Brad Meltzer Reading Order
15 series · 139 books
Brad Meltzer is a versatile American author known for his compelling political and legal thrillers, as well as his work in the comic book genre. With a robust portfolio of 139 books across 15 series, including the Beecher White/Culper Ring and Ordinary People Change the World, Meltzer has captivated readers since 1997. His most acclaimed works blend intricate plots with engaging storytelling, appealing to fans of both fiction and non-fiction.
Anthologies Series
Complete5 books (2001–2018)
Start with Natural Suspect, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.
Aw Yeah Comics! Series
Likely Complete9 books (2014–2021)
Start with And... Action!(By: Art Baltazar), the first of 9 books in the Aw Yeah Comics! series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  And... Action!(By: Art Baltazar) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Time for.... Adventure!(By: Art Baltazar) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Action Cat and Adventure Bug(By: Art Baltazar) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Make Way... For Awesome!(By: Art Baltazar) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Hasbro Action Figure Jam(By: Art Baltazar) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | AW YEAH COMICS!(By: Art Baltazar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | AW YEAH COMICS!: 2 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | AW YEAH COMICS!: 3(By: Art Baltazar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | AW YEAH COMICS!: 4(By: Art Baltazar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Beecher White/Culper Ring Series
Complete3 books (2011–2015)
Start with The Inner Circle and read in order.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Series
Complete8 books (2007–2011)
Start with The Long Way Home(By: Joss Whedon,Brian K. Vaughan), the first of 8 books in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Long Way Home(By: Joss Whedon,Brian K. Vaughan) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | No Future for You(By: Joss Whedon,Brian K. Vaughan) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Wolves at the Gate(By: Joss Whedon,Drew Goddard) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Predators and Prey(By: Doug Petrie,Jim Krueger,Jane Espenson,Steven S. DeKnight,Drew Z. Greenberg) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Time of Your Life(By: Jeph Loeb,Joss Whedon) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Retreat(By: Joss Whedon,Jane Espenson) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Twilight(With: Joss Whedon) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Last Gleaming(By: Joss Whedon,Scott Allie,Jane Espenson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
Children's Series
Complete1 book (2021–2021)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  A New Day 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Escape Artist/Zig & Nola Series
Ongoing3 books (2018–2026)
Start with The Escape Artist and read in order.
Graphic Novels Series
Ongoing2 books (2004–2024)
Start with Identity Crisis and read in order.
Green Arrow Quiver Series
Complete8 books (2001–2007)
Start with Quiver(By: Kevin Smith), the first of 8 books in the Green Arrow Quiver series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Quiver(By: Kevin Smith) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Sounds of Violence(By: Kevin Smith) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Archer's Quest 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Straight Shooter(By: Judd Winick) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  City Walls(By: Judd Winick) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Heading Into the Light(By: Judd Winick) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Crawling from the Wreckage(By: Scott McDaniel,Andy Owens,Judd Winick) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Road to Jericho(By: Scott McDaniel,Andy Owens,Judd Winick) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
Green Arrow/Black Canary Series
Likely Complete6 books (2007–2021)
Start with For Better or Worse(With: Elliot S. Maggin), the first of 6 books in the Green Arrow/Black Canary series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  For Better or Worse(With: Elliot S. Maggin) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Wedding Album(By: Judd Winick) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Family Business(By: Judd Winick) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Road to the Altar(By: Tony Bedard,J. Torres) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  A League of Their Own(By: Judd Winick) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Till Death Do They Part(By: Judd Winick) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Justice League of America Series
Complete14 books (2008–2020)
Start with Lightning Saga(With: Geoff Johns), the first of 14 books in the Justice League of America series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Lightning Saga(With: Geoff Johns) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Injustice League(By: Ed Benes,Mike McKone,Joe Benítez,Dwayne McDuffie) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Tornado's Path 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Cry for Justice(By: James Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Sanctuary(By: Dwayne McDuffie,Alan Burnett) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Second Coming(By: Derek Fridolfs) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | When Worlds Collide(By: Dwayne McDuffie) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Team History(By: James Robinson) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Dark Things(By: James Robinson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Omega(By: James Robinson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Rise of Eclipso(By: James Robinson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  World's Most Dangerous(By: Geoff Johns,Matt Kindt,Jeff Lemire) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Survivors of Evil(By: Geoff Johns,Matt Kindt) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Justice League of America(By: Geoff Johns) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Ongoing8 books (2010–2025)
