Brad Thor Books in Order
Brad Thor has written 30 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is The Lions of Lucerne (2001) and the newest is Choke Point (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 30 books listed here are in the Scot Harvath series, which has its own page: Scot Harvath books in order.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 30 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,877 in 17 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 131–197 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,877 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
Brad Thor, born Bradley George Thor Jr. on August 21, 1969, is an American writer of thriller novels. Scot Harvath is the recurring character, and terrorism and espionage run through the subject headings. The catalogue counts 30 books, from The Lions of Lucerne (2001) to Choke Point (2026). The Last Patriot drew a Best Thriller of the Year nomination from the International Thriller Writers Association, and NPR listeners voted Blowback onto a list of 100 Best Ever Killer Thrillers. Thor also wrote the short story "The Athens Solution" for the anthology Thriller, edited by James Patterson.
Scot Harvath, the character at the center of Thor's main series, is a former Navy SEAL who becomes a covert operative.
How many Brad Thor books are there?
Brad Thor has 30 books, released between 2001 and 2026. 25 of them belong to the Scot Harvath series.
Brad Thor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Brad Thor 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.
- 120016244/4
- 220036244/4
- 32004–4/4
- 420056884/4
- 520065284/4
- 620074954/4
- 72008–4/4
- 820093584/4
- 920104324/4
- 1020105604/4
- 1120113824/4
- 1220123714/4
- 1620144644/4
- 172015–4/4
- 1820154804/4
- 1920163524/4
- 2020173604/4
- 2120183274/4
- 222019–4/4
- 232020–3/4
- 2420213524/4
- 252022–4/4
- 262023–4/4
- 272024–4/4
- 282025–4/4
- 292026–4/4
- 302026–4/4
Brad Thor series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Scot Harvath books in order 25 books
Brad Thor 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.
Scot Harvath Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Brad Thor Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ward Larsen Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Brad Thor Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Brad Thor books run from The Lions of Lucerne (2001) to Choke Point (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Brad Thor in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Brad Thor books in order?
You only need to read Brad Thor books in order within the Scot Harvath series, which holds 25 of the 30 Brad Thor books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
What order should you read Brad Thor books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Lions of Lucerne (2001), the first Scot Harvath book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Brad Thor book?
Choke Point (2026) is the newest Brad Thor book released so far.
Is there a new Brad Thor book coming?
No next Brad Thor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Brad Thor Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 30 books in publication order is on the Brad Thor reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Brad Thor at a glance
- Still publishing
- Brad Thor published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Brad Thor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,877 pages across the 17 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brad Thor books, 14 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 29 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Brad Thor books are about
21 of the 30 Brad Thor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 14 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 14 of 21 books
- Intelligence officers 9 of 21 books
- Terrorism 9 of 21 books
- Prevention 8 of 21 books
- Scot Harvath (Fictitious character) 8 of 21 books
- Espionage 7 of 21 books
- Suspense 7 of 21 books
- Terrorists 5 of 21 books
- Political fiction 3 of 21 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 21 books