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Alexander Hawke Books in Order

Alexander Hawke contains 17 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Hawke (2003) and the newest is Warmonger (2026). One more title is announced: Storm (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17 + 1 announced
Published
2003–2026
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
6,164 in 13 of 18 books
Reading time
103–154 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,164 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Alexander Hawke is a series of action-adventure thrillers by Ted Bell about Alexander Hawke, a British secret agent descended from a pirate. Hawke fights with combat and espionage skills against threats on a global scale. The catalogue lists 18 books, beginning with Hawke (2003) and continuing through Assassin, Pirate, Spy, Tsar and Warlord to Warmonger (2026), with Storm due in 2027. Ted Bell is credited on 17 books and Ryan Steck on 1. Subjects include intelligence officers, terrorism, nuclear weapons, kidnapping and the Cold War.

How many Alexander Hawke books are there?

Alexander Hawke has 17 published books, released between 2003 and 2026. One more, Storm (2027), is announced.

Alexander Hawke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Alexander Hawke 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 Hawke by Ted Bell, book 1 of the Alexander Hawke series (2003)
  2. Cover of Assassin by Ted Bell, book 2 of the Alexander Hawke series (2004)
  3. Cover of Pirate by Ted Bell, book 3 of the Alexander Hawke series (2005)
  4. Cover of Spy by Ted Bell, book 4 of the Alexander Hawke series (2006)
  5. Cover of Tsar by Ted Bell, book 5 of the Alexander Hawke series (2008)
  6. Cover of Warlord by Ted Bell, book 6 of the Alexander Hawke series (2010)
  7. Cover of Phantom by Ted Bell, book 8 of the Alexander Hawke series (2012)
  8. Cover of What Comes Around by Ted Bell, book 9 of the Alexander Hawke series (2013)
  9. Cover of Warriors by Ted Bell, book 10 of the Alexander Hawke series (2014)
  10. Cover of White Death by Ted Bell, book 11 of the Alexander Hawke series (2015)
  11. Cover of Patriot by Ted Bell, book 12 of the Alexander Hawke series (2015)
  12. Cover of Overkill by Ted Bell, book 13 of the Alexander Hawke series (2018)
  13. Cover of Dragon Fire by Ted Bell, book 14 of the Alexander Hawke series (2020)
  14. Cover of Sea Hawke by Ted Bell, book 15 of the Alexander Hawke series (2021)
  1. 1
    Hawke2003 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003608
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  2. 2
    Assassin2004 · 433 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004433
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  3. 3
    Pirate2005 · 605 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005605
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  4. 4
    Spy2006 · 483 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006483
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  5. 5
    Tsar2008 · 501 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008501
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  6. 6
    Warlord2010 · 794 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010794
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  7. 7
    Crash Dive2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Phantom2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    What Comes Around2013 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013208
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  10. 10
    Warriors2014 · 467 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014467
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  11. 11
    White Death2015 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015208
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  12. 12
    Patriot2015 · 529 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015529
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  13. 13
    Overkill2018 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018496
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  14. 14
    Dragon Fire2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020416
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  15. 15
    Sea Hawke2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021416
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  16. 16
    Monarch2025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    Warmonger2026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026–
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  18. 18
    Storm2027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Do you have to read Alexander Hawke books in order?

You should read the Alexander Hawke books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alexander Hawke book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alexander Hawke

Start with Hawke (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alexander Hawke book?

Warmonger (2026) is the newest Alexander Hawke book released so far.

Is there a new Alexander Hawke book coming?

Yes. Storm (2027) is the next Alexander Hawke 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.

Alexander Hawke at a glance

Still running
Alexander Hawke is still running. Storm is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Alexander Hawke books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,164 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 483 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alexander Hawke books, 8 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
3 of the 18 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 18 titles, 17 are credited to Ted Bell and 1 to Ryan Steck.

What the Alexander Hawke books are about

14 of the 18 Alexander Hawke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.