Start with Heroes for My Son, the first of 8 books in the Non-Fiction series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Heroes for My Son 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Heroes for My Daughter 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The First Conspiracy(With: Josh Mensch) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Lincoln Conspiracy(With: Josh Mensch) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Nazi Conspiracy(With: Josh Mensch) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Make Magic: The Book of Inspiration You Didn't Know You Needed 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The JFK Conspiracy(With: Josh Mensch) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Ordinary People Change the World Series
Ongoing40 books (2014–2026)
Start with I am Abraham Lincoln, the first of 40 books in the Ordinary People Change the World series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  I am Abraham Lincoln 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  I am Albert Einstein 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  I am Amelia Earhart 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  I am Rosa Parks 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  I am Helen Keller 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  I am Jackie Robinson 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  I am Lucille Ball 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  I am George Washington 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  I am Jane Goodall 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  I am Martin Luther King, Jr. 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  I Am Gandhi 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | I am Jim Henson 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  I am Sacagawea 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | I Am Harriet Tubman 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  I Am Neil Armstrong 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  I Am Sonia Sotomayor 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  I Am Billie Jean King 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  I Am Brave 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  I Am Caring 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  I Am Marie Curie 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  I Am Strong 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  I Am Unstoppable 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  I Am Walt Disney 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  I Am Anne Frank 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  I Am Benjamin Franklin 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  I Am Curious 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  I Am Leonardo Da Vinci 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  I Am Frida Kahlo 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | I Am I. M. Pei 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | I Am Oprah Winfrey 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  I Am Dolly Parton 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  I Am Malala Yousafzai 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  I Am Muhammad Ali 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  I Am John Lewis 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  I Am Temple Grandin 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  I am Mister Rogers 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  I am Sally Ride 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  We are The Beatles 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | I am Teddy Roosevelt 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete8 books (1997–2016)
Start with The Tenth Justice, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Stories Change the World Series
Likely Complete3 books (2022–2023)
Start with I Am Batman and read in order.
Superman: Action Comics Series
Ongoing21 books (2017–2025)
Start with Men of Steel(By: Dan Jurgens), the first of 21 books in the Superman: Action Comics series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Men of Steel(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Path of Doom(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The New World(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Welcome to the Planet(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | 80 Years of Superman 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Action Comics #1000 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Booster Shot(By: Dan Jurgens) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Oz Effect(By: Dan Jurgens) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Invisible Mafia(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Leviathan Rising(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Leviathan Hunt(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Metropolis Burning(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The House of Kent(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The One Who Fell(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Arena(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Warworld Rising(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Warworld Revolution(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Doom Rising(By: Dan Jurgens) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Hell and Back(By: Dan Watters,Gene Luen Yang,Magdalene Visaggio,Greg Hahn) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Rise of Metallo(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Revenge of the Demon(By: Gene Luen Yang,Phillip Kennedy Johnson,Magdalene Visaggio,Greg Hahn) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Brad Meltzer written?
- Brad Meltzer has written 139 books across 15 series. Their published works span from 1997 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Brad Meltzer series?
- Here are the first books in Brad Meltzer's series: Anthologies: Natural Suspect; Aw Yeah Comics!: And... Action!(By: Art Baltazar); Beecher White/Culper Ring: The Inner Circle; Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8: The Long Way Home(By: Joss Whedon,Brian K. Vaughan); Escape Artist/Zig & Nola: The Escape Artist.
- What order should I read Brad Meltzer's books?
- We recommend reading Brad Meltzer's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Brad Meltzer still writing new books?
- Yes, Brad Meltzer has 5 ongoing series: Escape Artist/Zig & Nola, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Ordinary People Change the World, Superman: Action Comics.