Gregg Hurwitz Books in Order
Gregg Hurwitz has written 50 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Tower (1999) and the newest is The Damage Man (2026). One more title is announced: Last Man Standing (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 50 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 50 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,927 in 26 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 149–223 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,927 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
Thrillers about vigilantes and assassins form the spine of Gregg Hurwitz's catalogue, which also takes in superhero graphic novels, among them Batman: The Dark Knight and Penguin: Pain and Prejudice. Evan Smoak, the figure behind the Orphan X books, heads Hurwitz's best known series, with Tim Rackley and Rains beside it. Sixty-one catalogued titles run from The Tower (1999) to The Damage Man, and Last Man Standing is scheduled for 2027.
The Orphan X novels follow Evan Smoak, who was raised inside a secret government program that trained orphans as assassins. After leaving the program, he adopts the identity of the Nowhere Man and takes on cases other agencies decline to handle, while the series gradually reveals his past and his history with the people who created the program.
How many Gregg Hurwitz books are there?
Gregg Hurwitz has 50 published books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 7 series and 1 title listed outside any series. One more, Last Man Standing (2027), is announced.
Gregg Hurwitz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Gregg Hurwitz 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.
- 119993833/4
- 22001–3/4
- 32002–3/4
- 420033883/4
- 520044643/4
- 620053113/4
- 720064323/4
- 820073013/4
- 920081283/4
- 1020081443/4
- 1120083413/4
- 1220091203/4
- 1320093573/4
- 1420101443/4
- 152010–3/4
- 162011–3/4
- 1720114483/4
- 182012–3/4
- 192012–3/4
- 2020123743/4
- 212013–3/4
- 222013–3/4
- 2320133713/4
- 242014–3/4
- 2520143863/4
- 262015–3/4
- 2720163563/4
- 2820163523/4
- 292016–3/4
- 3020173793/4
- 3120173583/4
- 3220184063/4
- 332018–3/4
- 3420194003/4
- 352020–3/4
- 362020–3/4
- 3720214323/4
- 382022–3/4
- 392022–3/4
- 402022–3/4
- 4120233523/4
- 422023–3/4
- 43The Last Orphan2024 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420244001/4
- 4420244003/4
- 452025–4/4
- 462025–3/4
- 472025–3/4
- 482026–3/4
- 492026–4/4
- 502026–3/4
- 512027–3/4
Gregg Hurwitz series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Tim Rackley books in order 5 books
Gregg Hurwitz 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.
Evan Smoak/Orphan X in order
18 books- 1. Orphan X
- 2. Buy a Bullet (Short Story)
- 3. The Nowhere Man
- 4. Hellbent
- 5. The Intern (Short Story)
- 6. Out of the Dark
- 7. Into the Fire
- 8. The List (Short Story)
- 9. Prodigal Son
- 10. Dark Horse
- 11. The Last Orphan
- 12. The Recital (Short Story)
- and 6 more in the table above
Gregg Hurwitz Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gregg Hurwitz Graphic Novels in order
6 booksBatman: The Dark Knight in order
4 books- 1. Golden Dawn
- 3. Cycle of Violence
- 4. Mad
- 5. Clay
Rains in order
2 books- 1. The Rains
- 2. Last Chance
Penguin: Pain and Prejudice in order
1 book- 1. Penguin
New Think Graphic Novels in order
1 bookGregg Hurwitz Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Resistance in order
1 bookMysterious Profiles in order
1 book- 33. Orphan X
Standalone books
1 book1 Gregg Hurwitz title here is not listed as part of any series.
Gregg Hurwitz Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Gregg Hurwitz books run from The Tower (1999) to The Damage Man (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Gregg Hurwitz in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Gregg Hurwitz books in order?
You only need to read Gregg Hurwitz books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Gregg Hurwitz books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Kill Clause (2003), the first Tim Rackley book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Tower (1999).
What is the newest Gregg Hurwitz book?
The Damage Man (2026) is the newest Gregg Hurwitz book released so far.
Is there a new Gregg Hurwitz book coming?
Yes. Last Man Standing (2027) is the next Gregg Hurwitz 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.
Gregg Hurwitz at a glance
- Still publishing
- Gregg Hurwitz is still publishing. Last Man Standing is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Gregg Hurwitz books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,927 pages across the 26 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 372 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gregg Hurwitz books, 21 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 51 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 50 in at least three.
What the Gregg Hurwitz books are about
33 of the 51 Gregg Hurwitz 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 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 14 of 33 books
- Suspense 8 of 33 books
- Comics & graphic novels, superheroes 4 of 33 books
- Psychological fiction 4 of 33 books
- Science fiction 4 of 33 books
- Vigilantes 4 of 33 books
- Assassins 3 of 33 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 3 of 33 books
- Tim Rackley (Fictitious character) 3 of 33 books
- American literature 2 of 33 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 33 books
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