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Nick Thacker Books in Order

Nick Thacker has written 85 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Atlantis Stone / The Golden Crystal (2013) and the newest is The Linear Cipher (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
85
Published
2013–2026
Confirmed
24 of 85 titles
Pages on record
2,596 in 7 of 85 books
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Nick Thacker writes action thrillers and science fiction. Thacker's catalogue holds 85 books published between 2013 and 2026, spread across twelve series: Harvey Bennett and its prequels, Six Assassins, the Atlas Conspiracy Cycle, Relics Singularity, Mason Dixon Thrillers, Shane Riley Thrillers, Lucid, Jake Parker Thriller, Zahra Kane Archeological Thrillers, Luke Preston and Dash Boone Thrillers. The Atlantis Stone, also published as The Golden Crystal, opened the run in 2013, followed by The Atlantis Deception and The Enigma Strain in 2014. The Linear Cipher (2026) is the most recent title.

How many Nick Thacker books are there?

Nick Thacker has 85 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 19 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Nick Thacker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 85 Nick Thacker 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 The Enigma Strain by Nick Thacker, book 1 of the Harvey Bennett series (2014)
  2. Cover of The Depths by Nick Thacker (2014)
  3. Cover of The Ice Chasm by Nick Thacker, book 3 of the Harvey Bennett series (2016)
  4. Cover of The Paradise Key by Nick Thacker, book 5 of the Harvey Bennett series (2017)
  1. 1
    The Atlantis Stone / The Golden Crystal2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  2. 2
    The Atlantis Deception2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    The Enigma StrainHarvey Bennett #12014 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014392
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  4. 4
    The Depths2014 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014382
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  5. 5
    The Dawn / Zero InstanceRelics Singularity #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    The Lucid: Episode OneLucid #12015 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015136
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  7. 7
    The Gray Picture of Dorian2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  8. 8
    The Lucid: Episode TwoLucid #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    I, Sergeant2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  10. 10
    The Amazon CodeHarvey Bennett #22016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    The Ice ChasmHarvey Bennett #32016 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016402
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  12. 12
    The Lucid: Episode ThreeLucid #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    Instinct2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  14. 14
    Mark for BloodMason Dixon Thrillers #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  15. 15
    Reckoning / Hard ResetRelics Singularity #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    Relics SingularityRelics Singularity #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  17. 17
    The Jefferson LegacyHarvey Bennett #42017 · 474 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017474
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  18. 18
    The Paradise KeyHarvey Bennett #52017 · 446 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017446
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  19. 19
    Seeing RedGareth Red Thrillers #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  20. 20
    The Icarus EffectHarvey Bennett Prequels #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    Chasing RedGareth Red Thrillers #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  22. 22
    The Severed PinesHarvey Bennett Prequels #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  23. 23
    Temple of the SnakeJo Bennett Archeological Mystery #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  24. 24
    Death MarkMason Dixon Thrillers #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    Tomb of the QueenJo Bennett Archeological Mystery #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    Mark My WordsMason Dixon Thrillers #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  27. 27
    The Lethal BonesHarvey Bennett Prequels #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  28. 28
    The Aryan Agenda / The Atlantean ArtifactHarvey Bennett #62019 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019364
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  29. 29
    The Book of BonesHarvey Bennett #72019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  30. 30
    The Cain ConspiracyHarvey Bennett #82019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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Nick Thacker series in order

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

Nick Thacker 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.

Six Assassins in order

6 books
  1. 1. Primary Target
  2. 2. Subtle Target
  3. 3. Unstable Target
  4. 4. Captive Target
  5. 5. Vendetta Target
  6. 6. Final Target

Atlas Conspiracy Cycle in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Obsidian Codex
  2. 2. The Cartographer's Bones
  3. 3. The Pale Ink
  4. 4. The Brass Labyrinth
  5. 5. The Ashes of Alexandria
  6. 6. The Severed Cord

Relics Singularity in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Dawn / Zero Instance
  2. 2. Reckoning / Hard Reset
  3. 3. Relics Singularity
  4. 4. Cascade Failure

Mason Dixon Thrillers in order

4 books
  1. 1. Mark for Blood
  2. 2. Death Mark
  3. 3. Mark My Words
  4. 4. Vengeance Marked

Shane Riley Thrillers in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Hermit Kingdom
  2. 2. Room 571
  3. 3. The Giza Cipher
  4. 4. The Uluru Heist

Lucid in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Lucid: Episode One
  2. 2. The Lucid: Episode Two
  3. 3. The Lucid: Episode Three

Harvey Bennett Prequels in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Icarus Effect
  2. 2. The Severed Pines
  3. 3. The Lethal Bones

Jake Parker Thriller in order

3 books
  1. 1. Containment
  2. 2. The Patriot
  3. 3. False Allegiance

Zahra Kane Archeological Thrillers in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Anubis Plague
  2. 2. Empire Lost
  3. 3. The Sixth Seal

Luke Preston in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Last Good Man
  2. 2. The Only Way Through
  3. 3. The Games We Play

Dash Boone Thrillers in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Forbidden Isle
  2. 2. The Forbidden River
  3. 3. The Forbidden Helix

Gareth Red Thrillers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Seeing Red
  2. 2. Chasing Red

Jo Bennett Archeological Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Temple of the Snake
  2. 2. Tomb of the Queen

Jack Barr Thrillers in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Caribbean Affair
  2. 2. The Peruvian Exchange

Earth Uncovered in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Solomon Key
  2. 2. The Arcanum Code

Leah Stone Archaeological Thrillers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tomb of the Snake
  2. 2. The Lost Temple

Jim Ryker in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Backup Plan

Josh Lane in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Contestant

Standalone books

8 books

8 Nick Thacker titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nick Thacker books in order?

You only need to read Nick Thacker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 19 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nick Thacker

Start with The Enigma Strain (2014), the first Harvey Bennett book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Atlantis Stone / The Golden Crystal (2013).

What is the newest Nick Thacker book?

The Linear Cipher (2026) is the newest Nick Thacker book released so far.

Is there a new Nick Thacker book coming?

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

Nick Thacker at a glance

Still publishing
Nick Thacker published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nick Thacker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,596 pages across the 7 of 85 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nick Thacker books, 55 of 85, were published in the 2020s.

What the Nick Thacker books are about

1 of the 85 Nick Thacker 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.