Bulletcatcher Books in Order
Part ofChris Bradford Books in OrderFind the Bulletcatcher books by Chris Bradford in order, with quick summaries, series background, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Bulletcatcher books in publication order
3 books
Bulletcatcher
by Chris Bradford
2015
Troy survives a terrorist attack without a scratch and discovers bullets cannot hurt him. That impossible gift pulls him into S.P.E.A.R., a secret team fighting violent threats across Terminus City.
Sniper
by Chris Bradford
2016
A killer is picking off people across Terminus City, and panic spreads with every shot. To stop the sniper, Troy and the SPEAR team must uncover the truth before the body count climbs higher.
Blowback
by Chris Bradford
2017
Judgement Day hits Terminus City as powers, gunfire, and betrayal collide. With SPEAR under pressure and his own abilities failing, Troy has to stop the chaos before everything breaks.
Bulletcatcher books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Bulletcatcher books feel like a superhero story filtered through a fast children's thriller. The key question arrives almost at once: what would happen if a boy discovered that bullets simply could not hurt him? For Troy, the answer is not fame or freedom. It is shock, danger, and recruitment into something much bigger than he understands.
After surviving a terrorist attack that should have killed him, Troy learns he is a bulletcatcher. That rare ability brings him to the attention of S.P.E.A.R., a secret organization that uses young people with unusual powers as protectors. There he meets Kasia and other gifted recruits, and the books begin building a world where special talents are useful, but also risky, political, and very hard to control.
The setting, Terminus City, helps give the series its comic-book energy. The threats are public and dramatic. Terror attacks, snipers, superpowered enemies, and citywide danger all fit comfortably here. But the books are not only about flashy abilities. Troy still has to decide what kind of person he wants to be, who deserves his loyalty, and how much he can trust the adults directing him.
That balance keeps the series grounded. Troy is not just a human shield. He is a kid carrying grief, confusion, and a lot of responsibility very quickly. Kasia and the rest of the team matter because they give the story friction as well as support. Not everybody approaches power in the same way, and not every mission is as simple as stopping the obvious bad guy.
The tone is quick and accessible. These books were written to be easy to read, including for reluctant readers, so the plotting is clean and the action comes in sharp bursts. One chapter gives you a crisis, the next gives you a chase, and soon after that somebody is forced to make a hard call. The series rarely stands still for long.
If you like the idea of unusual powers but want them used inside a security thriller rather than a huge fantasy world, Bulletcatcher is a good fit. Expect danger, teamwork, urban tension, and a hero whose gift solves one problem while creating several more.
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