Brad Thor
Brad Thor was born on August 21st, 1969 and is currently 56 years old. Brad Thor was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Thor attended The University of Southern California where he studied creative writing.
Brad Thor is the author of the Scot Harvath series which currently consists of 25 novels. The Scot Harvath series started in 2001 with the novel The Lions of Lucerne. The most recently released novel in the Scot Harvath series was Edge of Honor which was released in 2025. There is an upcoming novel for the Scot Harvath series titled Choke Point which is being released on June 16th, 2026.
Thor is a member of
The Heritage Foundation and spoke at their national headquarters on the need for robust missile defense.
Multiple titles from
Brad Thor have been listed as part of
The Real Book Spy's yearly "Best Of" lists.
Use of Force was named one of the
Best Political Thrillers of 2017 while
Spymaster took the same honors in 2018. They named the Thriller
Backlash the
Best Book of 2019 and their top 5
Action Thrillers. For 2021 they called
Black Ice "his best thriller yet" placing it on the
Best Thrillers of the year list. In 2022
Rising Tiger was listed among the top 15 Action, Political, Military, and Spy Thrillers of the year.
Brad Thor: Awards & Accolades
Brad Thor books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Last Patriot was nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award, Best Thriller Of The Year, in 2009. Black List was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller, in 2012. Backlash was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Thriller, in 2020. Near Dark was nominated for the Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Suspense Thriller, in 2020.
Brad Thor: Lists & Other Mentions
- The Last Patriot was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2008 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2008.
- Hidden Order was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2013.
- Act of War was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2014.
- Near Dark was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
- Black Ice was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
- Edge of Honor was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2025.
- Blowback was an NPR: Top 100 Killer Thrillers Selection in 2010.
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- Mark Greaney, author of the Court Gentry / Gray Man Series.
- Vince Flynn, author of the Mitch Rapp Series.
- Kyle Mills, author of the Mitch Rapp Series.
- Brad Taylor, author of the Pike Logan Series.
- Ben Coes, author of the Dewey Andreas Series.
- Andy McNab, author of the Nick Stone Series.
- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
- Gregg Hurwitz, author of the Evan Smoak/Orphan X Series.
- Andrew Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
- Tom Clancy, author of the Jack Ryan Universe.
Brad Thor: F.A.Q
When was Brad Thor Born? How old is Brad Thor?
Brad Thor was born on August 21st, 1969. Brad Thor is currently 56 years old.
Where was Brad Thor Born?
Brad Thor was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA and is American.
What was the first book Brad Thor wrote?
The first book written by Brad Thor was The Lions of Lucerne, published in 2001.
What was the most recent book Brad Thor wrote?
His most recently released work was Edge of Honor on July 1st, 2025.
What is the most popular book by Brad Thor?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Brad Thor book is
The Lions of Lucerne. Here are his most popular books:
- The Lions of Lucerne (8.2)
- Path of the Assassin (8.53)
- State of the Union (8.71)
- Blowback (8.32)
- The First Commandment (8.5)
Are there upcoming new books by Brad Thor?
Brad Thor has two new books coming out:
Cold Zero will be released on February 10th, 2026.
Choke Point will be released on June 16th, 2026
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How many books has Brad Thor written?
Brad Thor has written 30 books. 25 books in the Scot Harvath Series, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 2 Standalone Novels.
Has the Scot Harvath series been adapted to a TV series or movie?
At this time, the Scot Harvath series has not been adapted to a TV series or movie. In 2014, Resurgent Film Group purchased the rights to The Lions of Lucerne and were planning a movie of the same name. Unfortunately, it fell through. In a July 2021 interview with The Crew Review, Brad gave a brief update stating that a movie is in the works, and he has the perfect director signed for the Scot Harvath movies