A Series of Unfortunate Events: Books in Order

Lemony Snicket's 13-book saga of the Baudelaire orphans is strictly sequential — each title's mystery carries into the next.

13 books · publication order · Grades 4–8 (ages 9–13).

1. 
   1The Bad Beginning

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 1 · 1999

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2. The Reptile Room
   2The Reptile Room

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 2 · 1999

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3. The Wide Window
   3The Wide Window

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 3 · 2000

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4. The Miserable Mill
   4The Miserable Mill

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 4 · 2000

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5. The Austere Academy
   5The Austere Academy

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 5 · 2000

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6. The Ersatz Elevator
   6The Ersatz Elevator

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 6 · 2001

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7. The Vile Village
   7The Vile Village

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 7 · 2001

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8. The Hostile Hospital
   8The Hostile Hospital

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 8 · 2001

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9. The Carnivorous Carnival
   9The Carnivorous Carnival

   by Lemony Snicket · Book 9 · 2002

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10. The Slippery Slope
    10The Slippery Slope

    by Lemony Snicket · Book 10 · 2003

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11. The Grim Grotto
    11The Grim Grotto

    by Lemony Snicket · Book 11 · 2004

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12. The Penultimate Peril
    12The Penultimate Peril

    by Lemony Snicket · Book 12 · 2005

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13. The End
    13The End

    by Lemony Snicket · Book 13 · 2006

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Series book lists + publication order verified against publisher catalogs / Wikipedia. Last verified 2026-06-29.