
- 112008–3/4
- 1220083363/4
- 132010–3/4
- 142010–3/4
- 1520118143/4
- 162012–3/4
- 1720134363/4
- 18History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All TimeBrad Meltzer Non-Fiction #32013 · 152 pages · confirmed 3/420131523/4
- 192014403/4
- 202014403/4
- 212014–3/4
- 222014–3/4
- 232015–3/4
- 242015–3/4
- 252015403/4
- 262015483/4
- 272016403/4
- 282016–3/4
- 292016403/4
- 302016–3/4
- 312017–3/4
- 322017643/4
- 332017–3/4
- 342018–3/4
- 352018–3/4
- 362018–3/4
- 372018–3/4
- 382018403/4
- 392018–3/4
- 4020194323/4
- 412019403/4
- 422019123/4
- 432019–3/4
- 442019–3/4
- 452019–3/4
- 462019–3/4
- 472019–3/4
- 4820204483/4
- 4920204703/4
- 502020323/4
- 512020123/4
- 522020323/4
- 532020403/4
- 542021483/4
- 552021–3/4
- 562021–3/4
- 572021403/4
- 582021403/4
- 592022–3/4
- 602022403/4
- 6120224003/4
- 622022–3/4
- 632022403/4
- 642022–3/4
- 652023–3/4
- 662023–3/4
- 672023–3/4
- 682023403/4
- 692023403/4
- 702023–3/4
- 712024–3/4
- 722024–3/4
- 732024–3/4
- 742024–3/4
- 752024–3/4
- 7620252913/4
- 77Make Magic: The Book of Inspiration You Didn't Know You NeededBrad Meltzer Non-Fiction #82025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 782025423/4
- 792025403/4
- 802025–3/4
- 812026–3/4
- 822026–3/4
- 832026–3/4
- 842026–3/4
- 852026–3/4
- 862027–3/4
Brad Meltzer 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.
Ordinary People Change the World in order
47 books- 1. I am Abraham Lincoln
- 2. I am Amelia Earhart
- 3. I am Rosa Parks
- 4. I am Albert Einstein
- 5. I am Jackie Robinson
- 6. I am Lucille Ball
- 7. I am Helen Keller
- 8. I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 9. I am George Washington
- 10. I am Jane Goodall
- 11. I am Jim Henson
- 12. I Am Gandhi
- and 35 more in the table above
Brad Meltzer Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Brad Meltzer Non-Fiction
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Brad Meltzer Graphic Novels in order
3 booksJustice League of America in order
3 booksBeecher White/Culper Ring in order
3 booksEscape Artist/Zig & Nola in order
3 booksStories Change the World in order
3 booksSuperman: Action Comics in order
3 booksGreen Arrow/Black Canary in order
1 bookBrad Meltzer Children's in order
1 book- 1. A New Day
Green Arrow Quiver in order
1 bookBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 in order
1 book- 7. Twilight
Aw Yeah Comics! in order
1 bookBrad Meltzer Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Brad Meltzer books run from The Tenth Justice (1997) to We are the Wright Brothers (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Brad Meltzer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Brad Meltzer books in order?
You only need to read Brad Meltzer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Brad Meltzer books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Tenth Justice (1997), the earliest published title. After it come Dead Even (1998), The First Counsel (2001), The Millionaires (2002) and The Archer's Quest (2003); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Brad Meltzer book?
We are the Wright Brothers (2026) is the newest Brad Meltzer book released so far.
Is there a new Brad Meltzer book coming?
Yes. I am Taylor Swift (2027) is the next Brad Meltzer book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Brad Meltzer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Brad Meltzer is still publishing. I am Taylor Swift is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Brad Meltzer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,241 pages across the 41 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brad Meltzer books, 38 of 86, were published in the 2020s.
What the Brad Meltzer books are about
51 of the 86 Brad Meltzer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 15 of 51. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 15 of 51 books
- Juvenile literature 15 of 51 books
- Thrillers 8 of 51 books
- Presidents 6 of 51 books
- Heroes 5 of 51 books
- United States 4 of 51 books
- Archivists 3 of 51 books
- Comics & graphic novels 3 of 51 books
- Comics & graphic novels, superheroes 3 of 51 books
- Conspiracies 3 of 51 books
- History 3 of 51 books
- Legal stories 3 of 51 books